by Charles Hugh-Smith And how do we pay for these spiraling out of control costs? By borrowing more, of course. If we had to choose one “big picture” reason why the vast majority of households are losing ground, it would be: the costs of essentials are spiraling out of control. I’ve often covered the dynamics … Read more
by Michael Snyder If you want to waste your life, a great way to do that is to spend tens of thousands of hours watching television. Today, it is so difficult to get people to leave their homes and get active in their communities, because most of us are absolutely glued to one screen or … Read more
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Sarah Kliff Verified account @sarahkliff Investigations and health policy for the @nytimes. Hospitals are suing the federal government to keep their prices secret. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/health/hospitals-trump-prices-transparency.html Hospitals are suing the federal government to keep their prices secret. https://t.co/n9NHkY7Iwr — Sarah Kliff (@sarahkliff) December 4, 2019 h/t dr0id
by Simon Black For more than a year, I’ve been strongly encouraging readers to consider buying gold. In fact, almost exactly one year ago to the day, I wrote that gold was cheap relative to just about every other asset class in the world. Since then, gold has been one of the best performing investments in … Read more
by Shaun Richards This morning has brought more signs of the economic malaise that is affecting Italy, a subject which just goes on and on and on. Here is the statistics office. In 2019, GDP is expected to increase by 0.2 percent in real terms. The domestic demand will provide a contribution of 0.8 percentage … Read more
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TV ratings for the National Basketball Association have collapsed this year, a season that kicked off with the league bowing to communist China. In October, just as the NBA’s 2019 pre-season was kicking off, Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey tweeted a short message in support of the pro-democracy activists in China-controlled Hong Kong. The league … Read more
Peloton lost $942million market value in a single day after its holiday advertisement sparked fierce social media backlash. The exercise equipment company was vilified Monday over the commercial titled ‘The Gift That Gives Back’, which shows a woman receiving a stationary bike from her husband on Christmas morning. She then documents her year-long fitness journey … Read more
by Amy S. Beef jerky is an incredibly popular snack food, and while it may be high in sodium, it’s lean and full of protein. Things you might not know about this popular snack. Beef jerky is thought to have originated in South America during the 1800s. The Quechua tribe, who were ancestors of the … Read more
This amazing project gives temporary homes to veterans who are looking to get back on track. Sometimes, all it takes is a period of time for people to get back on their feet, these project attempts to do just that. https://thewatchtowers.org/this-tiny-home-community-gives-homeless-veterans-a-chance-working-to-end-veteran-homelessness-video/
Its a GLOBAL POWER STRUCTURE that is responsible for the economic decisions that have robbed our working class, stripped our country of its wealth and put that money in to the pockets of a hand full of large corporation and political entities! Q33
There is no inflation — Krytykant (@Krytykant1) December 4, 2019
Federal Reserve Governors make between $346,000 and $466,000. $2 BILLION in total systemwide salaries. The track record? 0-for-3 on greatest bubbles; o-for-every recession, system crashed in ’08 under their supervision; TBTF banks now much larger; Fed helping roll back Dodd-Frank https://twitter.com/PaulSHoldings84/status/1202332816178130944 Federal Reserve Governor salaries pic.twitter.com/7ttFawaiEZ — M/1_LP (@MI_Investments) July 19, 2019
by Claydough89 proof of the prices. Same medication same does different name. When it comes to shopping for medication and most other things, the store brand is often the same exact product just a hell of a lot cheaper.
FRANKFURT/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice has in recent weeks stepped up its investigation into Deutsche Bank’s role in the 200 billion euro ($220 billion) Danske Bank money laundering scandal, four people familiar with the inquiry told Reuters. One source said the DoJ’s new line of inquiry is whether Deutsche (DBKGn.DE) helped … Read more
This is exactly, why #CentralBanks have completely over-stepped their mandate, and need to be reigned in. In history, every this has happened, economic chaos has followed. This time will be no different.#ECB @ollirehn @elinalepomaki @DiMartinoBooth @dlacalle_IA https://t.co/c1ukONbQNR — Tuomas Malinen (@mtmalinen) December 4, 2019 Again, the "#Recession? What recession? You can never have a recession … Read more
by Chris I like it when people break down the obvious bias in the MSM. This is a good breakdown of one such effort: [Note: If you ‘right click’ you can open the image in a new tab, thereby expanding it to readable size] Those two contrasting ‘bios’ at the bottom are just a … Read more
Equity Risk Indicator/S&P 500 – @SoberLook @ISABELNET_SA @MorganStanley pic.twitter.com/SvmEcnnxUF — Rob Hager (@Rob_Hager) December 3, 2019
