Month: July 2019

How Decentralized Finance Makes Investing Universally Accessible

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by visualcapitalist   Historically, global financial markets have been restricted to those with exactly the right contacts, in the right locations, and with vast amounts of wealth already at their disposal. Investing for the general population, however, was typically expensive, cumbersome, and inaccessible. Fortunately, today’s infographic from Abra demonstrates how the decentralized financial market has brought about solutions … Read more

Pelosi’s House of Pain — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez turns the 116th Congress into Thunderdome.

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via freebeacon: She’s something, Ocasio-Cortez. At 29 years old, she perfectly embodies her generation’s uniquely irritating combo of self-righteousness and cluelessness. Passionate and charming at first blush, her appeal quickly wears off. In a March Quinnipiac poll her favorability was underwater by 13 points. What Ocasio-Cortez understands is that, in the culture of social media celebrity, … Read more

The U.S. (and Global) Economy Is In Trouble

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by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics Jerome Powell will deliver the Fed’s semi-annual testimony on monetary policy (formerly known as the Humphrey-Hawkins testimony)  to Congress this week.  He’ll likely bore us to tears bloviating about “low inflation” and a “tight labor market” and a “healthy economy with some downside risks.”  Of course everyone watching will strain their … Read more

BLAME FEDERAL REGULATION: If you bought a Whirlpool, Maytag, GE or any other dishwasher manufactured and sold in the U.S. in the last five years, you could be waiting up to four hours before that washing cycle stops. Even then, there’s no guarantee your dishes are clean.

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But the Trump Administration’s deregulatory process offers hope. via insidesources: Weeks of comparing models with all kinds of fancy features. A spreadsheet filled with manufacturer guidelines, specifications, and descriptions of what gets washed in each kind of cycle. More weeks spent scouring big-box store ads for sales and special deals. Finally, the stars align and you … Read more

The beauty of government-run healthcare: NHS waiting lists hit another record with 4.4 Million people waiting for ROUTINE operations

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by DCG From Daily Mail: The NHS waiting list has hit another record high with almost 4.4 million people now waiting for routine treatment. For a third month running the figure has risen to a new high, increasing by a quarter of a million people between February and May alone. Other statistics also revealed by NHS England … Read more

CNN ratings continue to collapse

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by DCG From Fox News: CNN is suffering a credibility crisis as viewership for the once-proud network continues to crater with no apparent plan in place to fix things anytime soon, according to media watchdogs and insiders. CNN’s audience shriveled in the second quarter of 2019, averaging only 541,000 total viewers, less than half Fox News Channel’s 1.3 million … Read more

President fauxcahontis Elizabeth Warren would admit 800% more refugees

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by Dr. Eowyn Sam Dorman reports for Fox News that yesterday, July 11, 2020 presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released a sweeping immigration plan that would dramatically increase the number of refugees admitted into the United States by nearly 800% from FY 2018 and 250% from even the Obama years. In FY 2018, because of President Trump’s bans … Read more

Harvard poll: Majority of U.S. voters, incl. Hispanics and Democrats, support citizenship question in census

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by Dr. Eowyn According to Harvard University’s latest national monthly public policy poll, released by the Harvard’s Center for American Political Studies and the Harris Poll, a majority of all registered U.S. voters, Hispanics, and Democrats favor adding a question about whether the census respondent is a U.S. citizen to the 2020 census. The poll also found … Read more

Blackout in NYC

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Lights just went out on Upper West Side. #Blackout Lights just went out on Upper West Side. #Blackout — Sam E. Antar (@SamAntar) July 13, 2019 Blackout in Upper West Side New York City near Lincoln center. My block and adjacent blocks are all out of power, fire trucks are on the scene (video) https://twitter.com/itsbergamot/status/1150177622854381568 … Read more

CNN is so dishonest. Today we took reporters to a detention facility on the border for families and children and all told us they were being treated well.

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CNN is so dishonest. Today we took reporters to a detention facility on the border for families and children and all told us they were being treated well. — Vice President Mike Pence Archived (@VP45) July 13, 2019 ignoring the excellent care being provided to families and children. Our great @CBP agents deserve better and … Read more

Charming Charlie closing all 261 stores in the U.S.

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Another one bites the dust. Charming Charlie, known for their jewelry, handbags and accessories will be shutting their doors, according to TODAY. The Houston-based retailer says they plan to hold going out of business sales at all of its locations. They are no longer taking online orders. cont’d: https://news3lv.com/news/offbeat/report-charming-charlies-closing-all-261-stores-in-the-us

BREAKING CNN “The Dollar Is Too Strong”

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snippets: “Some politicians and market participants believe the US dollar is too strong compared to its rivals. “The dollar’s strength isn’t new, but over the past six months, it has grown even stronger, the indicator shows. “President Trump has called China, Russia and the European Union currency manipulators while criticizing the greenback’s strength. Democratic presidential … Read more