by Geoffrey Grider Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh secured the 50 votes he needs to be confirmed to the Supreme Court, as Maine GOP Sen. Susan Collins announced she would support him. In an amazing climax to an already stunning process, …
https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1048030740586405889 Debt market > stock market With 3 months to go, US Bonds (Barclays Agg) are on pace for their worst year in history… pic.twitter.com/3wKVT591ux — Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) October 5, 2018 From the market bottom in 2009 to now, …
by Alexander Trigaux, Editor, GoldSilver We casually refer to “the stock market” all the time. And whatever the Dow Jones, the S&P 500, and the Nasdaq are doing is generally accepted as how “the market” is doing. But there are about …
ACLU’s Faiz Shakir Criticizes Trump for over-using word ‘America,’ says it’s ‘Exclusionary’ Articles like these are what is causing the division among Americans. https://www.salon.com/2018/10/05/fox-news-is-turning-brett-kavanaugh-into-a-symbol-of-white-grievance/ h/t Mccruise
Damned pair of outright LIARS! Feinstein looks terrified of what’s coming out of Schumer’s lying mouth! UFS
Last time rates soared like this, the stock market dropped double-digits from CNBC. via CNBC: Interest rates are surging in the U.S. and around the world, sending shock waves through equity markets. The last time this kind of breakout in …
by 83wonder I’ve paid for prime since it was available, and lately I’ve noticed it’s gotten increasingly worse with shipping. FYI – Prime doesn’t mean you will get an item in 2 days, it means you should get the item 2 days after it ships, …
via dailysignal: Protesters against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh chased down Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., at Reagan National Airport just outside Washington, D.C. As Paul was exiting the airport Monday, the group of several women began shouting at Paul, asking him if he …
by FS China is slowing down, and tariff troubles are only making this fear worse. We spoke with Shehzad Qazi, managing director at China Beige Book International, about his thoughts on China’s weakening economic conditions. For audio, see China Seeing an …
In this video, Bill O’Reilly says that when every nasty unsubstantiated allegation about Kavanaugh comes out, even from disreputable people, the news media rams it down our throats, while any exculpatory news about Kavanaugh is not presented. O’Reilly says there …
via Facebook: Well, we can’t have an actual serial sexual predator being quoted when there’s a fake one in need of persecution. SEEN ON FACEBOOK: TEXAS: UT alumnus starts Facebook group to combat perceived liberal bias on campus. “Perceived.” h/t SG
from Financial Survival Network Danielle Park notes that ETF’s (exchange traded funds) are all the rage on Wall Street. They’ve seemingly eliminated the need to be a stock picker. Just choose a sector, buy the EFT, set it and forget it. But …
by Martin Armstrong Ever since the Socialists took over New Zealand, it demonstrates how they presume everyone is guilty and they might be hiding money that they can confiscate all because rich bastards are not entitled to what they earn …
By Harry Dent Bubbles are self-defeating. Their success is what eventually kills them. The same is true for cycles. Take the urbanization cycle for example… As a population urbanizes, people get wealthier. But more affluent urbanites have fewer kids and …
IN THE NEW PRUDES, author/illustrator Christopher R. Taylor writes: The people who told us “love the one you’re with” and “if her daddy’s rich take her out for a meal, if her daddy’s poor, just do what you feel” are now …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter The “up to” begins to matter for the first time. The Fed released its weekly balance sheet Thursday afternoon. Over the four-week period from September 6 through October 3, total assets on the Fed’s balance sheet dropped by …
Being a politician in Italy comes with facing off against powerful criminal conspirators. The effect on the political climate of the country is discussed. Italy is not the only country with an organized crime problem. But movies and TV shows …
by Thinker As the push towards 5G-powered “Smart” surveillance cities begins across the United States the Federal Communications Commission has approved a new rule limiting the power of local authorities. by Derrick Broze On Monday October 1st, Sacramento, Houston, Indianapolis …
via GPC As we have been warning repeatedly over the last few months, the Powell Fed is totally unlike the Bernanke or Yellen Feds. Former Fed Chairs Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen were “married” to the bull market in stocks. …
by jessefelder I get asked all the time where to look to take advantage of the growing opportunities outside of the purview of the passive mania. Well, I can’t find a more obvious sector than the precious metals miners. It looks to me like …
by Ruby Henley Although it has been disputed by some Fact Check sites that the group ‘CENTER FOR POPULAR DEMOCRACY’ is connected to George Soros, the group is heavily funded by Soros. I wrote an article several days back …
By Doug “Uncola” Lynn via TheBurningPlatform.com We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it. Power is not a means; it is an end. – George Orwell, “1984”, part 3, chapter 3, Tyranny: 1 : …
by Thinker Well, when you’ve lied to rob the people of almost everything they have, what would you do to keep the rest of the world from knowing??? Words and actions are continuing to show the people who has the …
Do you think that rising interest rates will play a SMALL or BIG role in prices? When you look at home sales, this must be broken down by country, region, and all the way down to the neighbourhood of a …
by WARREN MOSLER A bit stronger than expected, but still trending lower, particularly adjusted for population: Highlights Unit sales of motor vehicle proved very strong in September, rising sharply to a 17.4 million annualized rate from 16.6 million in August. …
by Egon von Greyerz The coming gold and silver surge is guaranteed. It is not a question of IF but only WHEN. Initially, the imminent revaluation of the precious metals will have nothing to do with an investment mania but …
by Alexander Trigaux, Editor, GoldSilver The President. The Senate. The House. Their silence on the issue tells you all you need to know. Forget any semblance of fiscal responsibility. Washington has completely given up on bare-bones fiscal sanity. What would …
by SpontaneousDisorder Source: https://twitter.com/sentimentrader/status/1047470933445922816 Small caps are diverging with big caps: https://twitter.com/SoberLook/status/1047327180651470849 John Hussman has posted some charts of the markets poor breadth. (It looks like his latest article has some info on this, not read it just yet.) https://twitter.com/hussmanjp …
via jugglingdynamite: As government revenues fall, deficits compound and debt levels leap, corporate executives have been directing the corporate cash freed up from recent tax breaks to pump up their company share prices with buybacks, while dumping their own personal holdings …
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