by SP What follows is supposition from a few data points, and some guesses on how things work. 1. A great deal of money from Bloombergs National PAC was focused to swing several key states this last election. Virginia has always been a red state due to the large numbers of rural counties. Virginia turned blue for the first time … Read more
by Jason Burack of Wall St For Main St Refinance lending has nearly doubled over the past three quarters, according to Black Knight. Cash-out refinances were up 24% since the last quarter of 2018 and made up 52% of all refinances. Homeowners withdrew a collective $36 billion in home equity, the highest amount in nearly 12 years. Commit … Read more
Trump sends letter to Pelosi registering his protest of impeachment pic.twitter.com/IEniQTGkkZ — Jordyn Phelps (@JordynPhelps) December 17, 2019 Jordyn Phelps @JordynPhelps Trump sends letter to Pelosi registering his protest of impeachment Trump tells Pelosi in blistering letter that Dems are ‘declaring open war on American Democracy’ That letter will go down in the historical … Read more
The Fed will be printing $1 trillion in a very short period of time. This is absolutely historic and yet nobody is complaining. They’re actually cheering the monetary easing to occur. Make it happen to ensure everything stays afloat. This financial magic cannot persist forever. It must eventually revert to the mean. The higher up … Read more
via realclearinvestigations: Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler, the House Judiciary Committee chairman who has drawn up articles of impeachment accusing President Trump of abusing his power, last year falsely accused a Trump campaign aide of being a Russian spy who helped Moscow interfere in the 2016 election — an accusation the Justice Department’s watchdog declared unfounded in … Read more
HMM: Is China Planning To Incite A “People’s War” To Dominate The South China Sea? Party leaders have regaled the populace with how they will use seagoing forces to right historical wrongs and win the nation nautical renown. They must now follow through. It was foolish to tie China’s national dignity and sovereignty to patently absurd … Read more
https://twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/1207025178045231110 Trump suggests Adam Schiff should face severe punishment for paraphrasing his Zelensky call during a hearing: "In Guatemala they handle things much tougher than that." pic.twitter.com/bUMrsKJpyv — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 17, 2019 AC
Two programmers pleaded guilty to copyright charges in association with two illegal streaming services, including one site that had more content than Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime, according to the Department of Justice. Darryl Julius Polo, 36, pleaded guilty last week to running Las Vegas–based streaming site iStreamItAll as well as working on the illegal streaming … Read more
via powerlineblog: Yes, I know, CNN beclowns itself hourly, and as such is usually not worth noticing or commenting on, but sometimes they make it so easy that it becomes necessary as a reminder of their colossal ignorance and bias. Anchor Brian Stelter raised his eyebrow this morning that Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has appeared on … Read more
via rushlimbaugh: RUSH: La Grange Park, Illinois. This is Tim. I’m glad you called, sir. It’s great to have you with us. Hello. CALLER: Hello, Rush. Thank you very much for taking my call, and Merry Christmas. RUSH: Thank you, sir. Same to you. CALLER: This whole impeachment thing, I’m 90% sure will go well for … Read more
Reuters: #China commissions second aircraft carrier into service – State TV — Vincent Lee (@Rover829) December 17, 2019 That’s two more functional carriers than Russia right now, by the way. AC
by Graham Summers of Gains, Pains, & Capital Stocks staged a MAJOR breakout last week. The blue line in the chart below has marked a TOP for every market rally this year. But not this time. Stocks broke through it to the upside. They then held it overnight into the next session. This is EXTREMELY bullish. In the … Read more
HOUSE BILL NO. 67Offered January 8, 2020Prefiled December 5, 2019A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 40.1-55 through 40.1-57.1 and 40.1-58.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to strikes by certain government employees. ———-Patron– Carter———-Committee Referral Pending———-Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §§ 40.1-55 through 40.1-57.1 and 40.1-58.1 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows: § 40.1-55. Public safety … Read more
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WOW Gotta’ be bad if CNN Headlines it like this FISA court slams FBI conduct in Carter Page surveillance warrant applications Washington (CNN) — The typically ultra-close-lipped Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court slammed the FBI for mistakes it made in the Carter Page surveillance warrants and ordered the agency to detail how it will improve its … Read more
by howmuch President Trump constantly warns about China as a threat to the world. China takes American jobs, adds to the national trade deficit and steals intellectual property. But how should we understand the rapid rise of China on the global economic stage? Our visualization puts things in perspective. China’s economy has grown significantly faster than … Read more
BY JOHN RUBINO Global stock (and bond and real estate) markets have been on a tear this year, apparently in anticipation of three big events. And last week they got them all, sort of: The US and China announced a “trade deal” that is flimsy but a deal nonetheless; the Fed promised to refrain from raising … Read more
Way back in 1992 — when hopping on the Internet meant using a screeching dial-up modem from Radio Shack (which is thankfully no longer the case because of state-of-the-art hardware from vendors like Edgewater Networks), and thousands of people were shamelessly dancing “The Macarena” — James Carville, a campaign strategist for Bill Clinton, coined a … Read more
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/17/beyond-meat-to-benefit-from-ongoing-pork-shortage-bernstein-says.html As African Swine Fever rages on, rising meat prices could lead consumers to favor plant-based alternatives like Beyond Meat, Bernstein said on Tuesday. “Linked to this major dislocation due to African Swine Fever in the global meat industry, we expect that the plant-based meat and other plant-based categories will continue to do well, as … Read more
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