John Kerry Got 150 Billion Cash for Iran SPUN as Nuclear Deal; Daughter Married Iranian with Best Man Son of Iran’s SOS

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Obama’s first Secretary of State – before it was Hillary – was former US Senator and Presidential candidate, John Forbes Kerry. In 2009, Kerry’s younger daughter from his first marriage, Dr. Vanessa Bradford Kelly, married Iranian-American physician, Dr. Brian (Behrooz) Vala Nahid. The Best Man at their wedding, Mahdi Zarif, was the son of Iran’s … Read more

Consumer Spending Climbs at Fastest Pace in 4 Months with John Grace

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from Financial Survival Network John Grace returns… The numbers: Americans increased spending in November at the fastest rate in four months, suggesting households still have plenty of buying power to keep the economy growing at a steady pace through the holiday shopping season. Consumer spending rose 0.4% last month, the government said Friday. That’s the biggest increase … Read more

Do you remember when Obama said that women make less than men for the sale work? Well that was a lie. Women do make less than men overall, but it’s because they pick lower paying careers and work less

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by Playaguy The official Bureau of Labor Department statistics show that the median earnings of full-time female workers is 77 percent of the median earnings of full-time male workers. But that is very different than “77 cents on the dollar for doing the same work as men.” The latter gives the impression that a man … Read more

Judge Joe Brown Speaks on Trump

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNaYT59cd4U&feature=youtu.be WOW~ HOLY COW. This was very interesting, lots truth in this video by Judge Joe Brown speaks much truth about history on Trump and politics. #wwg1wga   AC

Gold Manipulation One Of The Biggest Stories Of 2019?

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by Chris Powell of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee (GATA) Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: In his new “Frank Talk” column, U.S. Funds CEO Frank Holmes ranks his May interview with your secretary/treasurer among his five most popular financial interviews this year. Holmes calls it “a must-read for anyone seeking information on the gold market that traditional financial … Read more

Aftermath of Soleimani Killing in US raid: All the Latest Updates – Was Trump’s order to Assassinate Iran’s Qassem Soleimani legal?

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by Amy S.  US-Iran tensions rise after Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, killed in Baghdad by US air strike. Tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated dramatically after a US air strike killed Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of Iran-backed militias known … Read more

Manufacturing Employment, New Orders & Production Fall Fastest Since Apr-Aug 2009

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An ugly report. How will it impact the overall economy? By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. US manufacturing took a turn from lousy to worse in December, according to the Manufacturing ISM Report On Business, released today, with employment, new orders and new export orders, production, backlog of orders, and inventories all contracting. The overall Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) … Read more

More ECB Bond Holdings Get in Trouble: Infrastructure Giant Atlantia, Infamous for Collapsed Genoa Bridge, Could Lose its Core Business

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Amid a slew of problems. By Nick Corbishley, for WOLF STREET: Italy could be on the verge of approving rules that would make it much easier and cheaper to revoke highway concessions. And that could be very bad news for Autostrade per l’Italia (ASPI), the private toll road operator that controls more than half of Italy’s aging toll roads … Read more

Carmageddon Spreads to Canada

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Sales fall for second year in a row, as car sales collapse further and truck sales barely tick up. By Nick Corbishley, for WOLF STREET: Sales of passenger cars and light trucks in Canada fell 3.7% to 1.91 million vehicles in 2019, the second year in a row of declines, and were down 6.1% from peak-year 2017, according to … Read more

Brexit and Trump began a new era for the West

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by Fabius Maximus  Summary: This is one of the best essays I’ve seen about the causes of Brexit, going beyond Britain’s elites (and their journalist servants) blaming the ignorant racist proles (which conveniently excuses them of any responsibility). Professor Mark Blyth shines a light on the real forces at work, and shows how the US has similar problems. … Read more

President Trump Warns Iran that They May Be Soon Playing 52-Pick Up With What’s Left of Their Nation: “We Have Targeted 52 Iranian Sites

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Donald J. Trump Verified account @realDonaldTrump Iran is talking very boldly about targeting certain USA assets as revenge for our ridding the world of their terrorist leader who had just killed an American, & badly wounded many others, not to mention all of the people he had killed over his lifetime, including recently…. Iran is … Read more

General Flynn: “Soleimani–#1 terrorist in the world”

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General Flynn Verified account @GenFlynn Soleimani–#1 terrorist in the world, now a good guy & Iran, #1 State Sponsor of Terrorism, now has nuke capabilities–what just happened? Soleimani–#1 terrorist in the world, now a good guy & Iran, #1 State Sponsor of Terrorism, now has nuke capabilities–what just happened? — General Mike Flynn (@GenFlynn) July … Read more