Spain’s Catalonia Crisis Just Got A Lot Worse

Authored by Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín via TheNation.com, “Now that the verdict’s out, it’s time to start getting along,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said at a press conference on October 18, repeating the rhyme—“después de la sentencia, convivencia”—as if it were a magic spell. Around the same time, half a million Catalans were converging … Read more

When the Market Gets Expensive, Invest in Yourself

By Jared Dillian  The Federal Reserve has embarked on QE4—sort of. They are buying Treasury bills. Here we go again. There is a genus of financial commentary that revolves solely around the Fed and its relentless pursuit of credit expansion, and how it will result in inflation. I know, because I used to do this. … Read more

Trump tax returns fight speeds to Supreme Court

The Manhattan district attorney and attorneys for President Donald Trump have come to an agreement to pause the enforcement of a grand jury subpoena for Trump’s tax returns until after an appeals court issues their opinion and perhaps until after the Supreme Court is asked to hear the case. In a letter filed Monday with … Read more

As Halloween Approaches, Thousands Of Witches Will Cast A “Binding Spell” On Donald Trump On October 25th

by Michael Snyder I know that the headline will sound very strange to a lot of my readers, but this is actually happening.  On October 25th at 11:59 PM, thousands of witches will simultaneously conduct a ritual which is meant to “bind” Donald Trump.  Unlike a “curse” or a “hex”, a “binding spell” is not meant … Read more

Cash-Flow Zombie Netflix Extracts Another $2 Billion from Befuddled Investors. Here’s How it Tricks Up its Earnings

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Having burned cash for 22 years and counting. “Don’t get me wrong: there is still lots of money out there chasing these companies,” I said in my podcast on Sunday, naming Netflix as one of the perennially cash-flow negative companies – the “cash-burn machines” – that have to borrow huge amounts of … Read more

Follow The Clues, Another Piece Of The Puzzle Added, [DS] Ready To Face Justice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atqrJosro4Q The [DS] is pushing impeachment, with no vote, they are panicking because they know that the IG report and the Declas are coming. Romney has a secret Twitter account. Trump drops clues at his rallies. The MSM is now getting ahead of the story. The patriots want Schiff to step down. The troops are … Read more

The technological singularity, an age when machine intelligence surpasses human intelligence, is now expected to take place in 2035, 10 years earlier than initially predicted.

via itweb The technological singularity, an age when machine intelligence surpasses human intelligence, is now expected to take place in 2035, 10 years earlier than initially predicted. This was the word from Shayne Manne, co-CEO of SingularityU Africa and co-founder of experiential brand agency Mann Made. Almost 2 000 attendees filled the conference centre at the Kyalami … Read more

Jim Grant: The Problem Isn’t Liquidity, It’s Debt… UN Head: Central Banks Are Out Of Ammo

Some excerpts from Jim Grant: “People talk about the absence of liquidity, and liquidity means basically money, it means the capacity to transact in securities at more or less continuous prices. So they say ‘There is not enough liquidity. Can’t the Fed do something?’ Maybe the Treasury is doing too much. Maybe the problem is … Read more

Goldman Warns That Buybacks Are ‘Plummeting’

Buyback spending is plummeting as companies spend less amid growing global uncertainty. According to Goldman Sachs, buyback spending slowed 18% to $161 billion during the second quarter, and the firm anticipates that the slowdown will continue. “During full-year 2019, we expect S&P 500 cash spending will decline by 6%, the sharpest annual decline since 2009,” … Read more

The Serious Fraud Office unexpectedly closes an investigation into interest rate fraud.

An investigation into the rigging of Libor, the benchmark interest rate that tracks the cost of borrowing cash, has been unexpectedly closed. The decision comes despite evidence that implicates the Bank of England. It means no one will now be prosecuted in the UK for so-called “low-balling”, where banks understate interest rates they pay to … Read more

If you think a reporter would be excited about covering a big story like a presidential candidate committing possibly serious crimes, think again!

CNN ANALYST JEFFREY TOOBIN SAYS HE REGRETS TALKING ABOUT CLINTON EMAILS, BLAMES IT FOR HER 2016 ELECTION LOSS: CNN’s chief legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin said Monday that he regrets covering the Hillary Clinton email scandal as much as he did, adding that she “very likely lost the election because of” how much the media covered … Read more

REPORT: Rep. Omar living double life with married aide… Secret hookups, romantic vacays…

Ilhan Omar, 37, is not only dating, but living ‘on and off’ with her married campaign aide Tim Mynett, 38, in Washington DC, DailyMail.com can reveal  The two have secret hookups at Omar’s love nest and are taking romantic vacations and making plans for a long-term future together DailyMail.com has obtained photographic evidence that confirms Omar and … Read more

Canada Votes – Live updates and predictions

  The Liberals remain in a close national race in public support with the Conservatives but are favored to win the most seats, though probably not another majority government. The New Democrats and Bloc Québécois, after making significant gains in the polls, appear to be hitting a ceiling — but could hold the balance of … Read more