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by Dr. Eowyn It is now more than 2½ years since she lost the 2016 presidential election to Donald John Trump, but Hillary Clinton is still bitterly in denial and still coveting the presidency. Last Wednesday, May 29, 2019, Hillary was the keynote speaker at the commencement of more than 2,400 Hunter College students in … Read more
via realclearpolitics: In an interview aired Friday on “CBS This Morning,” Attorney General William Barr explains why he opened an investigation into the origins of the Russia investigation. He doesn’t say what the evidence is, but Barr tells CBS News legal correspondent Jan Crawford that there is evidence that makes him believe senior government officials may … Read more
via nypost: People used to talk about the ends of the university and how the academic establishment was failing its students. Today, more and more people are talking about the end of the university, the idea being that it is time to think about closing them rather than reforming them. Last month at a conference in … Read more
via WSJ: It’s as if nothing happened. Special counsel Robert Mueller and the Justice Department found no wrongdoing by President Trump, so House Democrats stepped up their calls for impeachment. Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler issued a subpoena for millions of pages of evidence gathered by Mr. Mueller, including grand-jury material, which is secret under … Read more
AS HOLLYWOOD THREATENS TO BOYCOTT SHOOTING IN GEORGIA AND OTHER ANTI-ABORTION STATES, I’M REMINDED ON THIS WSJ PIECE OF MINE ON WHY PURSUING HOLLYWOOD IS FOR CHUMPS ANYWAY: The Hollywood Tax Story They Won’t Tell at the Oscars: It’s easy to demand higher levies on the ‘rich’ when your own industry gets $1.5 billion in government … Read more
by sundance In the Michael Flynn sentencing phase Judge Emmet Sullivan requested the Mueller prosecution team provide records related to the case. [Backstory Here] Among other evidence, the judge ordered the government to file on the public docket “the transcript of the voicemail recording” from President Trump’s attorney John Dowd to Michael Flynn. The transcript of that voicemail recording … Read more
by TFittonJW Trying to smile in the face of the corrupt attack on the Republic: (Washington, DC)– Judicial Watch today released the deposition transcript of Eric Boswell, the former Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security during Hillary Clinton’s tenure as Secretary of State, in which he reveals that Hillary Clinton was warned twice against using unsecure … Read more
by David Haggith The 2018-2019 stock bear market is still roaring among several major indices. It has broken all the market’s FAANGs and still shows no signs of backing off. The New York Stock Exchange Composite bear market One of the broadest indices for the US stock market, the NYSE, entered a bear market in January … Read more
31:21 4AM Trump Breaking News 6/1/19 | Sean Hannity Fox News June 31 2019 The Five Fox News 6/1/19 [FULL] : https://youtu.be/sepszsFIuv8 h/t KOS
Via The Babylon Bee MEXICO CITY—Trump recently announced new tariffs against Mexican products. Mexico was quick to retaliate by declaring a 50% increase in the spiciness of hot sauce shipped to the United States. The measure is designed to get back at Trump for his trade war by burning the mouths of all the white … Read more
China’s tit-for-tat tariffs on US-made goods have come into effect. The import tax on over 5,000 items is now 25%. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/9vjo AC
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter The economy is in a “very good place,” says Trump’s man at the Fed. And the Fed’s favorite inflation measure ticks up. The Fed’s message has been that it may consider cutting rates if the economy deteriorates, or if inflation falls further, but the economy is currently in a “very good … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Nasdaq down 8.7% in May. S&P 500 back to Jan 2018. Russell 2000 down 15.7% from peak, back to Sep 2017. FANGMAN except Microsoft get creamed. Stocks were already gunning for the worst May since 2010 when, on the evening before the last trading day, Trump tweeted that he would impose … Read more
"Our Leading Earnings Indicator Paints a Concerning Picture of Earnings Growth" (so no 2h19 rebound?) pic.twitter.com/bzGUYkCMXz — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) June 1, 2019 US Treasury 10yr is 2.157% or -34bps vs the Fed Fund Upper Rate of 2.5% & look at the last time it did that 🥶 You're prolly wondering why? Look at the Asian … Read more
by Stocks45 FAKE NEWS? OBLN Gets Pumped On Seekingalpha According to Tanzeel Akhtar of Benzinga, the reason for OBLN’s sudden price increase was due to a rumor started on SeekingAlpha which claimed Johnson and Johnson was considering buying OBLN for $8.00 per share. The article has since been removed, which raises some red flags. Also, if you … Read more
You don’t need to watch the video or response: Essentially the argument is China has switched to a cashless economy and will the U.S. Arguments for why the US will: 1) China has, fees are lower (Bloomberg released this video on May 20th https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJh_Uir5EMI&t=1s and https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-payment-systems-china-usa/) Arguments against 1) Banks are quite powerful 2) American consumer is a … Read more
May left a mark. Even before heavy losses on Friday , the S&P 500 was on track to suffer a black eye on the monthly chart in the form of a “bearish key reversal.” That’s illustrated in the candlestick chart below, from a Thursday note by George Davis, chief technical strategist at RBC Capital Markets: Key reversals … Read more
$3,550 for individuals and $7,100 for families. https://www.irs.gov/irb/2019-22_IRB#REV-PROC-2019-25
by billFoldDog I just got an email from Chase stating that the credit card agreement was changing to include binding arbitration. I have until 8/10 to “opt out” of giving up my lawful right to petition a real court for actual redress. If you have a chase credit card, keep an eye out. Update: It’s … Read more
“China said it will establish a list of so-called “unreliable” entities it says damage the interests of domestic companies, a sweeping order that could potentially affect thousands of foreign firms as tensions escalate after the U.S. blacklisted Huawei Technologies Co.” At this point in time this is just posturing since they haven’t actually done anything yet … Read more