The deadly-but-forgotten government gun-running scandal known as “Fast and Furious” has lain dormant for years, thanks to White House stonewalling and media compliance. But newly uncovered emails have reopened the case, exposing the anatomy of a coverup by an administration that promised to be the most transparent in history. A federal judge has forced the … Read more
#BREAKING North Korea fires 'unidentified projectile': Seoul pic.twitter.com/grku1gfqw8 — AFP News Agency (@AFP) November 28, 2019
by Jason Burack via Wall St For Main St Jason Burack of Wall St for Main St interviewed first time guest, assistant editor at the Mises Institute, Tho Bishop https://mises.org/profile/tho-bishop-0 Tho’s articles have appeared in the Washington Times, The Federalist, the Daily Caller, and Business Insider. During this 30+ minute interview, Jason asks Tho why so many Austrian … Read more
by visualcapitalist For anyone reading this article, the benefits of electricity need not be explained. Access to electricity is now an afterthought in most parts of the world, so it may come as a surprise to learn that 16% of the world’s population — an estimated 1.2 billion people — are still living without this basic … Read more
ICE arrests 90 more students at fake university in Michigan About 90 additional foreign students of a fake university in metro Detroit created by the Department of Homeland Security have been arrested in recent months. A total of about 250 students have now been arrested since January on immigration violations by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as part of … Read more
They have their heart set on stealing from everybody! The gall! AO
Why they all cleaning house? 5 Eyes The Five Eyes is an anglophone intelligence alliance comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. These countries are parties to the multilateral UKUSA Agreement, a treaty for joint cooperation in signals intelligence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Eyes USA National intelligence chief Clapper resigns https://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/national-intelligence-chief-clapper-resigns-231547 UK GCHQ chief … Read more
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The archaeological discovery was hiding in plain sight for centuries, tucked away in a field near the village Łysomice in northern Poland. But with the aid of Google Earth scans, archaeologists were able to spot concentric outlines of where the ancient structures, or pans, once stood. The researchers now believe the buildings were raised by … Read more
Donald Trump has said he knows who was behind the al-Qaeda terror attacks on the US in September 2001 and added that “Iraq did not knock down the World Trade Centre”. “It was not Iraq,” the president told ABC News. “It were other people. And I think I know who the other people were. And you might also.” Almost … Read more
by WARREN MOSLER In contraction: Deceleration that was temporarily interrupted by the tax cuts has resumed with the tariffs: The Manufacturing Activity Index in the US fifth district including the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and most of West Virginia decreased to -1 in November 2019 from 8 in the previous … Read more
Shares of Deere dropped on Wednesday after the manufacturing company issued lower guidance as trade tensions continue to slow equipment purchases by farmers. The Moline, Illinois-based company said it now expects net income of $2.7 billion to $3.1 billion in fiscal 2020, lower than average analyst estimates of $3.5 billion for the year, according to Refinitiv. Deere said it sees … Read more
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-your-good-governance-fund-is-full-of-saudi-bonds-11574781431 ESG = Environmental, Social, Governance Apparently they were included as a top 5 holding, because the ESG scoring system automatically excluded so many investments that Saudi Arabia actually appeared to be one of the cleaner ones fitting the emerging market bond criteria. However, ESG funds seem to own more dictatorships and authoritarian government assets … Read more
And they are figuring this out now? Pretty amazing lack of self-awareness. The chart shows Fed interest rates and the NASDAQ for roughly the past 25 years – three huge rate cutting cycles, three massive bubbles; two of which have already popped. Think the third won't pop? pic.twitter.com/zcSr6k52Ta — Peter Schmidt (The 92ers) (@The92ers) November … Read more
The combination of rising wage inflation andlimited corporate pricing power has compressed corporatemargins and profit gains have stalled -JPM Global Corporate Earnings pic.twitter.com/A2Y8wZCMs3 — Tracy Shuchart (𝒞𝒽𝒾 ) (@chigrl) November 27, 2019 https://twitter.com/DonDraperClone/status/1199725421727801344
by TraderStef via CrushTheStreet (connect with TraderStef via Twitter or at TraderStef’s website) U.S. trade relations with China may devolve from the “Phase-1” agreement announced on Oct. 11 to a full-blown return of tit-for-tat tariffs. In response to the escalation of unrest in Hong Kong after nearly six months of anti-government protests, the U.S. House passed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act on Nov. … Read more
From Birch Gold Group According to “big economic players” cited in the Fed’s Financial Stability Report (FSR) from November 15, trade frictions are the highest risk to the U.S. economy. We have reported on that grave risk several times this year, so it’s somewhat old news. But what’s truly alarming is what the Fed’s report identified as the second-highest risk to the U.S. … Read more
by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: Hello! More and more people in western Europe are talking about the coming civil war between the Muslims/Arabs and the Europeans. Guillaume Faye has even written a book about it. I personally believe that it will break out between 2025 and 2050 and that it will start in France. Me and my … Read more
