Simon Popple: Global Debt Levels Are Eye Watering

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The skyrocketing debt and flat out money printing was somewhat alarming in 2020, and it already looks like 2021 is shaping up to be downright shocking. And the massive stimulus programs aren’t just taking place in the US, but around the world, so we’re checking in with our good friend Simon Popple on Thursday, January … Read more

On the topic of insider trading, here’s stock trading by US Senators alongside $SPY. The big negative bar is when a couple got caught doing some fishy trades this year and had to sell off their stocks.

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by pdwp90 Source: https://www.quiverquant.com/sources/senatetrading Our data was recently used by Novatero Investments in their investigation of potential COVID-related Insider Trading by US Senators. Check out their full report here: https://t.co/Y29Ipijnbh — Quiver Quantitative (@QuiverQuant) January 21, 2021 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3740858 https://senatestockwatcher.com/

Payments Startup Payoneer Said in Merger Talks With Cohen SPAC (FTOC) – Bloomberg

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(Bloomberg) — Payoneer Inc., an online payments specialist, is in talks to go public through a merger with FTAC Olympus Acquisition Corp., a blank-check firm, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The special purpose acquisition company has begun talks to raise new equity to support a transaction that’s slated to value the combined … Read more

The equity put-call ratio had fallen to a multi-year low recently. Is the market getting too complacent?

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  https://twitter.com/leadlagreport/status/1352073636715376640 'In the first two weeks of the new year, a total of 1,000 insiders sold their own stock and 128 bought shares, leaving the sell-to-buy ratio poised for the highest monthly reading in data going back to 1988.' https://t.co/WzkA3g1PF9 pic.twitter.com/eV4LRdbq2n — Jesse Felder (@jessefelder) January 20, 2021 https://twitter.com/UPFINAcom/status/1352071840517279744 https://twitter.com/RetirementRight/status/1352102645012471811 Price Discovery “Has Simply … Read more

US Housing Starts Rise 1,669K In December (+5.8), 5+ Starts Down -15.22% (Give Me A V!)

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by confoundedinterest17 The last housing starts data under President Trump was a winner. Housing starts rose 1,669k units in December (a 5.8% increase). The fastest pace since 2006. Building permits were up 4.5%. The housing starts were largely 1-unit (+11.97%) and not apartments (5+ unit starts fell -15.22%). Of course, declining mortgage rates helped drive December housing starts. … Read more

The Agony Of Deceit

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by Michael Snyder It has often been said that “in a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act”.  That quote is often attributed to George Orwell, but there isn’t actually any evidence that he ever said it.  But many years from now, people will continue to attribute that quote to Orwell.  It certainly … Read more

What to Consider Before Developing an Investing App

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Picture: 3844328  Transactions that once took days to complete now take mere minutes, thanks to modern technology and new applications. Even in the finance industry, there’s an app for almost everything – from sending and receiving money to investing in stocks.  If you’re heavily immersed in the stock market and believe there’s room for a … Read more

The Dangerously Diminishing Returns on Monetary and Fiscal Stimulus

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by Charles Hugh-Smith Allow me to translate the risible claims of Jay Powell and Janet Yellen that their stimulus policies haven’t boosted wealth inequality to the moon: “Let them eat cake.” The euphoria of ever greater monetary and fiscal stimulus overlooks the diminishing returns and higher risks generated by near-exponential increases in stimulus. I prepared a chart that … Read more

It’s time to short $Facebook?

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Hello, Let’s go straight to the point. Apple announced in 2020 that they plan to increase the level of privacy of the iOS users, with the release of iOS 14. What does that mean concretely? –> As soon as you open a new app, they will ask with a pop up “Do you allow this … Read more

YOUTUBE COLLUDES WITH BIDEN ADMIN TO ERASE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DISLIKES

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  https://redpilled.ca/redpilled-media-exclusive-youtube-colludes-with-biden-admin-to-erase-tens-of-thousands-of-dislikes-youtube-scrubs-10000-dislikes-from-biden-admins-first-press-briefing-which-received-10x/ » Google Bosses Have Far Too Much Power to Decide What Americans Know – Their Censorship Is Completely Out-of-Control https://t.co/kFKULSIPcW — Jerry Dean Bowers (@vipertoxin) September 1, 2020    

Failed Dem Calls for OUTRIGHT WAR on ALL Republicans

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ_zk6qX8MA Ryan Saavedra from The Daily Wire reports, Retired Air Force Colonel Moe Davis, a failed Democrat congressional candidate, wrote an inflammatory tweet targeting Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC), whom he lost to in November, saying that it was time to “start a domestic war” on “American terrorists.” Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.dailywire.com/news/ex-mil…