Month: January 2020

via Joe Guzzardi In a story that has become all too familiar, AT&T announced that it will be laying off its U.S. tech workers. Many of the displaced Americans have been employed for decades. They will struggle to find comparable jobs and may not even find employment. AT&T will replace these American workers with foreign nationals. To add insult to … Read more

FLASHBACK: Obama launches 2,800 strikes on Iraq, Syria without congressional approval Nearly 3,000 strikes in Iraq and Syria to date https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/apr/27/congress-still-not-specifically-authorizing-islami/   h/t dr0id

by The Phoenix Happy New Year! The “Santa Rally” hit in a big way with the S&P 500 continuing to rise in a clear bullish channel (blue lines) throughout December. After a run of this magnitude, stocks are due for some kind of retrenchment. In investing, nothing goes straight up or straight down. And a 3%-5% … Read more

From Birch Gold Group As we enter the year 2020 (and a new decade), it’s important to keep in mind how long it has been since the last major recession started in the U.S. — more than 11 years now. Since the economy generally operates in cycles, and the yield curve has already inverted, the next recession could be … Read more