STIFEL: The current bull market “is more linear than the 1920s and 1990s bull markets, and is just starting the ‘blow-off top’ stage ..”

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STIFEL: The current bull market “is more linear than the 1920s and 1990s bull markets, and is just starting the ‘blow-off top’ stage ..” pic.twitter.com/1lzbgZ18oI — Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) January 15, 2020 B of A Warning: Rising Correlation & Concentration Risks in the Market The top five U.S. companies now make up 18% of the … Read more

Hickman: A Recession Is More Likely Than You Think

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Authored by Eric Hickman via AdvisorPerspectives.com, Good economic news over the last couple months belies the fact that a recession could strike as soon as March 2020. That good news has been plentiful: a phase one trade deal between the U.S. and China is presumably close to being signed, the December U.S. Labor jobs report exceeded … Read more

Saxo Bank: “We Are Putting Out An Early Warning: A Sharp Correction In Equities Could Be Imminent”

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Submitted by Peter Garnry, Head of Equity Strategy, Saxo Bank Equities are getting frothy with short squeeze and momentum accelerating technology stocks higher. This has led to the highest top five concentration in the S&P 500 eclipsing the dot-com bubble in a sign of destabilisation and increased fragility. We are putting out an early warning to … Read more

Instability Rising: Why 2020 Will Be Different

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by Charles Hugh-Smith In 2020, increasing monetary and fiscal stimulus will be the equivalent of spraying gasoline on a fire to extinguish it. Economically, the 11 years since the Global Financial Crisis of 2008-09 have been one relatively coherent era of modest growth, rising wealth/income inequality and coordinated central bank stimulus every time a crisis threatened … Read more

EQT, Largest US Natural Gas Producer, Takes $1.8 Billion Write-Down, Admits it Can’t Succeed in Low-Price Shale-Gas Environment

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By Nick Cunningham, for Oilprice.com: The largest natural gas driller in the United States just announced a massive write-down for its assets, offering more evidence that the shale sector faces fundamental problems with profitability. In a regulatory filing on Monday, Pittsburgh-based EQT took a $1.8 billion impairment for the fourth quarter, as the natural gas market continues … Read more

It’s Baaaaack! 2020 Will Be The Year Of The Subprime Reprise

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via LibertyNation One of the lasting legacies of the economic collapse a decade ago is subprime. After lying dormant for several years in the aftermath of the Great Recession, the subprime market has returned with a vengeance. Everything is subprime nowadays, as banks, finance companies, and unconventional lenders are less averse to risk and are willing to extend … Read more

U.S. Gas Giant Downgraded To Junk Status

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By Nick Cunningham The largest natural gas driller in the United States just announced a massive write-down for its assets, offering more evidence that the shale sector faces fundamental problems with profitability. In a regulatory filing on Monday, Pittsburgh-based EQT took a $1.8 billion impairment for the fourth quarter, as the natural gas market continues … Read more

Louis Cammarosano: Federal Reserve Promises To Buy Everything

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The Fed is committed to saving us from recession. Louis explains that, and he also shares his thoughts on the recent activity in the gold & silver markets… Louis Cammarosano of Smaulgld interviewed by Mike Manwell of Silver Doctors Check out the awesome work over at Smaulgld here: https://smaulgld.com/ Today’s guest, Louis Cammarosano, shares his thoughts on the economy and why … Read more

Michael Ballanger: NASDAQ Chart Screaming “SELL”

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by Michael Ballanger via Streetwise Reports It was one of those days that all sexagenarians loathe; you have to go to the doctor, and whether it’s the GP (general practitioner) or the dentist or the proctologist, nothing reminds you more rapidly of your advancing age than going to the optometrist. Now, many of you would say that your … Read more

STAGGERING GLOBAL DEBT OF $253 TRILLION IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN

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by Mac Slavo of SHTFplan Global debt has reached a staggering $253 trillion. This is a disaster waiting to happen, as the world’s total debt surged by some $9 trillion in the first three quarters of 2019, according to data from the Institute of International Finance. That’s a terrifying  322% of its GDP; and a record high. As Axios points … Read more

Michael Flynn Withdraws His Guilty Plea

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Michael Flynn withdraws his guilty plea due to the government’s bad faith, vindictiveness, and breach of the plea agreement. Prosecutors (Van Grack) knowingly sought to induce false statements from Flynn relating to his FARA registration. pic.twitter.com/TU9rMMOWCo — Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) January 15, 2020  

FEMA Buys Assault Rifles from China

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has signed a purchase agreement with Beijing-based weapon manufacturer Norinco that will deliver into the agency’s rapacious hands 5,000 CQ-A rifles, a clone of the M4A1 carbine used by U.S. military and various law enforcement agencies.   AC