via techcrunch: Last year, Facebook was forced to admit that after months of pestering its users to switch on two-factor by signing up their phone number, it was also using those phone numbers to target users with ads. But some …
I went by Trump Tower this weekend in New York, and there were no protesters, just a normal crowd of people going in and out. There wasn’t as much security as there has been in the past — instead of …
by Shaun Richards The weekend just gone has seen a surge in speculation about a matter we have been expecting for some time. It is this issue of solving the problem of a bank that is too big to fail …
BY SRSROCCO There’s been a hidden decline in the global gold mining industry unrecognized by most investors. It’s an insidious and mysterious decay that has plagued the industry for many years. Unfortunately, investors can’t see what’s taking place in the …
by Orangutan Always interesting when leaders start saying these types of things. Donald Trump retweeted this unusually worded utterance from Majority Senate Leader Mitch McConnell. H.R.1 is a blatant power grab to give Washington bureaucrats control over what American citizens …
Michelle Moons from Breitbart reports, The latest in a series of New York City billboards warning of socialist policy consequences went after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez again Tuesday for the Green New Deal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbADoxxufxw Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/05/nyc-billboard-series-hits-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-again-for-green-raw-deal/
https://youtu.be/Mn_16L9jFNE Reagan’s approval rating was 52% when he won 1984 in the second biggest landslide ever AC
The list continues to grow and we’re only in March. As I explained in the video, it’s not just retail. Other companies like GM closing up plants, are a factor as well. We know that while eCommerce is an issue, …
by Graham Summers of Gains, Pains, & Capital The next downturn is now here. As I warned earlier this week, momentum has turned downward, with the MACD signal on a “SELL” for the first time since December. Even worse, the all important 200-day …
via legalinsurrection: “Similar problems are bedeviling Sweden and Denmark, two other countries frequently held up as models to follow on health care” Finland has long been touted by American socialists as the socialist Nirvana, where everything is free and everyone is happy, happy, happy. …
via hotair: In the Democrats’ rush to pass HR1, a serious snag emerged for Nancy Pelosi and the rest of her party’s leadership. Republicans were able to force a vote on adding language to the supposed voting rights bill condemning …
by howmuch The primary season is in full swing for Democrats seeking the 2020 presidential nomination, and that means bashing the big banks is a favorite campaign topic. Kamala Harris is taking heat for accepting money from Wall Street. Elizabeth Warren believes the …
by David Haggith Socialism is the price Capitalism pays for unrestrained and unpunished greed, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the new face of Socialism in America. AOC refers to her Socialist revolution — for now wrapped up in the Green New Deal before congress …
via Zerohedge: Pentagon spokesman Charles Summers said Friday morning that there will be “grave consequences” if Turkey moves forward in purchasing Russia’s S-400, according to Bloomberg — this after the top US commander in Europe, Army General Curtis Scaparrotti, recommended …
by catsupmcshupfak A look at how the Israel lobbyists operate inside the US and UK, more episodes: Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4
via moneymaven: Despite a contract that prohibits MGM from using robots to displace workers, the casino seeks to implement those plans. VegasSlotsOnline reports MGM Could Replace Many Employees with Robots MGM, one of the major global casino companies, is considering replacing some …
by confoundedinterest European bond volatility (according to the Merrill Lynch 3-month EUR option volatility estimate) has plunged to the lowest level on record. A similar chart for the US bond market is the Merrill Lynch Option Volatility Estimate for 3-months …
Global Economy Weakest Since Financial Crisis (Bloomberg) — The global economy’s sharp loss of speed through 2018 has left the pace of expansion the weakest since the global financial crisis a decade ago, according to Bloomberg Economics. Its new GDP …
by Brian Maher of Daily Reckoning After “the sharpest rally since the global financial crisis recovery” — Goldman’s phrase — has the stock market peaked for the year? Today we weigh the evidence… and hazard a conclusion. The major averages jumped …
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said in an interview aired Sunday that he does not think he can be fired by President Donald Trump. While continuing to avoid direct comment on the president’s withering criticism of central bank interest rate …
via Dailymail.co.uk: Ed lived on the streets of Manchester, Glasgow, and London for two months One night in Glasgow he saw 26 volunteers give food to two homeless people He put on weight as passers-by gave him fast food, burgers, …
Do you believe that China’s economic data is fake? Also, do all countries do the same thing? The economic data we receive from every country is most likely fake. Or at least padded and puffed up to make it …
It Exists: DOJ Finds Letter Ordering Scrutiny of Uranium One, Hillary Clinton https://www.thedailybeast.com/doj-fin…
I read china halted the use of the 737 Max’s, 2 crashes on new planes seems like an issue. After the devastating Boeing 737 MAX-8 crash in Ethiopia this weekend, China has announced it will suspend the aircraft model in …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD5B7bzXgOA Is she gonna tax a Robot? AC
New York will soon have a departure tax… Experts: NYC could go Bankrupt for 1st time in 40 years New York City is headed for financial ruin and could go bankrupt for the first time in 40 years, financial …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKk3XfqANcQ Open borders and the welfare state. What could possibly go wrong? AC
Josh Sigurdson talks with author and economic analyst John Sneisen about the continuing decline of the Canadian housing markets as banks like BMO warn that this type of decline normally leads to a recession and that this recession will be …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter On the surface, consumer debt is a smaller risk factor than it was before the Financial Crisis. But the averages conceal the reality that income & wealth disparities leave in their tracks (11 minutes):
US rating agencies pressure Pemex and the new Mexican government. But Pemex is too big to fail. By Don Quijones, Spain, UK, & Mexico, editor at WOLF STREET. The financial pains and strains continue to grow for the world’s most indebted oil company, …