For More Information See: https://www.washingtonpost.com/busine… https://www.activistpost.com/2018/07/… https://www.healthnutnews.com/recap-o…
by stockboardasset It has been almost 70 years since George Orwell’s dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four was published, but now, some of his forward-looking warnings are starting to be realized in 2018. Take this stunning letter from Senators Edward Markey, D-Mass., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., who told the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Joseph Simmons last Thursday that internet-connected … Read more
via americanbanker: hen Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell faces lawmakers this week, one big question will almost certainly be: Is the central bank playing favorites among the big banks? Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, ranking member on the Banking Committee, criticized the agency for its latest round of stress test results earlier this … Read more
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Eurozone growth could be derailed by escalating trade wars and the threat of more tariffs on goods from the US. via PAUL WITHERS The fund said it had cut its 2018 growth forecasts for Eurozone countries, including Britain, because of softer-than-expected first quarter performance coupled with tighter financial conditions due to … Read more
by stock_throwaway_123 Throwaway account since I’m giving actual dollar values here. I do data-driven short-term trading via a homegrown system, and I got burned by brokerage behavior I hadn’t known was possible. So, last month my system told me to short INNT from to June 18th to July 16th. I opened a short position on … Read more
S&P 500 dividend yield less 3-month T-bill yield – 3-Month Treasury Bill yield closes above 2% for the first time since June 2008. 10-year high.
Companies are investing as much as they need. Capex is not risng as much as central planners expect, that is all. Not because corporations are evil or stupid or lazy, but because overcapacity and risks outweigh returns. The Rise of Zombie Companies, And Why It Matters To You The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) has … Read more
by Thinker When there isn’t anyone counting the free tax dollars flowing in, its easy to see how the Pentagon has gone from $2.3 trillion to over $9 trillion U.S. tax dollars. Lost, can’t find, don’t know where it went? Looks like some in up in the toilet and the rest in a bank account … Read more
by Thinker Mainstream media lies and corruption are sending no only Black Americans toward the Republican party, and many in the LGBTQ communities. Change is happening in the USA and it isn’t going the Obama way. Trump transferred the power back to the people and they are taking advantage of it to awaken others to … Read more
by Michael Snyder The trade war has barely just begun, and yet significant ripple effects are already being felt all across the U.S. economy. Once thriving businesses are on the verge of failure, workers are being laid off, and some sectors of the economy are witnessing enormous price hikes. Right now the mainstream media is absolutely fixated on … Read more