by Michael Snyder The truth is that most American families are deeply struggling, but you hardly ever hear this from the mainstream media. Yes, about 10 percent of all American workers are making $100,000 or more a year, but most of those high paying jobs are concentrated in the major cities along the east and … Read more
by Jeff Clark, Senior Analyst, GoldSilver A textbook in my Master of Psychology program theorized that most things in life come down to core drives—food, shelter, sex, etc. Throw in Freud’s pain and pleasure principals and this is supposedly what drives everything we do. We had a good time poking fun of simplistic theories as … Read more
In this episode, I address the explosive new details emerging about the deep-state coverup of the Spygate scandal. John Brennan and these politicians are panicking. VIDEO: FOX NEWS: Jenna Rives (Trump Adviser): Hillary Clinton May Be Indicted and Receive Jail Time Fox allows a commentator to suggest that Hillary may be indicted and face jail … Read more
by firechoice85 These are my thoughts on things to avoid on the FIRE journey: Don’t invest in individual stocks. If you do make that mistake, try to keep it to around 5% of your investments. Get a broad US index, throw some international index in there if you must. Some bonds are OK too, … Read more
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/21/bank-of-america-joins-brokerage-wars-with-unlimited-free-trades.html Another financial giant is adding to the growing consensus that the correct price of a stock trade is zero. Bank of America said Monday that any customer of retail banking loyalty program for its Merrill Edge service will now get unlimited free trades for stocks, ETFs and options. The lender probably isn’t giving up … Read more
WeWork, once valued at $47 billion, will be worth as little as $7.5 billion on paper as SoftBank takes control of the struggling co-working business, CNBC reports. SoftBank, a long-time WeWork investor, plans to invest between $4 billion and $5 billion in exchange for new and existing shares, according to CNBC . The deal, expected to be announced as soon … Read more
https://t.co/YqVZOo036B — Tracy Shuchart (𝒞𝒽𝒾 ) (@chigrl) October 19, 2019 Overall @federalreserve #BeigeBook sentiment has been trending down; but not yet leading to dramatic decline in business activity (which has been much flatter this cycle than past cycles)@mredmond88 @BostjancicKathy @SoberLook @OxfordEconomics pic.twitter.com/dYTR5qN32e — Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders) October 17, 2019 America’s small employers, an enthusiastic … Read more
by Chris Powell of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee (GATA) Ex-Deutsche Bank Traders Must Face Spoofing Case, Judge Says By Janan Hanna Bloomberg News https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-21/ex-deutsche-bank-trad… The criminal case against two former Deutsche Bank employees accused of fraudulent and manipulative precious-metals trading can proceed, after a federal judge today rejected their request for dismissal. U.S. District Judge John … Read more
via MarketWatch: “WeWork’s board is expected to meet tomorrow to weigh emergency-financing options including a takeover by SoftBank Group Corp. that would slash the co-working company’s valuation to about $8 billion and alleviate a looming cash crunch…It is even further from the $47 billion WeWork at which was valued in a funding from SoftBank in … Read more
by Simon Black If you’re been following the news, you might have seen reports about civil unrest in Chile– the worst in decades. I lived in Chile for more than seven years before moving to Puerto Rico; I still have business interests there, along with hundreds of employees (both foreign and local), many of whom I’ve … Read more
#BREAKING: Erdogan says Turkish and Russian troops will begin joint patrols inside Syria at a 10-kilometer depth, hails 'historic agreement' over Syria reached with Putin in Sochi. pic.twitter.com/IVgU8cwUx4 — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (@RFERL) October 22, 2019 President Bashar Assad said on Tuesday that Syria would support Kurdish fighters in the northeast of the war-torn … Read more
LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers reject government’s fast-track timetable for Brexit bill, making Oct. 31 EU exit all but impossible. — Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) October 22, 2019 Boris Johnson has hit the pause button on his Brexit deal legislation after MPs rejected his plan to get it through the Commons in three days. MPs gave … Read more
SALENA ZITO: Will The Democrats Blow It With Middle America Again? In the weeks, then months, and now years after losing the presidential election in 2016, Hillary Clinton has repeatedly demonstrated in speeches and television interviews she has no idea why she lost. She has blamed everything from racism to Russia, from the media to sexism, … Read more
via HillFaith A major new survey of nearly 16,000 young adults aged 18 to 35 years old living in 25 countries around the world turned up numerous positive trends but it revealed some genuinely worrisome news as well. The survey — entitled “The Connected Generation” — was conducted collaboratively by World Vision, the Washington-based “global Christian … Read more
by Shaun Richards Last week I visited beautiful Vancouver to attend the CEO Martini Party. The annual event, hosted by Stockhouse, is an opportunity for business leaders representing a number of industries to connect and meet with newsletter writers and potential investors. It was great to catch up with some old faces and to get … Read more
by Lance Roberts There is a disparity happening in the country. No, it isn’t political partisanship, but rather “economic confidence.” The latest release of the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment survey rose to a three-month high of 96, beat consensus expectations, and remains near record levels. Conversely, CEO confidence in the economy is near record lows. It’s an … Read more
SUMTER, S.C. — Four people were shot in Sumter in what the police chief says was ‘active shooter’ situation where random people were targeted by a lone gunman. Chief Russell Roark spoke late Monday afternoon about the shooting, which they believe was conducted by a one man, identified as 25-year-old Ozzy Alexander Mooneyham, at two … Read more
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By Alex Kimani Theoretically, two lone nuclear reactors running on small pellets could power the entire planet, safely and cleanly. That’s the promise of nuclear fusion. So, why are we still relying on fossil fuels? For decades, scientists have viewed nuclear fusion as the Holy Grail for clean, abundant and sustainable power. Based on the same principle … Read more
