From Birch Gold Group This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest top stories involving gold and the overall economy. Stories include: Why the gold rally might be different this time, gold could continue to soar if the Fed keeps cutting …
Google’s got a new face-tracking camera for your home. We’ve got questions Google Home and Nest Hub gadgets already feature microphones that are always listening for the words that wake up the Assistant (“OK, Google” or “Hey, Google”). Now, the search giant’s newest gadget for …
Apple may be set to introduce new models of iPhones, but Bill Hudgins has no interest. He’s got himself an iPhone 5S, the phone that Apple stopped supporting in September 2018 with software updates, bug fixes and the like. “I haven’t …
1) They’re not buying brand-new cars 2) And they’re not leasing a new car constantly, either 3) They won’t buy houses they can’t afford 4) They’re not buying things on credit that they can’t pay for 5) They’re not buying …
Authored by Mark Glennon via WirePoints.org, The State of Illinois recently reported its biggest annual financial loss ever. Instead of clear reporting on that, we’ve seen perhaps the most glaring example yet of how the state’s finances can be misunderstood, misreported and …
Via ZeroHedge Blackrock’s Chief Investment Officer, Rick Rieder, best known perhaps for recently suggesting that the ECB should monetize stocks, writes in the Blackrock blog today and highlights the economic policy state-of-play today, and where it may lead to should economic growth falter, productivity not …
By Tsvetana Paraskova Saudi officials have approached some of the richest families in Saudi Arabia about potentially becoming anchor investors in the initial public offering (IPO) of state oil giant Aramco, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing five people familiar with the discussions. …
via physics-astronomy.org: The high pollution in the oceans is a big problem on the planet. According to recent research, it is likely that in the year 2050 we will find more plastic than fish in the waters of the seas, and …
via frontpagemag: The Washington Free Beacon reported Wednesday that “the Obama administration skirted key U.S. sanctions to grant Iran access to billions in hard currency despite public assurances the administration was engaged in no such action, according to a new congressional investigation.” And …
by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong, Elizabeth Warren’s proposal seems to lack any comprehension of the economic impact. She has said: “To put our economy — and our families — on firmer ground, it is essential to reduce household debt both by raising …
by Robert Murphy via Mises John Cochrane has an entertaining and informative blog called “The Grumpy Economist,” offering insights centered in the Chicago School approach that nonetheless will resonate with the Austrian reader. However, in a recent post Cochrane erroneously claimed that people living in high-rent areas …
by Martin Armstrong Margaret Thatcher on the ERM Crisis & why even the euro will fail.
by independenttrader Companies listed on the stock exchange may reward their shareholders in two main ways: by buying back their shares or by paying dividends. Let us remind you the meaning of the former. Share repurchase or buyback is a …
GOP faces must-win race in North Carolina CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Republicans are scrambling to avoid what would be a devastating loss in the special House election in North Carolina’s 9th District. Internal polls from both sides show Republican Dan Bishop and Democrat …
via studyfinds: COLUMBUS, Ohio — The cost of health care in the United States is a controversial topic. For many, health costs are a serious source of stress, particularly with a slumping economy and the potential for a recession on the horizon. …
Financial writer and precious metals expert Bill Holter says a failure to deliver is not a maybe but a sure thing. Holter says, “Whether it is this year or the first few months of next year, it doesn’t matter. It …
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A Year After Armageddon, Stock Traders Stare Into a Familiar Abyss (Bloomberg) — Nobody knew it then, but this time last year, the rallying U.S. stock market was about to begin a plunge that would erase $5 trillion from share …
By Haley Zaremba Last month the United States made the controversial decision to blacklist one of China’s most significant state-owned nuclear power companies. According to an announcement on the United States Federal Register, China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) and …
by BagofBabbish Hussein Hamdy Shaalan Canada Permanent Revocation 01 May 2019 violation Effective 1 May 2019, CFA Institute imposed a Revocation of membership and of the right to use the CFA designation on Hussein Hamdy Shaalan (Montreal, Quebec), a lapsed …
The costs of dodging negative interest rates. By Nick Corbishley, for WOLF STREET: In the event of a market shock, 40% of European funds focused on junk-rated bonds — ironically named “high-yield” funds — would not have enough liquid assets on hand …
by psy_raven “Ask your doctor about Lipitor” Sound familiar? It should. Total sales of that drug since introduction is expected to top $1 Trillion (that’s TRILLION with a T) by the end of 2020. It is the most profitable drug …
by friendly-cephalopod I understand that in a bull market, especially given the current popularity of passive investment, stocks will continue to grow and time spent in the market will outweigh any short term losses But this market has gotten absolutely …
Interestingly this is the longest decline from the cycle peak in the aggregate profit margin. 4 and a half years of almost linear drop but been falling for 7 years! (chart courtesy of my colleague Lydia Boussour). pic.twitter.com/TKbeJcyqqg — Gaurav …
via Gregory Daco: While #markets are getting drunk on the news of a potential China/US summit in next few weeks, we take the sober view that the Sep 1 #tariffs (15% on $112bn) & Oct 1 increase from 25% to …
via freightwaves: Barring an eleventh-hour agreement, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will leave the Universal Postal Union (UPU) on October 17, ending 144 years of U.S. involvement in the international body that governs the exchange of mail and postal parcels between …
By Selco People want definitive solutions, manuals that gonna help them step by step, lead them from point A to point B. It works in any field of life, so it works too in the field of survival. It is …
BY JOHN RUBINO Wayne Jett: bad guys won’t be allowed to keep stolen wealth … Alasdair Macleod: The startling reason gold will run … David Stockman: Can the American Empire survive a failing economy? … Nouriel Roubini: Markets are too …
Via InternationalMan.com, Doug Casey’s Note: David Stockman is a former congressman and director of the Office of Management and Budget under Ronald Reagan. Now, anyone with connections to the government should elevate your suspicion level. But as you’ll see, David …
