Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk, Reports by Challenger, a global outplacement and business firm, shows record CEO churn and growing corporate layoffs. Overall Layoffs a Growing Concern The August Challenger report says 53,480 Announced Cuts Led by Tech, Trade Issues a Growing Concern U.S.-based employers ramped up the pace of downsizing in August, as companies announced … Read more
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via freebeacon: The Democratic party developed an elaborate, multi-year operation in the 1990s that deployed thousands of activists to covertly mold public opinion using talk radio, according to documents from the Clinton Presidential Library. The Democratic National Committee (DNC), with the blessing of the Clinton White House, launched the Talk Radio Initiative (TRI) ahead of the … Read more
(Bloomberg) — Chinese researchers safely treated a man with leukemia and HIV using gene-edited stem cells, a step forward in a field that was shaken last year when another Chinese scientist used the same technology to create the world’s first genetically-edited babies. The man’s medical case, published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, … Read more
via mises: Since the end of the Cold War in 1990, US defense spending has increased 182 percent in nominal terms, and 44 percent in inflation-adjusted terms. In inflation-adjusted terms, defense spending is now about equal with the all-time peak reached in 2011, and the White House’s Office of Management and Budget estimates that defense spending … Read more
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via kktv: The Monument officers had to respond outside of their jurisdiction to get there. It was eventually decided that no charges would be filed in connection to the incident. Over the last several weeks, 11 News has reached out multiple times to Chief Owens and Monument Town Manager Mike Foreman but both have said they … Read more
by Lance Roberts After the monthly jobs report was released last week, I saw numerous people jumping on the unemployment rate as a measure of success, and in this particular case, Trump’s success as President. Unemployment November 2016: 4.7% Unemployment August 2019: 3.7% Argument solved. President Trump has been “Yuugely” successful at putting people to work as … Read more
by Dr. Eowyn Aging actress Alyssa Milano in a cleavage-bearing low-cut blouse at SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate hearing October 2018 Has-been actress Alyssa Milano, 46, is a rabid gun-control activist. As an example, on May 5, 2018, Milano led a protest against Vice President Mike Pence at the NRA’s 2018 convention in Dallas, Texas, despite the … Read more
by Mac Slavo of SHTFplan Many sectors and geographical areas within the United States are already experiencing a recession. Faced with the choice of raising prices or cutting employees hours to pay for the tariffs, many are officially backed into a corner. While the mainstream media and the political establishment continue to claim China is paying for the … Read more
Bloomberg) — An isolated island nation in the Pacific Ocean with a population of about 75,000 continues to break ground in the cryptocurrency space. The Marshall Islands is proceeding with the creation of a blockchain-based national currency, the Marshallese sovereign or SOV, the country said in a statement. David Paul, the environment minister and minister-in-assistance … Read more
By Vanand Meliksetian China’s unprecedented economic development and the massive increase in energy imports have made it an important destination for some of the world’s largest energy exporters. The growing role of EVs in the industrialized West and the fracking revolution in the U.S. have further strengthened Asia’s importance as a major buyer of fossil … Read more
by Gary Galles via Mises At least since the time of Socrates, teachers have asked questions of students to elicit critical thought, evoke ideas and expose presuppositions. That has been part of my professor toolkit as well. But with the current political environment, particularly the Democratic nomination follies, reminding me of Will Rogers’s quip that “If we got … Read more
By Dagny Taggart Health care expenses are a massive burden for many Americans, and for some, they can be financially devastating. A new report from Kaiser Health News revealed some shocking examples of just how bad things can get for some people. ‘UVA Has Ruined Us’: Health System Sues Thousands Of Patients, Seizing Paychecks And Claiming Homes covers … Read more
by Shaun Richards Today will depending on what time you read this either have seen yet more monetary policy accommodation by the European Central Bank or be about to get it. It;s President Mario Draghi is too smooth an operator to so strongly hint at it for nothing to happen, especially as in my opinion … Read more
By Robert Ross Some of your “safe” stocks aren’t as safe as you might think. And now is a good time to sell them. Let me explain… As you likely know, US stocks have shot up and down many times over the last month. In August alone, there were five days when the S&P 500 … Read more
More states allowing gun seizures amid plague of mass shootings Mike DeWine knows he’s in for a challenge. The Ohio governor, a Republican trying to push gun control proposals through a legislature where the GOP holds supermajorities in both chambers, saw his predecessor, John Kasich, try the same thing without success. “No one said this is … Read more
BY PATRICK WATSON People respond to incentives. So do national governments. This is foundational to both economics and geopolitics. Carefully examining each side’s incentives can illuminate how a conflict will end. No one has infinite choices. They choose from limited options. That applies to the US-China trade war, which is right now one of our … Read more
There are at least six million illegal aliens who arrived in the United States the same way seven of the 9/11 Islamic terrorist hijackers came to the country: by overstaying a visa. All 19 terrorists from 9/11 — who murdered nearly 3,000 Americans and injured more than 6,000 others in 2001 — arrived in the … Read more
