Insured woman hit with $20,000 hospital bill

From Peter Suderman at Reason: Last year, 24-year-old Nina Dang broke her arm in a bike riding accident in the city of San Francisco. After someone who saw the accident called the hospital, an ambulance picked her up and took her to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, where doctors performed several tests, put her arm in … Read more

Robert Siciliano – More and More Data Breaches

from Financial Survival Network Noted credit expert Robert Siciliano joined us today. The good news is that all 4 credit bureaus must provide now allow consumer’s to freeze their reports upon demand. The bad news is that there are now 4 credit bureaus and most people don’t take advantage of this security measure anyway. You need to shred … Read more

Robert Paolini – Debunking Real Estate Myths

from Financial Survival Network Is investing in real estate too risky? Do you have to be rich to invest? Does investing take too much time? Are these all good questions or just improper myths? If you’ve been sitting on the fence about real estate investment, it’s time to jump into the game. And, once you do, … Read more

Europe splitting in two: Germany/France form pact – Italy/Poland/Hungary form alliance against them

via breitbar: Merkel and Macron are set to deepen their ties by signing a treaty which has been criticised as an “erosion” of national sovereignty… The new treaty will also encourage the formation of border town “Eurodistricts” where French and German towns will merge public transport and utilities..   via express.co.uk: Matteo Salvini is trying to … Read more

DEM ETHICS COVER-UP: Schiff broke rules on classified info, Maxine Waters incited violence against @RealDonaldTrump Cabinet, Cory Booker broke Senate rules that could require expulsion. Judicial Watch filed ethics complaints! Still waiting!

by TFittonJW We aren’t going away: https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-calls-upon-office-congressional-ethics-investigate-whether-rep-schiff-rep-speier-disclosed-classified-information/ https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-files-house-ethics-complaint-against-maxine-waters-for-inciting-violence-and-assaults-on-trump-cabinet/ https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-files-senate-ethics-complaint-against-sen-cory-booker-for-purposely-violating-rules-in-releasing-confidential-documents/

Your AM Global Stocks Preview and a whole lot more news that you need to read: The global stock rally pauses as investors look for specifics from US-China trade talks

by QuantalyticsResearch   US Stocks Global stocks are generally lower today, while the news from US-China talks has seemed positive, the lack of specifics today has led some to take profit after the recent strong rally The FOMC minutes released yesterday higlighted the Fed’s desire to go slow with rate hikes in 2019, saying the … Read more

A Big Big beautiful, probably the most beautiful Crash is coming… and 99% of the smartest #investors will panic when it hits…

https://twitter.com/andreascseh/status/1083071506022682624 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1083210318002774017 As Bloomberg's @TracyAlloway points out, the 10 yr U.S. Treasuries are about to go into a Death Cross. You probably wondered about all the 10 Yr Death Crosses and what they looked like on a $SPX chart. Here is that chart, annotated to save your dumb human brain time. pic.twitter.com/OwT7KCDPCU — OddStats (@OddStats) … Read more

The Demise of the US Middle Class: Almost Half of All Workers Make Less Than $30K

by howmuch The U.S. economy is booming. Republicans think President Trump deserves much of the credit for cutting business and individual tax rates combined with a deregulation agenda. And Democrats believe former President Obama rightfully deserves ownership for America’s recovery. Regardless of who gets credit, our newest visualization of net compensation levels for American workers demonstrates that the economy is … Read more

China, Drowning in Debt, Still Gets Below-Market-Rate Loans From World Bank

via CNBC: The second-largest economy in the world is still borrowing billions from the World Bank. China gets below-market rates for projects financed with loans from the World Bank’s International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The Trump administration backed a $7.5 billion capital increase for IBRD lending as the bank agreed to change its rules … Read more

So, all that hype about christmas sales was, well, HYPE?! More signs of global slowdown

So, all that hype about christmas sales was, well, HYPE?!!! Who could have guessed pic.twitter.com/WPJwFkazGN — mcm-ct.com (@mcm_ct) January 10, 2019 Retail is puking all over itself, again pic.twitter.com/VF337CS52R — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) January 10, 2019 Why are retailers getting crushed? Because they loaded up on inventory they couldn't sell and are now liquidating. Also means … Read more

I Read The News So You Don’t Have To – Market News (January 10, 2019)

by ogordained   UNITED STATES Futures are down slightly Donald Trump met with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer in an attempt to resolve the government shutdown. Trump walked out of the meeting after they said they weren’t going to fund a border wall The FOMC Minutes revealed a dovish Fed that’s readying to pause rate hikes The Dow and the S&P 500 both posted … Read more

Crude Oil Leads Bond Yields

by Tom McClellan If you want to know what long term bond yields are going to do, you don’t need some fancy econometric model that incorporates GDP growth, unemployment rates, factory utilization, and all of the many other data series that economists watch. You just need to watch crude oil prices, and then wait 3 weeks. … Read more

What Will Cause The Next Recession?

by Lance Roberts J. Bradford Delong wrote a very interesting article discussing the trigger for the next recession. “Three of the last four US recessions stemmed from unforeseen shocks in financial markets. Most likely, the next downturn will be no different: the revelation of some underlying weakness will trigger a retrenchment of investment, and the government … Read more

HUGE! Check Your BANK ACCOUNT! Look What President Trump Just Put In It!

Jim Hoft for the Gateway Pundit reports, The average family in the United States today has seen an increase in their annual income of $3,100 under President Donald J. Trump. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING! Of course, it will be ignored by the liberal mainstream media. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPu8UncYSiQ Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019…

New GOP Ad OBLITERATES Open Border Dems With BRUTAL Truth About illegal Immigration

Ryan Saavedra for the Daily Wire reports, The Republican National Committee (RNC) released a new ad on Monday night highlighting how American families have been impacted by illegal aliens, which comes a day before President Donald Trump is set to address the nation about the ongoing crisis on the southern border. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FLmqoxuTzM Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.dailywire.com/news/41898/… … Read more