Atlanta Fed GDP Forecast For Q4 At 10.4% QoQ, Thanks To Housing (Pending Home Sales +16% YoY!)

by confoundedinterest17 Joe Biden is having a marvelous Christmas thanks to Donald Trump. Trump’s gift? A Q4 GDP Forecast of 10.4% QoQ with improving unemployment rate of 6.7%. And the gift gets better with pending home sales at 16% YoY. The pending home sales YoY are not included in the Atlanta Fed GDPNow forecast for Q4, … Read more

Russia Looks To Become Leader In Hydrogen Tech

By Vanand Meliksetian Russia’s mineral and energy wealth has given it a second chance in global affairs after the Cold War and the implosion of the Soviet Union. Oil and gas exports have provided the necessary income to rebuild the country and exert influence abroad. The energy transition is the ‘Sword of Damocles’ hanging over … Read more

Australian Lawmaker Predicts War Between US & China In “Three To Five Years

Both the US and Australia have stepped up military cooperation with other countries in the region to counter China With US-China relations at their lowest point in decades, one of Washington’s closest allies in the Pacific is gearing up for a potential war between the two superpowers. In an interview with Australia’s Seven News, Australian … Read more

TRUST IS THE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNITY’S GREATEST — MAYBE SOLE — ASSET, AND THEY’RE WILLING TO SQUANDER IT AT THE DROP OF A HAT:

 Why Did Fauci Move the Herd Immunity Goal Posts? — Scientists play a dangerous game when they tailor factual statements to promote policy goals. An expert cannot distort the message to the public because too many in the public can directly interrogate the source material. In this case, that means: models estimating herd immunity thresholds … Read more

It’s Trump’s Party: 72% say He is GOP’s ‘Role Model.’ Gallup Poll: Trump Is 2020 Most Admired Man, Ending Obama’s 12-Year Run.

It’s Trump’s party: 72% say he is GOP’s ‘role model.’ Nearly three-quarters of Republicans want President Trump to be the model for the party in the future, far more than anybody in the House or Senate. According to the latest Rasmussen Reports survey, 72% of Republicans believe he is the “role model” for the GOP as it … Read more

Sweden Going On Lockdown For NINE MONTHS (JAN-SEPT 21)

“Sweden Prepares Legislation to Enact Coronavirus Lockdown, Closing Businesses and Public Transport in 2021 The Swedish government has proposed a new bill that would allow the state to forcibly close businesses and shopping centres to stop the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus. The new legislation would be temporary and would go into force on January 10th … Read more

Pence farewell visit to Israel cancelled!

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – US Vice President Mike Pence’s farewell visit to Israel that was scheduled to occur in early January before the official inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden has been canceled, Israel’s Ynet news outlet reported on Wednesday. In mid-December, media reported that Pence was expected to leave his country on 6 January for a … Read more

Nashville bomber’s girlfriend told police 16 months ago that he was building bombs in his RV

Pamela Perry told police in August 2019 Anthony Warner was making a bomb They went to his house and saw an RV parked outside, protected by cameras Nashville police say that Warner’s lawyer blocked a search of the RV Warner’s lawyer Raymond Throckmorton cannot recall stopping a search Throckmorton says he told police Warner was … Read more

Woman facing 25 yrs for Airsoft in clown world

NEW YORK CITY, NY – A Queens woman is facing a 25-year prison sentence and felony weapons charges after police raided her home and seized a “stockpile of weapons,” which were later found to be toys and production props. One year later, Elizaveta Zlatkis is still fighting to have the charges dismissed. Wow- NYPD giving ATF … Read more

Bear Market Coming In 2021?

by UPFINA The retail investor group needs to be distinguished. There are always retail investors in the market. Many of them who have been investing for years have done well. The makeup of retail investors changes during manias as those looking to make fast money far outnumbers those in it for the long haul. Branding all … Read more

IB Chair Peterffy said IB customers are now net short, 1st time in history.

https://twitter.com/pivotanalytics/status/1344250686683426818 ⚠️Corporate Insiders Buys🧐 pic.twitter.com/hTFVu0uSvG — Antonio Pérez-Algás (@apanalis) December 30, 2020 Charted below is the increase in total debt and the increase in nominal GDP in the 8 quarters before each of the last six recessions. In other words, how much did debt increase, and how much did GDP increase in the final two … Read more

2021: the only chart that matters..

2021: the only chart that matters.. another 3 tr USD expected to reach markets in the next 12 months.. #liquidity vs. #assets pic.twitter.com/51VVVUqGca — Rothko Research Ltd. (@RothkoResearch) December 29, 2020 'When it came to financial markets in 2020, anything smacking of carrying any semblance of risk, from junk bonds to Bitcoin, had epic rallies. … Read more

Activist hedge fund is pushing Intel Corp to explore strategic alternatives

Activist hedge fund Third Point LLC is pushing Intel Corp to explore strategic alternatives, including whether it should remain an integrated device manufacturer, according to a letter it sent to the chipmaker’s chairman on Tuesday that was reviewed by Reuters. Third Point CEO Daniel Loeb wrote to Intel chairman Omar Ishrak calling for immediate action … Read more