Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter What US Freight Shipments and Pricing Say About the Slowdown. Freight shipments within the US fell 3.0% in August 2019, compared to August 2018, the ninth month in a row of year-over-year declines, but it was only about half the rate of declines in May (-6.0%) and July (-5.9%), according to … Read more
by Charles Hugh-Smith What was “possible” yesterday is now a low-cost proven capability, and the consequences are far from predictable. Predictably, the mainstream media is serving up heaping portions of reassurances that the drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities are no big deal and full production will resume shortly. The obvious goal is to placate … Read more
Read more HERE: https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-releases/judicial-watch-records-show-doj-effort-to-craft-response-to-reports-on-rosenstein-wearing-wire-invoking-25th-amendment/ https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-releases/judicial-watch-new-state-department-documents-reveal-last-minute-efforts-by-obama-state-department-to-undermine-president-trump/
Submitted by Li Linyi of The Epoch Times The day before Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam formally announced the withdrawal of the extradition bill, Chinese leader Xi Jinping gave a speech to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) cadres, in which he referred to the current situation in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan as “serious struggles.” … Read more
Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, The Bullish Narrative This past week was built for the “bulls” as just about every item on their “wish list.” was fulfilled. From a “trade deal” to more “QE,” what more could you want? Trade Deal Near? Concerning the ongoing “trade war,” our prediction that Trump would begin to back peddle on negotiations to get a “deal … Read more
Oil prices were struggling for much of 2019 and in a clear bear market. Russia has even started preparing for the possibility of $25/barrel oil in 2020. Then on Saturday, attacks knock out over half of Saudi oil output! Articles on Saudi Arabian Oil Fields Attacked: 1) Attacks on Saudi oil facilities knock out half … Read more
YouTube protecting usury? Color me surprised. h/t RMFN
And it just so happened that the DOD accounting office situated at the Pentagon that had all the files about that missing $2.3 TRILLION was the exact spot where the “plane” hit the Pentagon, you can’t make this shit up. h/t Hawkeyeflame
Iran has rebuffed US accusations of launching a drone attacks that cut Saudi Arabia’s oil output in half. A senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander, meanwhile, has warned Washington that Tehran is ready for war. Allegations that Iran was behind the drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities are “unsubstantiated” and false, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Seyyed Abbas Mousavi … Read more
Via Casey Research Chris’ note: Today, we have a brand-new Conversations With Casey for you. As longtime readers know, Doug Casey believes the politically correct (PC) movement is part of the accelerating collapse of Western Civilization. And this trend is getting worse by the day. For example, San Francisco just introduced a new “sanitized” language for … Read more
The oil market will rally by $5-10 per barrel when it opens on Monday and may spike to as high as $100 per barrel if Saudi Arabia fails to quickly resume oil supply lost after attacks over the weekend, traders and analysts said. Industry sources have said it may take weeks to bring production fully … Read more
Who owns the vast wealth of America? Old folks. According to the Federal Reserve, households headed by people over the age of 55 own 73% of the value of domestically owned stocks, and the same share of America’s total wealth. Households of ages 65 to 74 have an average of $1,066,000 in net worth, while … Read more
by Martin Armstrong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IU-znVc3QA
from Zero Hedge The US trucking industry had a blockbuster year in 2018, as high demand for freight allowed transportation companies to expand fleets. But since freight demand was artificial, sparked by importers pulling forward to get ahead of tariffs, the good times were destined to end and end rather sharply. According to new data from … Read more
by Daisy Luther via The Organic Prepper A 2014 report on jobs showed some alarming statistics: 1 in 5 Americans have lost their jobs over the past five years and remained unemployed. Here’s another alarming statistic: 96 million Americans are unemployed. Everyone’s talking about a recession and you know it’ll be the middle class who takes the hit. Unless you live in a … Read more
by DCG I’m no bureaucrat but couldn’t law enforcement and judges just enforce current laws and hand out stricter sentences rather than releasing these perps? Yet that solution wouldn’t allow these progressive politicians to abuse more taxpayer dollars. As I’ve told you in many posts, the Seattle/King County area is notorious for releasing repeat offenders. These repeat … Read more
