Why is Citi the only major US bank not to recover from the 08 Global Financial Crisis

by javalikecoffee This chart shows dividend-adjusted returns from CapitalIQ from Jan 1 2007 to today – JP Morgan: 415% – Goldman: 154% – US Bank: 152% – Wells Fargo: 118% – Morgan Stanley: 102% – Bank of America: 19% – CitiGroup: -83% Anyone in banking understand why it has underperformed so much in comparison to peers? … Read more

Notice Of Price Increases

I just got an e-mail from a supplier of products I use to warn of significant price increases. I’m afraid that this won’t be the last notice before the Fed’s “transitory inflation” stops. This is the meat of the letter. I’ve bolded the portions that I consider most significant. Most of our products will see … Read more

Chaos of the 2022 Elections on the Horizon

by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: Hello! Wondering if the “Panic Cycles” surrounding the 2022 and 2024 elections are going to take place due to the hackable computerized voting machines in use all across the country? What’s to stop the evildoers from stealing these elections just as 2020 was stolen? I was a precinct captain in So Cal … Read more

A Sneak Preview of Upcoming Bank Scams

From Birch Gold Group According to HSBC, one of the largest banks in the world with offices in Britain, the U.S. and Asia, bank fraud is among the UK’s top exports. HSBC staff released the following statement: The UK is the hotbed of activity for fraudsters. Currently the UK accounts for about 80% of our global personal fraud … Read more

Corruption of the currency and decivilization

by Claudio Grass via Claudiograss.ch Lessons from the Fall of the Roman Empire – Part I of II The rise and fall of the Roman Empire is arguably one the most studied, written about and theorized over subjects in academia, with fiery debates raging for hundreds of years among historians, sociologists and political scientists. The explanations that have … Read more

POLICE ALERT. CRIME INCREASING STEADILY. GET READY TO LOSE YOUR JOB. WARNING ABOUT VIOLENCE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcU8-sW88zk Investors are sending up the warning flag that the entire western world is about to experience a slowdown that cannot be pushed aside by modern accounting or the media after reports showed that China, long considered the bellweather to the American economy as far as what is going to happen within the next 6 … Read more

Coca-Cola buys full control of Bodyarmor for $5.6 billion in its largest-ever brand acquisition

Coca-Cola announced Monday it has bought full control of sports drink maker Bodyarmor for $5.6 billion, making it the company’s largest brand acquisition to date. -Owning Bodyarmor helps Coke gain market share in the sports drink category, although PepsiCo’s Gatorade is far and away the market leader with roughly 70% market share. -Coke bought a … Read more

INTC cluster buy by 5/10 directors and CEO

by Logn3r View post on imgur.com http://openinsider.com/INTC Some of the directors increased shares owned by over 70%. Seems like relevant news. I don’t know what’s going on with internally, but these trades happened 5 days after the decent earnings and the subsequent drop of 10%. Don’t know why the stock dropped, but considering they beat … Read more

Signs are SCREAMING economic peak

by trufeats A recession is on the horizon imo. It’s difficult to tell exactly when it will “show” due to the Fed’s 0% fractional reserves and setting/creating low interest rates. But all the signs are SCREAMING economic peak. The government is trying it’s best to delay/prevent the problem, but the problem is they’re only focused … Read more

Biden’s agenda stalls… 42%…

Democratic concerns about President Joe Biden’s flagging approval ratings, slow-moving agenda and struggles to sell his accomplishments have burst into public view as candidates, party officials and strategists worry that missteps that have led to a dead heat in the Virginia governor’s race could foretell trouble in next year’s midterm elections. Fear of a defeat … Read more

GAS: ‘It’s Going to Be over $10.00’

Former President Donald Trump was very critical of the inflationary trend under the Biden administration during an interview with FNC’s Jeanine Pirro. During the interview that aired on Saturday evening, Trump said he could get average prices down significantly but predicted prices could head north of $10 a gallon. Partial transcript as follows: PIRRO: Now, … Read more

Agita! Treasury Secretary Yellen Expresses Openness to Defusing Debt Ceiling Without GOP Votes (CDS At $15.97, So No One Is Really Worried, Janet!)

by confoundedinterest17 Somewhere over the Alps, T-Sec Janet Yellen is fearmongering over a possible US debt default if Republicans don’t kowtow to Democrat’s desires to raise the debt ceiling. (Washington ComPost) — SOMEWHERE OVER THE ALPS — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said Democrats should be willing to approve a fix to the nation’s debt … Read more