Month: July 2019
Ted Cruz seeks federal action against Portland mayor after antifa attacks journalist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwtBos492T0 Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, called Sunday for a federal investigation and charges against Portland, Oregon, Mayor Ted Wheeler after an attack on a conservative journalist by antifa activists during one of the city’s frequent protests. “To federal law enforcement: investigate & bring legal action against a Mayor who has, for political reasons, ordered … Read more
Are we living on the surface of “The Everything Bubble” under threat of the “permanently imminent” risk of collapse?
Reluctant Preppers interviewing Jerry Robinson Are we living on the surface of “The Everything Bubble” under threat of seemingly “permanently imminent” risk of collapse, or and we on a “Runway to Infinity” with Trump and Fed and Wall Street banks all determined to keep the bubble inflated (for the foreseeable future)?… How are the flows of funds … Read more
Cleaning up after the China Trade Summit Looks Exactly Like I Said it Would
by David Haggith That didn’t take long. On Saturday, well before the US stock market opened post-China-trade-talks, I wrote: The next step for the market would likely be that the remaining stock indices that have not pushed past their own previous peaks would now punch through. By that … I meant those indices like the Dow … Read more
Which Countries Own the Most U.S. Debt?
by visualcapitalist In the international finance system, U.S. debt can be bought and held by virtually anyone. In fact, if you hold a U.S. Treasury bond or a T-Bill in your portfolio right now, you are already a creditor to the United States government. And as you can see in today’s chart from HowMuch.net, foreign countries like … Read more
London House Prices Drop Eight Quarters In A Row
by GoldCore News and Commentary UK Housing Market Weak and London House Prices Drop Eight Quarters In A Row UK Construction Sector Suffers Worst Month in 10 Years as Brexit Bites Gold Rises on Global Growth Worries, US-EU Trade Conflict US Shares Hit Record and Gold Drops as Trade Talk Hopes Rise Wave’ of M&A Will … Read more
The Hottest IPOs in 2019: What if You had Invested $1,000 When They Went Public
by howmuch For this article, we look at the performance of the biggest unicorn IPOs as mentioned by a recent Business Insider article. By comparing the opening IPO price with the price listed on Yahoo Finance as of June 25, 2019, we see a wide range of performance. “Unicorn” is a term used in venture capital to describe a … Read more
This is one recession where stocks can actually make you money
via MarketWatch: Corporate America has a summer horror flick for you: an earnings recession. An earnings recession is two successive quarters of earnings-per-share decline. Such a decline is projected to not only have occurred in the second quarter of 2019, but is also forecast for the third quarter. In fact, earnings recession fears may be … Read more
