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by Matthew Levy, CFA Prepare yourself. March Madness could be here. No, I’m not talking about the college basketball tourney either. Stocks will be hanging onto Jay Powell’s every word and every breath on Wednesday (Mar. 17) and scrutinize his thoughts on interest rates and inflation. Pretty much, we’re the Fed’s hostages until this thing gets … Read more
For some of the smallest businesses that applied for forgivable loans through the Paycheck Protection Program, waiting just a few days or weeks would’ve gotten them thousands of dollars more. But they had no way of knowing what was coming. The Biden administration in late February announced a slew of changes to the loan program, which offered … Read more
Former President Donald Trump touts Operation Warp Speed and slams Biden’s performance on ‘Fox News Primetime.’ #FoxNews #FoxNewsPrimetime
by visualcapitalist Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing witnessed a breakthrough year in 2020 with the most fund inflows on record. Importantly, for companies that are judged according to ESG metrics, one way to track their progress is through their alignment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Established in 2012, the UN SDGs are a … Read more
BY JOHN RUBINO One of the flaws in the revolutionary mindset is a tendency towards overconfidence. Combine absolute belief in a new idea with a couple of early wins and you get an absurd level of cockiness. This leads the would-be revolutionary to underestimate the challenges involved in getting from there to ultimate victory. Why? Because … Read more
Anyone wondering why JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo are holding stimulus checks until March 17, look no further than this. Each bank makes around $5,000,000 per day on overdraft fees. Since this is getting some attention, I’ll just say: 1. Banks, take a hard look at your overdraft fees and policies 2. Please keep wearing … Read more
CHICAGO (WLS) — Exclusive video shows the moment when someone fired shots inside a warehouse party on Chicago’s South Side over the weekend. The scene was chaotic, with bullets flying as people ran for cover. Now the mayor plans to hold the owner of that building responsible. The large party inside of a warehouse on … Read more
AccuWeather forecasters warn that a dangerous severe weather outbreak could put at least 17 states and more than 100 million Americans at risk across the United States this week. Severe thunderstorms will erupt each day through Thursday across parts of the southern U.S., with the greatest threat and potential for tornadoes Wednesday, lasting well into … Read more
The union for a Los Angeles trucking company, Teamsters Local 986, was forced out after nearly 80% of workers signed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to remove it. The National Labor Relations Act governs private sector workers, unionization and how workers can remove a union from their workplace. In 27 right-to-work states, … Read more
I didn’t expect it to be that quick. While I was on a Google Hangouts call with a colleague, the hacker sent me screenshots of my Bumble and Postmates accounts, which he had broken into. Then he showed he had received texts that were meant for me that he had intercepted. Later he took over … Read more
Uber is to guarantee its 70,000 UK drivers a minimum hourly wage, holiday pay and pensions after a landmark supreme court ruling. The ride-hailing app said drivers would start benefiting from the changes from Wednesday while retaining the right to choose when they work, as it accepted they were classed as workers in line with … Read more
January 2018: * Buddhist leader the Dalai Lama was linked to NXIVM, the controversial self-help organization described by former members as a ‘sex cult’ * He spoke at an event in Albany, New York, in 2009 and put a Tibetan scarf round the neck of its founder Keith Raniere in what was said to be a ‘victory’ … Read more
Single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza plane crashed in Pembroke Pines, Florida, shortly after it took off from North Perry Airport at around 3pm Monday Neighbor’s Ring camera caught the plane crashing into passing SUV and bursting into flames Plane’s two occupants were pronounced dead at the scene Woman and young child who were riding in the SUV … Read more
https://twitter.com/Boomieleaks/status/1371932231816638477 Four migrants with names on terror watch list picked up at border since October Four foreign nationals, whose names match those on the terror watch list, have been stopped trying to enter the U.S. via the southern border since October, a congressional aide familiar with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) information told Fox News. … Read more
by Michael Snyder When I was growing up in the 1970s, society was definitely beginning to change, but there were still plenty of men that knew how to be men. In those days, if men wanted to be masculine that was okay. And if women wanted to be feminine, that was okay too. But now … Read more
A federal judge ordered the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to release additional information about its purchases of organs harvested from aborted human fetuses, according to a statement issued by Judicial Watch on Monday. Two agencies under the HHS, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), … Read more
The LA County Sheriff’s Department made several critical decisions in the investigation of Tiger Woods’ devastating crash that were favorable to the golfing legend — who was given the benefit of the doubt despite indications he was inattentive or had dozed off, according to a report. Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced on Feb. 23 — when … Read more
by The Phoenix Inflation expectations continue to soar. The US 5-year Breakeven Rate just hit 2.6%. Granted I’m not a genius Fed official, but what does this image look like to you? Remember, the Fed believes inflation won’t hit even 2% for three more years. And then there’s the yield on the 10-Year US Treasury which … Read more
by confoundedinterest17 The Biden Effect is unlike the Butterfly Effect. More like the Mothra/Godzilla Effect. Oil prices and the 10-year Treasury yield have risen since Ol’ Joe took office. Check out the 10Y-2Y yield curve slope after Biden took office. But wait! Godzilla (The Federal Reserve) and Mothra (Biden/Pelosi/Schumer) are on the same side!
Did S&P go to sleep in 2019??The last two stimulus bills account for approximately 25% of GDP. Add another $2 or $3 trillion in infrastructure fiscal stimulus and your north of 33%. pic.twitter.com/98Ri9tXTrm — Jack (@JackPScott) March 16, 2021 US AA+ rating affirmed by S&P, outlook stable despite exploding debt. pic.twitter.com/Uilp6EEgn1 — Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) March … Read more