The ever decreasing right to privacy on the Internet is entirely by design, we need the right to compensation for gross violations by companies like Facebook and Google to slow the tide. via eff.org: It is not enough for government to pass laws that protect consumers from corporations that harvest and monetize their personal data. It … Read more
Acosta: “Can you promise the president will tell the truth tonight?” Conway: “Yes, Jim. Do you promise that you will? This is why I am one of the only people around here who even gives you the time of day…because you’re such a smartass most of the time” https://twitter.com/BreakingNLive/status/1082775008634638337 h/t LSR
From Bloomberg: Palladium’s premium to platinum jumped to a record, building on its ranking as the best-performing metal of 2018. Shortages of the metal used in autocatalysts for gasoline-fueled vehicles sent its price to yet another all-time high, widening the price difference with rival platinum to more than $500 an ounce on Tuesday. Most analysts don’t see supply … Read more
via James Rickards In 2017, every prominent economic forecasting entity was shouting from the rooftops about “synchronized global growth.” This was a reference to the fact that not only were certain economies growing, but they were all growing at the same time. Chinese GDP growth had come down but was still substantial at 6.85%. U.S. GDP growth … Read more
by Mark M. In the past four years since my retirement I have sent countless e-mails to family and friends about the history and the future of what the international Banksters and their spawn, our own national wealth vampire blood suckers the FED, have wrought and the circling economic EVERYTHING BUBBLE drain hole they are … Read more
Jim Jordan and team wrote a letter to Huber that he needs to hand over material they requested. The DS is catching on that Mueller might not be working for them and that he might come up with nothing. [HRC] tweets that we need to stop corruption in DC by passing a bill. Army getting … Read more
This is the Navatics Mito: Both units have built-in lighting to overcome the underwater murk, are connected to their remote control via a tether, which, assuming it doesn’t break, will likely come in handy finding the unit if its remote stops working. (Been there, done that, recovered the airborne drone from my roof.) h/t … Read more
By Tom Kool Crude oil prices continued to rise on Tuesday, making the most recent rally the longest in 17 months. (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) – The Henry Hub natural gas price jumped by 15 cents in 2018 to an average of $3.16/MMBtu. Spot prices spiked in … Read more
By Tsvetana Paraskova Oil-related crimes in Nigeria cost the African OPEC producer US$2.8 billion in lost revenues in 2018, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported on Tuesday, citing a United Nations report on West Africa. “Oil-related crimes resulted in the loss of nearly 2.8 billion dollars in revenues last year in Nigeria, according to government figures,” says … Read more
by Jesse “On April 3, Nina Dang, 24, found herself in a position like so many San Francisco bike riders — on the pavement with a broken arm. A bystander saw her fall and called an ambulance. She was semi-lucid for that ride, awake but unable to answer basic questions about where she lived. Paramedics … Read more
from Zero Hedge Yesterday, when we reported that Trump would make an impromptu TV appearance at 9pm today to address the nation to make his case for a wall on the southern border, we asked whether Trump would “finally put an end to the impasse over the Wall funding and announce that he will invoke a “national emergency” … Read more
by Sean of SGTreport THIS IS WHY THE GREAT AWAKENING TERRIFIES THEM… I was contacted by two western medicine MD’s and a Silicon Valley insider over the past week. The Doctors have gone through a painful and vast awakening and wanted to share their stories with me. Despite WaPo’s best efforts to characterize the alternative media’s research as … Read more
via visualcapitalist: For the vast majority of investors, it makes sense to hold a diverse portfolio of investments. But, unless you are willing to go out and individually pick 20 different securities yourself, it’s likely you will be relying on financial products like mutual funds and ETFs to accomplish this diversification. What is the difference between … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT6nhViXxco Bravo Italy
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter OK, this is embarrassing in the land of super-stimulus via the ECB’s negative-interest-rate policy and years of QE that were supposed to perform miracles: Production in Germany’s industry, which includes construction, dropped 1.9% in November from the prior month (seasonally adjusted), the German statistical agency Destatis reported this morning. This drop is also … Read more
Who’s more radical? The Communist Chinese or the US Democrat Party? We all know the answer to that. The Democrat Party is the most radical political party in the world today. On Tuesday tax expert Grover Norquist told Stuart Varney Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is proposing a higher personal tax rate than the Communist Chinese. And … Read more
The stock market is anticipating positive news from the trade issues which have persisted and escalated throughout 2018. The hope is that the conflict will be reduced and confidence will be restored. U.S. stocks have come off their lows in December after 3 months of constant negative sentiment. The question that no analyst will ask … Read more
Jim Hoft for the Gateway Pundit reports, On Saturday HUNDREDS of Missouri and Illinois patriots turned out to rally in support of PRESIDENT TRUMP, BORDER SECURITY AND THE WALL! The Missouri rally was announced just two days ago on Thursday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX_MeNdGuEk Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019… GREAT RALLY TODAY!! In St. Louis- Clayton, Missouri in Support of … Read more
Josh Sigurdson talks with author and economic analyst John Sneisen about the flash crash of several currencies versus the Japanese Yen as many theorize many retail investors were bailing out of loss-making positions. The Japanese Yen broke through levels that have held for almost a decade against the Australian Dollar catching investors by surprise and … Read more
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Brent Johnson interviewed on SBTV We are delighted to have Brent Johnson, CEO of Santiago Capital, on SBTV. Although he is a proponent of gold, Brent’s Dollar Milkshake Theory sees him playing devil’s advocate to assess how the dollar and gold will move in the coming years. Discussed in this interview: 05:38 Difference between owning physical and … Read more
by Martin Armstrong This winter is once again extremely brutal in Europe. Exceptionally heavy snow has fallen as far south as Greece in the range of even 3 to 5 feet in various places. This is the third year of extreme cold in Europe which has been fueling more resentment about global warming taxes. Once again, … Read more
via Lu Wang Everyone knows profit growth is poised to cool this year. But by how much? Analysts who try to answer that question by looking at signals embedded in the stock market are coming up with some worrisome numbers. Going by history, the 16 percent decline in the S&P 500 between Sept. 20 and Jan. … Read more
Bloomberg, Released on 1/7/19 Robert Shiller is an American economist, academic, and best-selling author. He currently serves as a Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University and is a fellow at the Yale School of Management’s International Center for Finance. Mr. Shiller has been a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) … Read more
by Lance Roberts “No animals were harmed during the writing of this article.” If you listen to the media, the shocking and totally unexpected downturn last was unable to be foreseen by anyone. Thankfully, it’s now over and we can get back to the roaring bull market. Or can we? Mark Hulbert wrote an interesting piece … Read more