by arghvark I’ve heard stories about people who got a raise only to find out that they were bringing home less money because of “taxes” on the additional income, and I’ve always been suspicious. It just didn’t sound right. So I’ve done calculations to satisfy myself that, in fact, it can’t happen as regards US … Read more
by taxable_efficiency I stayed with the same insurance company for auto since 2007. I added my wife to the policy when we got married in 2013, and then added a policy for our home in 2014. I noticed that the premiums were always trending up, as though there was no benefit for being a loyal … Read more
Bank of American Merrill Lynch says Target and Walmart online sales are outpacing those at Amazon and urges clients to buy the stocks. Analyst Robert Ohmes says Walmart saw its U.S.-owned e-commerce growth accelerate to 43 percent in the third quarter, while Target jumped 49 percent year-over-year. Ohmes adds that the snowballing growth has been … Read more
via thestreet: Stocks quotes in this article: SHLD, DB, C, JPM, BAC, WFC * Large U.S. banks are rapidly gaining share in fixed income trading and retail and corporate lending Deutsche Bank’s shares hit another new low overnight. As I have written in the past, I view (DB) as the next Black Swan in Europe: “Like Sears (SHLD) , Deutsche Bank has … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI9Ns… Michael Cohen pleads guilty, says he lied about Trump’s knowledge of Moscow project
by WARREN MOSLER No drama here: More housing weakness news: Highlights This has not been a good run for housing data. Pending home sales fell a very steep 2.6 percent in October which is far below Econoday’s consensus range. Existing home sales did end a long downturn in last week’s report but today’s results point strongly … Read more
From Zero Hedge Reeling from a Morgan Stanley downgrade of European Banks and a second day of raids on its Frankfurt headquarters, Deutsche Bank shares declined by another 3% on Friday to a new all time low just above €8, bringing the YTD loss to 50%. In what appears to be the latest in a string … Read more
Caravan leaders are urging women volunteers to go on a hunger strike, the goal is to pressure immigration to free their entry into the US (39:10) They want to keep women on hunger strike with the children in the immigration booth to protest h/t marcomartim
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9by-2y6eww Hillary thinks that by running for president again..that money will start pouring back into the Clinton foundation again …by other world leaders and corrupt elites as they donate millions to Hillary in order to get favors onces Hillary’s. elected into office again….play for pay…Hillary is planning on the dirty money rolling in from her … Read more
by Shaun Richards It was not that long ago that many of us “experts” in the interest-rate market felt that negative interest-rates could not be sustained. Back then the past Swiss example could be considered a tax – which remains a way of considering negative interest-rates – and the flicker in Japan was covered by … Read more