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Multiple States Join Lawsuit Against Google

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Alas­ka, Flori­da, Mon­tana, Neva­da, and Puer­to Rico have joined a law­suit filed by Texas and oth­ers against Google, which accuse it of break­ing antitrust law to boost its already dom­i­nant online adver­tis­ing busi­ness, Texas Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton said on Tuesday. The law­suit was one of five filed last year by the fed­er­al gov­ern­ment or … Read more

Alibaba’s browser has reportedly been deleted from Chinese app stores

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https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/16/alibabas-uc-browser-deleted-from-android-app-stores-in-china.html Alibaba’s internet browser has been removed from several app stores in China, according to a report from The Financial Times on Tuesday. Android app stores including those operated by Huawei, Xiaomi and Tencent have reportedly blocked downloads or removed Alibaba’s “UC Browser.” CNBC was unable to immediately confirm the report. It comes after the UC Browser was … Read more

Credit Karma Tax is 100% free (Fed + State) “no matter your tax situation”

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by GooeyZeus https://www.creditkarma.com/tax Just finished up my taxes. Would highly recommend. It was super easy despite having retirement, investment, self-employment, and regular income to file. EDIT: Just wanted to summarize some of the comments. Apparently, Credit Karma Tax isn’t free for every tax situation, but it does cover most of them. There’s also been some … Read more

Biden CANCELS 4th of July Event, Seconds Later Gov Kristi Noem Comes Out SWINGING For America

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sE2Y48eD9U Chris Donaldson from Trending Politis reports, The Biden regime has delivered another blow against freedom with a ban on Fourth Of July fireworks at Mount Rushmore, the iconic monument that is hated with a purple passion by the anti-American left. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://trendingpolitics.com/bidens-a…

Blue States Move to Tax PPP Loans

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Late last year, a thorn emerged in the side of the historically successful Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which provided $525 billion in forgivable loans to more than 5 million American small businesses hurt by the pandemic. Suddenly, business owners feared facing a tax consequence for the aid they received. Though the PPP funds themselves were nontaxable, … Read more

NICE: DuckDuckGo uses App Store privacy labels to call out Google for ‘spying’ on users.

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Google is slowly updating its many iOS applications with App Store privacy labels, detailing the type of data it collects from users. The Google and Chrome applications were recently updated with these new labels, and DuckDuckGo is already using them to its advantage. In a post on Twitter this afternoon, DuckDuckGo took issue with Google’s privacy labels … Read more

Dems Roll Out D‑Day Plan To Save Newsom From Imminent Recall

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Watch the latest video at foxnews.com Democrats are rallying behind California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s effort to defend himself from a recall effort, which his campaign is attempting to characterize as an effort supported by right-wing extremists. Democrats unveiled an effort to combat the recall effort, dubbed “Stop the Republican Recall,” which has the support of Senators Elizabeth Warren, … Read more

PRIORITIES: Biden’s ‘Rescue Plan’ Will Sic the IRS on Anyone Who Earns $600 in the Gig Economy.

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via Reason: Buried inside the 600-page bill that’s ostensibly meant to provide pandemic relief is a provision requiring gig economy platforms to report information to the IRS about all users who earn at least $600 in a year. Previously, platforms were only required to provide the IRS with information on users who made at least … Read more

New Normal: High Unemployment, Near-Zero Interest Rates and Out of Control Inflation

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From Birch Gold Group Since the pandemic began a year ago, the term “new normal” has become part of the American lexicon. Not “new” as in better or improved. But rather “new” as in contrast to the way things used to be. Much of the mainstream discussion argues that returning to the “old” normal isn’t likely to happen. … Read more

#Technically Speaking: Another Way To Look At Long-Term Bubble Cycles

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by Lance Roberts Yes. We are in a stock market bubble. But what if conventional methods of examining market cycles miss a crucial point? While we often talk about parts of cycles (bull or bear), exploring the full-market cycle may provide another way to look at long-term bubble cycles. The Speculative Cycle Charles Kindleberger suggested that speculative manias typically … Read more

Has the IMF become a Fascist Organization?

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by Martin Armstrong The entire world of economics has been abandoned without actually admitting it has failed. Even the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is throwing in the towel without actually admitting its policies have totally failed. The IMF was the bastion of Keynesianism, supporting economic Neoliberalism. Of course, the head of the IMF is on … Read more

What People Do Not Understand About Cryptocurrency

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by Martin Armstrong There seems to be a HUGE gap in what people think about cryptocurrency. The European Central Bank (ECB) is working on a scheme to launch “digital euro central bank money” as soon as possible. Many economists praise the project as an “innovation,” as an important and indispensable step in an increasingly digitized … Read more