This is why they moved Barr out of the way and brought a new one in.

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The Executive Order Actually Ends on January 20th Executive Order https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-imposing-certain-sanctions-event-foreign-interference-united-states-election/ It means 45 days after receiving the REPORT. b) Within 45 days of receiving the assessment and information described in section 1(a) of this order, the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the heads of any other appropriate agencies and, as appropriate, … Read more

Worried About Taxes? Consider These Ideas.

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by Richard Rosso  If you’re worried about taxes (and who isn’t?), consider these ideas for 2020 and beyond. Daily, I communicate with professionals, mentors, and people who inspire me. Every year my tax specialist, who prefers to remain anonymous, shares an informative newsletter with friends and clients. She’s a master at her craft, and I’m … Read more

Small cap stocks, India, Japan are on fire

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by Troy Small caps Sector rotation is pushing the stock market higher, with previous laggards such as small caps, financials, and energy stocks rebounding sharply. To put this into perspective, notice the Russell 2000’s massive outperformance since September 23: The following chart illustrates performance for 4 major indices from the March bottom-present. As you can … Read more

HUNTER BIDEN SENT ‘BEST WISHES FROM THE ENTIRE BIDEN FAMILY’ TO CHINESE ENERGY FIRM, ASKED FOR $10M.

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In a newly released email, incoming President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden sent “best wishes from the entire Biden family” to the Chinese Communist Party-linked Chinese energy company with whom Hunter Biden intended to launch a firm. After claiming to speak for the whole family — which very much includes Hunter’s father, the former vice … Read more

WhiteHouse.gov: “Text of a Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Serious Human Rights Abuse and Corruption”

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Issued on: December 16, 2020 On December 20, 2017, by Executive Order 13818, the President declared a national emergency with respect to serious human rights abuse and corruption around the world and, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), took related steps to deal with the unusual and extraordinary … Read more

Joint Statement from the FBI, CISA, and ODNI

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Joint Statement by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) Over the course of the past several days, the FBI, CISA, and ODNI have become aware of a significant and ongoing cybersecurity campaign. Pursuant to Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) … Read more

DNI Informed that Intelligence Committee WON’T meet 18th Dec Deadline as Per Executive Order!

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Amanda Schoch, ODNI Director of Strategic Communications: "This afternoon the DNI was notified by career intelligence officials that the Intelligence Community will not meet the December 18 deadline, set by Executive Order and Congress…" (1/3) — Office of the DNI (@ODNIgov) December 16, 2020 "The DNI is committed to providing this report to our customers … Read more

US State Dept: The Chinese Communist Party poses a real threat. The CCP’s threat to American national security extends into our financial markets and impacts U.S. investors.

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The Chinese Communist Party’s threat to American national security extends into our financial markets and impacts U.S. investors. Learn how money flowing into major indices supports Chinese companies involved in military production and human rights abuses: https://t.co/ahxkGBFpjL — Department of State (@StateDept) December 17, 2020 The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) threat to American national security … Read more

SEC charges Robinhood $65m

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2020-321 Washington D.C., Dec. 17, 2020 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Robinhood Financial LLC for repeated misstatements that failed to disclose the firm’s receipt of payments from trading firms for routing customer orders to them, and with failing to satisfy its duty to seek the best reasonably available terms … Read more

Markets face another debt tsunami in 2021:

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The funding of huge European sovereign debts is facilitated by the #ECB policyBut the bill is somewhat paid by the saving householdsFor example, from 2009 to 2020 the cumulated loss of #interest revenue by German savers amounts to € 376 billion, as compared to the 2008 level pic.twitter.com/qVdr9ZZavg — Eric Dor (@ericdor_econo) December 17, 2020

From extreme Fear (March) to extreme Greed (Today): the equity put/call ratio has never been lower… The sky is the limit

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From extreme Fear (March) to extreme Greed (Today): the equity put/call ratio has never been lower… pic.twitter.com/AGxg6X9wfg — Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) December 17, 2020 The sky is the limit – Biggy pic.twitter.com/SzgBri3T6E — Alessio (@AlessioTMAD) December 17, 2020 Fund managers see no recession just an early cycle. Ok 👍 @AlessioUrban capito? pic.twitter.com/7g47ze6pf3 — Menthor Q … Read more

How S&P inclusion bursts the Tesla bubble:

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When a stock joins the S&P 500, it becomes part of a massive volatility complex, which is a terrifying web of arbitrage and pseudo-arbitrage relationships. Tesla will join the index as a top-ten component of a cap-weighted index. It's big. — SqueezeMetrics (@SqueezeMetrics) December 17, 2020 Since Tesla stock is driven by the returns on … Read more

US DOLLAR FALLS BELOW 90!

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US 🇺🇸 DOLLAR 💵 FALLS BELOW 90!! 👇👇👇 pic.twitter.com/GL6S1V8Pd6 — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) December 17, 2020 U.S. Dollar Index falls to 89.96! — John Tuld (@BradHuston) December 17, 2020  

Multi-Year Bull Run for Gold and the Financial State of the World is Crazy with Bob Hoye

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from Kerry Lutz’s Financial Survival Network Bob Hoye has been in investment business for some 50 years. The financial state of the world is totally insane. The powers that be somehow believe that printing money will enable countries to avoid recessions and depressions. It’s like believing that blood-letting will cure whatever ails you. We’re now in the … Read more

Find The Courage To Act

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by jessefelder A few months ago I wrote Master The Art Of Doing Nothing, in which I argued that, while it may be the most difficult thing for an investor to do, the vast majority of the time an investor should simply do nothing at all. Truly wonderful opportunities don’t come around very often but having the … Read more