Restaurants are closing. Toilet paper is flying off the shelves. Arrests are being put on hold. Is there an end to the madness the coronavirus has inflicted on our nation? In Philadelphia, crimes are no longer being treated as crimes as law enforcement has been instructed to stop making arrests. No, seriously. The list of … Read more
BY JOHN RUBINO One of the oddities of the coronavirus pandemic has been its apparent preference for rich countries. The reason is thought to be that most developing countries are in warmer climes, and viruses don’t spread as readily in heat and humidity (which is why flu season in the US begins in the Fall and … Read more
BY JOHN RUBINO Rick Rule: In a panic, everything sells off, but gold does well in a negative interes rate environment … Chris Martenson: Leaked documents show how bad the pandemic might be … Nouriel Roubini: With stimulus of 3% of GDP, this will be a sharp but short contraction … Doug Casey: You can’t imagine … Read more
They’re beginning to wake up and it’s too late. Some think restaurants will stay open. Most don’t have enough food for the day. I just went out to my local mini supermarket and it’s almost all empty again even at opening time. I think this could be the scenes in London as well soon enough. … Read more
I work for a major grocery chain, for fear of losing my job, I have sat on this but its time to get this out and maybe others here have already shared this information here. Our stores are now limited to what they can order for the store, it’s nowhere enough to fill our shelves. … Read more
https://youtu.be/3zx4etNB_4g Scott Morefield from The Daily Caller reports, Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin speculated on Sunday that more Republicans will die of CV than Democrats. Appearing on MSNBC’s “AM Joy,” Rubin blamed media consumed by supporters of President Donald Trump, including Fox News, for downplaying the threat and keeping their “core viewers” from taking precautions. … Read more
by sundance National Economic Council (NEC) Director Larry Kudlow held an impromptu press conference to describe what sectors of the U.S. economy may need direct financial assistance to bridge revenue gaps from mandated government policy. The stock market is not the U.S. economy. Calling this type of financial assistance a “bailout” is not a fair term … Read more
So as best I can tell this morning we now have: – A pandemic crisis– A supply chain crisis– A demand crisis– A labor market crisis– An equity market crisis– An oil price crisis– A brewing bond market crisis– A developing currency crisis– A potential housing market crisis — Shawn Donnan (@sdonnan) March 18, 2020 … Read more
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump I will be having a news conference today to discuss very important news from the FDA concerning the Chinese Virus! 6:12 AM · Mar 18, 2020·Twitter for iPhone 621 Retweets 1.8K Likes I will be having a news conference today to discuss very important news from the FDA concerning the Chinese … Read more
by senor_tiburon The bailout the fed is offering considering won’t be enough. And they’re not giving money to consumers directly, so consumers won’t be able to deal with their rising debt. Bear gang chiming in here with some sexy DD to remind you to hold your puts. (Previously posted some of this as a comment in the … Read more
by Michael Snyder As communities all over America shut down in order to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, job losses are already starting to rise to extremely alarming levels. As you will see below, almost one out of every five households in the U.S. has already experienced “a layoff or a reduction in … Read more
by SpontaneousDisorder Its not a black swan. This is a flock of black swans all at once. (actually a wedge but that sounds weird). The worst pandemic in 100 years, demand shock, supply shock, supply chain disruption and the financial system collapsing in all sorts of weird and interesting ways. Many people have just woken … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4nUjkFSeq8 The [DS] is pushing their agenda, the [V] has been neutralized but the MSM/[DS] and others can not deviate from the script. Trump and the patriots are using this to their benefit, why interfere with your enemy while they are destroying themselves. Trump mentions we are fighting an invisible enemy that is upon us. … Read more
The US government is in active talks with Facebook, Google and a wide array of tech companies about how they can use data gleaned from Americans’ phones to combat the novel coronavirus, including tracking whether people are keeping one another at safe distances to stem the outbreak. Public-health experts are interested in the possibility that … Read more
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by Paul Craig Roberts via PaulCraigRoberts.org Coronavirus and globalism will teach us vital lessons. The question is whether we can learn vital lessons that do not serve the ruling interest groups and ideologies. Coronavirus will teach us that a country without free national health care is severely handicapped. Millions of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. They cannot afford health care … Read more
by Peter Schiff of Peter Schiff Podcast Fed finally did what I’ve been saying they would for years: cut rates to zero with the biggest point cut in history. Powell afraid to call it QE. There are no atheists in foxholes; there are no free-market capitalists in a recession. If we fought WWII with bailouts, like the way … Read more
https://twitter.com/love4thegameAK/status/1239933782527885313 Illinois News Station Mistakenly Airs Election Results Day Before Primary Showing Joe Biden Victory WCIA aired Tues election results during a Mon showing of The Price is Right. The results showed Biden defeating Sanders by 93k+ votes. https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/03/16/illinois-news-station-mistakenly-airs-election-results-day-before-primary-showing-joe-biden-victory/
Amelia Milner was given ibuprofen which made her symptoms worse The first warning about the painkiller came from France’s health minister ‘If your child has symptoms of coronavirus, DO NOT give them ibuprofen,’ Amelia’s step-father warned Do you have a coronavirus story? Email sam.blanchard@mailonline.co.uk Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see a doctor? … Read more
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by Matt from Silver Fortune via Silver Fortune Start thinking long term…
by CRESCAT CAPITAL Dear Investors: Are you looking for securities to buy to take advantage of the carnage in the financial markets from the coronavirus? Baron Rothschild, the 18th-century British banker advised that “The time to buy is when there’s blood in the streets, even if it is your own.” He made a fortune buying government … Read more
Which would bring us into a depression. Mnuchin warns virus could yield 20% jobless rate without action Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin raised the possibility with Republican senators that U.S. unemployment could rise to 20% without government intervention because of the impact of the coronavirus, according to people familiar with the matter. Mnuchin discussed the scenario … Read more
BREAKING: New York Mayor de Blasio says a shelter-in-place order for New York City is definitely a possibility, New Yorkers should prepare now. He says decision likely in the next 48 hours — Josh Lederman (@thejoshlederman) March 17, 2020 NEW YORK CITY – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio warned New Yorkers on Tuesday to be … Read more