Washington (AFP) – Former Republican governor Mark Sanford announced Sunday he is entering the race for his party’s presidential nomination, in a long-shot challenge to President Donald Trump. Sanford, who would be the third Republican to mount a primary bid against Trump, said he had decided to run because of the “astounding” debt and deficits … Read more
It seems nobody can determine what the rules are: http://archive.is/OTgdj
This is a great presentation from the CATO institute about socialism and capitalism and differences between them. This video and the book it discusses should be required viewing/reading for all aspiring socialists in USSA – AOC take notice here 🙂 It’s rather lengthy but worth the time. h/t exlibris
Motor vehicle departments around the United States are taking drivers’ personal information and selling it to a range of businesses, including private investigators, generating millions of dollars in revenue, said a scathing new report. According to Motherboard, which obtained hundreds of pages of documents through public records requests, members of the public are likely not … Read more
Financial writer and precious metals expert Bill Holter says a failure to deliver is not a maybe but a sure thing. Holter says, “Whether it is this year or the first few months of next year, it doesn’t matter. It is going to happen. . . . I can basically guarantee there is going to … Read more
Travelers can’t get enough of globe-trotting. But have they had enough of the United States? According to the World Tourism Organization, a United Nations agency, the number of international tourist arrivals around the world reached 1.4 billion last year. That represented a 6% increase, and the organization forecast the number to grow by another 3 … Read more
Because there is no serious challenger: http://archive.is/nfoc4
A Year After Armageddon, Stock Traders Stare Into a Familiar Abyss (Bloomberg) — Nobody knew it then, but this time last year, the rallying U.S. stock market was about to begin a plunge that would erase $5 trillion from share values and convince a lot of people a recession was at hand. Then, as now, … Read more
LONDON — For most of us, the older we get, the more we slow down physically. But for some, growing old also means slowing down socially — so much to the point that some home-bodied seniors go days with little to no human interaction. A new survey of British elders sheds light on this sad, but … Read more
By Gregory R. Copley The war in Yemen has now proven to be a key trigger for the reduction of the US’ 70-year strategic dominance of the Persian Gulf and Arabian Peninsula. This is despite the fact that the US had only minor involvement in, or control over, the war prosecuted under Saudi Arabian leadership … Read more
By Robert Rapier The ongoing trade war with China is impacting many industries. Market volatility is being exacerbated by President Trump’s pattern of vacillating between threats and cease-fires on the topic. At the beginning of August, the markets were sent into a tailspin by President Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on another $300 billion of … Read more
WASHINGTON — Elizabeth Warren’s team doesn’t want to talk about Hillary Clinton, but that doesn’t mean the 2020 presidential candidate isn’t talking with her party’s 2016 nominee. The two women have kept a line of communication open since the Massachusetts senator decided to run for president — though only a conversation around the time of Warren’s … Read more
By Haley Zaremba Last month the United States made the controversial decision to blacklist one of China’s most significant state-owned nuclear power companies. According to an announcement on the United States Federal Register, China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) and three of its subsidiaries were placed on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s “entity list”, meaning … Read more
by BagofBabbish Hussein Hamdy Shaalan Canada Permanent Revocation 01 May 2019 violation Effective 1 May 2019, CFA Institute imposed a Revocation of membership and of the right to use the CFA designation on Hussein Hamdy Shaalan (Montreal, Quebec), a lapsed charterholder member. A Hearing Panel found that Shaalan violated the CFA Institute Code of Ethics … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFwG8qaJHVc Recently it has been reported that now the United States Military will work on plans to combat “Fake News” and build databases in order to track behavior of offenders for future action or PreCrime. Malicious actors will be tracked and face yet unknown consequences which might include court actions or jail time, given the … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrFOjwzOhps Planing their legal defense strategies, for the wave of lawsuits coming their way. AC
The costs of dodging negative interest rates. By Nick Corbishley, for WOLF STREET: In the event of a market shock, 40% of European funds focused on junk-rated bonds — ironically named “high-yield” funds — would not have enough liquid assets on hand to meet investor withdrawals, even if the withdrawals in one week amount to only 10% … Read more
Rethinking the Dollar, Released on 9/6/19 Harley Schlanger’s work can be found at LaRouchePAC.com.
