CHINESE CRYPTO miners are shorting the market due to bitcoin price decline

Chinese miners are reportedly becoming the biggest short sellers both locally and internationally, following an increased number of hedging operations in the current bear market, Chinese crypto outlet 8BTC reported Thursday, Dec. 6. The severe cryptocurrency market decline in the last month has reportedly caused new generation miners to start hedging their coins to avoid … Read more

Chinese group to buy company that owns Louisville Slugger for 5.2 Billion

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Louisville Slugger, the iconic American baseball bat brand dating to the 19th century, could soon be owned by a Chinese company. Amer Sports, the Finnish company that bought Louisville Slugger in 2015, has agreed to a $5.2 billion acquisition by a consortium of investors led by Chinese sports retailer Anta Sports Products … Read more

Biggest Belgian political party NVA has left the Belgian government over the Marrakesh migration pact!

All NVA ministers are now fired and replaced. Government will continue as a minority government!!! NVA (right wing) is against the Marrakesh migration pact (also called the European suicide pact) and has tried to convince the other members of the government to not sign it. Majority of the government wants to sign it so NVA … Read more

Apple iPhone sales carshing…. previously cut back production of expensive models…now cuts prices of cheaper models

https://www-forbes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2018/12/05/apple-iphone-xr-discount-iphone-xs-iphone-xs-max-price-sale/amp/?amp_js_v=0.1#referrer=https://www.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%1$s&ampshare=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2018/12/05/apple-iphone-xr-discount-iphone-xs-iphone-xs-max-price-sale/ More Bad News From Apple As iPhone XR Price Slashed Adding to the signs that the newest iPhones are not meeting Apple’s internal sales targets, let alone the lofty ambitions of significantly increasing the annual sales of the iOS-powered smartphones, details of the actions taken by Tim Cook’s team to boost sales have come … Read more

China Summons Canadian Envoy To Protest Huawei Exec’s Arrest, Warns Of ‘Consequences’ If She Is Not Released

“The Chinese Foreign Ministry has summoned Canadian Ambassador to China John McCallum to issue a “strong protest” over Meng’s arrest Calling Meng’s detention “extremely nasty,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry urged Ottawa to release the Huawei official immediately, warning that there would be “consequences” if Canada refused to do so. Meng was arrested in Canada at … Read more

ONLY A MONTH AFTER BEING ELECTED, SHE’S ALREADY LEARNED HOW TO ABUSE HER POWER

Ocasio-Cortez Threatens Subpoena in Response to Meme Shared by Trump Jr. Democratic Congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) threatened to use Congress’ subpoena power against Donald Trump Jr. after the president’s son mocked her on social media. In a Thursday Instagram post, Trump Jr. posted a meme that depicted the democratic socialist Ocasio-Cortez asking President Donald Trump, … Read more

The Donald Undone – Tilting At The Swamp, Succumbing To The Empire

Authored by David Stockman via Contra Corner blog, You can’t build the Empire and drain the Swamp at the same time. That’s because the Swamp is largely the fruit of Empire. And it’s also the reason that the Donald is being rapidly undone. Indeed, it is the Empire’s $800 billion national security budget which feeds Washington’s vast complex of weapons suppliers, intelligence contractors, … Read more

If we ignore the ticking clock, the next problem will be a ticking bomb

by John Ward IT’S SIX MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT FOR ELECTIVE DEMOCRACY IN THE WEST. AT 12.06, RESISTANCE WILL BE SHUT DOWN. THE TIME TO AVOID VIOLENT ANARCHY IS NOW ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ As the end of the week draws nigh, we see our legislative, governmental and Alt State ranks marching forth in the manner of Sgt Bilko’s Motor Pool … Read more

Michael Pento – Fed Will Pursue Radical Inflation, We are Heading for a Deflationary Inflationary Depression

Money manager Michael Pento says things are going to get much worse from here. Pento explains, “They understand when the stock market goes down, consumption and the wealth effect crumble, and the economy is going to falter. So, they are going to have to pursue a radical inflation goal. ” So, what is going to … Read more

Map: China’s Provinces Rival Countries in Population Size

via visualcapitalist: View a high resolution version of this graphic.   The very mention of China triggers both awe and anxiety in the mainstream media. With the globe’s largest GDP (PPP) at $23.12 trillion, China is indisputably a close contender for the title of world’s largest economic superpower along with the United States. But what makes this possible in the … Read more

Arctic freeze-up November snow cover over North America most extensive since 1966

by Natura Naturans The Arctic freeze-up season is well underway, with ice extent increasing faster than average for most regions in November. Exceptions were in the Chukchi and Barents Seas, where the ice has been slow to form. Meanwhile, November snow cover over North America was the most extensive since 1966, the National Snow and Ice … Read more

Leading psychologist explains how easy it is to manipulate others’ memories. Then goes on to suggest she’d manipulate memories of her kids if she felt it was in their best interest.

by PathtoResistance Dr. Loftus is a leading researcher in the field of memory psychology. In the first 3/4 of her Ted video, she mentions various studies/cases demonstrating how our memories are less solidified/reliable than we think, and that memories can easily be planted in 1/4-1/2 of the population. Then, in somewhat of a bizarre turn … Read more

Whistleblowers Alert Congress to Wrongdoing, Top 3 Clinton Foundation Donors Indicted For Fraud

Justice is getting closer to the cabal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpV1kF-lWVo THE CLINTONS are cooked: Clinton Foundation CFO spills the beans, massive fraud & money laundering The CFO of the Clinton Foundation, thinking he was “meeting an old professional acquaintance,” admitted to investigators that the charity had widespread problems with governance, accounting and conflicts of interest, and that … Read more

Caribbean; Medical marijuana coming to Barbados

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42ji403AIyA Dec. 8, 2018 – Before Christmas Barbados should have a framework for medical cannabis in place. However, freeing up the recreational use of the drug will have to be decided by referendum. Word of this has come from Prime Minister Mia Mottley, who pointed out that Barbados could no longer afford to miss out … Read more

THIS is Where the Risk Has Been Hiding Since the Financial Crisis! Shadow Banking Revealed.

The subprime fiasco which nearly unraveled the entire quadrillion dollar derivatives garbage scheme, which almost entirely collapsed the financial system, was not eliminated after the crisis. It was simply swept under the rug. It has been hidden. Well now if we are brave enough, we can follow the money and see where the risks lie. … Read more

Donna Brazile Makes HUGE HILLARY 2020 Announcement That Has ALL AMERICANS Rejoicing

Cassandra Fairbanks for the Gateway Pundit reports, Former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile told the crowd at the annual meeting of The Wall Street Journal CEO Council that she does not expect Hillary Clinton to run for president again in 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XZpoN49zpc Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018…  

California-Style ‘Ballot Harvesting’ May Be Coming to a State Near You

Randy DeSoto for the Western Journal reports, A change in California’s election law appears to have yielded a major shift to the left in the state’s congressional delegation makeup, and the voting rights group iVote, which notched noteworthy wins during the midterms, is pushing for other states to liberalize their voting laws as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtzqasF1e_o … Read more

Liquidity, Volatility, and a Credit Bust

by FS FS Insider recently spoke with the Chris Whalen, Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors LLC and editor of The Institutional Risk Analyst. Whalen discusses the big move in high yield spreads, tightening liquidity, and preparations for a credit bust (see Large Funds Preparing for a Credit Bust, Says Chris Whalen for audio). What Changed in October? “Two things … Read more

YELLOW VEST revolution grows in Belgium & Netherlands…. and Canada

Belgian police fired tear gas and water cannons at yellow-vested protesters calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Charles Michel after they tried to breach a riot barricade, as the movement that started in France made its mark Saturday in Belgium and the Netherlands. Protesters in Brussels threw paving stones, road signs, fireworks, flares and … Read more