As of right now, it has been 1,876 trading days since $SPX last saw a -5% day; the 4th longest stretch ever. @nunziato_frank wanted to know about all such days in $SPX history (going back to inception in 1923), so this is for him. Do not look at it if you are not Frank. NO! … Read more
by Charles Hugh-Smith No wonder the ruling elites love how easily we’re distracted and divided against ourselves: it’s so easy to dominate a distracted, divided, blinded-by-propaganda and negative emotions populace. Let’s say you’re one of the ruling elites operating the nation for the benefit of the oligarchy. What’s the best way to distract the populace from … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter “Probably now enduring its most protracted period of price suppression since records began.” Here is an interesting and colorful tidbit on the housing market in Prime Central London, one of London’s most expensive areas and once the hotbed of London’s breath-taking property bubble, and now a deep morass. London Central Portfolio … Read more
by Michael Snyder This government shutdown is really starting to take a toll on the U.S. economy. On Wednesday, the chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers made an absolutely stunning admission. We all knew that the global economy was slowing down, and we all knew that U.S. economic activity was beginning to sputter, but up … Read more
by DCG I wouldn’t expect anything less from sanctuary California. From SF Gate: California Governor Gavin Newsom wants to use $20 million of state funds to create an “Immigration Rapid Response Program” that provides aid to migrants who arrive at California’s border. In his recently-released 2019-2020 budget, Newsom proposed giving $20 million to humanitarian organizations and non-profit entities … Read more
by John Ward The Cabinet having failed to get past Plan A (iii) on Brexit, the Bercow-Grieve empowered Commons foodies have been engaging in febrile sorcery. Plans B to F are the result. Together, they represent amendments demanding a seat at the already crowded Top Table. Sadly, they also combine narrow political agendas with minimal reality. … Read more
by Dr. Eowyn Do you still doubt that there is a global élite who work covertly for a one-world government? Recall that: In 1988, in an essay in The Economist (which is partly owned by the Rothschild family), Lord Jacob Rothschild predicted a world governmentand the dissolution of national economic boundaries by 2018, when the world would be united under a single … Read more
by WARREN MOSLER Bad: Highlights Mortgage rates began to move down in December but it wasn’t soon enough to help the month’s resales. Existing home sales fell a sharper-than-expected 6.4 percent to a 4.990 million annualized rate that is the lowest in more than three years and barely makes Econoday’s consensus range. Weakness across the … Read more
By Osama Rizvi Last year, oil prices rallied all the way up to a four year high before plunging more than $30. There were many factors at play during that volatile period, most notably the Iranian sanctions and the resultant promise by OPEC+ to boost production to avoid a supply shortage. Volatility appears to have … Read more
We are ‘worst prepared’ for a crisis in the post-war era, IIF CEO says from CNBC. via CNBC: Government debt hit $66 trillion through the end of 2018, or about 80 percent of global GDP, according to Fitch Ratings. An official at the agency said the high debt levels could hamper countries as financial conditions … Read more
via fortlauderdaledaily: Just like any treasure hunt, the details are sketchy, a modern-day version of a deserted island map, with an X marking the spot. But here’s what we know. Back in 2010, famed treasure hunter Tommy Thompson told his girlfriend to show up to a self-storage facility in Fort Lauderdale. She had briefcases—they can’t recall … Read more
by jessefelder Last month, when stocks were tanking, there was a lot of talk about “algos” and how the computers were responsible for the waterfall decline. It’s true that, as recently reported by the Wall Street Journal, “Roughly 85% of all trading is on autopilot—controlled by machines, models, or passive investing formulas, creating an unprecedented trading … Read more
They’re looking to sue those that instigated violence and doxing. That’s the only way to get these leftiest pricks attention. Triggered all over a hat and a smirk. What an embarrassment America has become. DM
“You said recently that sharia law is compatible with Canadian values” “You sold Canada out to your globalist friends… How much are they paying you” h/t Evangelina
via breitbart: The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) is demanding Europe create “culturally sensitive, refugee-friendly healthcare systems” which provide equal access to public health services for third world migrants “regardless of their legal status”. In its first report on the health of non-European migrants living on the continent, WHO Europe cites “xenophobia” and “sovereignism” — the defence of … Read more
Dang! This is downright terrifying for you Canadians. The cops probably can use SWAT powers to utterly destroy your entire residence in order to coerce you to submit to a breathalyzer test. Out in public probably strip search you regardless where you are and literally rape or sexually molest you repeatedly in public too. Canada’s Police State … Read more
Dave Kranzler of Investment Reserach Dynamics interviewed by Elijah Johnson of Silver Doctors The stock market is bouncing, but not based on fundamental strength of the economy. The current volatility in the stock market is a sign of instability. Markets have further to fall, he says, so be wary of talk about a strong market. Precious metals are on the rise, and … Read more
https://youtu.be/hhhwhpgnvPs JUSTIFIED: Lawyer for Covington Catholic Families Gives Media 48 Hours to ‘Retract and Correct’ Smears. “Lawsuits will start to occur next week.” Robert Barnes, the lawyer representing the Covington Catholic High School kids who were smeared by the media, is warning reporters, celebrities, and others with large media platforms that they have until Friday to correct … Read more
by theinfinitelight There are cows in over 80% of U.S. Dairy farms that have been testing positive for the Bovine Leukemia Virus, and they are doing almost nothing about it except rolling in the profits $$$$$ and probably laughing at us for eating their disease infected cattle. http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/nahms/dairy/downloads/dairy07/Dairy07_is_BLV.pdf They have known about this since 1969! … Read more
Andrew Kugle for the Washington Free Beacon reports, Rep. Tom Malinowski (D., N.J.) said that “the most painful concession” for him would be to vote for border wall funding. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaWJhYTsYSY Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://freebeacon.com/issues/dem-con… Rep. Tom Malinowski (D., N.J.) said on Monday that the most painful concession for him would be to vote for border wall … Read more
Jim Hoft for the Gateway Pundit reports, Committed Socialist and Democrat Party mouthpiece Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) went off on the American capitalist system on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D4VqjiRNLk Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019… FOX News reported: When asked whether “a world that allows for billionaires” is “a moral outcome,” Ocasio-Cortez responded: “No it’s not. … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvz_ALN3j4g Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: CNN
On fox just now https://www.wjhg.com/content/news/Pres-Trump-wants-to-deliver-State-of-Union-next-week-as-planned-504749072.html President Donald Trump says he will do an “alternative” event since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has blocked him from giving his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress while the government remains partially shut down. Trump at the White House Wednesday said the cancellation was a … Read more
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2019/roll043.xml Including the Democrat which proposed the measure SPEZ for references: https://projects.propublica.org/represent/bills/116/hjres28 Introduced to the House by Nita M. Lowey (Democrat. New York) And she is, clearly, included within the Nay column. h/t betany
via thefreethoughtproject: The free thinking argument, that blows away the notion of illegal prostitution, is that of pornography. Pornography, or porn, is nothing more than prostitution that has been state-sanctioned, taxed, filmed, and distributed. However, because it is taxed — politicians have generally left it alone — until now. A ridiculous new way for the state … Read more