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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1–q5IVt6U ARREN KIMBEL-SANNIT from Politico reports, Donald Trump’s reelection campaign has added a Trump-branded permanent marker to its web store, capitalizing on the Sharpie-gate drama and expanding the campaign’s culture war offerings that already include stick-it-to-the-liberals plastic straws. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/0…
by The Phoenix Stocks are completing the upside breakout I’ve been telling Private Wealth Advisory clients about for the last three weeks. Breadth always leads price and breadth tells us stocks will clear 3,000 and probably hit new all time highs. This would bring stocks to the final upside target of the expanding pattern we’ve been tracking for … Read more
by dleonard1122 I’m embarrassed but figure I should post this to hopefully help someone else out. This afternoon I was watching football and got a text message from Chase. FreeMsg: Chase Sapphire Fraud Dept. Did you attempt $887.60 at Walmart Super Center BAL with card xXXXX? Reply YES or NO.To Opt Out reply STOP I’ve gotten … Read more
via CBC: Insiders at U.S. corporations are selling shares at a pace not seen since before the financial crisis a decade ago. Insiders are people who work as directors or senior officers of companies, whose compensation often includes things like stock options and common shares so they have a vested financial interest in the companies for … Read more
by ComicalEconomical At the onset of 2008, Ben Bernanke said the Fed was not looking for a recession. Later that year, Q4’08 GDP delivered a -2.8% print. Just last Friday, Jerome Powell said the Fed is not forecasting a recession. Obviously the Fed never forecasts a recession. But them saying they don’t expect a recession to happen … Read more
by SFWonlyInvest The idea is companies can borrow at near-zero interest rates (because safe government bonds are negative yielding), they are inclined to borrow a lot while simultaneously returning money to shareholders. Those shareholders, seeing such low bond yields, will invest that money into other equities.The flaw in this theory is that it doesn’t account … Read more
by damien008 WeWork is now the largest owner of property globally. 80% of all people live in a WeHome. Operating losses run at three times revenues. Softbank keeps funding the losses with up-rounds in order to mark-up its own book. There are now hundreds of public hold-cos with fully controlled VC deals participating in similar … Read more