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Face Masks “In our systematic review, we identified 10 RCTs that reported estimates of the effectiveness of face masks in reducing laboratory-confirmed influenza virus infections in the community from literature published during 1946–July 27, 2018. In pooled analysis, we found no significant reduction in influenza transmission with the use of face masks. Two studies in university … Read more

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by Michael Snyder A stock is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it at a particular moment in time.  Sadly, this is a lesson that many GameStop traders are learning right now.  Just a few days ago, GameStop had surged above $300 a share and a lot of investors that had gotten … Read more

by visualcapitalist You may have seen diamond hands, rockets, and r/wallstreetbets rallying cries in the past few weeks—but what does it all mean? In this graphic we explain the events that led to an explosive rise in GameStop’s share price, along with the Reddit revolution fueling it. Gamestop’s stock has been on a wild roller coaster … Read more

BY JOHN RUBINO For just a little while – literally a couple of days – silver stackers saw the light of sudden riches at the end of the tunnel. The Reddit/Robinhood hoards had noticed that the metal was cheap and blatantly manipulated, and therefore ripe for an epic short squeeze. They were piling into SLV and … Read more

by mapi credit: IISc The future of total police surveillance just got a whole lot bleaker, thanks to researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc). IISc researchers have figured out a way to turn a vast network of CCTV cameras into one massive surveillance network, which can target a specific vehicle or person. As VentureBeat reported, police can … Read more

by Martin Armstrong Thanks to provocative moves by Iran, President Biden is facing an increasingly uncertain situation when it comes to Iran, which has been America’s nemesis since the 1970s when they called the US the Great Satin. They have been pushing much of the Middle East’s instability for decades. The military in the last … Read more

by Arkadiusz Sieron of Sunshine Profits The first FOMC meeting in 2021 has concluded without any changes in monetary policy, while Powell sent a few dovish signals during his press conference. The FOMC released on Wednesday (January 27) its newest statement on monetary policy. Generally speaking, the statement was little changed. The main alteration is that the U.S. central bank has acknowledged that … Read more

by Shaun Richards This week so far has brought is up to date with the economic state of play in Italy, so let us open with this morning’s official release. In the fourth quarter of 2020 the seasonally and calendar adjusted, chained volume measure of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) decreased by 2 per cent with … Read more

by Troy Weaker breadth The stock market’s breadth has weakened a little, which is no surprise given the stock market’s recent pullback. The % of NYSE Composite members at a 52 week high dipped below 1.5% for the first time in over 2 months: The recent historical cases of a pullback after strong breadth (Feb … Read more

Jason shares his thoughts on the new silver short squeeze that the Wall Street Bets crowd is trying by cleaning out physical silver from bullion dealers and buying up shares of First Majestic Silver. (NYSE: AG).