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by Jesse Colombo Bill Gates recently tweeted a chart (see below) that showed the percentage of the world population living in extreme poverty since 1820. Thankfully, there has been a tremendous improvement in the past two centuries – 94.4% of humans lived in extreme poverty in 1820 versus only 9.6% in 2015. Of course, this … Read more
via Twitter: THe entire investigation – has been overhyped from the beginning – let him report then go after the real criminals – who covered up Hillary et al – and hatched this Dr.P
by John Ward In a period of just nine days during February, a US search engine with links to the NSA has been caught conspiring to record Americans secretly, and censoring news about the populist movement Les Gilets Jaunes; while the French energy supplier EDF has been continuing to force an instrument of domestic surveillance into … Read more
by Daisy Luther Have you ever had a sudden financial emergency? Maybe you lost your job. Maybe your car broke down and requires an expensive repair. Maybe one of the family has had a medical emergency with large, out-of-pocket expenses. Whatever the reason, the steps you should take are basically the same. While I hope that … Read more
Veteran journalist and former ’60 Minutes’ correspondent Lara Logan blasts the mainstream media’s mob mentality. #Hannity #FoxNews CNN is Out Defending Jussie THIS IS CNN: Don Lemon: The worst part about Smollett hoax will be all the conservative pouncing, you know. “Sean Hannity is going to eat Jussie Smollett’s lunch every single second. Tucker Carlson is … Read more
by Graham Summers of Gains, Pains, & Capital The Fed is officially trapped. For years, I’ve stated that the Fed would never be able to normalize policy. Why? As Japan has shown us, once a Central Bank embarks on the path of extreme monetary policy like ZIRP and QE in an attempt to “paper over” a credit bubble … Read more
A stock market “panic” is usually associated with investors rushing for the door all at once. But, here in early 2019, one financial strategist for a major firm is talking about a different kind of panic. It’s a reminder of what was discussed in early 2018, just before the big jump in volatility. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XVX6ECFGcE … Read more
https://bit.ly/2XiUL1t Ezra Levant of The Rebel.media reports: The Trudeau government is proposing a plan to regulate the behavior of the media before the upcoming federal election. And the CBC is cheering them on!
#BREAKING: Maduro announces Venezuela has closed its border with Brazil until further notice- statement — ELINT News (@ELINTNews) February 21, 2019 #BREAKING: Maduro announces Venezuelan government is considering closing the border with Colombia- statement — ELINT News (@ELINTNews) February 21, 2019 GNB have blocked the Cabrera tunnel in Aragua. They’ve stopped a convoy consisting of … Read more
by WARREN MOSLER Asia’s exports to China plunge as economy stumbles (WSJ) Japan’s exports to China in January sank 17.4% on the year to 958.1 billion yen ($8.65 billion), accelerating from December’s 7% drop. South Korean exports to China in January slid 19% on the year, a steeper rate than in the previous two months … Read more
via fastcompany: Usually when people mention pain at the pump, they are talking about a rise in gas prices. Not Krebs on Security. The website wrote this week about a new warning from the fraud-investigation branch of the Secret Service. In a memo to its field offices, Krebs reports, the agency said some high-tech thieves have devised an … Read more
via Zerohedge: One look at the recent collapse in the VIX, which has tumbled to levels seen just before the S&P hit its all time high in Sept, and investors may be left with the impression that there is nothing but smooth sailing ahead. And, at least for the universe of vol-targeting systematic funds, many … Read more
by John Rubino Among all the many things governments do that seem to violate the Constitution — not to mention common sense and basic fairness – asset forfeiture stands out. Believe it or not, states and cities now partially fund themselves by arresting people, taking their stuff and then failing to return said stuff after … Read more
by howmuch President Trump likes to argue that other countries should pay more to fund international groups like NATO and the United Nations. He frequently criticizes globalism and advocates for his “America First” foreign policy agenda. Among other things, this has meant decreasing the money the U.S. spends for on the UN. We decided to dig beneath the headlines … Read more
ABC7 Eyewitness News reports, Should movies primarily produced for streaming services be considered for Hollywood’s biggest film awards? It’s a debate that has been waged for years, and famed director Steven Spielberg has made it clear where he falls. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On90n97-FAM Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://abc7chicago.com/entertainment…
Ah yes. The central banks. Always saving the day. They manipulate the monetary system and destroy any value in the currency. The race to the bottom is on. Every country is ruined, some more than others. But central banks are behind all of this and we must not forget that. Do not be fooled by … Read more
by Amy S. Mainstream media and propaganda outs say that America’s economy and the strength of the United States Dollar has never been stronger. That is a lie. Never before in history has the wage to cost of living gap been as detrimental to the well being of the American people during times of peace … Read more
by Lance Roberts Yesterday, Michael Lebowitz wrote an interesting piece discussing the “yield curve” and the message it is sending. To wit: “Recently, Wall Street and the Financial Media have brought much attention to the flattening and possible inversion of the U.S. Treasury yield curve. Given the fact that an inversion of the 2s/10s Treasury yield curve … Read more