Dems Pour Money Into Virginia Ahead of Crucial Elections. Prominent Democratic donors and groups have pushed more than $13 million into Virginia in an attempt to oust Republican politicians from the control of the legislature. Virginia, one of four states that have legislative elections in November, has been viewed as a pivotal state to recapture … Read more
by Wayne Root Democrats are delusional. They try to destroy Trump. They try to ruin Trump. It never works. No matter how hard they try, they can’t beat Trump. Let me give you a great example. Three Sundays ago, I was busy watching NFL football, when my phone rang. “Are you watching Fox News?” my buddy … Read more
by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics “De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) holds more than 600 tonnes of gold. A bar of gold always retains its value, crisis or no crisis. This creates a sense of security. A central bank’s gold stock is therefore regarded as a symbol of solidity Shares, bonds and other securities are not without risk, … Read more
via TIME: Nestled in an armchair in a high-ceilinged London reception room, the Nobel laureate Robert Shiller is asking me about the Streisand Effect. The term is used to describe a phenomenon whereby an attempt to remove a piece of information from the Internet actually has the opposite effect — bringing it to greater attention. … Read more
https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1183916587579068416?s=20 https://twitter.com/RealSaavedra/status/1183900710955450368?s=20 h/t Voluntaryist
Mark Zuckerberg Teases AI ‘Brain Chip’—But It Will Be Different Than Elon Musk’s If Silicon Valley were to put a team of tech bros together on a project to merge computers and people, the lineup wouldn’t be complete without car and rocket man Elon Musk and the Valley’s most dubious robot, Mark Zuckerberg. In all fairness, Musk has already … Read more
by Josh Sigurdson and John Sneisen via World Alternative Media Josh Sigurdson talks with author and economic analyst John Sneisen about the recent desperate move made by the calm and cool Mario Draghi at the ECB as he looks to European governments to “work with” the central bank in order to “benefit” the economy. Now of course Draghi has acted … Read more
LEBRON BOWS TO COMMUNISTS Los Angeles (AFP) – Basketball superstar LeBron James was accused of turning a blind eye to Chinese repression on Tuesday after he criticized a Houston Rockets executive for angering China with a “misinformed” tweet supporting protesters in Hong Kong. James told reporters that Rockets general manager Daryl Morey “wasn’t educated” on Hong Kong and should … Read more
by Michael Snyder The things that I am going to share with you in this article are definitely very alarming. But if you live in a wealthy neighborhood and are always surrounded by other wealthy individuals that never have to worry about missing a meal, then some of the numbers in this article may not … Read more
by Michael Snyder An unprecedented October blizzard that hit just before harvest time has absolutely devastated farms all across the U.S. heartland. As you will see below, one state lawmaker in North Dakota is saying that the crop losses will be “as devastating as we’ve ever seen”. This is the exact scenario that I have … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Cleveland Fed’s Underlying Inflation Measure Hits 3.0%, Hottest in the Data. “Soft inflation?” The inflation measure by the Cleveland Fed — the “Median CPI,” which is based on Consumer Price Index data but removes the outliers in the data to reveal underlying inflation trends — jumped 3.0% for September, the highest … Read more
Yesterday, we learned that our suspicions were correct, and that the US-China “Phase One” deal purportedly hashed out between the two sides last week appears to be more of the same disingenuous stalling, and that, fundamentally, the situation hasn’t really changed. And on Tuesday, with the US back from the long holiday weekend, Chinese officials … Read more
Via Global Macro Monitor, Very little to the upside. Very much to the downside. Macro Valuation Metrics Lots of incoming over our S&P Shooting Star post, most of which can mostly be summed up to the effect, “Why so bearish?” Seriously? Our predisposition to the market is always anchored in time tested valuation metrics, which are hard … Read more
Liberals consider axing Citizenship fees to buy immigrant votes (Link to article below) https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/libe…
via Zerohedge: In August, we reported that at least half of China’s breeding pigs have died from African swine fever or been slaughtered to contain the spreading of the disease. New figures published Monday from the Ministry of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China showed the pig-apocalypse continues to get worse. The country’s herd in Sept. collapsed 41.1% … Read more
Amazon is now letting customers order $1 items and up with one-day shipping Users can now order single sticks of deodorant, toothbrushes, and more The new policy will likely put stress on traditional retailers Previously the company had a $5 limit on customers using the platform Critics warn that the policy may not be sustainable … Read more
From Birch Gold Group This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest top stories involving gold and the overall economy. Stories include: The curious case of gold rising alongside the dollar, gold investors should pay attention to real rates, and gold is preparing for the next stage of its bull market. What is driving … Read more
Los Angeles (AFP) – Basketball superstar LeBron James was accused of turning a blind eye to Chinese repression on Tuesday after he criticized a Houston Rockets executive for angering China with a “misinformed” tweet supporting protesters in Hong Kong. James told reporters that Rockets general manager Daryl Morey “wasn’t educated” on Hong Kong and should have kept his mouth … Read more
