The Crisis of Capital

by Charles Hugh-Smith These three dynamics render capital increasingly vulnerable to catastrophic losses as backstops and distorted markets fail. The undeniable reality of the 21st century economy is that capital has gained while labor has stagnated. While various critics quibbled about …

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US Economic Sentiment Indicator should shift lower in early 2019 reflecting turbulent stock market

https://twitter.com/StockBoardAsset/status/1079383545561468929 5. North American institutional investor confidence in the toilet — ongoing "de-risking" by the largest investors… $SPX $SPY pic.twitter.com/LKQ0dGc94s — Callum Thomas (@Callum_Thomas) December 29, 2018 Volatile financial markets and softer economic data has led Goldman Sachs to trim …

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FAKE NEWS: Border Patrol Wasn’t Responsible for the Recent Death of 8 Year Old Child

As is being reported by numerous sources an 8 year old boy died recently while in custody of Border Patrol agents. Another immigrant child has died while in US custody, detained by government border agents https://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/another-immigrant-child-has-died-while-in-us-custody-detained-by-government-border-agents/news-story/e14cd5b51e1ae4cf5d46eacbccda01b4 What MSM is failing …

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10 Tricks to Appear Smart During Meetings

via Sarah Cooper: Like everyone, appearing smart during meetings is my top priority. Sometimes this can be difficult if you start daydreaming about your next vacation, your next nap, or bacon. When this happens, it’s good to have some fallback tricks …

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The Depression Of 2019-2021?

via Brendan Brown, the Head of Economic Research at Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International via Mises.org The profound question which transcends all this day-to-day market drama over the holidays is the nature of the economic slowdown now occurring globally. This slowdown can be …

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Regarding America’s “defense” spending, the 21 Trillion dollars in missing money and highly unusual adjustments covers *just* the years 1988 to 2015 (a 27-year period)

by WhereIsFiber Regarding our country’s “Defense” spending, the 21 Trillion dollars in missing money and highly unusual adjustments covers just the years 1998 to 2015 (a 17-year period). (The title above says 1988, but titles can’t be edited after submission.) Yes, there are differences …

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CONSERVATIVE PURGE CONTINUES

Christian Leader Franklin Graham Banned from Facebook Facebook eliminated at least 1.5 billion links to conservative articles since 2017. If you add additional websites like The Gateway Pundit, Infowars, Young Cons, Right Wing News, etc. the number tops 2 billion …

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