DXY: A push to 100 during a crash could repeat itself from March…. QQQ (Nasdaq 100 ETF) sees largest outflow since the tech bubble burst 20 years ago.

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It's funny but it isn't a joke. The $DXY is a better fear gauge than $VIX as so much cash is now tied up in assets (like stocks) that there just isn't a lot of liquidity available when Dollars are suddenly demanded. A push to 100 during a crash could repeat itself from March. — … Read more

An Obscure Law In Pennsylvania Could Result In 100,000 Mail-In Ballots Being Thrown Out Without Ever Being Counted

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by Michael Snyder We are still more than 40 days away from the election, and already we are seeing huge red flags regarding the integrity of the voting process in some states.  No matter who you support, you should want the upcoming election to be fair.  Every American should be able to vote, all of … Read more

29 Psychological Tricks To Make You Buy More

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by visualcapitalist Ever suffered from buyer’s remorse? You’re not alone. According to a recent survey, only 5% of people have never felt guilty about buying something. That means the majority of us, at some point in our lives, have regretted a purchase. But consumers aren’t necessarily only to blame for impulse buys. After all, we’re constantly bombarded with … Read more

LISTEN: Nancy Pelosi Says ‘We Can Impeach’ Trump ‘Every Day of the Week for Anything He Does’

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) told Kara Swisher of the New York Times in an interview released Monday that the House of Representatives can impeach President Donald Trump “every day of the week for anything he does.” Swisher, a tech journalist with left-wing views, was pushing Pelosi to commit to doing more to … Read more

Shell May Cut Upstream Oil Operations By 40%

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By Tsvetana Paraskova Oil and gas supermajor Shell is looking to slash as much as 40 percent of its upstream oil and gas operations as it is redesigning its business toward a greener portfolio, sources in Shell involved in the costs review told Reuters. As early as in June, which capped one of the worst quarters … Read more

Canada’s No.1 Oil Hub Lost Its Only School

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By Charles Kennedy Hardisty, Alberta – the major oil hub in Canada that serves as the basis for the Canadian oil benchmark – doesn’t have a school anymore, and the community fears that without a school, the town will struggle to attract more residents. Canada’s oil delivered at Hardisty, Alberta, serves as the basis of … Read more

Probably nothing….. US households are now worth over 6x today’s GDP.

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Probably nothing….. US households are now worth over 6x today’s GDP. pic.twitter.com/dX9FtCd5Uu — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) September 21, 2020 What’s going on? Only 1% of all mortgage backed securities that the Fed has been buying are commercial. If the residential market “booming”, why does it need so much hand holding? They just bought another … Read more

Should Billionaires Exist?

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by Bradley Thomas via Mises A mantra popularized by Bernie Sanders and like-minded progressives declares “billionaires should not exist.” The statement serves as both a declaration of the “immorality” of wealth inequality as well as a justification for steep confiscatory taxes on wealth favored by the likes of Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. While on the campaign trail last year, Sanders said, … Read more

DOJ declares NYC, Seattle, Portland to be “Anarchist Jurisdictions”. May result in federal funds being cut.

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#BREAKING: US Department of Justice designates #NYC as an anarchist jurisdiction https://t.co/n4YfZpxZZR — NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) September 21, 2020 The U.S. Department of Justice today identified the following three jurisdictions that have permitted violence and destruction of property to persist and have refused to undertake reasonable measures to counteract criminal activities: New York City; … Read more