https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEFMc2GzfZ0 Julian Assange misses today’s extradition hearing as court hears he is ‘not very well’. Magistrate says next hearing June 12 could be held at Belmarsh prison. Julian Assange’s extradition hearing could be held at Belmarsh after he failed to appear via video-link today due to him being “not very well”, a court heard. … Read more
via politico: The debate is set for Sept. 12 and could extend to a second night, Sept. 13, if enough candidates meet the threshold to participate. The location and moderators have not yet been announced. Like the first two Democratic presidential debates — which are set for next month on NBC, MSNBC and Telemundo and for … Read more
By Robert Ross Looks like the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates soon. Sure, the Fed announced it was leaving interest rates put last week. But I think the Fed will take this one step further and cut rates in the near future. The Fed lowers interest rates when it thinks the economy is weak. This … Read more
There’s a number being whispered among stock market traders, and the whispers just got a little louder. The number: 2,770. That’s the level where the tumbling S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.21% would trigger a closely watched sell signal, potentially setting off a broader alarm, selling pressure and further falls. The S&P 500’s close Wednesday: 2,783 points — just … Read more
In a discouraging sign of things to come, trade talks in Washington and Paris this month made little progress, which leaves more muddling or a sharp escalation as the most likely paths. https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-30/trump-risks-new-front-trade-war-talks-europe-falter
by TFittonJW On top of his involvement in Russia smear of President Trump, Judicial Watch uncovered IRS Docs that Reveal McCain Staffer Urged Lois Lerner and Obama IRS to “audit so many that it becomes financially ruinous.” https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-obtains-irs-documents-revealing-mccains-subcommittee-staff-director-urged-irs-to-engage-in-financially-ruinous-targeting/ … https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1080146708602986497
Following President Trump’s recent trip to Japan, the US has approved the sale of over 100 F-35 fighter jets to Japan. The new jets will improve Japan’s military capabilities in the disputed South China Sea, even as tensions rise in the US-China trade war with the US government blacklisting Huawei. Investigative journalist Ben Swann joins … Read more
US Universities And Retirees Are Funding The Technology Behind China’s Surveillance State Millions of dollars from US university endowments, foundations, and retirement plans have helped fund two billion-dollar Chinese facial recognition startups: SenseTime and Megvii. The Chinese government is using their technologies to surveil and profile its own citizens. HONG KONG — Princeton University and … Read more
CELINA, Ohio — The tornado screeching across southern Ohio on Monday night triggered a cellphone alert that roused Rich Schlarman. He ignored it. Then came another. That was enough to persuade him to hurry his 83-year-old mother toward the basement. “We only made it down about four steps when I heard a loud boom,” Mr. … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter New York condo prices flat year-over-year. San Francisco, SoCal, Seattle year-over-year gains shrink to near nothing. Las Vegas flat for sixth month. Miami & Phoenix at post-Housing Bust 1 highs. Spring has come to the most splendid housing bubbles in America, but the seasonal upticks weren’t enough, compared to the seasonal … Read more