On Wire

Mike Maloney, founder of GoldSilver.com, recently completed a marathon, 81-minute interview with Nicholas Merten of the DataDash YouTube channel. The conversation was far reaching, covering Mike’s entry into the world of precious metals, his alliance with Robert Kiyosaki, and how Mike thinks the next financial crisis may play out.

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Cassandra Fairbanks for the Gateway Pundit reports, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has blocked a third bill to reopen most of the government without funding the wall. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaDVAPQhqqg Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019… The Hill reports, “the Senate GOP leader didn’t explain his objection from the Senate floor but he has warned for weeks that he will … Read more

Ben MArquis for the Conservative Tribune reports, As part of the left’s blind opposition to President Donald Trump — particularly with regard to his illegal immigration policies — a number of Democrats have called for the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4giuzoLt-M Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/hou… As part of the left’s blind opposition to President … Read more

Randy DeSoto for the Western Journal reports, Former Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Tom Homan has appeared regularly on Fox News since the government shutdown began, but said he has not been asked on CNN. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R_colf2_lQ   Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.westernjournal.com/former… Homan told The Daily Caller that his last appearance on CNN in the spring was to … Read more

Glowing space billboards could show ads in the night sky We’re accustomed to being bombarded by ads. TV, radio, smartphones, newspapers and magazines, movie theaters, billboards — all of them feeding us with a steady supply of messages designed to influence our purchasing choices, among other things. Now, though, a Russia-based startup has a plan … Read more

The [DS] is pushing their agenda and using all their ammunition, when the time is right boom. Trump took the hammer to Pelosi and has exposed what they were up to. The caravan is moving towards the border. The code by Maggie is now revealed, it seems that [RBG] will most likely retire this month … Read more

by Graham Summers of Gains, Pains, & Capital This week is options expiration week… Wall Street’s favorite time to ramp the markets in order to insure the maximum number of options contracts expire worthless. THIS, nothing else, is why the markets rallied this week. Tweets from the President or some statement by a Fed official were simply the … Read more

via UPFINA The government shutdown is now 27 days old and shows no sign of letting up. According to Oxford Economics, the shutdown will hurt GDP growth by 0.2% if it continues until the end of the month and 0.6% if it lasts the whole quarter. The longer the shutdown lasts, the larger the multiplier, … Read more

from Financial Survival Network Jordan Goodman asks between the shutdown, trade issues, the deficit, the student loan bubble, the auto loan bubble, etc., what’s an investor to do? The only surprise is that the market hasn’t taken a bigger hit, but there’s time. Interest rates appear to have peaked at the present time, but is that enough … Read more

Via The Babylon Bee U.S.—The economic toll of the government shutdown is growing by the day, and experts now believe the cost of having the government partially closed down is nearly as bad as the economic toll of a functioning government interfering in our economy, businesses, and private decisions in the first place. “It’s really … Read more

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Wow, that was fast. Margin calls. During the ugly stock-market December, whose ugliness bottomed out on Christmas Eve, a nasty November, and the ugliest October anyone can remember, margin debt plunged by a combined $93.8 billion, the most since Q4 2008, after Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy. In December alone, margin … Read more

by sundance In November of last year the New York Post interviewed President Trump asking specifically why he was not declassifying “spygate” documents, and inquiring about the purpose for his reluctance.  President Trump responded: “Maybe it’s better that the public not see what’s been going on with this country.”  Many people were disappointed, but its always been President Trump’s … Read more

Umich confidence is collapsing and the blame goes to the shutdown. China has just extended an olive branch and they will increase trade by 1 trillion during the next 6 years. Trump and the patriots have been talking about the plan for many years, they have not been hiding he plan, actually the plan is … Read more

by ED   “BUZZFEED EDITOR-IN-CHIEF BEN SMITH IS HAVING A TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO-GOOD, VERY-BAD DAY,” Twitchy notes; but we’ll come back to them in just a second. First up, Colby Hall of Mediaite writes, “Buzzfeed News Bombshell Reporter: No We Have Not Seen the Evidence Supporting Our Report:” Anthony Cormier is one of the two investigative reporter at BuzzfeedNews who co-authored … Read more

TradersChoice.net, Released on 1/18/19 Gregory Mannarino started his financial career working for the securities and trading arm of the now defunct Bear Stearns before the dot-com bubble. He is an active trader of the capital markets and has published several books pertaining to finance, global economics, and equity trading; His most recent book is titled Ultimate … Read more

by Jesse Colombo Tesla stock plunged nearly 13% today on news that the company will lay off about 3,000 employees or 7% of its total staff as speculation mounts that demand for its Model 3 sedan is falling. Here’s an excerpt of the email Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk sent to employees: As we all experienced first-hand, … Read more