A Precarious Revolution Is Brewing

by Charles Hugh-Smith Once again profound social and economic forces are changing the nation in ways that are difficult to understand in real time. The American Revolution arose not from politics but from rapid social and economic changes that revealed …

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Leading Indicators and Liquidity Declining, Says Variant Perception’s Tian Yang

Mar 14 – FS Insider interviews Variant Perception’s Tian Yang to get an update on their outlook for the U.S., China and elsewhere. Tian discusses the message coming from leading indicators and liquidity measures… https://static.financialsense.com/audio/2019-03/yang_clip-da02a8765cf.mp3     https://www.financialsense.com/podcast/19003/leading-indicators-and-liquidity-declining-says-variant-perceptions-tian-yang

So far this week for Facebook: Federal criminal investigation; Warren says should be broken up; Blocked Zerohedge; Longest ever outage;Loses head of product… Mark is losing a lot of money

https://twitter.com/Hipster_Trader/status/1106377564577247233 https://twitter.com/Hipster_Trader/status/1106188316251226114 U.S. PROSECUTORS PROBE FACEBOOK'S DATA-SHARING DEALS: NYT oops — zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 13, 2019 Facebook Chief Product Officer Resigns Along With WhatsApp Head Facebook stock fell in after-hours trading Thursday, follow an announcement that two executives were leaving …

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Something big coming – Volatility could spike from here

https://twitter.com/Simple_Trends/status/1106253534058762243 $VX_F $TVIX Close the gap at 12.90 $VX_F & back to the highs? can we explain the vol. suppression with a gap? 🧐@b_seagle @hks55 pic.twitter.com/Ueegi8SJ9l — Alessio (@AlessioTMAD) March 14, 2019 Fit this $VIX chart too. h/t @TaviCosta pic.twitter.com/jpUByQR9F2 …

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EU Monetary & Economic Failures

Authored by Alasdair Macleod via GoldMoney.com, The monetary, financial and political weaknesses of the EU are about to be exposed by the forthcoming global credit crisis. This article assumes the combination of end of credit cycle dynamics and the rise …

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FITTON:WORKING: While Congress dithers, Judicial Watch puts Clinton email witness under oath in NY.

by TFittonJW Our team of attorneys finished deposing Clinton email witness Justin Cooper, the former Clinton Foundation official who set up the Clinton email system for Mrs. Clinton. Judicial Watch has at least 10 more witnesses to question: https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/federal-court-orders-discovery-on-clinton-email-benghazi-scandal-top-obama-clinton-officials-susan-rice-and-ben-rhodes-to-respond-to-judicial-watch-questions-under-oath/ (Washington, DC) …

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California jury orders Johnson & Johnson to pay $29 million in latest talcum cancer trial

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/14/jury-orders-johnson–johnson-to-pay-29-million-in-cancer-trial.html On Wednesday, a California jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $29 million to a woman who alleged that asbestos in the company’s talcum-powder-based products caused her mesothelioma. J&J denies allegations that its talc causes cancer, saying numerous studies …

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China’s Economy: Not So Big After All. New research suggests that China’s economy is only half the size of America’s—and growing much more slowly than officially reported.

via nationalinterest: New research suggests that China’s economy is only half the size of America’s—and growing much more slowly than officially reported. hina’s economy isn’t what it used to be (at least as recently as last week). Four intrepid economists—Wei Chen, …

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