LA Rams’ New $5 Billion Stadium Triggers Complaints Of Gentrification In Inglewood

The SoFi stadium reportedly the most expensive sports venue in the U.S., and was originally scheduled to open last year, before heavy rains halted construction. After construction began in November 2016, the stadium is at least 97% complete, developers said earlier this month. The development will house not just the stadium, but shops, homes, restaurants, … Read more

Chinese 260 Boat Fishing Fleet invade Galapagos Islands

— U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) July 28, 2020 WATCH: About 260 Chinese fishing boats have been detected in the ocean surrounding the #Galápagos islands off #Ecuador, according to the country’s navy. The ships, found just outside a protected zone, raise the prospect of damage to the marine ecosystem. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ecuadorian-navy-high-alert-260-strong-chinese-fishing-fleet-encroaches-protected In Previous years they were caught by … Read more

Trump just tweeted about delaying the election.

With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history. It will be a great embarrassment to the USA. Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote??? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 30, 2020

Ben Thompson reminds us: “China is not simply resisting Western ideals of freedom, but seeking to impose their own.”

China Is What Orwell Feared. “Xi Jinping is using artificial intelligence to enhance his government’s totalitarian control — and he’s exporting this technology to regimes around the globe.” Xi’s pronouncements on AI have a sinister edge. Artificial intelligence has applications in nearly every human domain, from the instant translation of spoken language to early viral-outbreak detection. … Read more

Enjoy The Gold Fireworks Show While It Lasts

by jessefelde “It’s very easy to say, ‘be greedy when others are fearful,’ but it’s another thing entirely to actually do it.” That’s what I wrote five years ago about gold and the gold mining stocks. It was widely feared at the time that the gold price was poised to break down below $1,000. As an asset … Read more

More QE will be on the agenda of the US Federal Reserve

by Shaun Richards Later today the policymakers of what is effectively the world’s central bank meet up to deliberate before making their policy announcement tomorrow evening UK time. Although there is a catch in my description because the US Federal Reserve goes through sustained periods when it effectively ignores the rest of the world and … Read more

Ross Beaty discusses the Everything Bubble, precious metals, and a rapidly changing world

Financial Survival Network, Released on 7/29/20 We sat down with mining legend Ross Beaty. After 15 winning companies, why is he still at it? The simple reason, because it’s fun. All the financial success, company building, creating opportunities for others and returning billions in profits to investors is okay, but in the end it all … Read more

Alasdair Macleod – Inflation, This Time Is Different

Jay Taylor Media, Released on Released on 7/28/20 Alasdair Macleod explains why he believes the dollar’s days are numbered not only as the world’s reserve currency but even as a useful domestic currency. Alasdair Macleod is head of research for GoldMoney. He also runs FinanceAndEconomics.org, a website dedicated to sound money and demystifying finance and economics. … Read more

Celente: Gold and Silver Booming, Economy to Crash

Trends Research, Released on 7/28/20 Gerald Celente is a pioneer trend strategist and founder of The Trends Research Institute. He is the author of the national bestseller Trends 2000: How to Prepare for and Profit from the Changes of the 21st Century and publisher of the internationally circulated Trends Journal newsletter. Gerald Celente is a political atheist. Unencumbered … Read more