by Real Vision Finance with Jim Rickards Jim Rickards explains why there’s a financial crisis coming, and in so doing, reviews the unusual origins of his predictive analytics tool. He also explores complexity theory and Bayesian statistics. Jim Rickards is a renowned author and the chief global strategist at Meraglim. Filmed on July 12, 2018 in New York. … Read more
By Tsvetana Paraskova Saudi oil giant Aramco is ready to list on international markets alongside its primary listing on the Saudi stock exchange, Aramco’s chief executive officer Amin Nasser said on Tuesday, as the Kingdom has noticeably sped up the timeline for what would be the world’s biggest-ever IPO. “It is going to be the primary listing, … Read more
by MTO Just a public service announcement to keep your cellphone on airplane mode when going to sleep at night in order to decrease the radiation that the cell phone gets in general. If you want to go even deeper down the rabbit hole of protection, they have lead lined cellphone cases that you keep your … Read more
Poverty rates by year: Year 2000…. Year 2012 ….. year 2918 11.3% …….. 15.9% ……. 11.8% First Time in 18 years wages are finally rising and would be rising much faster if not for democrats flooding us with Immigrants. Medium Family Income hits all time US High. Lowest unemployment rate for blacks in 30 years! … Read more
Incredible progress being made at the Southern Border! pic.twitter.com/xcqxKEkfGD — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 10, 2019 226 miles of wall built, pentagon just approved another 220 miles of wall. 2.8 billion worth. Says they will have 400 completed by end of next year. h/t jake
by Frank Holmes, CEO, U.S. Global Investors A couple of years ago, I shared with you an observation made by Ben Bernanke. This was at a SkyBridge Alternatives (SALT) hedge fund conference in Las Vegas. The former Federal Reserve chairman said that, in many unexpected ways, President Donald Trump’s presidency so far resembles that of Jimmy Carter’s. … Read more
via Zerohedge: One year after announcing his intention to step down as chairman of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, founder Jack Ma finally stepped down on Tuesday, clearing the way for his anointed successor, CEO Daniel Zhang, to take his place. The FT heralded Ma’s retirement – which took place on Alibaba’s 20th birthday – as the … Read more
by Jesse “Always fight for progress and reform, never tolerate injustice or corruption, always fight demagogues of all parties, never belong to any party, always oppose privileged classes and public plunderers, never lack sympathy with the poor, always remain devoted to the public welfare, never be satisfied with merely printing news, always be drastically independent, … Read more
via cbslocal: PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– One minute, their paychecks were deposited into their bank accounts. The next minute, they were gone. The sudden closure of a New York-based payroll processing firm is affecting companies and employees across the country. At Liken Home Care in Forest Hills, the company president took immediate action to get his workers paid, … Read more
via washingtonexaminer: Two years, six broken ribs, several bouts of pneumonia, and one hernia surgery later, Rand Paul might finally get the justice he deserves. In 2017, the Kentucky Republican was attacked by a neighbor while mowing his lawn. He ended up in the hospital and has been in and out several times since. Recently, Paul … Read more
Workers are quitting their jobs at record rates, thanks to a tight labor market and high confidence that moving on will also mean moving up, particularly in pay. Besides leaving in search of more money, recent job-quitters have also cited toxic work environments and limited room for growth as major reasons for putting in their notice. For employers, … Read more
via techdirt: There’s nothing about American policing that police unions can’t make worse. A powerful obstacle standing in the way of accountability and transparency, police unions ensure Americans remain underserved by their public servants. Police unions have defended such things as tossing flashbang grenades into rooms containing infants and the elimination of drug testing for officers. They’ve repeatedly tried … Read more
Baby monitors have come a long way. Where once parents were alerted to their baby’s cries by a radio-like crackle, today’s designs incorporate everything from video and motion sensors to temperature gauges. Now Google is considering technology that could use artificial intelligence to keep your child safe. The internet search giant has worked on a … Read more
by Martin Armstrong https://d33wjekvz3zs1a.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Bloom-UKIP-on-Banking.mp4 A number of people have asked me to comment on Bloom’s speech on the floor of the European Parliament. He is incorrect in attributing the insolvency of the European banks to fractional banking. They have blown themselves up because of derivative exposure, not actual lending. The US banks survived and have … Read more
RT America, Released on 9/9/19 A new Twitter war between model Chrissy Teigan and President Trump caught national attention when Teigan used multiple expletives and complained that he didn’t tag her in a tweet aimed at her husband, musician John Legend. Meanwhile, Daniel McAdams, executive director of the Ron Paul Institute, was just banned from … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xePKOMm_V7M VERY ALARMING STATISTICS! As of Tues. September 3rd, 2019, YouTube released an official report on their official blog, noting “The 4 Rs of Responsibility” – Remove content that violates our policy as quickly as possible – Raise up authoritative voices when people are looking for breaking news and information – Reward trusted, eligible creators … Read more
by VCUBNFO From the WSJ. The bill already passed the State Assembly 59-15 and is expected to be voted on in the state Senate before the legislative session ends on Friday, possibly as soon as Monday night. … The companies have argued the bill would introduce new costs and logistical challenges that would be bad … Read more
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“Obviously, you’ve got to worry about the long term effect of those interest rates,” Dimon said. Dimon, chairman and CEO of J.P. Morgan, admitted that the drop in U.S. interest rates surprised him. The bank can trim costs and charge clients more account fees to make up for squeezed margins as rates fall, Dimon said … Read more
I informed John Bolton last night that his services are no longer needed at the White House. I disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions, as did others in the Administration, and therefore…. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 10, 2019 I offered to resign last night and President Trump said, "Let's talk about it … Read more