Companies are significantly shrinking hiring plans as profits fall. Last resort to boost earnings?

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Beleaguered. Companies are significantly shrinking hiring plans as profits fall. Last resort to boost earnings? Deteriorating fundamentals continue to signal a downturn in the business cycle. Key note: This is all pre coronavirus epidemic. pic.twitter.com/1E8ij9Lp0k — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) February 11, 2020 #recession … US #JOLTS #JobOpening edition "The two-month drop was so bad … Read more

Ammunition Running Low, No Step 5, Swamp Trapped And Drained, Panic Sets In

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUgUdywap_o The [DS]/D’s are trapped, the swamp is being drained and more swamp creature are being fired or resigning, they know it’s all coming down around them. All the cases they have been pushing are now falling apart. Barr, Trump and team have pushed in them into a corner and exposed what they have been … Read more

The 10% of S&P 500 stocks with the most extreme valuations have median price/revenue ratios just 11% from 2000 extremes

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At yesterday's close, the 10% of S&P 500 stocks with the most extreme valuations have median price/revenue ratios just 11% from 2000 extremes. Of course, that decile suffered median losses of -83% in the next two years. The other 90% of the SPX is already 30-70% past 2000 levels. pic.twitter.com/yDR011OZ24 — John P. Hussman, Ph.D. … Read more

IMF INCONTINENCE + LAGARDE INCOMPETENCE = NASTY MESS: Just add conoronavirus for disaster

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by John Ward Promotion based on the old pal’s act rarely solves anything. When disguised as gender-based ability, it is a recipe for global economic doom.   ‘….the International Monetary Fund is a diminished force and no longer has the firepower to act as the world’s lender of last resort in an emergency. A surge in offshore … Read more

Donna Brazile Says She Has “Proof” Clinton Rigged the Primary

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What in the actual hell is happening??? Literally ALL AT ONCE! https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/11/donna-brazile-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=onsite-share&utm_brand=vanity-fair&utm_social-type=earned No,” Bernie Sanders responded in an April 2016 interview when asked by NBC’s Chuck Todd whether he thought the Democratic Party had been fair to him in his primary challenge against Hillary Clinton, the presumptive presidential nominee. “Look, we’re taking on the establishment. … Read more

The House GOP has unanimously approved Jim Jordan to be the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee & Mark Meadows to be top Republican on the House Oversight Committee.

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It’s official: the House GOP has unanimously approved @Jim_Jordan to be the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee & @RepMarkMeadows to be top Republican on the House Oversight Committee. — Melanie Zanona (@MZanona) February 11, 2020 This means when we take back the house, JJ will be Chairman in January 2021. Good news indeed. … Read more

Hospitals Use Experian’s Secret Credit Scores To Determine Who Will Receive Medical Care

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by mapi https://youtu.be/dNPswcY2a1k 3,100 hospitals and health care systems are now giving patients a secret credit score before they are seen or treated. (See the video above.) Thousands of hospital’s and health care providers use Experian’s “Patient Financial Clearance” system to determine who will receive medical care based on their ability to pay their bills. Experian likes … Read more

Facebook analyst explains why he downgraded the stock, preceding its slide

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https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/11/facebook-analyst-behind-tuesdays-drop-explains-his-downgrade-of-stock.html The Facebook analyst who downgraded the stock Tuesday told CNBC he is concerned about the continued growth of the social media giant’s advertising business. “We’re just looking at the sign posts that have been popping up over the last few months, and it just feels very unsustainable,” Pivotal Research Group analyst Michael Levine said. … Read more

Philippines TERMINATES Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between Manila and Washington

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The Philippines has officially notified the United States about its termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between Manila and Washington. pic.twitter.com/PLVt4Foanv — China Daily (@ChinaDaily) February 11, 2020 MANILA – The Philippines has officially notified the United States about the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between Manila and Washington, Philippines’s top diplomat … Read more

Second incursion on Taiwan by Chinese warplanes in two days! Is this the start of WW3?

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Even as China grapples with containing the corona virus outbreak, it’s found time to intensify military pressure on Taiwan. Chinese warplanes approached Taiwan on Monday for the second day in a row. Taiwan defense ministry said it scrambled jets as Chinese PLA planes briefly crossed the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait. China then … Read more