by Michael Lebowitz “The problem with the war (Vietnam), as it often is, are the metrics. It is a situation where if you can’t count what’s important, you make what you can count important. So, in this particular case what you could count was dead enemy bodies.” – James Willbanks, Army Advisor, General of the … Read more
Ted Cruz speaking right now… The Dems in-on the hearing are going to pretend it doesn’t exist. h/t Voluntaryist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heONsLVKmug
Here we are again. More investors are SELLING and stocks continue to rise higher. The last time we saw this was 2008. The majority of people really don’t care. All they care about is their 7 shares of Amazon. Understandably. They need to worry about themselves. But quite frankly, I’m not here to tell you … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdMyow8EjLo marygreeley.com https://www.brighteon.com/channel/mar…
Those who started Russia probe were attempting a ‘coup’, AG must start investigation – Trump President Donald Trump has called the FBI’s investigation into alleged ‘Russian collusion’ a “coup” attempt, and said he wants Attorney General William Barr to investigate the probe’s origins. “It was an illegal investigation, it was started illegally, everything about it … Read more
We’re All Being Judged By A Secret “Trustworthiness” Score Nearly everything we buy, how we buy, and where we’re buying from is secretly fed into AI-powered verification services that help companies guard against credit-card and other forms of fraud, according to the Wall Street Journal. More than 16,000 signals are analyzed by a service called Sift, which … Read more
Multiple buildings collapsed. Live: https://abc11.com/live-video-building-collapse-fire-burning-in-downtown-durham/5241686/ UPDATE: it appears they say that a contractor hit a gas line causing the explosion. UPDATE 2: reports are that 1 person has died and 15 have been injured . One of the injured is a firefighter. h/t I’m with Trump.
For investors who consider Forex trading as a way to supplement their investment portfolio and returns, finding a reliable and trustworthy platform is one of those problematic aspects. But working with a broker can be an extremely rational decision. Like all investments, Forex trading has some inherent risks and so does finding a good broker … Read more
By Charles Kennedy The Saudi plan to use their state-run oil giant, Aramco, as a piggy bank panned out fabulously for the Kingdom on Tuesday, with international investor demand topping $100 billion in Aramco’s first-ever foray into international debt markets. According to various media citing sources close to the transaction, based on demand–which can sometimes be inflated … Read more
This article was written by Mac Slavo and originally published at SHTFplan.com American consumers continue to spend money they don’t have by borrowing it. As the problems in the economy compound, the rising levels of consumer credit card debt could make any economic downturn all but impossible for so many to come out unscathed. Americans with … Read more
by Josh Sigurdson of World Alternative Media Josh Sigurdson talks with WAM contributor Tim Picciott about the latest comments from Donald Trump regarding the Federal Reserve. As we’ve reported recently, Trump alongside adviser Larry Kudlow wants to see Jerome Powell and the Fed “lower rates.” Of course their view is that the economy is not centralized to their … Read more
by Jim Rickards via Daily Reckoning Investors have been speculating for years about the demise of the “petrodollar” deal struck by Henry Kissinger and Treasury Secretary William Simon in 1974. It was first set up between the U.S. and Saudi princes to prop up the U.S. dollar. At the time, confidence in the dollar was on shaky ground … Read more
by Simon Black A few months ago, I wrote to you about how New York City wants to tax people who own second homes there. They call it a pied-a-terre tax, and the geniuses behind it believe that it will help plug the city’s $1 billion budget shortfall. Bill de Blasio himself, the mayor of New York City, has … Read more
By John Mauldin Central bankers have a well-worn playbook for handling recessions. Cut interest rates, increase liquidity, and otherwise shove capital into the private sector. This helps businesses hire more workers and raise wages. Then gradually remove all the stimulus as growth recovers. This playbook truly fell apart in 2008. The system had so much debt … Read more
by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: Hi Martin, What are your thoughts on preferred shares? Especially the ones with good quality DBRS ratings. Will the survive the downturn or will they fail? Thx FS ANSWER: Ordinary and preference shares are a claim on corporate earnings and assets. Dividends for ordinary shares may be irregular and indefinite, whereas preference shareholders … Read more
by Martin Armstrong We should not expect Trump to get any of his agenda items through Congress. Trump’s promises to replace the Affordable Care Act, invest in infrastructure, and cut middle class taxes have been essentially shelved. The Democrats refuse to cooperate on anything in hopes of using that against him in 2020. What this … Read more
Prices are expected to rise due to increased demand facing European suppliers Comes after deadly viral disease began affecting hogs on farms in East Asia There was an 18% increase in the price of bacon from February to April this year An outbreak of African swine fever in China could send the price of pork and bacon soaring … Read more
by Graham Summers of Gains, Pains, & Capital The Fed has now created the single most dangerous stock market environment possible… That’s when the economy is slowing… and stocks are RALLYING based on hopes that the Fed will soon introduce more monetary easing. This is precisely what happened in 2008. And it’s when CRASHES happen. And that’s when … Read more
DOCUMENTS DETAILING GOOGLE’S ‘NEWS BLACKLIST’ SHOW MANUAL MANIPULATION OF SPECIAL SEARCH RESULTS Google does manipulate its search results manually, contrary to the company’s official denials, documents obtained exclusively by The Daily Caller indicate. Two official policies dubbed the “misrepresentation policy” and the “good neighbor policy” inform the company’s “XPA news blacklist,” which is maintained by … Read more
via heraldmailmedia: BEIJING — China’s ambitious plan to assign lifelong scores to citizens based on their behavior has stoked international concern, even as the project remains nascent and numerous hurdles must be overcome before the experiment can be implemented nationwide. In fact, the so-called social credit system is merely an extension of the myriad ways the … Read more
via afp: Is the dream of one global internet still alive? Increasingly, moves by governments to filter and restrict content are threatening to fragment the system created with the promise of connecting the world with a largely unified body of content. China for years has walled off some western services, and the fragmentation may be accelerating … Read more
Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton discusses the efforts made by some on the far-left to undermine President Trump. Courtesy of “Lou Dobbs Tonight”