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by Charles Hugh-Smith These three dynamics render capital increasingly vulnerable to catastrophic losses as backstops and distorted markets fail. The undeniable reality of the 21st century economy is that capital has gained while labor has stagnated. While various critics quibbled about his methodology, Thomas Piketty’s core finding–that capital expanded faster than GDP and wages/salaries (i.e. earned … Read more
by John Rubino The past couple of years have been brutal for precious metals mining stocks. Gold and silver went down a little while the miners went down a lot – four times as much to be exact. That’s painful but not surprising. The miners, being in effect options on the underlying metals, tend to … Read more
https://twitter.com/StockBoardAsset/status/1079383545561468929 5. North American institutional investor confidence in the toilet — ongoing "de-risking" by the largest investors… $SPX $SPY pic.twitter.com/LKQ0dGc94s — Callum Thomas (@Callum_Thomas) December 29, 2018 Volatile financial markets and softer economic data has led Goldman Sachs to trim its expectations for growth in 2019 Goldman Sachs cuts growth forecast for first half of … Read more
2018, the year that will go down in history as the blowoff in the Grand supercycle wave 5 pic.twitter.com/5cJ9Fqmz6T — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) December 30, 2018 wow, one for the record books: Remember, Remember, the great crash of December 2018 pic.twitter.com/DAtX2MPBBk — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) December 30, 2018 bears are taking over the world pic.twitter.com/XHC677nC4K — Alastair … Read more
by gorillaz0e Graph of this issue: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Du-GFSTUYAAj-9B.jpg This year’s top-performing asset class isn’t stocks, bonds, commodities, or real estate. And no, it’s not crypto-currency either. It is cash. That’s right. Cash is the top performing asset class year-to-date. Beating out U.S. stocks, global stocks, investment grade bonds, junk bonds, commodities, real estate, you name it… Cash … Read more
via philly: “Inescapable.” “It’s a constant stressor.” “I see no way out.” What do professors, real estate agents, farmers, business executives, computer programmers, and store clerks have in common? They’re not immune to the harsh reality of living paycheck to paycheck, according to dozens of people who responded to a Washington Post inquiry on Twitter. They’re … Read more
In the first patent, Google imagines devices that would scan and analyze the surroundings of your home, then offer you content based on what they detect. via theatlantic: It’s a familiar feeling: Type something into Google’s search bar, and then start seeing ads for it everywhere. Sometimes you don’t even need to search—Google’s already triangulated your … Read more
Rudy Giuliani: Over My Dead Body will President Trump Sit Down with Corrupt Mueller Special Counsel
As is being reported by numerous sources an 8 year old boy died recently while in custody of Border Patrol agents. Another immigrant child has died while in US custody, detained by government border agents https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/another-immigrant-child-has-died-while-in-us-custody-detained-by-government-border-agents/news-story/e14cd5b51e1ae4cf5d46eacbccda01b4 What MSM is failing to report is that the child was sent back to the detention center with a … Read more
via Sarah Cooper: Like everyone, appearing smart during meetings is my top priority. Sometimes this can be difficult if you start daydreaming about your next vacation, your next nap, or bacon. When this happens, it’s good to have some fallback tricks to fall back on. Here are my ten favorite tricks for quickly appearing smart during … Read more
by Thinker Using a government office and tax dollars for personal gain or for a group that has spent most of its time stopping the “TRUTH???” History continues to show more negative stories than positive ones from most of the agencies of government that are supposed to protect. A number of top officials have stepped … Read more
by axolotl_peyotl Why does the US government need to pay interest to the Federal Reserve to have new currency put into circulation? I have not found a single, solitary answer from a proponent of the Federal Reserve System, not even a lame or bad answer. This article discusses one of the key issues that is … Read more
Corporations in gaming and social media are exploiting psychology to create feedback loops, which is causing an epidemic of more isolation, rise in mental health problems, and more dependency on tech for our needs. They want people complacent, sick, and spending money for easier control. via vox: A group of psychologists say kids are suffering from … Read more
via Brendan Brown, the Head of Economic Research at Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International via Mises.org The profound question which transcends all this day-to-day market drama over the holidays is the nature of the economic slowdown now occurring globally. This slowdown can be seen both inside and outside the US. In reviewing the laboratory of history — especially … Read more
There’s been a lot of controversy involving the pedophile rings in the government institutions so this is a good reminder. Anderson Cooper talked about massive pedophile rings involving a lot of US government officials many years ago, but this was ignored by the rest of the MSM. h/t HibikiSS
“Millions of French citizens have been violently demonstrating across France for the last month. They are known as the gilets jaunes, or “yellow jackets”. The protestors wear the yellow high-viz jacket, that is common on building sites and airports. It’s a powerful totem for the French deplorables, a unifying symbol of ordinary, working class folk across … Read more
It is common knowledge that Theresa May’s husband Philip essentially acts as the unofficial advisor to the Prime Minister.. Whilst it is pretty obvious that almost all married couples act as informal advisors to each other.. the PM’s husband has such a great influence over his wife’s decisions is made all the more worrying by … Read more
This is a heck of a good idea, force teachers to stick to what they were hired to do, not preach against one party or the other. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3l4n6A3z58 and, not to post alot of threads, saw this first and whew this man is not afraid to tell it like it is! I really didnt think … Read more
by WhereIsFiber Regarding our country’s “Defense” spending, the 21 Trillion dollars in missing money and highly unusual adjustments covers just the years 1998 to 2015 (a 17-year period). (The title above says 1988, but titles can’t be edited after submission.) Yes, there are differences between actual missing money, unusual adjustments, and the same transaction being counted multiple times on … Read more
Christian Leader Franklin Graham Banned from Facebook Facebook eliminated at least 1.5 billion links to conservative articles since 2017. If you add additional websites like The Gateway Pundit, Infowars, Young Cons, Right Wing News, etc. the number tops 2 billion easy. It is Facebook’s gift to the Democrat Party. Facebook will never allow conservatives to … Read more
Infowars, Released on 12/28/18 Peter Schiff is an internationally recognized economist specializing in the foreign equity, currency and gold markets. Mr. made his name as President and Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital. He frequently delivers lectures at major economic and investment conferences, and is quoted often in the print media, including the Wall Street Journal, New … Read more
via MishTalk: The number of US Treasury bond inversions took a big leap today. I count 5 inversions, three of them with the 1-Yr bill. In this snapshot, the 5-year, 3-year, and 2-year treasury yields inverted with the 1-year yield. In addition, the 3-year yield inverted with the 2-year yield and the 3-month with the 1-month. … Read more
Host of the popular radio show “Operation Freedom” Dr. Dave Janda warns about the massive debt problems the world is facing and the coming economic reset. Dr. Janda says Trump is correct when he says, “The real problem is the Fed and not China.” Janda says the Deep State “rigged the economy to implode” with … Read more
by DCG Obviously banning guns means nothing, absolutely nothing, to those who are determined to break the law. From The Guardian: Police and border officials are struggling to stop a rising supply of illegal firearms being smuggled into Britain, a senior police chief has warned. Chief constable Andy Cooke, the national police lead for serious and organised … Read more