Whether it is the polls done by the mainstream media (MSM) or the phony pipe bombs with no explosives sent to prominent Democrats, this election looks like one giant PSYOP. Democrats have no platform except open borders, pro-illegal immigration, cop hating and tax raising. You simply cannot run on that. So, for the Dems, they … Read more
40 percent of black likely voters approve of the job President Donald Trump is doing, according to the daily Rasmussen poll released on Oct. 29. The number marks a record high, the pollster noted, and shows a rapid rise in support for the president among black voters, compared to Rasmussen’s own results from a year … Read more
Home flippers flee market from CNBC. via CNBC: Flipping volume has been falling annually by double-digit percentages for three months. In California, where home prices are highest, flips were down a steeper 22 percent annually. Gross flipping returns in August fell to the lowest level in nearly seven years, according to Attom. A rough combination … Read more
by DirtMcGirt24 If you are young then it’s almost always a good deal for you and the employer. Typically the traditional PPO plan is going to have a much higher premium and cover more and the high deductible plan is going to have a much lower premium. If you don’t go to the doctor, you’re paying … Read more
by arghvark I’ve just accepted a position with a contracting agency; as part of the paperwork, they sent me 2 signature pages for electronic signature. One is numbered page 12, one page 10 from a different document. In both cases, they state that my signature certifies that I have read and understood the documents, that … Read more
by sjsean My wife’s purse was stolen this weekend and someone created a Google Play account in her name. They added her CC # to the account to make purchases. We were alerted to the fraud quickly and deactivated the card. Citicards expedited a new one to us the next day, but just hours after … Read more
by BrokenFireEscape November 1, 2018 – Series I Bonds purchased in the next six months have a fixed rate of 0.50% and a composite rate of 2.83% As the Federal Reserve continues to raise federal lending rates, it is fairly safe to assume that the fixed rate on Series I bonds will continue to climb, too. … Read more
https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1058198222630469633 Buyback announcements in: Q1: $242bQ2: $437bQ3: $156b .. via @TrimTabsIR https://t.co/0sf7XqIeO8 — Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) November 2, 2018 3-month U.S. Libor rates have surged to a new post-crisis high, of 2.54%, more than double where it was last year. This is important because so much debt, including leveraged loans, are pegged to this rate. … Read more
via marketwatch: Struggling to repay your student loans? You’re likely not alone. Roughly 20% of student-loan borrowers said they won’t be able to make their next payment and another 44% report it could be a challenge. That’s according to results of a survey released Thursday by Student Debt Crisis, an advocacy group, and Summer, a company … Read more
Because estimates of growth were unrealistic. Rapid growth temporarily cuts margins in most businesses enough to eat into profits. So failing to hit a high growth estimate might be the direct cause of beating on EPS. Investors may well prefer the revenue growth to the current EPS (because in such situations, current revenue growth drives … Read more