via NYPOST: Con Edison is still baffled over what caused the weekend’s major blackout — and warned on Monday that more outages could be coming with a heat wave on the way. “We expect that there could be service outages — those things happen during heat waves,” the power company’s chief spokesman, Mike Clendenin, said during a … Read more
by howmuch It’s no secret that millions of Americans are struggling with debt, but the numbers might still surprise you. While the economy doesn’t seem to be slowing down quite yet, U.S. debt is reaching worrying heights. To see how extreme this debt crisis is, let’s take a look at each U.S. state’s debt per capita. The … Read more
by TFittonJW (Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that in June Kentucky mailed address confirmation notices to 250,000 voters who are believed to have moved, thanks to a consent judgment agreed to by the Commonwealth. These registrations are probably outdated and will be cancelled if the voters fail to vote in future elections or to confirm their … Read more
Accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein is willing to post bail as high as $100 million, his lawyer said Monday at a detention hearing for the former friend of Presidents Donald Trump and Bill Clinton. A prosecutor argued the case against Epstein, a wealthy investor, is “already significantly stronger and getting stronger every single day.” … Read more
by chuck1011212 This is really long, but I wanted to be as complete as possible for those truly interested in the information. I had to do comment replies to this original post to complete my post because of so many words. It took me a couple of days to write this up. I have … Read more
by ElegantEntropy So I wanted to check if most folks with long positions use stop loss and if yes – what strategy do you use? Some set it at 10% or there about thinking that one doesn’t want it to trigger during normal fluctuations of a stock. This allows one to nor worry … Read more
by Simon Black There seems to be an unwritten rule with lawmakers that, every time they create a terrible piece of legislation, they give it the most noble-sounding name. The USA PATRIOT Act from 2001 was a great example. It sounds great. Who wouldn’t love a law named for Patriots? And yet that was easily among … Read more
by Anthony B Sanders A consequence of the credit crunch era that has continued to flow is the trend towards negative interest-rates and yields. For example it was only the week before last I was looking at a speech from Bank of England Governor Carney that referred to there being some US $13 Trillion of … Read more
This article was originally published at Kiplinger and submitted by Michael Kahn The U.S. economy is putting up some impressive numbers in GDP, jobs and wages, but many pundits fear that a slowdown is pending. Trade-war fears with China and the European Union remain front and center in the news. And the yield curve is threatening to … Read more
Youtube is always changing and I believe this new policy is about protecting brands. h/t Astroshill
by Sven Carlin Summary Global REITs have higher average yields than US REITs. Worth to take a look. REITs are always tricky in case of a recession; but healthcare REITs should be a good defensive play. NorthWest Healthcare offers global diversification, a 6.68% yield, growth potential and protection as it owns hospitals and medical office … Read more
via spinquark: Joe Rogan Experience #1292 Joe Rogan: “…I think they [Twitter] definitely are biased against conservative people… it’s really clear that someone in the company, whether it’s up for manual review whether it’s at the discretion of the people that are employees… without doubt you’re dealing with people that are leaning left.” Ben Shapiro Show #793 – … Read more
As in-fighting in the Democrat Party escalates, one organization says that was the plan all along. One America’s Alex Salvi takes a look at the group known as the ‘Justice Democrats.’ Vt. Sen. Bernie Sanders recently commented on the feud between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. One America’s Dana Alexa has … Read more
From CNN Business: Dollar General is turning to a new strategy to push its budget-conscious shoppers to spend more at stores and attract wealthier customers hunting for bargains by expanding into home furnishings, kitchenware and party supplies. Dollar General has become a dominant force in retail by offering everyday items at rock-bottom prices, often in remote areas of the country. … Read more
via CNBC: China’s economy grew 6.2% in the second quarter from a year ago, the country’s statistics bureau said on Monday. Analysts polled by Reuters expect China’s economy to have grown 6.2% from a year ago in the April to June period. The GDP figure comes as the world’s second largest economy remains locked in … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyTTzodRU3g “A bad peace is worse than war.” ― Tacitus
by Amber Williams Everything and it is worse than 2008 If not for QE and the forever low interest rates ,the Dow Jones would be 15,000 at most , so the Fed Reserve can NEVER allow asset bubbles to deflate and I mean NEVER……not with all the debt in the public and private sector and the … Read more
by WolfgangJones Are you ready for global thermonuclear electromagnetic war? JANUARY 2019 EMP expert Peter Vincent Pry (former Chief of Staff, Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack) discusses EMP war plans drawn up by Iran, Russia, China, North Korea, and even ISIS. Warns, “This new warfare uses cyber viruses, hacking, physical attacks, … Read more
Former ICE Acting Director Tom Homan reacts on ‘Fox & Friends’ to fighting back against attacks by House Democrats on Capitol Hill. #FoxNews
via Zerohedge: Breaking Out Is Hard To Do For the past 18 months our call on US equities has been very consistent. After a massive bull run from April 2013 to January 2018, we suggested the US equity market was about to enter a multi-year consolidation during which the S&P 500 would trade in a … Read more
by Money Metals The federal government will soon run up against its self-imposed borrowing cap once again. Current estimates are for the government to max out its credit limit at a little over $22 trillion in early September. Congress goes on recess in August, so there is some pressure to address the cap right now. Treasury … Read more
via RT: Researchers from the Nordic Cochrane Centre have expressed alarm at research into the effectiveness of antidepressant medication, citing such degrees of widespread bias and systematic distortion that we can’t be certain they work. “We are not saying (anti-depression medication) doesn’t work. But the studies that have been done are often of poor quality … Read more
via zdnet: Galileo, the EU’s global navigation satellite system, has been down for four days, since July 11, following a mysterious outage. All Galileo satellites are still non-operational, at the time of writing. According to a service status page, 24 of the 26 Galileo satellites are listed as “not usable,” while the other two are listing … Read more
