via Reuters: The United States slid four points lower on a global corruption index in 2018, dropping out of the top 20 countries for the first time since 2011, watchdog Transparency International said in a report that cited growing threats to democracy worldwide. The group said its latest report on business leaders’ perceptions of corruption put … Read more
by Graham Summers of Gains, Pains, & Capital The world is moving towards Socialism. This means wealth taxes and wealth grabs are coming. In Europe, populist movements are on the rise, all of them vehemently opposed to any kind of austerity. The fact that these groups are gaining political clout when the EU economy is doing relatively well … Read more
From Birch Gold Group This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest news involving gold and the overall economy. Stories include: Gold looks like safe money amid rising inflation, gold’s technical picture is looking better by the minute, and Brexit fears have triggered an Irish gold rush. Gold looks like safe money amid rising inflation With … Read more
by WARREN MOSLER Imports up, exports down: China’s December industrial profits fall for 2nd straight month (Reuters) Profits notched up by China’s industrial firms declined 1.9 percent from a year earlier to 680.8 billion yuan ($100.9 billion) in December. For the full-year of 2018, industrial profits increased 10.3 percent on an annual basis to 6.64 … Read more
by Simon Black There are over 21 months to go until the 2020 US presidential election. And every day more and more socialist candidates throw their hat in the ring. They all want to be the one to take down Donald Trump. But how do you set yourself apart in such a crowded, and outspoken, field? … Read more
Conservative pundit Liz Wheeler complety debunks politics of democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio Cortez. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOmfagB29wo
VICE finally does something that is not Liberal and showcases Young Black Conservatives who voted for Trump. Really good documentary. h/t elitedestini
An optimist laughs to forget; a pessimist forgets to laugh. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ5nOzNZPH0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS5JdRVwBw4 Everything she says is like the punchline of a blonde joke. The problem is all the idiots that think she’s some genius. SP
Millennial leftists act entitled and throw a tantrum? How surprising. AC
“The Great Awakening: Breaking the Chains of the Democratic Party” is the world’s first “documonial” film. This is a testimonial documentary created entirely by using #WalkAway™️ Campaign testimonial videos. These are the true stories of black American patriots about the history and present of the Democratic Party. Please share this documonial film everywhere.
by independenttrader Insiders run off the market During the last decade we have experienced many market manipulations in order to inflate share prices of mostly large companies. One of these suspicious activities are buybacks which volume rises year by year, starting from 2009. Within last 12 months the so called share repurchases reached their all time … Read more
https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1090087016161779712 iPhone FaceTime bug lets callers eavesdrop! A bug in FaceTime lets you listen in to the audio if you try to call someone — even if they don’t pick up. You first video call someone then try to add yourself to the group call. The FaceTime bug seems to be a huge privacy problem. … Read more
by Lance Roberts As we discussed in this past weekend’s missive: “A WSJ article suggesting that the Fed would not only stop hiking interest rates but also cease the balance sheet reduction which has been extracting liquidity from the market. In mid-2018, the Federal Reserve was adamant that a strong economy and rising inflationary pressures required tighter monetary … Read more
by Troy The U.S. stock market has held up well during this earnings season. Now that earnings season is over, many traders are looking for a pullback/retest. Overall, the statistical evidence for a pullback/retest remains strong and convincing. Go here to understand our fundamentals-driven long term outlook. Let’s determine the stock market’s most probable medium term … Read more
by Jim Quinn “What Huxley teaches is that in the age of advanced technology, spiritual devastation is more likely to come from an enemy with a smiling face than from one whose countenance exudes suspicion and hate. In the Huxleyan prophecy, Big Brother does not watch us, by his choice. We watch him, by ours. … Read more
by John Ward In the first of what I hope will become a long-runner, The Slog targets all the syntax, hypocrisy and assumptive drivel of contemporary life….with the gloves entirely removed. ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ I went to bed last Saturday night with a gentle question coursing through my mind: what the blithering fuck does ‘alternative arrangements’ mean? Sir Graham … Read more
by Grover Here’s an article from MarketWatch about the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) forecast for the next 10 years. In essence, they are predicting that we’ll have average deficits of $1.2 trillion per year for the next decade. Of course, that is only “on budget” forecasts. They don’t include “off budget” items like emergencies or disasters. In 2019, … Read more
by Thinker Every day more information on the failure of special council/DOJ in previous cases showing the reason for holding out. No one who has committed crimes wants the “TRUTH” to be told and it would seem that those who “DON”T” want the border, have something to hide. Those secrets are spilling out of the … Read more
by Thinker Access to the FBI is for sale. Concert tickets. Expensive private dinners. NFL tickets. Parties on booze cruises. Discounts on travel. FBI insiders said more than 60 agents in D.C. alone have been nailed for taking gifts from the news media. Inspector General Michael Horowitz said earlier this week about 50 FBI agents … Read more
by howmuch Creative destruction is constantly at work in the U.S. economy. If one company invents a new technology and offers the same product for a cheaper price, it’s going to gain market share. On the other hand, if consumers value brand and reputation more than other factors, prices can rise without any additional … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter The moment the money runs out. Oceanwide Plaza – a three-tower condominium, hotel, and retail complex expected to cost over $1 billion – is one of the largest real estate projects in downtown Los Angeles. It was scheduled to be completed in 2019. The owner and developer, Oceanwide Holdings, is a … Read more
by Skippy The Stratospheric Polar Vortex is weakening and shifting towards Eurasia: https://www.sciencealert.com/satellite-d…s-shifting Earth’s Magnetic field is weakening and shifting towards Eurasia: https://www.scientificamerican.com/artic…etic-flip/ There is a direct correlation between geomagnetic activity and global temperature and weather patterns: https://wattsupwiththat.com/2014/02/01/a…ts-causes/
I’m not advising people buy anything. Especially not something that’s overinflated and overvalued. But you must understand each asset class and its benefits and disadvantages. This video aims to highlight just one asset class. There is a time and place for any asset class. Sometimes you have to wait decades for it to be affordable. … Read more
Sara Carri for the Western Journal reports, A company is nothing without its core values. A good company stands by those values, too, despite any pressure they may face from others in the industry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou-Ty_Ql8ys Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.westernjournal.com/l/slar…