Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan says Democrats aren’t fulfilling their promise to negotiate a border security deal now that the government has been reopened. AC
Martin for ilovemyfreedom.org reports, President Donald Trump spoke about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s ailing health earlier this week, and revealed who he might nominate if she retires. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPCqujNefmw Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://ilovemyfreedom.org/after-trum…
Kara Pendleton for the Conservative Tribune reports, With all of the attention surrounding the southern border of the United States and building a wall, it is important to note that some people from across the world use other means to attempt illegal entry. While some simply overstay their visas, others try to enter illegally at … Read more
by FS Louis Gave at Gavekal Research says the greatest source of potential instability in the years ahead lies with the massive growth of the U.S. corporate debt market, particularly at the BBB-rated (near junk) level. Gave recently told FS Insider that it has far outpaced the economy and could be due for a reset during … Read more
https://abc7ny.com/angry-protesters-confront-correction-officers-at-brooklyn-detention-center/5117105/ LAWYERS: BROOKLYN INMATES STUCK IN DARK, FREEZING CELLS SUNSET PARK, Brooklyn – Hundreds of inmates at a federal jail in New York City have spent days in cold, dark cells amid frigid weather and without access to visitors or email, attorneys for the inmates said Friday. Lawyers from the Federal Defenders office said there’s … Read more
via phys.org: Snopes, the popular myth-busting website, said Friday it was ending its fact-checking partnership with Facebook as part of a “difficult, but necessary change.” A Snopes statement said it was “evaluating the ramifications and costs of providing third-party fact-checking services,” and wants the efforts to be “a net positive for our online community, publication, and staff.” The … Read more
by Charles Hugh-Smith The global economy is way past the point of maximum debt saturation, and so the next stop is debt exhaustion. Just as generals fight the last war, central banks always fight the last financial crisis. The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2008-09 was primarily one of liquidity as markets froze up as a … Read more
by GoldCore 7. Diversify, diversify, diversify – Truly balance your savings and investments 6. Avoid leverage and speculation and focus on saving and owning quality assets 5. Don’t make money the guiding principle for what you have or do 4. Own gold/ silver (in safest ways) & focus on value rather than price in fiat … Read more
by Michael Snyder In the chaotic aftermath of New England’s 13-3 win over the Rams on Sunday, Tom Brady was clearly the center of attention. Even though he had definitely not played his best game, and even though his teammate Julian Edelman was voted MVP of the Super Bowl, it seemed like virtually everyone was striving … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Housing has became a global financialized asset class. The possibilities seemed unlimited. And this flow of money, along with local factors, has created enormous distortions in some markets. But the priciest markets are now starting to experience price declines. This includes the priciest markets in the US, Canada, Australia, the UK, Hong Kong, … Read more
Despite low rates and massive liquidity, global capital expenditure (investment) is falling. There will be a say when central planners will undertsand the word "overcapacity" and stop the fallacy of stimulating a demand that has been overstimulated for years. pic.twitter.com/PVKWqoiJjn — Daniel Lacalle (@dlacalle_IA) February 3, 2019 The Profit Party Is Over: Q1 Earnings Growth … Read more
The banking lobby and the ECB will have a cow. By Don Quijones, Spain, UK, & Mexico, editor at WOLF STREET. On Friday, Italy’s coalition government unveiled new banking regulations that it hopes to pass in the coming months, including a rule that would separate banks’ commercial and investment arms. It would be the Italian equivalent of the Glass-Steagall … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YJIzhh6cP4 Doctor Tells Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez He Agrees With Trump’s Plan today Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez makes her first appearance in the house oversight and government reform committee where she questioned doctors on prices of goods for certain health companies this is latest news and breaking news in politics and political news and is news today in today … Read more
As the girthy legal shadow of the Tsunami of Righteousness finally begins to fall on the panicky lemmings of the liberal American media, we use Part 6 of our MARCH FOR LIFE series to do a case study on the comorbidity of feminism and debilitating developmental disorders. Under the spotlight of her first dance recital … Read more
‘Profiting from war crimes’ – that’s what a new report, by Amnesty International, says tourism companies are doing by listing accommodation in disputed West Bank settlements. The report has prompted one Israeli minister to call for the human rights group to be banned from the country. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEw9nnLRibs
via sacbee: Nobody is happy about PG&E’s bankruptcy filing, but California’s two biggest public pension systems are positioned to absorb losses on the utility’s stock without major repercussions. That’s because the pension funds’ multi-million dollar investments in PG&E are tiny fractions of the portfolios that CalPERS and CalSTRS control. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and parent company … Read more
via Reuters: The Federal Reserve’s policy twist on Wednesday might seem just what the White House ordered, with a hold put on what President Donald Trump termed “loco” interest rate hikes, and an openness to ending the monthly runoff of up to $50 billion from the U.S. central bank’s balance sheet. But the story the … Read more
via Reuters: Factory activity was at its weakest in years across much of the world during January, adding to worries trade tariffs, political uncertainty and cooling demand poses an increasing threat to global growth. Weak Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) readings reinforce expectations central banks will put any further interest rate hikes on hold this year and … Read more
by [deleted] I don’t believe the elites will allow the market to crash, at least not meaningfully. Sure, there will be another 20-30% drop coming soon (almost certainly before the end of FY 2019), but not nearly as severe as the one in 2008. The reasons? 1) The wealthy who control the government want to keep … Read more
Joe Rogan Experience #1236 – Jack Dorsey (Check the Rating and Comments on the video.) Mark Dice’s and Sargon of Akkad’s comments both being deleted. “Georgi Georgiev 1 hour ago Mark Dice’s deleted comment” “Kempyx 2 hours ago Sargon of Akkad’s comment with over 1800 likes just vanished!” ***UPDATE #1*** Zyndr 4 hours ago … Read more
by axolotl_peyotl Were Trump’s announcements of an end to the wars in Syria and Afghanistan premature? Did Trump actually think he would be able to challenge the genocidal military industrial complex, or was he deliberately promoting false hope for a more peaceful future for humanity? via antiwar: The non-binding resolution was passed with overwhelming support from … Read more
by Question-Asking_Prof – The theory here is that there are a ton of boomers out there with fat IRAs. – Short-selling is not allowed in an IRA. – But the markets are inevitably going to correct before their retirement. (assumption) – They don’t want to lose all kind of money and potential Harley Davidsons. – … Read more
In Japan, corporate life is so intense there’s actually a word to refer to people dying from overworking: Karoshi, which literally translates to “death by overwork.” In 2013, 31-year-old journalist Miwa Sado logged 159 hours of overtime in one month at the news network NHK, before dying of heart failure in July 2013. And in … Read more
This is becoming a very big but undisclosed problem. Let’s just pretend that real estate is still affordable and there’s no fraud going on and that the massive debt load everyone has isn’t an issue. Sounds good, right?