via northmantrader: Here we go again. The great volatility crushing of markets that happens when markets levitate relentlessly and everyone gets bullish, but don’t let the calm waters during this OPEX week fool you, the calm won’t last. We’ve seen such periods of volatility compression many times before in the last few years, especially during the … Read more
by keptfloatin707 They’ve already started their campaign against Bernie and seemingly have already chosen their DNC nominee despite the fact Biden hasn’t announced his running yet.. It’s no secret here in this sub that MSM is controlled and owned by the same people at the top Fox is doing their job using the obvious … Read more
by Troy The S&P remains stuck at its 2810 resistance level. Meanwhile, various economic indicators are flashing warning signs but not immediately bearish signs. Towards the end of a bull market, it’s very hard to know exactly how much gas there is left in the bull market’s tank. That’s why it’s better to focus on risk-reward … Read more
I’m a conservative and it’s great to find an honest, no bullshit left wing channel. keep up the good work. h/t 123bigtree
The subprime crisis taught the world, particularly those in the U.S, the dangers of gambling with real estate. They pushed it to the absolute maximum and it destroyed many people along the way. This was called out by some, but for the most part, all of the behavior was encouraged and condoned. Today, there are … Read more
by Sabremesh Brexit is dead, and so is British democracy. Sure, the media have given plenty of coverage of the fact that Parliament voted to ensure that the UK will not, cannot leave without a deal being cut with the EU. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/mar/14/chaos-reigns-what-the-papers-say-about-the-no-deal-brexit-vote What the media is not talking about, is the fact that the possibility … Read more
by plato_thyself What you don’t know, can hurt you. From the Academy Award® nominated filmmakers Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering (The Invisible War, The Hunting Ground) comes a groundbreaking investigation into the crimes of Big Medical. America has the most technologically advanced health care system in the world, yet medical interventions have become the … Read more
via Twitter: Of course, I guess we should be grateful he’s not using a 747: h/t GR
by Michael Snyder Could this be one of the reasons why cancer rates are steadily rising all over the world? The radiation that we are constantly being bombarded with by the cell phone industry is one of the greatest environmental scandals in history, and yet the environmental movement is almost completely silent about this crisis. As … Read more
Authored by Ole Hasselbalch via The Gatestone Institute, The official statistical definition of “descendants” includes only the first generation after the person who migrated to Denmark. So the official figures do not show the real picture. If the population statistics continue to follow that pattern, ethnic Danes — whose birthrate is far lower than that of non-Western immigrants — … Read more
Everything started to make sense 1 $QE forever2 #NIRP forever3 China deal forever3 Fed talk forever4 POTUS Tweet forever5 Kudlow interview forever6 $Breixt vote forever7 US vs world trade war forever8 Deteriorating Macro data forever9 CBs printing forever10 SPX melt up — Kerberos007 (@kerberos007) March 14, 2019 "Investors bought $27.26bn of US stock funds & … Read more
by Hardscrabble Farmer A lot of virtual ink has been spilled in the past couple of years trying to home in on the source of our discontent. In the past half century or so we’ve experienced quite a few disruptions to the system, exposing deep rifts that were plastered over more than a few times in … Read more
The college admissions and bribery scandal is a mess and has already sparked a class action lawsuit against the prestigious colleges involved. Many more lawsuits from aggrieved students and parents will surely follow. The college scandal is merely a distraction to the biggest political story in U.S. history, and that is the failed Trump coup … Read more
by Simon Black http://traffic.libsyn.com/sovman/103__Podcast_with_Marin_Katusa__The_best_gold_investments_to_make_today.mp3 Today’s podcast is with Marin Katusa. Marin is a world-class resource investor and lead analyst for Katusa Research – his publishing company, where he shares the details of many of the private investments he makes. Marin’s been investing in resource stocks for twenty years. And he’s gained a reputation as a guy … Read more
via economyandmarkets: Last Friday I talked about how we have been in a muted Economic Winter Season. We may have had the greatest stock market bubble ever, but our economic “recovery” has been the weakest on record, despite the strongest, globally-concerted stimulus ever. Here’s a chart comparing the real GDP for the 11 years from the 1929 … Read more
By John Maudlin My back-of-the-napkin math says retirement accounts are at least 50% invested in equity index funds. Some of you are now asking, “What’s the problem? All those index funds have come back. Everybody is back to where they started.” Not so fast, Jack. Bear Markets Destroy Retirement Funds Bear markets that are not followed by … Read more
by Michael Snyder On Thursday, rockets were fired at Tel Aviv for the first time since 2014, and Israel responded by hammering Hamas with airstrikes. This latest exchange has brought Israel closer to another war with Hamas than ever. But as you will see below, Israel is also on the brink of war with Hezbollah, Syria … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter How do they stack up against the most splendid housing bubble in America? Holy cow! Canadian housing markets are in a category of their own. No housing market in the US – no matter how crazy Housing Bubble 1 was, which began to implode in 2006, or how crazy Housing Bubble … Read more
by Charles Hugh-Smith Once again profound social and economic forces are changing the nation in ways that are difficult to understand in real time. The American Revolution arose not from politics but from rapid social and economic changes that revealed the precariousness of the colonists’ prosperity. Conventional histories focus on the political context (Boston Tea Party, … Read more
Mar 14 – FS Insider interviews Variant Perception’s Tian Yang to get an update on their outlook for the U.S., China and elsewhere. Tian discusses the message coming from leading indicators and liquidity measures… https://static.financialsense.com/audio/2019-03/yang_clip-da02a8765cf.mp3 https://www.financialsense.com/podcast/19003/leading-indicators-and-liquidity-declining-says-variant-perceptions-tian-yang
Stephanie Hamill from The Daily Caller reports, A Venezuelan expatriate condemned New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other Democrats for promoting socialist policies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xU69LcHT6g Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/11/ve…
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by ButtGardener This is a wierd situation and I’m gutted… I really just wanted to post here for some advice. I was in the process of removing my PMI from my mortgage, it’s expensive, like $150 a month.. for nothing.. at least nothing that benefits me. I hit 85% LTV recently and to remove … Read more
by hopefullymovingon I have been living in a mentally unstable household with my grandparents for 12 years. My dad left and my mom could not find a house so she had to move in with her parents with me and my younger sister. The years ive been here have been non stop arguing between … Read more
by butwhystherumgone Today all in one day: Had to call and try to negotiate a lower medical bill for MRI that they billed as two separate MRIs. It was a lot more than I expected and I have a high deductible plan (failed here, still on the hook for $2k+ out of pocket). TIL … Read more