iPhone Sales Croak, China’s Economy Deteriorating Faster than Expected, Apple Warns. Shares Plunge

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter “We did not foresee the magnitude of the economic deceleration.” Oh dude, starting the year out on the right foot. On Wednesday after the market closed, Apple released a letter to shareholders in which it said that revenues are going to be a lot worse in the quarter ended December 29 … Read more

Why Has Global Liquidity Crashed Again?

Authored by Michael Howell via CrossBorder Capital, • Global Liquidity falling at its fastest rate since 2007/08 Crisis • Over-zealous Central Banks are largely to blame. Not a broken banking system like 2007/08 Crisis • Squeeze evidenced by flat yield curves and negative ‘real’ term premia • In the US, the impact of ‘reverse’ QE … Read more

It’s Just Getting Started, Enjoy The Ride

Mitt Romney wrote a hit piece on Trump, this was done on purpose. Mueller is in trouble with the Russian company he accused of Russian collusion.Rudy Giuliani says Assange should not be arrested.Austria says they will not be part of the European Army that Macron and Merkel want. NK has completely changed, Kim Jong Un … Read more

African Swine Fever Outbreak in China

In total, roughly 650,000 pigs have died in China since the virus was detected in August. This includes direct victims as well as culled animals. In the map above are all reported outbreaks in China since August. In blue provinces there is either no outbreak or considered free of ASF again. https://marygreeley.com/?p=79724 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nglqDSz9twU    

The Fed is heading into trouble

https://twitter.com/goldmarketgirl/status/1080546202310115328 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1080539471702118401 https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1080565063822520321 Trump calls this a "Glitch"; He is sadly mistaken that credit cycle is rolling over. pic.twitter.com/ApWlsq9OSU — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) January 2, 2019 Glitch? RIGHT? H/T: @_Lester_Davids pic.twitter.com/z92Nm0x5RM — mcm-ct.com (@mcm_ct) January 2, 2019 AMMM THANK YOU @hks55 pic.twitter.com/i5iqPn5Yg4 — Amit Noam Tal (@amital13) January 2, 2019

2019 starts out with $AAPL collapse

2019 starts out with $AAPL collapse — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) January 2, 2019 Apple cut its revenue forecast for Q1, largely due to an unforeseen slowdown in business in China. This is a big deal – not only is it highly unusual for Apple, but it confirms the current bearish sentiment in markets. https://t.co/xcGdidHkKI — Lisa … Read more

We are heading towards a digital dystopia

by kattbollar   I am sure many of you have heard about right-wing and conservative e-celebs being deplatformed from various platforms and payment services (Alex Jones, Sargon etc). Many of you may not support them, and that’s fine. I am not a huge fan myself. But this is not just about removing people on the … Read more

“Deep state” Murder In Mexico To Keep Corruption Alive, The World Is Watching

by Thinker The world is watching those who continue to commit crimes against humanity and children, that will be hunted down for the crimes committed and exposed at the highest levels. The “TRUTH” can’t die with a death, it only get “STRONGER” for MAGA and the World!!! https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-…g-sworn-in Where…We…Go…”1″…We…Go…All… Together we fight to build a wall, supporting the heroes … Read more

Social credit’ system is going live 2020

by Buck Rogers    China has started ranking citizens with a creepy ‘social credit’ system — here’s what you can do wrong, and the embarrassing, demeaning ways they can punish you https://www.businessinsider.com/china-social-credit-system-punishments-and-rewards-explained-2018-4 China plans to rank all its citizens based on their “social credit” by 2020. Banning you from flying or getting the train. facial recognition … Read more

Ron Paul: Giuliani Is Right! Free Assange!

We’re officially in Bizarro World when Rudy Giuliani is right: Giuliani says that WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange should not be prosecuted, citing the precedent of the Pentagon Papers. Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer for President Donald Trump, said Monday that WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange had not done “anything wrong” and should not go to jail for … Read more

LEGAL FAIL OF 2018

“IT’S NOT MY FAULT, IT’S NEUROBIOLOGICAL.” OK, OK, I get it, some companies make dangerously defective products, and yes, at the same time there are lawyers who look for anyone from which to squeeze a dime. But then again, sometimes plaintiffs are just plain stupid and will go to extraordinarily lengths to say “not my … Read more

Fake News Alert: Influential German news weekly Der Spiegel, shaken by a scandal over a reporter who admitted faking stories for years, said it has suspended two senior editors.

by AnonDidNothingWrong The contracts of Ullrich Fichtner, an editor in chief, and Matthias Geyer, a chief editor, have been “suspended until the (magazine’s) internal commission has completed its investigation into the affair,” the editor in chief Steffen Klusmann said in an internal letter, of which AFP obtained a copy on Friday. On December 19, Der … Read more

FITTON:BLEW UP Fraud FISA Warrant: In 2018 Judicial Watch Got the Warrants Sowing Fraud, Uncovered FBI Payments to Steele. President needs to declassify more!

by TFittonJW Huge: https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-obtains-carter-page-fisa-court-documents/ https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-fbi-records-show-dossier-author-deemed-not-suitable-for-use-as-source-show-several-fbi-payments-in-2016/ https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-justice-department-discloses-no-fisa-court-hearings-held-on-carter-page-warrants/

Trump stated shutdown could last a long

He said the shutdown could last a long time. Trump won’t accept anything less than 2.5 B for the Wall. He said more federal dollars are spent in Afghanistan in a month than for the wall. “I mean, we spend in Afghanistan more in one month than what we’re talking about for the wall. Think … Read more

Trump summons congressional leaders to Situation Room for border security meeting

Watch the latest video at foxnews.com President Trump plans to hold a highly anticipated border security meeting with congressional leaders in the Situation Room on Wednesday afternoon, Fox News has learned — choosing a setting meant to underscore the urgency of the border problem. A source familiar with the details confirmed the choice of the White … Read more

Try to be a little kinder: The hypocrisy of the left on display on Ivanka’s Instagram

by DCG I was looking through Ivanka’s Instagram account the other day and found a little bit of leftist hypocrisy (shocker, I know). Ivanka posted a picture of her son watching a band play amongst holiday decorations with the following description: “Holiday cheer at the White House.” A proggie by the name of @juliekimhoffman (whose account is private) replied in … Read more

TOO EXPENSIVE

  Via Townhall Nancy Pelosi’s first move as Speaker will a public stand on saving Obamacare by intervening in court case where judge struck it down as unconstitutional The push is included in House rules package for new Congress Authorizes speaker to intervene in Texas v. United States Case led to a federal judge in Texas … Read more

Apple guidance revised downward. Q1 Expected Revenue $84B est. vs. $91.3B est. Stock Halted. This is not a drill.

via businesswire: CUPERTINO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apple® today issued the following public letter to investors: To Apple investors: Today we are revising our guidance for Apple’s fiscal 2019 first quarter, which ended on December 29. We now expect the following: Revenue of approximately $84 billion Gross margin of approximately 38 percent Operating expenses of approximately $8.7 billion … Read more