Stocks Have Been This Overbought Before…Once

Via Dana Lyons’ Tumblr, U.S. stocks recently registered the 2nd most overbought condition In their 150-year history. Temperatures wrought by the polar vortex here in Chicago have truly reached ludicrous levels. Today’s low is projected to be minus 26 degrees Fahrenheit — without the wind chill. That got me thinking — is that the coldest … Read more

A reminder that the US Shadow Government legalized itself on 9/11 via “Continuity of Government”.

by TIMOTHY_TRISMEGISTUS The definition of ‘Continuity of Government’ is a set of contingency plans to ensure that essential government functions remain in place after a disaster such as nuclear war. In the United States, Continuity of Government plans have been on the books since at least the Eisenhower administration. The plans involved building intricate hidden … Read more

Debt Can’t Save China Anymore

BY JOHN MAULDIN The 2008 financial crisis hit China hard, as it did everyone else. Not every country responded like China did, though. Most couldn’t do what China did because they lacked either financial resources or political ability. China had both. And so it launched a stimulus program of mind-boggling proportions. China’s Stimulus Is Built on Shadow … Read more

These Maps Reveal the Secret World of Modern Slavery

by howmuch Tens of millions of people are in slavery around the world, and lots of them live in your country. That’s according to the 2018 Global Slavery Index, a detailed analysis of modern human trafficking and slavery around the world from the Walk Free Foundation. The best way to start to understand the global landscape of … Read more

Is This All About 2020?

GOOGLE takes aim at ‘fake’ websites with new browser warning… Because most people don’t notice when they’re at the wrong website. It’s hard to be sure where you are on the internet these days. Carefully checking the URL is one approach to avoiding danger. Trouble is, many fraudulent websites use tricks to make their URLs … Read more

Does Art Cashin Think Fed Policy Is Driven by the Market? “It’s Pretty Obvious”

Patient is going to mean very, very patient: UBS’ Art Cashin from CNBC. via CNBC: “It’s pretty obvious” the Federal Reserve is reacting “to the market’s reaction,” UBS’ Art Cashin says. “There’s no question” there was a “Powell put” in the Fed’s interest rate outlook, he says. The Dow Jones Industrial Average’s close above 25,000 … Read more