In APPLE, Judge Signals Interest in Railroad, Credit-Card Monopoly Cases…

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The future of digital commerce on your iPhone could be influenced by how courts resolved questions about market control following technological innovations that disrupted previous generations: credit cards and railroads. With the courtroom battle between Epic Games Inc. and Apple Inc. AAPL -0.16% concluded Monday, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers must now decide if … Read more

EVEN IF THE PRESS CALLS THE RIOTS “MOSTLY PEACEFUL,” PEOPLE NOTICE: Black Lives Matter Lost Support and Popularity in 2020… Riots Erupt In Portland, Crime DOWN In White Suburbs And UP In Minority Areas Proving BLM BACKFIRED

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Black Lives Matter lost support and popularity in 2020, new reports say Many democratic figureheads insist the United States underwent a “racial reckoning” in 2020 with Black Lives Matter leading the charge, but that narrative contradicts the truth. Black Lives Matter was a prominent movement across the country which had ample support of both political … Read more

Is poverty on the rise in the UK?

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by Shaun Richards Today the IPPR has released a report on poverty in the UK. As always care is needed as the answer mostly depends on how you define poverty starting with whether you chose an absolute definition or a relative one. With the latter poverty is always likely to be with us no matter … Read more

$2300 Gold Coming Very Soon with Craig Hemke

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from Kerry Lutz’s Financial Survival Network Craig Hemke gives us the real story on transitory inflation. No one is focusing on why they’re saying it. It’s all about yield curve control. The US cannot afford higher interest rates. The Fed is controlling yields and real interest rates. Interest on treasury debt cannot exceed 2 percent or we’re … Read more

Mannarino: A Stock Market Crash Beyond Your Wildest Nightmares IS COMING… Be Ready.

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TradersChoice.net, Released on 5/21/21 Gregory Mannarino started his career working for the securities and trading arm of the now defunct Bear Stearns before the dot-com bubble. After realizing that working on Wall Street was not like the movies, he moved on to get a medical degree and practiced medicine as a Physician Assistant. He also served … Read more

Prepayment Worries Ease With Drop In Refi Applications (Have Mortgage Applications Run Out Of Gas?)

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by confoundedinterest17 (Bloomberg) — Fewer homeowners are looking to refinance and mortgage securities investors are likely to benefit. The Mortgage Bankers Association refinance applications index dropped 7.2% in the latest report, its largest weekly decrease in three months. Looking ahead to next week’s prepayment speed report for May, consensus is looking for mortgage refinancings to drop for a second month in a row. … Read more

U.S. Congressman Seeks Full Audit of America’s Gold Reserves

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by Money Metals News Service Washington, DC (May 26, 2021) – America’s gold reserves would be audited for the first time in more than 60 years if a measure introduced yesterday by U.S. Representative Alex Mooney (R-WV) becomes law. The Gold Reserve Transparency Act of 2021 – H.R. 3526 – backed by the Sound Money Defense League, Money Metals Exchange, … Read more

Pocahauntus Asks JPM Jamie Dimon If He Will Return $1.5 Billion In Overdraft Fees To Customers…Dimon Says NO!

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The progressive Senator also attacked Dimon over what he argued was “excessive” compensation. “Mr. Dimon – as CEO you make 800 or 900 times your lowest paid worker. No one thinks you work 900 times harder than a teller. How did we get here?” To which Dimon responded that his compensation is set “by the … Read more

Thanks Joe! AAA says gas prices highest in 7 years

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Taking to the road over Memorial Day weekend? Experts say gas prices will be around $3.00 per gallon – the highest since the 2014 holiday weekend, according to AAA. According to the United States Energy Information Administration (EIA), the average gas price across the United States for the week of May 17 was $3.11 per gallon. The week before … Read more

Tech Company Running Arizona Audit Backs Out

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The Pennsylvania-based IT company that was in charge of running the hand recount of Maricopa County ballots is no longer involved in the audit. The contract with Wake Technology Services, Inc. ended May 14, the original completion date for the hand count, and the company chose not to renew its contract, according to Randy Pullen, … Read more

POPCORN: Alan Dershowitz’s Libel Lawsuit Against CNN Can Go Forward.

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From today’s decision by Judge Raag Singhal (S.D. Fla.) in Dershowitz v. CNN, Inc.: In January 2020, Dershowitz represented the President of the United States in an impeachment trial before the United States Senate. This dispute concerns CNN’s coverage of an argument Dershowitz made to the Senate about whether a president can be impeached and removed … Read more

Comedy is Dead

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by Martin Armstrong I remember going to see Donald Rickles (1926–2017)  at the Latin Casino back in the day. There wasn’t a race, gender, or religion he left untouched. But he always simply exploited the differences in a humorous manner. Back then, if you could not laugh at yourself, you were considered unsociable and something … Read more

Does Fauci’s Daughter Work for Twitter?

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by Martin Armstrong The answer is YES. Alison Fauci graduated from Stanford in 2014 and accepted a job at Twitter. She is said to have worked as a software engineer. She had previously posted on LinkedIn that she was focused on developing “ad formats for the Twitter for Android app.” Obviously, her LinkedIn profile has … Read more