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by Michael Snyder Real estate, oil and the employment numbers are all telling us the same thing, and that is really bad news for the U.S. economy. It really does appear that economic activity is starting to slow down significantly, but just like in 2008 those that are running things don’t want to admit the reality … Read more
by Charles Hugh-Smith A productive national Strategy would systemically decentralize power and capital rather than concentrate both in the hands of a self-serving elite. If you ask America’s well-paid punditry to define America’s National Strategy, you’ll most likely get the UNESCO version: America’s national strategy is to support a Liberal Global Order (LGO) of global cooperation … Read more
by cyclonenation04 TL/DR: Due to the significant growth of index fund use, voting rights and control of public companies are held by an ever shrinking group of index fund managers (Vanguard, Blackrock, Fidelity, State Street) https://www.wsj.com/articles/bogle-sounds-a-warning-on-index-funds-1543504551?mod=mhp https://outline.com/DGK9Td (if paywall) There no longer can be any doubt that the creation of the first index mutual fund was … Read more
by Troy The U.S. economy is starting to deteriorate, which is what typically happens in the last year of a bull market. Let’s determine the stock market’s most probable direction by objectively quantifying technical analysis. For reference, here’s the random probability of the U.S. stock market going up on any given day, week, or month. *Probability ≠ certainty. … Read more
by Jeff Deist via Mises Wire The excellent British online magazine Spiked recently published this article warning about deteriorating attitudes toward elderly people in the UK. As the article points out, there is more to the problem than logistical and financial concerns about providing socialist medical care to an aging population. Nor do increasing lifespans in the West, with attendant increases in loneliness and age-related morbidity, … Read more
by Mac Slavo of SHTFplan We are amidst a food crisis. Farms in the United States Midwest are filing for chapter 12 bankruptcy at an alarming rate. And many are saying president Donald Trump’s trade war is taking the most blame. We hate to say we told you so, but we told you so. The trade war was a … Read more
via Nick Giambruno: I think there’s a very high chance of a stock market crash of historic proportions before the end of Trump’s first term. That’s because the Federal Reserve’s current rate-hiking cycle, which started in 2015, is set to pop “the everything bubble.” I’ll explain how this could all play out in a moment. But … Read more
Jobless claims soar. The elite don’t want you to realize certain loop holes in the economy. Trump is attacking the Fed, the entire plan revolves around keeping the economy alive long enough to blame the Fed for the collapse. He needed to individuals that already knew how to manipulate the system and use them to … Read more
What does the government always want? More money. Over the last few years many have taken to a practice called asset forfeiture, where they take what you have and many times never return it, even if it is proven that the person did nothing wrong. This is a terrible practice and too common. Stopping it … Read more
by TFittonJW https://twitter.com/TomFitton/status/1068246764992585733 “King Mueller”?
The deep state is now trying to come after Trump from all different angles. The bill to protect Mueller did not pass, Flake postpones the meeting on the judges, Schiff is tweeting out of fear. Goodlatte corners Comey says closed door meeting, video tape release to public, you got your transparency.Mueller past is filled with … Read more
by Thinker Status of the Julian Assange Hearing in Federal Court today regarding the unsealing of the possible pending charges against Assange and Wikileaks. Discuss why Craig Murray, Former UK Ambassador to Uzbekistan, and Wikileaks Associate, is important to this whole narrative, and delve into why Mueller and the Fake News Media never mention him. … Read more
by Thinker Yahoo report: Trump appears to confirm he wants US deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein in prison Donald Trump has appeared to confirm he wants Rod Rosenstein in prison after the president retweeted a meme of a number of his perceived enemies behind bars, including the deputy attorney general. Asked by the New York … Read more
by Thinker By Election Day 2016, taxpayers will have paid out more than $16 million to fund Bill Clinton’s pension, travel, office expenses and even the salaries and benefits of staff at his family’s foundation, federal records show. Since he left the White House in 2001, Clinton and his office have received more money through the … Read more
by Jesse The markets paused today to consolidate their gains. The economic news is not all that good if you look at it closely. But since most mainstream media talking heads just parrot talking points everything is just great. I adjusted and synched up the two equity charts with respect to levels and terminology. Both … Read more
Former president of Shell Oil Company John Hofmeister said former President Barack Obama had nothing to do with America’s increased oil production and actually frustrated many areas of the energy sector. Obama claimed he was responsible for America’s recent oil boom during an event hosted by Rice University’s Baker Institute on Tuesday night and Hofmeister challenged his assessment. “American … Read more
by Tom McClellan Investors’ appetites for risk taking can be measured with the comparison of the Consumer Discretionary sector versus Consumer Staples. The big shift in their behavior recently shows the huge abandonment of risk appetite in October to November 2018, but it also creates a huge oversold opportunity. The staples companies make things which … Read more
By Harry Dent Did you watch my video two Fridays ago? If not, check it out here. I explained how gold bugs are giving you dangerous advice about gold as an investment. But gold isn’t the only investment that people mistakenly make because they’re told the wrong thing. Real estate is another one. In fact, I’d go as … Read more
From Bloomberg: It’s official now that Jack Ma, chairman of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd., is a member of the Communist Party. He’s also the richest of a growing gaggle of high-net-worth individuals in China, who between them control $6.5 trillion. The story of how China’s Communist Party, long an opponent of capitalist ideology, created one … Read more
by DCG Liberal logic: We have a “no weapons” policy. Criminal breaks rule and comes to school with weapon to shoot people. University police: Arm yourself with a hockey puck! I get that some people are afraid of guns. Yet I just don’t understand the mindset that one would choose to be defenseless. There has … Read more