Breaking news, updates, and reports on current events.
via nationaljournal: “This week offered more evidence that moderation is the key for the party to win back the blue-wall states that Trump carried in 2016.” The main lesson of the 2018 midterms was that Democrats won back the House by nominating pragmatic candidates reflective of the centrist districts that they represent. Less publicized is the … Read more
by Lance Roberts Last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) published the March monthly “employment report” which showed an increase in employment of 196,000 jobs. As Mike Shedlock noted on Friday: “The change in total non-farm payroll employment for January was revised up from +311,000 to +312,000, and the change for February was revised up from +20,000 to … Read more
This video emerged on the internet recently, reportedly from Shenzhen, showing a woman detained by police for internet posts she had made. This appears to be the initial post: https://twitter.com/LrBlUA8AsssKdx4/s…
For More Information See: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/he… https://www.cdc.gov/fungal/candida-au… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsF4g…
by TFittonJW Intelligence IG Details ‘Hundreds’ of Classified Emails and Suggests Entire ‘Collection’ Could Be Classified (Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it uncovered 422 pages of FBI documents showing evidence of “cover up” discussions related to the Clinton email system within Platte River Networks, one of the vendors who managed the Clinton email system. The … Read more
by RoboTicks Checking accounts are over-used. You should keep most of your money in a high-yield savings account and use credit cards for all of your purchases. The credit cards should AutoPay from your savings account. Checking accounts should only store money you might need for immediate transfers, such as ATM withdraws or Paypal/Venmo. … Read more
via businessinsider: Some Whole Foods shoppers say they aren’t saving any money with Amazon’s Prime member discounts. “There is no benefit whatsoever,” said Claudia Cukrov, an Amazon Prime member who shops at a Whole Foods in Brooklyn, New York, on a near daily basis. Spencer Somers said he has stopped scanning his Amazon Prime member … Read more
Data Source: https://data.worldbank.org/ Tool used: D3.js
Even if you buy really nice beans, it’s still so much cheaper than buying coffee. h/t VincentGrabbe
#DYK: Hospital spending on care as a percentage of total health spending is down nearly 9 points from the 1980s; we’re doing our part to keep costs in check. #CAleg pic.twitter.com/oUJyYHhW8Y — California Hospital Association (@CalHospitals) April 2, 2019
by Juamocoustic Data: TradingEconomics debt to GDP ratios for Europe. Tools: Python, using Matplotlib and Basemap. I tried an approach where I incorporate a map with color gradients to get a quick overview and find the most interesting info (e.g. your own country or the worst/best country), numbers on the map for details at a glance and … Read more
american markets start out on the wrong foot – as global slowdown fears escalate, boeing debacle weighs down dow, and buyback blackout period removes liquidity pic.twitter.com/qm42wcqDa7 — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) April 8, 2019 Buyback blackout road map pic.twitter.com/79sWtKeKQ8 — Teddy Vallee (@TeddyVallee) April 8, 2019 Repurchases have consistently been the largest source of US equity demand: … Read more
by inspurious View the interactive version here. This chart shows the suicide rate (per 100,000 persons) in California between 1999 and 2017 for 5 separate age groups. Data source: Multiple Cause of Death, 1999-2017 dataset from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. I constructed the suicide rate using the cause of death codes described here. I filled in … Read more
via topdowncharts: New highs anyone? Firstly, for context, in the Sentiment Snapshot series I look at some of the charts and data from the weekly survey on Twitter, which asks respondents to indicate whether they are bullish or bearish for primarily technical or fundamental rationale. I also add a few other charts from time to time when … Read more
Latest data show major Central Banks’ balance sheet flat on the week, with growing divergence between “Big Two”. The #PBoC draining liquidity at pace, while #Fed liquidity expanding gently. Bank of Japan data show similar act@liquidity.com for full reports pic.twitter.com/zC33nD5xqt — CrossBorder Capital/ GLIndexes (@crossbordercap) April 5, 2019
by GoldCore (The Telegraph) — Odds of a ‘no deal’ Brexit next week have risen markedly, as the Commons fails to coalesce around a viable alternative to Theresa May’s deal, while once again rejecting the “best possible deal” negotiated between the prime minister and the EU27, albeit by a smaller, yet still considerable, margin than in … Read more
via Zerohedge: On Friday, we reported that in Japan’s just concluded latest fiscal year, the Bank of Japan bought a record 5.65 trillion yen worth of stocks. Specifically, with the BOJ’s balance sheet now well above 100% of Japan’s GDP… …the central bank’s estimated aggregate ETF balance totaled 29 trillion yen (about quarter trillion dollars), which … Read more
by disobedientmedia Has there ever been a single individual in the Trump administration who has caused more damage to the President’s agenda? The very fact that John Bolton ended up as an employee of President Donald Trump’s is somewhat of a surprise. Bolton is a former Bush administration official who served as ambassador to the United … Read more
by leeweiqi i think the comparison by Bloomberg is strictly done based on income and nothing else. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2019-04-04/what-makes-aramco-the-world-s-most-profitable-firm-video if you are interested 🙂