Extreme cold coming to the US!

ROANOKE, Va. – While we expect it to get very cold here Tuesday night through Thursday, keep in mind that it could always be worse. For instance, you could be in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin or Minnesota this week. Arctic air …

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Davos Elite Push To Automation

by SP   The Hidden Automation Agenda of the Davos Elite (Fm NYT) DAVOS, Switzerland — They’ll never admit it in public, but many of your bosses want machines to replace you as soon as possible. I know this because, …

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And Then The Stock Selloff Starts All Over Again

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Since the Christmas Eve selloff-low, the S&P 500 has risen 13%, including a 5% jump on December 26. But last week, the rally petered out and stocks ended flat. And now it gets complicated, with stock-market …

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NBC/WSJ POLL: Pelosi’s negatives shot up during government shutdown more than any pol // now the most unpopular politician tested in the survey.

More NBC/WSJ poll: Pelosi’s negatives shot up during government shutdown more than any pol // now the most unpopular politician tested in the survey. pic.twitter.com/pSMBFydwx7 — Josh Kraushaar (@JoshKraushaar) January 27, 2019 POLL: Nancy Pelosi most unpopular national politician in …

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Dissent or deny, care or cry, devolve or die

by John Ward In the coming months and years, there are three decisions for every thinking and able-bodied human on Earth to make: will I speak out or simply stay in my stockade, remaining in ideological denial mode? Will I accept …

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Understanding what risk really is.

by dipsis I’ve spent more time than I care to admit battling online poorly conceived notions of risk in investing. Below are excerpts from Howard Mark’s book, The Most Important Thing. This will probably fly in the face of many redditors, …

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Warren Doesn’t Know How Many Branches Of Government Exist

Ryan Saavedra for the Daily Wire reports, Presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) appeared to not know how many branches of government exist during a Tuesday interview on CNN. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX8_z9Zls34 Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.dailywire.com/news/42576/…      

GLOBAL MARKETS weekly recap

via @MacroTechnicals: wk4 1/n • RiskON continued • hope on FED total pause, PBoC, remain dovish ECB/BoJ • 76%/24% indices breadth • FX 81% vs USD, 71% vs JPY • most of EM bonds rallied • creditspreads tighter • VIX lower …

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