Last year alone, 1 million of our citizens were lifted out of poverty—a new record.

President Trump is fighting every day for ALL Americans. Last year alone, 1 million of our citizens were lifted out of poverty—a new record. pic.twitter.com/Zs3WRtrpqe — The White House 45 Archived (@WhiteHouse45) December 12, 2018 The US Census Bureau dropped its annual load of statistics on American poverty and income last year, and the data … Read more

AAA Predicts Record-Breaking Holiday Travel

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – AAA is predicting that this holiday season will be a record-breaking year. WEB EXTRA: Read AAA’s complete travel forecast (.pdf) Numbers released Thursday morning show that 112.5 million people are expected to be traveling in the air and on the roads. That’s a 4.4 percent increase over last year’s number. It’s also the highest … Read more

Trump Has Crowd in Frenzy over Coin Toss, Then He Turns and Honors Every Captain on the Field

Jim Hoft for the Gateway Pundit reports, Saturday was a day of politics and football for President Donald Trump, who announced the departure of his chief of staff, nominated a new top military adviser and then threw fist pumps at this year’s Army-Navy football game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl65a1Un7mI Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018…    

Why Your 401k Is A Bad Investment

This video is in response to the countless people who have asked me about 401k’s/retirement accounts. I wanted to completely explain my OPINION about the subject. I know that this may not come off as nice because many people have their life savings in their retirement account or something similar. I mean no disrespect to … Read more

PROBABLY NOTHING – Leveraged Loan Issuance Volume Collapsed, Delinquencies Are Skyrocketing, Buybacks Topped For The Cycle And The Largest Bidder Is About To Go Dark.

The primary loan market felt the effects of broader market volatility in November with at least five transactions being pulled this month. Leveraged loan issuance volume was $65bn, a 48% decline from October. YTD leveraged volume stands at over $1.12trn, down 13% YoY… pic.twitter.com/z2JC02U9F1 — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) December 13, 2018 BBB spreads YoY vs. $SPX … Read more

I Read The News So You Don’t Have To – Market News (Dec. 13, 2018)

by ogordained UNITED STATES Futures can’t seem to make up their mind, indicating a mixed opening Core inflation figures came in line with expectations, clearing the way for another rate hike this month The % of small business planning to increase prices in the next three months rose to its highest level in a decade Retail wages have surged this year along with … Read more

Tom Luongo: People Fed Up W Globalist Takeover

by SP “Have they learned nothing?” The end of France as we know it. Protests like this [yellow vests] and even bigger ones like Catalonian independence are invariably betrayed by the European political establishment.  They become an excuse to move towards tighter control — more cops, more surveillance, crackdowns on free speech, etc. So, sometimes it’s … Read more

The last word (however strangulated) on Brexit.

by John Ward  WordPress keeps telling me their new editor is going to “level up my experience”. My new tablet offers a “main interface description” that suggests I “boot into the default screen lock”. As Geekspeak linguistics are clearly here to stay, this morning I’ve decided to start the day on a “If you can’t beat … Read more

Wow: Insider Just Told Me There Is Already At Least One Indictment With Hillary Clinton’s Name On It

The entire DOJ is either corrupted, being blackmailed, or feckless. Maybe so many years of deep state roots sinking into the system have weeded out the “good” or the “white knights” Let’s not forget corrupt AF Obama was President for 8 years… his AGs were more akin to mafia bosses then attorney generals… they more … Read more

The National Infrastructure Advisory Council just released this report. The council says Electric grid ‘prime target’ of terrorists and Americans are being urged to prepare for the up to six months without electricity, transportation, fuel, money, and healthcare.

EMP worries? PDF warning. https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/NIAC%20Catastrophic%20Power%20Outage%20Study_508%20FINAL.pdf The perfect depopulation weapon, an EMP. If they can keep the reactors from melting down then millions would die. FLASHBACK: THE BLACKOUT OF 2003 I think they’re more worried about a possible coronal ejection from the sun. We’re in a period of extremely low sunspot activity. The atmosphere of the … Read more

THE BEAR IS HERE: Is Your Exit Blocked?

ITM Trading, Released on 12/12/18 Link to the Slides and Sources: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/bear-… I believe that enough risk has now been transferred, to usher in the next financial crisis. Which will most likely be caused by derivative leverage explosions along with evaporating market liquidity. Weekly equity outflow reports and market trading volumes might be telling us that … Read more

Never let a crisis go to waste: Rahm Emanuel calls for gas tax increase

by DCG He apparently hasn’t seen what is happening in France. From ABC 7: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and members of the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus are calling on lawmakers to raise the gas tax as part of a capital bill to pay for much-needed transportation infrastructure repairs and improvements. The proposal would raise the gas tax by 20 to … Read more

Great Global Market Reset

Great Global Market Reset pic.twitter.com/p84YfTwIxE — Live Monitor (@amlivemon) December 13, 2018 https://t.co/DRjPVaKDed — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) December 13, 2018 Hedge Fund Jabre Capital to Return Money to Investors https://t.co/NCOKcG40Nc — mcm-ct.com (@mcm_ct) December 13, 2018 Nissan Is Said To Be Garnering Cash Amid Tensions With Renault Planning To Repatriate $1.1Bln From China — LiveSquawk (@LiveSquawk) … Read more

The Fate of All Municipal Governments – Look to Peoria, Illinois

by Martin Armstrong The governmental system we have is totally corrupt and it outright UNSUSTAINABLE!!!! In Illinois, the city of Peoria has been forced to eliminate 22 firefighter and 16 police positions even after they made 27 layoffs earlier this year. Besides eliminating employees, they are now looking at adding a tax of $50-$300 to per resident try … Read more

The US economy is slowing but how quickly?

by Shaun Richards A feature of recent times has been the way that economic growth forecasts have been trimmed somewhat. This morning has already seen two examples of that as the Swiss National Bank has suggested it will fall from 2.5% this year to 1.5% next, must be awkward that when your official interest-rate is … Read more

The Bubble Bursts: Vancouver Home Prices Plunge 8.5%, Biggest Annual Drop Since 2009

Authored by Steve Saretsky of VancityCondoGuide The sudden shift in the Vancouver housing market has been well documented. In November, home sales across all property types sank to a ten year low for the month. The drop is rather unprecedented considering the current economic backdrop suggests unemployment across Canada has plunged to a 42 year low. And … Read more

Chinese State Media reports another Canadian official detained.

A Chinese state media outlet is reporting that another Canadian citizen has been detained on suspicion of engaging in activities that endanger China’s national security. The report from Northeast News Network, which cites unnamed sources, said the case of Michael Spavor is currently under review. Spavor is the founder of Paektu Cultural Exchange, a Canadian-owned, China-based firm that organizes cultural … Read more

Indian billionaire rents John Kerry and Hillary Clinton along with Beyonce to dance on stage at his daughter’s wedding

Indian billionaire rents John Kerry and Hillary Clinton along with Beyonce to dance on stage at his daughter's wedding. Is no one in America not for sale? https://t.co/yxPIeenxoj — Tarek Fatah (@TarekFatah) December 12, 2018 Clinton and Kerry both attended the wedding festivities for Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal, two insanely rich families. Ambani’s father … Read more