by Amy S. We have many reasons to thank Nikola Tesla when it comes to modern technology, but had capitalistic greed not stood in his way, Tesla’s contributions to society could have gone significantly further. Despite his mental breakdowns later in life that were likely caused by detractors and capitalists who refuted his utopian visions for society, Tesla … Read more
By Dagny Taggart What if you could have a chip installed in your brain that would increase your intelligence? Would you be interested? While this kind of brain-computer interface technology might sound like something out of a dystopian science fiction novel, scientists are working hard to develop it, and it will likely be available in … Read more
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via CNBC: China’s number two leader Li Keqiang has warned the country faces “a tough struggle,” as he laid out plans to prop up the world’s second-largest economy. Opening the annual session of China’s parliament, he forecast slower growth of 6% – 6.5% this year, down from a target of around 6.5% in 2018. China … Read more
Kyle Bass talks China, markets, and the Fed from CNBC. You heard that the world index will massively increase the amount of chinese stocks in it? This morning, Kyle Bass was on CNBC saying that the Chinese government controls its public companies, that when you buy a chinese stocks here, really, you own no part … Read more
Ray Dalio – arguably the most successful Hedge Fund manager & founder of Bridgewater Associates speaks on what will cause the next crash, what are the dangerous for the economy, the main drivers for the next financial crisis (which surely will cause a stock market crash) & what can you as an individual & investor … Read more
El-Erian: The Economic Slowdown in Europe Is Actually Even Worse Than You Think “The European Central Bank has only limited tools at its disposal to respond to economic weakness while European governments are not prepared to respond with spending.” Australia on the Brink: “Every Indicator Is Blinking Red” “The economy will no doubt continue to … Read more
https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-working-parents-daycare-2019-3 Amazon is a notoriously demanding employer, according to some of its employees. It’s easy for women to be sidelined after having kids, but it also happens to new dads, one former Amazon employee recently told Business Insider. A group of mothers who work at Amazon want the company to help them address this by … Read more
via @Pointedmacro: ✅Under water quarterly short option being rolled over/covered, reducing insane bids (off books by 15th March) ✅FOMC goes into blackout from 9th to 21st march ✅Corporate buyback start to go in blackout in middle of month too
China’s superrich are losing their faith in the country’s financial future as fears around the impacts of slowing global trade and slowing economic liberalization cause worry. A new survey found that just over a third of China’s superrich described themselves as “very confident” about the future of the Chinese economy. That’s less than half the … Read more
by OverflowDs Who is moving to each state? #dataviz #mondaythoughts https://t.co/S2UnNYkeua pic.twitter.com/AKM2CCRwdI — Overflow Data (@overflow_data) March 4, 2019 I am extremely interested in demographics and why people move around the United States. With that in mind, I decided to make this tool so people could easily see who is moving to each state and … Read more
via bloomberg: Financial markets have short memories. Of late, they’ve convinced themselves that collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) are much safer instruments than the collateralized debt obligations, or CDOs, on which they’re based and which helped precipitate the 2008 crisis. They’re wrong — and dangerously so. Current CLOs outstanding globally total around $700 billion, with annual new issues … Read more
I guess she doesn’t know that you have to do very damaging mining to get batteries and they can’t use electric equipment to get those batteries they have to use gas powered and Diesel powered this lady is so dumb JS
IG UK, Released on 3/4/19 Legendary investor and chairman of Rogers Holdings, Jim Rogers, told IGTV’s Victoria Scholar the cannabis market was ‘going to get bigger and bigger’. He says he has a private cannabis company in Colombia but he’s not yet invested in any public stocks in the sector. Meanwhile, Rogers says he’s ‘very … Read more
China has announced it’s looking to increase its military spending by 7.5% compared with the previous year – to over $177bn. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMj2Vh92xkE
by Lance Roberts With the month of February now officially in the books, we can take a look at our long-term monthly indicators to see what they are telling us now. Is the bull market back? That’s the answer we all want to know. Each week on RIA PRO we provide an update on all … Read more
“To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.” Kevin Alfred Strom Radio And TV Martí Employees Fired Over Controversial George Soros Report https://deadline.com/2019/03/radio-and-tv-marti-employees-fired-over-controversial-george-soros-report-1202568494/ Cuervo and former News Editor Wilfredo Cancio were dismissed immediately after then Senator Jeff Flake and Senator Bob Menéndez demanded an investigation. The … Read more
Former Federal Prosecutor warning: the era of civil discourse is over. Talking is essentially over. Arm yourselves. Trouble dead ahead. There are two standards of justice: one for democrats, another for Republicans. Financial collapse to follow. Buy arms and munitions. AC
by DCG KTVZ reports that Oregon has become the first in the nation to impose statewide rent control upon landlords. From their report: “Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has signed the first mandatory statewide rent control bill for the U.S. as the economically booming state struggles to control a spiraling housing crisis. The Democratic governor at a signing ceremony … Read more
by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics “The monetary authorities running the paper-money schemes of the present are anxious to forestall significant rises in the paper price of gold, because such rises would diminish confidence in the lasting value of the paper money in use today.” – Hugo Salinas Price The price of gold was victimized by yet another raid … Read more
by Martin Armstrong One of the secret tools government pulls is to deny the people the right to vote on key issues they want that are often cloaked in backroom deals. Seattle is a great example of how the local government pulls every trick in the book to hide the truth about what they are really up to. … Read more
by Martin Armstrong The leader of the British Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, is desperately trying to prevent the Labour Party from fracturing and splitting into two parties. Most Labour Party members want a second referendum in the hope that the people would vote to Remain this time around. Many Labour members remain under the impression that the policy … Read more
Via Quartz A wide swath of white American men are down in the dumps, their dire mood showing up in everything from mortality statistics to national politics. Working-age men who have dropped out of the US workforce were found to be more stressed and sadder than their peers in both poor and rich countries, according to … Read more
It would take a constitutional Convention to do away with the Electoral College. If the US split apart it could look like this. h/t supporter