Boeing reportedly nears decision on cutting or halting 737 Max production

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https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/15/boeing-considers-halting-or-further-cutting-737-max-production-wsj-reports.html The aerospace giant increasingly views a pause in production as the most viable option, according to The Wall Street Journal. Boeing’s board is meeting in Chicago on Sunday and a decision could come as soon as Monday. FAA chief Steve Dickson told CNBC on Wednesday that the regulator likely wouldn’t clear the 737 Max’s … Read more

The December eurozone malaise was led by sharpest fall in manufacturing output for over 7 years, down for 11th straight month.

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https://t.co/NvFBDjCQvL — Teddy Vallee (@TeddyVallee) December 16, 2019 Markit: Eurozone malaise extends in December, ending worst quarter since 2013 (where are these "green shoots" that market has already priced in?) — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) December 16, 2019 Another GDP forecast downgrade – now from New Zealand https://t.co/7YA092uqs7 — investingLive (@investingLive_) December 15, 2019

S&P 500 Forward PEG Ratio. So we got that goin’ for us. Which is nice.

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S&P 500 Forward PEG Ratio. So we got that goin' for us. Which is nice. pic.twitter.com/LExmss6YFD — Not Jim Cramer (@Not_Jim_Cramer) December 15, 2019 Spotted: multiple expansion on steroids!$AAPL Apple's forward P/E ratio has almost doubled from the December 2019 low, now above 21, highest since April 2010. pic.twitter.com/RMvpZYSRLH — IV (@iv_technicals) December 16, 2019

Democrats Stop Worrying & Learn To Love Deficits

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by Lance Roberts I was stunned by a recent article from Marshall Auerback via The Nation entitled “Why Democrats Need To Stop Worrying And Love The Deficit.” “Delivering on big progressive ideas like Medicare for All and the Green New Deal will never happen until Democrats get over their fear of red ink.” While the article … Read more

France records 391-mile traffic jam… Tensions mount over transport strike

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A traffic jam of 391 miles was recorded on the outskirts of Paris on Monday morning as fresh strikes over pension changes brought public transport to a standstill in France for a third week. President Emmanuel Macron’s government appeared determined to push ahead with its plans despite the French transport strikes causing widespread disruption as they enter their twelfth day. In … Read more

BAM! Impeachment Backfiring: SECOND Democrat Leaves The Party In 24 Hours

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State Senator John Yudichak of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania said that he will be switching his registration to become an Independent. He will caucus with the Republican majority. Yudichak has criticized an increasingly liberal Democratic caucus that has led to this decision. Due to issues that he finds important, Yudichak believes there is a better home … Read more

THAT’S BECAUSE THE CITY IS RUN BY LEFTY NUTS: I’m all for criminal-justice reform but NYC’s latest changes are nuts.

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To be fair, they’re not just nuts. They’re also crooks. So there’s that. via NYPOST: New York desperately needed to fix its criminal-justice system, but — as we’re now belatedly learning — the reforms Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law last spring go way too far. They’re sure to cause more harm than good. What should have … Read more

SOCIALISM: IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL LEAVE.

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Veteran columnist Andrew Malcolm: California is a wondrous place. I’m leaving. I lived in Illinois for many years, so I know one-party government well. Shortsighted Californian voters get what they elect—a loopy super-majority that lets billions in approved water bonds for reservoirs sit idle during an historic drought, so trillions of gallons of welcome rains flow … Read more

President Donald Trump mocked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday for “her teeth falling out of her mouth” during a press

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President Donald Trump mocked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday for “her teeth falling out of her mouth” during a press conference last week. Trump commented on a video clip highlighted by Rep. Mark Meadows featuring a reporter asking Pelosi why Democrats did not charge Trump with the crime of bribery. “Because it wasn’t true,” … Read more

Researchers discover new method for turning nearly ANY object into a data storage unit

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Researchers have now collaborated to develop a means of storing extensive information in almost any object. “With this method, we can integrate 3D-printing instructions into an object, so that after decades or even centuries, it will be possible to obtain those instructions directly from the object itself,” explains Robert Grass, Professor at the Department of … Read more

The Media’ Self-Important Impotence

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A friend on Facebook writes: A boomlet among talking heads and media pundits is currently tallying up all the newspapers calling for impeachment. But among major dailies now endorsing impeachment, all except one endorsed Hillary Clinton in 2016. (The exception, USA Today, endorsed “not Trump” — stay brave, Gannett.) My point: Newspapers overwhelmingly urged the … Read more

Jill Biden: “I know my son’s character. He did nothing wrong.”

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by DCG Wife of Creepy Joe appeared on MSNBC yesterday to proclaim that President Trump is afraid to run against her husband. Jill also went on to defend her son Hunter saying, “I know my son. I know my son’s character. Hunter did nothing wrong. And that’s the bottom line.” Let’s take a look at Hunter’s “character,” shall we? … Read more

NEW FINDING! Clinical study finds eating within 10-hour window may help stave off diabetes, heart disease!

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Time-restricted eating (eating all calories within a consistent 10-hour window) supports an individual’s circadian rhythms and can maximize health benefits, as evidenced by previous research published by the Salk team. Circadian rhythms are the 24-hour cycles of biological processes that affect nearly every cell in the body. Increasingly, scientists are finding that erratic eating patterns … Read more

Charting the U.S. Top 50 Advertising Spenders

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by howmuch The holidays are right around the corner, which means consumers are being subjected to endless commercials and ad campaigns pushing for that last-minute gift purchase. Advertising is big money not only in the U.S., but also around the world. Just how much money is spent on advertising? That’s the subject of our new … Read more

Why Illinois Property Taxes Won’t Drop Without Major Spending Reform

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Authored by Mark Glennon via Wirepoints.org, A commenter here recently asked it this way: “How high would income taxes have to ramp in order to offset reducing Illinois’ property tax burden to that of Indiana, Iowa or Wisconsin?” That’s a great angle to look at it from because you learn much by seeing that math. Don’t worry, we’ve done … Read more

A “Market” That Needs $1 Trillion In Panic-Money-Printing To Stave-Off Implosion Is Not A Market

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Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, It was all fun and games enriching the super-wealthy but now the karmic cost of the Fed’s manipulation and propaganda is about to come due. A “market” that needs $1 trillion in panic-money-printing by the Fed to stave off a karmic-overdue implosion is not a market: a … Read more