20% of all US firms have debt servicing costs higher than their profits according to DB research

20% of all US firms have debt servicing costs higher than their profits according to DB research — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) August 3, 2020 Small-cap #stocks, typically more sensitive to #economic downturns than larger companies, took a big hit in March, shown below. The #Russell2000 is successfully, if barely, holding its uptrend line. #smallcaps … Read more

Get ready. 71% of the government debt issued this past year matures in less than 12 months. Negative interest rates are coming.

Get ready. 71% of the government debt issued this past year matures in less than 12 months. Treasury Bills’ outstanding shot up to $5 trillion! No way around this… The Fed’s balance is set to explode. pic.twitter.com/7nYgKahzpi — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) August 1, 2020 Negative interest rates are coming. https://t.co/km06w0hcTZ — Pedro da Costa … Read more

Seattle City Council readies bill to abolish police but hey, you can get the library to read you a story!

by DCG PRIORITIES. LEFTIST priorities. Seattle Police? BAD. RAAAAAAAAAAAAAACIST. WHITE SUPREMACISTS. Must be gone. The Seattle City Council knows exactly who is best to respond to your immediate, critical needs. The NY Post reports: “Under the bill, cops would be replaced by “community-led activities” and organizations focused on “housing, food security, and other basic needs” along with “culturally-relevant expertise rooted in … Read more

China is raising pressure on Indonesia over rights to use a contested tract of sea.

https://twitter.com/rongxiang/status/1290303388597415938 Enjoyed speaking with Indonesian Foreign Minister @Menlu_RI today and exchanging views on upholding freedom of the seas in line with international law. Indonesia is a key partner in championing a free and open Indo-Pacific. — Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) August 3, 2020 China making more friends in Asia. LOL     h/t Builder

WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS: China’s Giant Three Gorges Dam Faces Major Test.

via maritime-executive: Sustained torrential rains have caused extensive flooding in central China in recent weeks. Nightmare memories have been revived of 1998, when severe floods left more than 4000 people dead and caused extensive economic damage. Thousands of People’s Liberation Army soldiers have been sent to the Yangtse River basin to provide emergency services to build … Read more

Stand for nothing, fall for everything

by woke-sheep Tik Tok is a national security threat that should only only be used to call out the Chinese government (who controls it) for their atrocities and human rights abuses. Seriously y'all memes and jokes are fun but downloading the spyware of an authoritarian regime is not. — David Hogg 🟧 (@davidhogg111) March 25, 2020 … Read more

DECOUPLING: Kodak a first step: Trump White House plans new ways to break Chinese supply chain dominance.

via justthenews: ‘It doesn’t mean we can’t buy from certain sources. But you’ve got to think about it like a backup generator. You’ve got to have those sources in the United States, too.’ – White House officia As the Trump White House this week announced a major deal to pivot photo giant Kodak toward pharmaceutical manufacturing, it made … Read more

Black Bear found in NC with Trump Sticker on tracking collar; liberals go crazy

THERE’S A BEAR IN THE WOODS: North Carolina Bear Spotted With ‘Trump 2020’ Sticker on Collar – Reward Offered to Find Culprit (Seriously). Local organization "Help Asheville Bears" is offering a $5,000 reward for information on whoever put a 'Trump 2020' sticker on this black bear's collar, spotted in North Asheville.Full story: https://t.co/07GuqSveyl(Photos by Sheila Chapman) … Read more

Speaker Pelosi slams Dr. Deborah Birx: “I don’t have confidence in anyone who stands there while the president says swallow Lysol and it’s going to cure your virus… I think she has enabled.”

Speaker Pelosi slams Dr. Deborah Birx: "I don't have confidence in anyone who stands there while the president says swallow Lysol and it's going to cure your virus… I think she has enabled." https://t.co/7WUc0lJCdk pic.twitter.com/YtagC7Hs1f — The Hill (@thehill) August 3, 2020

Orlando man MURDERS Burger King employee because his food WAS TAKING TOO LONG! The guy JUST STARTED there too!

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A young man is dead after a shooting at an Orange County Burger King, deputies said. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said that deputies responded to the Burger King at 7643 E. Colonial Dr. on Sunday night in reference to a shooting. https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/burger-king-employee-killed-after-woman-complains-about-long-drive-thru-line-orange-county-deputies-say

The California ‘Apple Fire’ now covers over 41 Square Miles, with thousands of evacuations. only 5% contained.

The Apple Fire burning in the San Bernardino Mountains north of Beaumont was sparked by a vehicle malfunction, authorities announced Monday. Cal Fire investigators determined that a diesel-vehicle emitting burning carbon from the exhaust system malfunctioned, igniting the massive inferno Friday evening. That conclusion was drawn from multiple independent witnesses, as well as corroborating physical … Read more

The Greatest Depression Has Arrived with Gerald Celente

from Financial Survival Network In the January 28, 2020 edition of the Trends Journal, Gerald Celente explains exactly what’s going on. It’s been a boon for CNN and MSNBC. The Media has hyped the pandemic to increase their failing ratings. CNN ratings are up 128% since they unleashed the pandemic. Where’s the DOJ? The list of criminals going … Read more

IT’S HAPPENING ALL OVER: Louisville, KY: Cuban Community Rallies In Support Of Cuban Restaurant After BLM Issues “List of Demands”….Counter-Protesters Fly Confederate Flag at BLM Demo in Texas

Louisville, KY: Cuban Community Rallies In Support Of Cuban Restaurant After BLM Issues “List of Demands”. A rather alarming situation is developing in Louisville, Kentucky, in which local businesses are allegedly being issued demands from Black Lives Matter (BLM) activists and told that if they don’t meet the demands, their business might be “f*cked with.” … Read more

More Bad Breadth

by Dana Lyons We are continuing to see more rallies on bad breadth, a disturbing trend. A few weeks ago, we noted that despite large rallies in the major averages, daily breadth readings were historically weak. The issue is that it is healthier and more supportive of the persistence of a rally when there is broad participation … Read more

US universities collaboration with Chinese military research

Report Finds 250 US Collaborations With Chinese Military-Tied Researchers Epoch Times The U.S. academic community has extensively collaborated with Chinese researchers affiliated with the Chinese military, jeopardizing national security, according to a new report. Analysts at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University found 254 papers in which U.S. researchers collaborated with counterparts from seven top … Read more

First-time gun ownership skyrockets amid riots, increased violence across country: ‘You can’t really be too safe’… 2020 saw more than 2.5M first-time gun owners in first half

Watch the latest video at foxnews.com For years, Carlene and Jake went back-and-forth about purchasing a firearm. The young parents from California – who did not feel comfortable using their last names or more specific identifiers when they spoke with Fox News on Sunday out of concern about possible backlash – said with the country “a little … Read more