The stock market has risen to new highs. The economy is in a serious mess. Many have completely thrown fundamentals out the window. But in a sense, they’ve even thrown analysis out altogether. Yes, valuations are completely out of whack. Every statistic is overblown. But the Fed is here to save the day so it … Read more
by WARREN MOSLER Global trade collapse continues: Looks like more of same- L shaped recovery since the financial crisis: Still looking weak:
by Erik Lytikainen Every professional investor knows that month-ending, quarter-ending and year-ending timestamps are important. Throughout the year, positions are hedged against these timestamps, and as a result, the year-ending option expirations almost always have the highest open interest. Generally, the higher the open interest the greater the volatility and financial risk. Last December, in and around … Read more
by Fabius Maximus Summary: Our myths powerfully shape society. In them, male and female heroes tend to be different, especially the most popular ones. Let’s look at the differences in today’s stories. How will they affect the next generation? I’ll bet on unexpectedly. To see this at work, on Friday read my review about the latest product … Read more
By Harry Dent How can the same houses go up far faster than inflation for decades, and that possibly be good for an economy? It only benefits older people who bought earlier, and the affluent who buy the most expensive ones that tend to bubble the most, I was just in Australia speaking to my favorite … Read more
via theblaze: Struggling with low poll numbers among Latino voters, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg’s campaign launched a Hispanic outreach effort on Monday that included a series of policy plans, websites, and online videos in English and Spanish. Buttigieg announced the initiative on his social media accounts by invoking a Spanish-language slogan that is raising eyebrows among Latino leaders. The … Read more
BYRNE OFFERS AMENDMENT TO TRUMP IMPEACHMENT RULES: OBAMA, HOLDER ‘SHOULD HAVE BEEN IMPEACHED.’ Representative Bradley Byrne (R-AL) wants to point out the double standard President Donald Trump is facing with impeachment to his Democrat congressional colleagues and the public. On Tuesday during deliberations of how the House of Representatives should proceed with impeachment before the … Read more
Virginia Now Has 95 Second Amendment Sanctuaries (And More To Come). Plus: Virginia: County Board of Supervisors Forms an Active Militia. “Our position is that Article I, Section 13, of the Constitution of Virginia reserves the right to ‘order’ militia to the localities,” Young said. “Therefore, counties, not the state, determine what types of arms may … Read more
Mike & Half Dollar are your hosts for Silver Doctors Live. We currently live-stream on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 11:00 a.m. EST. Watch the show live, or the replay of it, in its entirety below! Link to the Silver Doctors YouTube Channel if needed: https://www.youtube.com/silverdoctors President Trump Tweeted out that he will be impeached today, and he asked … Read more
an Francisco (AFP) – Facebook can determine where users are even if they opt out of having their whereabouts tracked, the company revealed in a letter sent to US senators. In the missive, which was widely shared on social media Tuesday, Facebook explained ways it can still figure out where people are after they have … Read more
By Patrick Watson We all want to know the future. Unfortunately, the future isn’t talking. It’s just coming, like it or not. We can, however, make educated forecasts. I think John Mauldin is broadly correct: the future is bright, but we’ll go through darkness first. In fact, many of us are already in pretty dark situations, “left behind” in … Read more
By Jared Dillian You ever notice— That some memories tend to be stronger than others? What sort of things do you remember? You remember events in your life that had a lot of feelings associated with them. You remember the death of your pet like it was yesterday. All the nights spent sitting on the couch watching Wheel … Read more
by thegeebeebee As Bernie Sanders tweets, the US just passed a $738 BILLION defense bill, which means the US now spends more than: China Saudi Arabia Russia India UK France Japan Germany South Korea Brazil ALL COMBINED. The combination of the military industrial complex and our politicians keeping Americans in a constant state of fear … Read more
by wisperer11 The privately owned banking cabal that invents the money it releases into the US economy while charging interest on the made-up money doesn’t have any gold. They just have pieces of paper that will lose value inexplicably while gold prices surge, again. And clueless elected officials in the halls of power didn’t know … Read more
The “SällBo” project in the Swedish city of Helsingborg aims to combat loneliness among the elderly at the same time as helping former child refugees integrate by housing them side-by-side in the same building. There are 31 flats for retired people and 20 for 18- to 25-year-olds, ten of which are reserved for people who … Read more
via apnews: “French union activists cut electricity to nearly 100,000 homes or offices. Eiffel Tower staff walked off the job. Even Paris opera workers joined in Tuesday’s nationwide protests across France, singing an aria of anger as workers rallied against the government’s plan to raise the retirement age to 64. Despite 13 days of crippling … Read more
Nothing beats being laid off just before the Holidays, huh? They got what they demanded – good and hard h/t CG
Searches of FOIA database require misspellings in order to “hide in plain sight” sensitive documents so the Govt can avoid turning them over when person requesting information used correct spellings. In this example Hillary Clinton when spelled Hillary Clinton produces a document of all 302 interview notes from the fbi server investigation! https://vault.fbi.gov/hillary-r.-clinton/Hillary%20R.%20Clinton%20Part%2007%20of%2037/view h/t Deplorableasfuk
James Red Pills America BOOM! #ClintonCash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Clinton Rich! The definitive Takedown of the Clintons! In 2000, Bill and Hillary Clinton owed millions of dollars in legal debt. Since then, they’ve earned hundreds of millions – if not BILLIONS – … Read more
CNN is suffering from a steep decline in viewership, but the network still has a lock on at least one captive audience: travelers in 58 airports around the country. The network has enjoyed a monopoly on dozens of airport televisions since 1991, despite suffering from low ratings that have managed to erode even further in … Read more
by Peter Schiff of Peter Schiff Podcast U.S. China Trade Deal Rumors are True The U.S. stock market continues to add to its gains; the Dow Jones is up another 100 points today – a new record high: 28,235.89. We were up better than 200 points at one point in the day, but all the indexes are hitting … Read more
by Mac Slavo of SHTFplan The rampant consumerism in our society is what many say is driving the economy right now. But according to data points, many consumers are running out of available cash and credit to continue to prop it up for much longer. While consumers have been dubbed the backbone of the American economy, their spending … Read more
via foxnews: A panel of political experts on Fox Nation’s “Deep Dive” ripped a new political ad released by former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign on Tuesday. “If Donald Trump is reelected, he will forever and fundamentally alter the character of this nation,” narrated Biden over images of Trump supporters followed by video of men marching with torches and Confederate flags. “We can’t. And I will not let … Read more
https://youtu.be/pSXJKuDt0k8 Police clashed with their day-to-day brothers in arms firefighters at a protest in Paris on Tuesday. The forces of law and order deployed tear gas and water cannon against the fighters of the fire. Six firefighters were arrested during the clashes, while three police were injured, according to reports. The dispute centred around poor … Read more
Former US president Barack Obama has bought a $US11.75 million house on Martha’s Vineyard, media reports say: Former President Obama and his family are now permanent homeowners on Martha’s Vineyard, after completing the purchase this week of a large home situated on nearly 30 acres in the coastal perimeter of Edgartown. The purchase price, recorded … Read more