Yale Professor: Trade War Is Verging on Becoming the Next Cold War

US, China could be entering ‘cold war’ over trade, Yale professor says from CNBC. via CNBC: World leaders are gathering in Argentina this week, with financial markets paying special attention to a meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese premier Xi Jinping. Simmering trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies are expected to dominate … Read more

Trumps Proposed Bump Stock Ban is Ridiculous and Unlawful

It won’t stop a single death: http://archive.is/rH8wG WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing to officially ban bump stocks on guns, a move that would put an end to the sale of attachments that allow semiautomatic rifles to fire faster and that would follow through on an order President Trump made this year to the Justice Department … Read more

The truth behind viral college acceptance reaction videos – An investigation by the NYT reveals Ivy League schools have been admitting students from unaccredited high schools with 100% graduation rates.

by AssuredlyAThrowAway The schools charge $725 a month to attend, have no books and require students to teach themselves. this kind of conspiracy, to provide fake transcripts, undermines the very foundations of our education system. These students will often times be woefully unprepared for a University curriculum, and the Ivy League schools who failed to recognize … Read more

O’Rourke BACKTRACKS! Drops Shocker About His Intentions For 2020 Presidential Run

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K6jYbFkpoM Savannah Pointer for the Western Journal reports, Former Texas Senate candidate Rep. Beto O’Rourke told reporters he has not ruled out running for President in 2020, according to The Washington Post, despite previously saying he would not run. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.westernjournal.com/orourk…  

LIBOR Front-Running Predicts December Fed Rate Hike

via confoundedinterest: The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) has been rising since The Federal Reserve began raising their target rate back in late 2015 and has accelerated as The Fed began rapidly raising its target rate after Donald Trump’s election as President. LIBOR 1 month is following a “jump process” where is surges or jumps periodically ahead … Read more

5 Charts: Corporate Debt Is Completely Out of Control

via Marketwatch: Investors, financial regulators, and now the Federal Reserve are voicing concerns about the U.S. corporate bond market. Recalling the 2008 crisis, worriers say excessive leverage is building among U.S. firms, many of whom took advantage of low interest rates after the financial crisis to load up on cheap debt. But with the Federal Reserve still … Read more

SEC Charges Floyd Mayweather, DJ Khaled for Illegally Shilling Cryptocurrencies

via yahoo: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is making an example out of boxer Floyd Mayweather and rapper DJ Khaled. The SEC announced on Thursday it has settled charges against both celebrities for “unlawfully touting” initial coin offerings (ICOs). The main issue: Mayweather and Khaled did not disclose payments they received for promoting the ICOs on … Read more