We’re in the midst of the longest bull run for stocks without a major drop on record.

We're in the midst of the longest bull run for stocks without a major drop on record. Via Goldman: pic.twitter.com/iJOoikPlK6 — Tracy Alloway (@tracyalloway) December 5, 2019 Bull markets often end with a euphoric rally called a 'blow-off top.' We may have just had one https://t.co/QVFSXOFldb — M/1_LP (@MI_Investments) December 5, 2019 Morgan Stanley Wealth … Read more

Negative Rates Are Starting to Worry ECB Officials… “Floodgates Are Open”: German Banks Start Charging Retail Savers

  Negative Rates Are Starting to Worry ECB Officials (Bloomberg) — Five weeks since Mario Draghi retired from running the European Central Bank, finding an outright fan of his legacy of negative interest rates has become a lot harder. Governing Council members, who collectively lowered the key rate to minus 0.5% shortly before Draghi’s term … Read more

The Slowing U.S. Economy Is No Longer a Surprise… Moody’s Warns on Outlook for Global Banks… Gundlach: A Recession Will Come, Start ‘Playing Defense Right Now’

The slowing economy is no longer a surprise: Morning Brief The U.S. economy is slowing. This was confirmed by service-sector data and labor market data released on Wednesday. But the economy’s trajectory is no longer a surprise to investors and no longer has markets bracing for a recession to break out just around the corner. … Read more

FRANCE – massive strike – Paris on lockdown – all hell is expected to break loose – LIVE LINKS – WAR on the streets is expected – HELL IN PARIS

First live link Things will pick up later On youtube, search_ yellow vests live or gilets jaunes direct, RT will have live links 24 news tv – live link https://www.bfmtv.com/mediaplayer/live-video/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSrPX8Zg8Rs https://www.pscp.tv/w/1vOxwaZeDYNGB AC

Corp Debt Bubble (BBB/junk) formed by a decade of Fed’s 0% rates making it easy to reduce share counts to boost earnings (FIN’L ENGINEERING) and not need to invest or hire.

Corp Debt Bubble (BBB/junk) formed by a decade of Fed's 0% rates💉☠️ making it easy to reduce share counts to boost earnings (FIN'L ENGINEERING) and not need to invest or hire. 5% vs 0%🤔@RobSKaplan @neelkashkari @marydalyecon @RaphaelBostic @EricRosengren H/T @themarketear pic.twitter.com/tP5HZGXmE4 — M/1_LP (@MI_Investments) December 4, 2019 Distressed percentage accelerates on #BDC loansby @LPCLoans https://t.co/OM3TH3clXL … Read more

Signs Point to Global Recession, Policy-Makers Ignore Minsky’s Lessons At Their Peril…

via omfif: The 2008 financial crisis furnished markets with a painful lesson in ‘Minsky moments’, when asset prices collapse following a prolonged period of reckless speculative activity. US economist Hyman Minsky never tired of warning that extended bull markets always end in epic collapses. The prolonged period of exuberance that financial markets are now experiencing would … Read more

Did You Catch It, It Needs To Go Mainstream First, Then We Bring Down The House

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbLmH3EInPs The [DS] held their fake impeachment hearing. This hearing was part of the patriots plan, it needed to go mainstream first, the people need to be educated on how administration should never work with a foreign government to interfere with the US elections. The hearing explained it all to the people of the US. … Read more

Organizing Your Company’s Creative Operations For Better Financial Returns

Most companies rely on marketing campaigns to grow their business. Many marketing and creative departments still operate using outdated technology and poor internal processes. For achieving better creative outcomes, it is vital companies streamline their creative and marketing operations by using the latest software solutions and centralize all their digital assets in one place using … Read more

Costs Are Spiraling Out of Control

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

New York Times: Hospitals are suing the federal government (Trump Admin) to keep their prices secret

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

Italy faces yet more economic hard times

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

NBA TV Ratings Collapse After Bowing to China

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 loses $942MILLION of its market value in a single day amid furious backlash over its ‘sexist’ holiday ad that caused

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