via visualcapitalist: Nobody wants the embarrassment of seeing their debit card declined. To help, bankers came up with a seemingly beneficial solution. Overdraft protection is a service that allows card users to pay for items even if they temporarily do not have the funds, and it can help consumers potentially avoid such awkward problems. However, what … Read more
Randy DeSoto for the Western Journal reports, Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York used the occasion of the Super Bowl on Sunday to make a further push for raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans to 70 percent, arguing a benefit would be the “owners who refuse to hire (Colin) Kaepernick would” be subject to … Read more
via yahoo: (Bloomberg) — Renewed discussion about the potential for the Federal Reserve to employ negative interest rates to combat an economic downturn is already prompting objections from some market veterans. In a letter published Feb. 4 by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, researcher Vasco Curdia argued that had policy makers cut rates below … Read more
via stratfor: Highlights A combination of domestic and external forces will continue to slow Italy’s economy in 2019, resulting in a lower-than-expected GDP expansion in the third largest economy of the eurozone. The European Union and financial markets will increase pressure on Rome to correct some of its expansionary policies to avoid a worsening of its … Read more
by DCG What happened to #BelieveSurvivors? From Fox News: Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing Wednesday on new gun control legislation Democrats plan to push on the American people. The top Republican on the committee, Doug Collins, R-Ga., asked committee Democrats if I could testify about this legislation in an appropriate setting to offer another perspective … Read more
Kitco News, Released on 2/7/19 Canada is run by “terrible managers” and Kevin O’Leary, star of Shark Tank and chairman of O’Shares ETFs, is litigating in order to enact change. Kevin O’Leary is a Canadian businessman, investor, and television personality. From his basement, he launched SoftKey Software Products and In 1999 Kevin sold his company … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzj8QLLT58o It’s difficult to express the magnitude of the concentration of evil people who assemble during a State of the Union address. THEY are the “terrorist threat” they’re trying to convince us that they’re going to “protect” us from. THEY are the ones who empower criminals, because THEY are criminals THEMSELVES. THEY are the ones … Read more
The ECB’s QE make low income households richer…my goodness I feel sorry for anyone who actually believes this garbage.
Severe damage to global growth has been spotted – prepare for a rough ride in the months ahead. I don't think the policies were/are in place by CBs to counter this rapid slowdown. Any mol pol maneuver by CBs work in 4 to 6 months lags. pic.twitter.com/bUgEIspga3 — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) February 7, 2019 #China imports … Read more
The New York Times Retweeted: “Abolish Billionaires.” Retweeted tweet: https://twitter.com/fmanjoo/status/1093303211820146689 h/t KOS
By Harry Dent Did you read Andrea Riquier’s two articles on Market Watch last year about real estate strategies? Definitely worth it! The first was “The new housing play: helping priced-out renters become long-distance landlords.” It was a strategy aimed at people living in unaffordable areas like San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, or New York. Rent in those areas to … Read more
MSM bitching about the SOTU speech. Democrats not clapping just scowling over positive things happening for America. h/t supporter
The line being drawn between good and evil was witnessed at the SOTU!!! Democrats are not for the American people and never were. AC
Via ZeroHedge Last year’s holiday sales season was one of the strongest in years. But unfortunately for America’s struggling retailers, many missed out on the sales bonanza as Amazon and other e-commerce platforms accrued nearly all of the sales growth while foot traffic at US malls was stagnant. Already, Kohl’s and Macy’s have helped crush the … Read more
by mrabrahamthinkin That’s disgusting. An elected official telling a member of the public they should be “right to fear them.”
by altFnine This is a very serious privacy matter you ALL need to be aware of! For such a massive thing, I’ve only heard echos about it. Not even whispers and this is a really big problem. As if we didn’t need another reason to despise Reddit Inc. even more and as if they didn’t … Read more
Website and mobile app are down. Some people saying they can’t get money out of ATMs and cards not working. https://downdetector.com/status/wells-fargo h/t The Årtist
France has recalled its ambassador from Rome after a meeting between Italy’s deputy prime minister, Di Maio, and leaders of the French Yellow Vest protester movement who have been calling for French President Emmanuel Macron’s resignation. “The latest interference is an additional and unacceptable provocation,” according to a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry on … Read more
by Dr. Eowyn For the televised broadcast of the 2019 Super Bowl last Sunday, CBS rejected a patriotic, anti-NFL-kneeling ad, featuring soldiers, first responders, and images of military graves decorated with American flags. The ad is narrated by Benghazi survivor U.S. Marine Mark Geist: “Some people think you’re crazy for being loyal, defending the Constitution, … Read more
by John Ward While the main focus of those who wish to protect internet freedoms has hitherto been the provision of an alternative to Old Mass Media bias and self-censorship, it is the ‘social media’ information gatherers who are now in poll position when it comes to ‘news’. Site owners and bloggers still dedicated to putting … Read more
Following the arrests this morning of three defendants who allegedly operated “birth tourism” outfits that catered to Chinese clients, federal authorities today unsealed indictments that charge a total of 19 people linked to three schemes that operated across Southern California and charged clients tens of thousands of dollars to help them give birth in the … Read more
CBS NEWS POLL: 76 percent of viewers approved of what they heard in Pres. Trump's #SOTU speech; 72 percent said they approved of Pres. Trump's ideas for immigration. pic.twitter.com/VXJ09v6DKv — CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) February 6, 2019 https://streamable.com/qqhu1 h/t Jake
by Ron Paul of the Ron Paul Liberty Report US “humanitarian” aid to Venezuela is being weaponized – routed through the US-backed opposition to feed its supporters. Meanwhile, backers of the Venezuelan government will face draconian sanctions designed to starve them into accepting the US-appointed president. If it does not work, Bolton and the neocons are fomenting civil … Read more
by Martin Armstrong We are approaching 31.4 months this February from the original Brexit referendum on June 23, 2016.After such a period, the British government’s incompetence is shining through. The EU wants a hard border in Ireland all because they fear that goods could creep from the North to the South without them getting … Read more