Month: March 2020

How a U.S. Election Could Impact Your Long-Term Investment Goals

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by visualcapitalist When constructing a financial plan, it can seem like there are a million things to consider. Your life expectancy, the return needed to reach your goals, and your risk tolerance all play a role. In addition, short-term events like the U.S. election can influence the volatility in your portfolio. In today’s infographic from New York … Read more

“We’re gonna see school closures here. .. We keep hearing that life here isn’t going to change. That’s not true.”

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"We're gonna see school closures here. .. We keep hearing that life here isn't going to change. That's not true." #covid19 https://t.co/E1LvyHWZPT — Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) March 2, 2020 "There's probably low-thousands of cases in this country that we now need to turn over the card on. We are going to have a surge of … Read more

1bp/hr … so by Weds we’ll have blown right the f*** through the floor

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https://twitter.com/NUMISMATICS9/status/1234302129931554816 Effective interest rate on $15.841 trillion worth of mortgage debt is 3.87%, coming refi wave akin to a $50+ billion monthly helicopter drop, financial conditions about as loose as they get. But yeah, Fed, follow the market's advice and cut the funds rate 100 bps by June. pic.twitter.com/9Q7qzvWo4g — Jack Rodeghier (@glarustrading) March 2, … Read more

How Disney Makes Its Money

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by chartr Disney CEO Bob Iger is stepping down after 15 years at the helm. Disney’s dominance at the box office has been well documented, and for good reason. In 2019 Disney films alone accounted for 38% of box office receipts, thanks to the Disney studios churning out no fewer than 7 different billion dollar blockbusters. But what about … Read more

Decelerating PMIs: China Official (35.7), China Caixin (40.3), South Korea (48.7), Taiwan (49.9), Japan (47.8)….

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Decelerating PMIs: China Official (35.7), China Caixin (40.3), South Korea (48.7), Taiwan (49.9), Japan (47.8), India (54.5), Italy (48.7), France (49.8), South Africa (44.3) — Keith McCullough (@KeithMcCullough) March 2, 2020 #HongKong retail sales continue to collapse! pic.twitter.com/4SUCjtfGcS — jeroen blokland (@jsblokland) March 2, 2020 Goldman cuts GDP forecasts for Europe significantly. Sees 3 consecutive … Read more

Michael Moore full tilt: “I am starting to detect from some of these DNC types that it’s actually more important that they save their old corrupt system full of hacks. That’s more important to them than getting rid of Trump.” DNC chairman Tom Perez avoids Moore when questioned.

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by upvoatz This interview is a few weeks old (Feb 8, 2020) right after the Iowa Caucus. It’s relevant given a move by the DNC to make backroom deals with Buttigieg and Klobuchar to drop out (benefit Biden) while Warren is left in to pull votes from Bernie Jordan Chariton of “Status Coup” interviews Michael Moore … Read more

Pete Buttigieg suspended his campaign under the direction of the DNC in effort to build the most possible momentum around Biden. The DNC has shown time and time again that it does not want Bernie to win the nomination

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The winner of Iowa Buttigeg drops out along with Klobuchar. Its clear the Democrat Establishment hasn’t learned its lesson about rigging the primaries Why drop out 1 day before Super Tuesday? That just screams rigging for Biden. Biden is by far the weakest candidate running for President. Buttigeg won Iowa. Sanders won the other two … Read more

The Press Loves Him, But That’s Because The Press Is Made Up Of Unrepresentative Idiots:

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Trudeau tanking, majority say PM is poor leader. A vast majority of Canadians agree with the statement, “Right now, Canada is broken,” according to a new National Post newspaper survey. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fared poorly as well, as two-thirds of Canadians don’t believe he has delivered on his signature pledge to help Canada’s indigenous population. Fifty-seven percent … Read more