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We are ‘worst prepared’ for a crisis in the post-war era, IIF CEO says from CNBC. via CNBC: Government debt hit $66 trillion through the end of 2018, or about 80 percent of global GDP, according to Fitch Ratings. An official at the agency said the high debt levels could hamper countries as financial conditions … Read more
via fortlauderdaledaily: Just like any treasure hunt, the details are sketchy, a modern-day version of a deserted island map, with an X marking the spot. But here’s what we know. Back in 2010, famed treasure hunter Tommy Thompson told his girlfriend to show up to a self-storage facility in Fort Lauderdale. She had briefcases—they can’t recall … Read more
by jessefelder Last month, when stocks were tanking, there was a lot of talk about “algos” and how the computers were responsible for the waterfall decline. It’s true that, as recently reported by the Wall Street Journal, “Roughly 85% of all trading is on autopilot—controlled by machines, models, or passive investing formulas, creating an unprecedented trading … Read more
They’re looking to sue those that instigated violence and doxing. That’s the only way to get these leftiest pricks attention. Triggered all over a hat and a smirk. What an embarrassment America has become. DM
“You said recently that sharia law is compatible with Canadian values” “You sold Canada out to your globalist friends… How much are they paying you” h/t Evangelina
via breitbart: The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) is demanding Europe create “culturally sensitive, refugee-friendly healthcare systems” which provide equal access to public health services for third world migrants “regardless of their legal status”. In its first report on the health of non-European migrants living on the continent, WHO Europe cites “xenophobia” and “sovereignism” — the defence of … Read more
Dang! This is downright terrifying for you Canadians. The cops probably can use SWAT powers to utterly destroy your entire residence in order to coerce you to submit to a breathalyzer test. Out in public probably strip search you regardless where you are and literally rape or sexually molest you repeatedly in public too. Canada’s Police State … Read more
Dave Kranzler of Investment Reserach Dynamics interviewed by Elijah Johnson of Silver Doctors The stock market is bouncing, but not based on fundamental strength of the economy. The current volatility in the stock market is a sign of instability. Markets have further to fall, he says, so be wary of talk about a strong market. Precious metals are on the rise, and … Read more
https://youtu.be/hhhwhpgnvPs JUSTIFIED: Lawyer for Covington Catholic Families Gives Media 48 Hours to ‘Retract and Correct’ Smears. “Lawsuits will start to occur next week.” Robert Barnes, the lawyer representing the Covington Catholic High School kids who were smeared by the media, is warning reporters, celebrities, and others with large media platforms that they have until Friday to correct … Read more
by theinfinitelight There are cows in over 80% of U.S. Dairy farms that have been testing positive for the Bovine Leukemia Virus, and they are doing almost nothing about it except rolling in the profits $$$$$ and probably laughing at us for eating their disease infected cattle. http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/nahms/dairy/downloads/dairy07/Dairy07_is_BLV.pdf They have known about this since 1969! … Read more
Andrew Kugle for the Washington Free Beacon reports, Rep. Tom Malinowski (D., N.J.) said that “the most painful concession” for him would be to vote for border wall funding. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaWJhYTsYSY Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://freebeacon.com/issues/dem-con… Rep. Tom Malinowski (D., N.J.) said on Monday that the most painful concession for him would be to vote for border wall … Read more
Jim Hoft for the Gateway Pundit reports, Committed Socialist and Democrat Party mouthpiece Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) went off on the American capitalist system on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D4VqjiRNLk Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019… FOX News reported: When asked whether “a world that allows for billionaires” is “a moral outcome,” Ocasio-Cortez responded: “No it’s not. … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvz_ALN3j4g Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: CNN
On fox just now https://www.wjhg.com/content/news/Pres-Trump-wants-to-deliver-State-of-Union-next-week-as-planned-504749072.html President Donald Trump says he will do an “alternative” event since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has blocked him from giving his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress while the government remains partially shut down. Trump at the White House Wednesday said the cancellation was a … Read more
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2019/roll043.xml Including the Democrat which proposed the measure SPEZ for references: https://projects.propublica.org/represent/bills/116/hjres28 Introduced to the House by Nita M. Lowey (Democrat. New York) And she is, clearly, included within the Nay column. h/t betany
via thefreethoughtproject: The free thinking argument, that blows away the notion of illegal prostitution, is that of pornography. Pornography, or porn, is nothing more than prostitution that has been state-sanctioned, taxed, filmed, and distributed. However, because it is taxed — politicians have generally left it alone — until now. A ridiculous new way for the state … Read more
From Birch Gold Group A lot can happen between now and 2034. If you were to listen to a consensus from experts, you’d hear Social Security could run out of money in about 15 years. This idea was recently addressed in a MarketWatch article, which included this potential result: As most retirees and soon-to-retirees already know, Social … Read more
BY JOHN MAULDIN Many analysts doubt a n0-deal Brexit is likely. They think some last-minute agreement will emerge. In theory, a “hard” Brexit is in no one’s interest. It makes no sense, the logic goes. So it won’t happen. The problem is that politicians may have entirely different interests. And they happen to miscalculate. If governments … Read more
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by Chris One narrative is that US oil companies, displaying the usual plucky ingenuity, are finding ways to extract more and more oil from shale at lower and lower costs. A different narrative says that they’ve been overstating the results and buring cash to maintain that illusion. A prominent oil field servicing company, Shlumberger, with … Read more
via northmantrader: Mella sent the post below to clients earlier in the month and highlights a critically important charting lesson: How to utilize $VIX and other volatility products to signal not only coming risk moves but also to identify key market turning points. While markets may surprise to the upside and downside volatility patterns often signal the … Read more
by TFittonJW Not happy. Not surprised, but not happy. https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-senate-ethics-committee-gives-sen-cory-booker-a-pass-for-purposely-violating-rules-to-try-to-torpedo-kavanaugh-nomination/ (Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics has refused to take action against Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), who admitted to willfully violating Senate rules by releasing confidential records regarding then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s time as a White House counsel. The … Read more
The China War is real. China is figuring out how to fight it. America is figuring out how to sell it. Our General Petraeus was at the Raisina Dialogue in India. According to a tweet from an attendee, he told the assembly: Petraeus: US declaration of a new Cold War on China is defining issue, … Read more
BY PATRICK WATSON Around this time last year, I wrote: “Stronger-than-expected wage growth will make the Fed see inflation, tighten policy more than presently expected, and probably send stock prices lower.” Sure enough, the Fed tightened more than people thought it would. And stock prices indeed dropped. But I also said the best long-term outcome of higher … Read more
Amazon Starts Testing ‘Scout’ Delivery Robots Near Seattle E-commerce giant brings automation to expensive last-mile Cooler-sized bots will operate Monday to Friday during day Amazon.com Inc. will use robots to deliver packages in the suburbs north of Seattle, its latest experiment to automate the last-mile of delivery that’s a labor-intensive and costly component of buying products … Read more