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Josh Sigurdson reports on the mass layoffs at countless banks in 2019 going into 2020 as Barclay’s joins the club and lays off over one hundred senior investment bankers. In 2019, there were 77,800 layoffs at big banks throughout the world despite the so-called “bullish” economy. As we see an everything bubble worldwide, banks are … Read more
World’s richest 2,000 people hold more than poorest 4.6 billion combined: Oxfam NAIROBI (Reuters) – The world’s richest 2,153 people controlled more money than the poorest 4.6 billion combined in 2019, while unpaid or underpaid work by women and girls adds three times more to the global economy each year than the technology industry, Oxfam … Read more
Here's a fun example of sentiment and breadth leading price…. the 1987 crash. Sentiment began to diverge and less stocks were making new highs. pic.twitter.com/hKT3MIKDjq — Andrew Thrasher, CMT (@AndrewThrasher) January 19, 2020 Buyback announcements continue to slide, now at two year lows pic.twitter.com/WqtV56R9sw — zerohedge (@zerohedge) January 19, 2020 https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1219029459434688514 "Deja vu all over … Read more
DANA LOESCH: A Note for Fellow Second Amendment Supporters Rallying in Virginia. “Do not be baited. Do not be provoked. You are at an extraordinary moment in history and the rest of us in states, counties, and cities across the country (all of us dealing with rights grabs like you, some at stages earlier than others) are … Read more
Elites on parade: http://archive.ph/dJDcu
by SpontaneousDisorder For those wondering about credit ratings. Cheat Sheet – Corporate Credit Rating Scales by Moody’s, S&P, and Fitch
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc’s <TSLA.O> overall vehicle registrations nearly halved in the U.S. state of California during the fourth quarter, according to a Dominion Cross-Sell report, which collates data from state motor vehicle records. The massive drop comes as tax credit for Tesla buyers ended in 2019. It had fallen to $3,750 at the start … Read more
RT America, Released on 1/17/20 Jimmy Dore and Brigida Santos discuss efforts by House Democrats to limit President Donald Trump’s ability to engage in war with Iran without congressional approval. Will the Senate also approve the War Powers Resolution? Jimmy and Brigida also reveal the Department of Homeland Security’s new DNA collection program at the … Read more
By Mining.com Global miners will have to get ready to deal with the increasing threat from civil unrest, following last year’s succession of dramatic — and in several cases unforeseen — social explosions in almost 50 countries, including highly popular mining jurisdictions such as Chile, Mali, Guinea, Congo and Zimbabwe. According to risk consultancy Verisk … Read more
Other than the year 2017, the number of movie tickets sold in the U.S. this year is the lowest since 1995. Throughout last year, Americans purchased 1.244 billion movie admissions, which is five percent lower than last year and only a little higher than the number sold in 2017 — and 2017 is the worst year … Read more
30-second timelapse of 24 hours of snowfall in Newfoundland, Canada. https://i.imgur.com/OHrCPv9.mp4 MONSTER BLIZZARD DROPS RECORD SNOW IN CANADA… ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland (AP) — Newfoundland’s premier asked for the Canadian military’s help Saturday as residents of the province’s capital struggled to tunnel out from homes buried by the heaviest snowfall ever recorded in St. John’s. … Read more
Travelers from China are being screened at US airports for a mysterious new virus that’s killed 2 and sickened dozens Passengers from China arriving in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York will be screened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for a mysterious new virus that’s killed two and sickened dozens in … Read more
by Brian Maher via Daily Reckoning Stocks were up and away this morning, aloft on happy wings. And as stocks went up… records came down. Both the Dow Jones and S&P established fresh highs today. Today is — after all — when the United States and China stowed their differences… and came formally to terms. President Trump and … Read more
by Dr. Eowyn The Port of Long Beach, California is the second-busiest port in the United States and one of the world’s busiest seaports, a leading gateway for trade between the United States and Asia. It supports more than 2.6 million jobs nationally and generates billions of dollars in economic activity each year. Founded in 1911, … Read more
by Dr. Eowyn On January 8, 2020, after British taxpayers had spent $41.9 million (£32 million) on their wedding less than two years ago in May 2018, and another $3 million on refurbishing their residence Frogmore Cottage (including a copper bath tub and a yoga floor), eco-hypocrites Prince Harry, 35, and his D-list Hollywood-actress wife Meghan Markle, 38, sparked … Read more
