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by Geoffrey Grider Medications been linked to road rage, pathological gambling, and complicated acts of fraud. Some make us less neurotic, and others may even shape our social relationships. We would never tell you to stop taking medicine that a doctor has prescribed for you, but we are telling you that you need to take full … Read more

by Lance Roberts “Actually, one of the dangers is that people could be throwing risk to the wind and this [market] could be a runaway. We sometimes call that a melt-up and produces prices too high and then if there’s a shock, you come down to Earth and that could impact sentiment. I think this market is … Read more

Via International Man Doug Casey’s Note: In the following article, my Argentine friends spell out the reasons why now should be a good time to speculate in Argentine bonds. There’s an excellent chance they’re right. Recall that it was only in 2017 the Argentine government floated US$2.75 billion of 100-year bonds—and the issue was oversubscribed. … Read more

by John Ward Brexit has become a big news story over the last 24 hours. The only problem is, as usual the mainstream media have missed it. Boris Johnson is not going to push any new UK initiatives on the Withdrawal Deal. Once the UK Parliament ratifies WA2, the legislation will sail through Brussels and Strasbourg. … Read more

Appeals court lifts block on $3.6 billion for Trump border wall plan A divided panel of the 5th Circuit ruled in the administration’s favor on the use of military construction funds. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/08/trump-border-wall-funds-block-096527 According to this court document, the admin was supposed to start one of the projects Dec. 17th, with a few other contracts to … Read more

by Michael Snyder The nightmarish earthquake swarm that has been rattling Puerto Rico since last month continues to make headlines all over the world.  Homes, businesses, schools, hospitals and historic structures all over the main island of Puerto Rico have crumbled, and many residents are deeply afraid of using many of the buildings that remain … Read more

by Michael Snyder If someone else had been in the White House, this crisis could have easily turned out much differently.  Sadly, most Americans have no idea that we were literally on the brink of the beginning of World War 3 this week.  In fact, our population is so clueless about the rest of the … Read more

by jessefelder Stocks had a big rebound in 2019 out of the fourth quarter selloff of the prior year. This occurred even though earnings growth for the S&P 500 flatlined and even turned sequentially negative late in 2019 leading many to ask if the recent rally is sustainable. It’s true that stock prices don’t discount … Read more

Authored by Sven Henrich via NorthmanTrader.com, Spoos 50 handles down in overnight, 12 hours later new all time highs. If you called that last night step forward and show me. Nobody of course called this. But these are our markets these days. Now stuck in permanent technical greed the year 2020 continues on the same … Read more

Authored by Patrick Hill via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Piper Jaffray forecasts by year end 2020, the S&P 500 (SPX) will hit 3600, a 12.8 % increase. Of eighteen analysts interviewed by Marketwatch only three forecasters expect a decline for the SPX. Will the SPX reach 3600?  The SPX has soared over 400 % from a low of … Read more

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by UPFINA The decline in the trade deficit in November is a huge deal. The deficit fell from $46.9 billion to $43.1 billion which was the narrowest deficit since October 2016. This was lower than estimates for $43.9 billion. However, estimates were only so low because the advanced trade in goods report told us about the … Read more