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A team of Israeli researchers has “printed” the world’s first 3-D vascularized, engineered heart. On Monday, a team of Tel Aviv University researchers revealed the heart, which was made using a patient’s own cells and biological material. Until now, scientists have successfully printed only simple tissues without blood vessels. “This is the first time … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTW4ZIT6Ikc There also telling them everything is free.
by Michael Snyder Since the last financial crisis, we have witnessed the greatest corporate debt binge in U.S. history. Corporate debt has more than doubled since then, and it is now sitting at a grand total of more than 9 trillion dollars. Of course there have been other colossal corporate debt binges throughout our history, … Read more
by Michael Snyder “Florida Man” just keeps getting into more trouble. In recent years, “Florida Man” has become one of the Internet’s hottest memes, and there is never a shortage of new material because residents of the state seem to have a knack for getting arrested for some of the most bizarre crimes imaginable. So … Read more
by Charles Hugh-Smith There are no extreme “fixes” to secular declines in sales, profits, employment, tax revenues and asset prices. The saying “never let a crisis go to waste” embodies several truths worth pondering as the stock market nears new highs. One truth is that extreme policies that would raise objections in typical times can be … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter A stock market that is so uniquely dependent on corporations buying back their own shares in record amounts is in a very fragile position because share buybacks have a history of suddenly getting slashed when times get tough. And then, who’ll be the buyers? (11 minutes)
5G is coming to the US, this will be need to usher in the blockchain so we can transition into a new economy. Trump is controlling the narrative, he tweeted out and hammered the Fed, this is all planned. The Patriots are now on the offensive and the [CB] is on the defensive. The IMF … Read more
EVERYTHING IS WONDERFULMARKETS ARE CHEAPSENTIMENT IS MODESTA US TRADE DEAL WILL FIX EVERYTHING [NOT] https://t.co/AFDP32xwQX — mcm-ct.com (@mcm_ct) April 15, 2019 Remember China March trade, esp imports contracting further? Want to see wut it looks like per country breakdown? It's ugly. Everyone is seeing Chinese demand slowing, even France😬. Red everywhere. Even stellar Australian exports … Read more
You've probably noticed that $VIX has gone from over-20 to under-12 within 60 trading days (about 3 months). Would you like to see on a $SPX chart every time that's happened in the past? Bears see 2007.Bulls see almost everything else. pic.twitter.com/SIFu3oyPZq — OddStats (@OddStats) April 14, 2019 Early 2018 marked an important top — … Read more
Gold implied vol now at all-time lows! Meanwhile: Near 50% of US yield curve inverted. Stocks near record overvalued.Record margins.Longest bull market ever.Outrageously bullish sentiment.Fed flipped dovish.Record global debt/GDP. Nothing wrong here… pic.twitter.com/EnusG9yTER — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) April 14, 2019
via @crossbordercap: Cross-border flows have jumped higher, underscoring the renewed confidence of international capital ask act@liquidity.com for the reports.?
via @AndysCycles: The index is 2.33 times more expensive than it was at the top of the housing bubble. 3 valuation charts for your amusement. Corporate profits up 3% per year since 2006. $SPX over total business sales at all-time high. SPX over total construction spending at all-time high.
Most S&P 500 firms repurchase some shares though 10 firms made up 31% of all buybacks in 2018, Goldman has calculated. Apple has spent $74bn on share buybacks, 2.5 times more than it spent on Capex + R&D. Overall buyback growth in 2018 way higher than Capex growth. pic.twitter.com/V2KLs008OH — Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) April 13, … Read more
🎩Warren Buffet Indicator>Signals Bearish bias.Have Uheard from him?👂Tks once again @CoryLVenable @ThePitBoss16 @TradersCom @Lizardjb3 @OccupyWisdom @hks55 @SpeculaThor @mgftzgd @LordPolemos @StockBoardAsset @TaviCosta @EconGlobal @Analyst_G @Simple_Trends @PMack1224 @mcm_ct pic.twitter.com/ntcCjfntcV — Antonio Pérez-Algás (@apanalis) April 13, 2019
I Love My Freedom reports, President Donald Trump is planning to send a $23.6 billion message to Mexico, and illegal aliens will be effected the most by the move. The White House is preparing to target remittance payments made by illegal immigrants in the wake of the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMWhG1uDWV0 Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: … Read more
This is a video that I needed to make as part of the free eCourse. I’ve never discussed shorting much before because I think it’s dangerous. I’ve never recommended it because you seriously need to know how to time the market. I just wanted to specifically outline what shorting is for those who aren’t aware … Read more
Collin Rugg from I Love My Freedom reports, During a hearing on Capitol Hill, Attorney General William Barr announced that he has reason to believe that the Trump Campaign was spied on before the 2016 election. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df3q-h8KjAQ Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://ilovemyfreedom.org/watch-medi…
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Here’s how it works. Meanwhile, the media is busy publishing real-estate industry hype. This is a shorter, less angry version of my podcast last Sunday (as many have found out, I’m freer when I talk than when I write). It’s now a standard theme in San Francisco and Silicon Valley conversations, and it’s … Read more
By David Stockman Greece’s 5-Year Trades Below 5-Year UST So unlike 1999, when it was Nasdaq prices that set Edwards off, this time it was the yield on the Greek 5Y government bond that inspired shock in the SocGen strategist, to wit: “I certainly think the decline in the 5y Greek government bond yield to 2.28%, … Read more