Escalating Middle East Conflict Sends Gold Soaring

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Photo by Wikimedia.org | CC BY | Photoshopped From Birch Gold Group This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest top stories involving gold and the overall economy. Stories include: Gold prices hit six-year highs after U.S. strike kills Iranian general, what to expect from gold prices in 2020, and stash of 1,200-year-old gold coins discovered in Israel. … Read more

Neural networks now solve major math problems more quickly than the fastest computers!

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(Image: © Shutterstock) Related: The 11 Most Beautiful Mathematical Equations The algorithm they built provided accurate solutions up to 100 million times faster than the most advanced software program, known as Brutus. That could prove invaluable to astronomers trying to understand things like the behavior of star clusters and the broader evolution of the universe, … Read more

Is World War III on the Horizon?

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by Martin Armstrong QUESTION:  Martin, I have been following your blog for several months and have begun to start reading older posts because it is all amazing work. When looking at your war cycle with Russia that started in 2014 and supposedly cycles roughly 25 years, I noticed that correlates nicely with your ECM on Russia … Read more

German foreign minister Heiko Maas & Angela Merkel heading to Moscow to discuss Iran conflict

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Merkel und Maas fliegen zum Krisentreffen mit Putin https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/iran-krise-eu-aussenminister-berufen-sondertreffen-ein-16567649.html Merkel to Meet Putin in Moscow for Talks on Mideast Crises https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/01/06/world/europe/ap-eu-germany-russia.html Bundeswehr bereitet sich auf raschen Rückzug aus dem Irak vor https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/live204792166/Iran-Krise-Trump-beklagt-Impeachment-Verfahren-als-Zeitverschwendung.html Bundeswehr prepares for withdrawal from Iraq     AC

Nearly 400K Anchor Babies Born in 2019, Exceeding U.S. Births in 48 States

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Close to 400,000 anchor babies were born in the United States in 2019 as an executive order to end birthright citizenship gets kicked down the road for another year by President Donald Trump’s administration. Analysis conducted by the Center for Immigration Studies revealed in 2018 that about 300,000 U.S.-born children of illegal aliens are born … Read more

Pentagon to begin sending 6 B-52s to Diego Garcia,for operations against Iran if ordered!

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Barbara Starr @barbarastarrcnn Pentagon to begin sending 6 B-52s to Diego Garcia: US official. B-52s will be available for operations against Iran if ordered, the official said. But the deployment does not signal that operations have been ordered. #Iran #Solemani Pentagon to begin sending 6 B-52s to Diego Garcia: US official. B-52s will be available … Read more

The War Crimes and Atrocities of Soleimani

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“Millions of Iranians have taken to the streets over the past month protesting the venal corruption of the ruling mullahs and their wanton spending on conflict and terror. In a blind panic, Khamenei instructed Soleimani to mobilize his IRGC thugs to launch a murderous crackdown on the peaceful protesters, during which an estimated 1,500 were murdered, more … Read more

VENEZUELA: Maduro Claims Control of National Assembly, Consolidating Grip on Power.

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via NYT “The National Assembly was the last political institution still in the opposition’s hands, and by seizing its leadership, President Nicolás Maduro’s supporters move closer to total control of the state.” In a chaotic session in which security forces surrounded the National Assembly building, intimidating members of the opposition who tried to enter, supporters … Read more

Will the US deploy negative interest-rates?

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by Shaun Richards On Saturday economists  gathered to listen to the former Chair of the US Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke speak on monetary policy in San Diego. This is because those who used to run the Federal Reserve can say things the present incumbent cannot. So let me get straight to the crux of the … Read more

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1 Billion Animals Dead: Under A “Blazing Red Sky” In Australia, Apocalyptic Wildfires Are Killing Koalas, Kangaroos And Countless Other Creatures

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by Michael Snyder An entire continent is being transformed into “a charred, apocalyptic nightmare”, and experts are telling us that a billion animals may have already died so far in the horrific wildfires that are raging all across Australia.  Extremely strong winds and record high temperatures are going to create ideal conditions for the fires to … Read more

2020, Already the Year of Zombie Airlines

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And the year has just started. By MC01, a frequent commenter on WOLF STREET: In South Korea: Hyundai Development Company (HDC) and Mirae Asset Daewoo (MAD) were “selected” in November by the Korean government as “preferred bidders” to purchase a large share in the country’s second largest airline, Asiana, whose financial troubles we have previously covered. Asiana’s financial situation has … Read more

Investors Are All-in Financial Assets At An Historic Bubble….Any Number Of Catalysts Can Prick It.

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Investors are all-in financial assets at an historic bubble. When the entirety of Wall Street has bought into the popular delusion, you have likely finally reached the peak. Any number of catalysts can prick it. How many of these reports even mentioned war with Iran as a risk? https://t.co/d2QIDrExB3 — Kevin C. Smith, CFA (@crescatkevin) … Read more