These Are Not Signs of a Healthy Market

by Charles Hugh-Smith If these three charts reflect a “normal” “healthy” Bull market, then why are they so uncommon? The implicit narrative of the latest rally in stocks is that this is just another normal rally in the ongoing 10-year long Bull market. Nice, but do these three charts look “normal” to you? Let’s take a … Read more

The Latest On The Hillary Clinton Email Scandal & Election Integrity

CHRIS FARRELL’S ON WATCH (show Premiered August 29, 2019) On this episode of “On Watch” Chris Farrell moderates a fast-paced discussion (48.8 mins.) with Judicial Watch Senior Attorney Ramona Cotca, and Judicial Watch Director of the Election Integrity Project Robert Popper to discuss the latest courtroom victories in election integrity as well as the latest … Read more

“BBBreakfast In America” – Of the $860 billion in announced M&A from June to August, $758 billion, or 88%, are designated “proposed” or “pending.”

Submitted by Danielle DiMartino-Booth Over the last three months, Investment Grade companies have capitalized on falling rates setting the new issuance market ablaze and inciting large-scale M&A; June and August M&A crested $300B taking the three-month total to $860B, the bulk of which is unfunded With large-scale M&A comes the potential to generate a bigger … Read more

Orders for Heavy Trucks Plunged 80% in August

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Here’s why — and how that’s impacting truck makers.  Orders for heavy trucks that haul part of the economy’s goods across the US plunged by 80.1% in August 2019 compared to August last year, to about 10,400 orders, according to preliminary estimates by FTR Transportation Intelligence. It was the 10th month in … Read more

U.S. Intensifies Pressure Against Iran, Targets Oil Tanker Network

By Irina Slav The United States stepped up its pressure on Iran by announcing yet more sanctions plus a US$15-million plan aimed at disrupting the operations of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. CNN quoted Washington’s special envoy for Iran Brian Hook as saying Washington was “going to intensify our maximum pressure campaign because Iran, we need … Read more

Trump Cancels Plan to Phase Out Less Energy Efficient Light Bulbs

The Trump administration turned its deregulatory focus Wednesday to light bulbs, scrapping a rule that would have phased out less energy efficient incandescent bulbs. The move slows a years-long push by Congress and past administrations to switch Americans to LED bulbs and other lighting using less electricity. President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday the Energy … Read more

Who funds the left? Arebella’s Dark network of money, the Caliphate

The Capital Research Center has exposed and documented a massive “dark money” network created by a former Clinton administration staffer that is quietly leading attacks on the Trump administration, originalist judicial nominees, prolife policies, and much more—and all under the guise of “philanthropy.”8 9 Between 2013 and 2017, this hydra-like network took in a staggering … Read more

Planned Parenthood Employee Admits To Trafficking In Baby Body Parts

via thefederalist: Day one of the preliminary hearing for pro-life activist David Daleiden kicked off Tuesday morning at the San Francisco Superior Court with testimony from an abortion technician, a third-trimester abortionist, and a vice president of the National Abortion Federation, who testified she doesn’t know what a human tissue procurement company is or does. NAF … Read more

BBC attempts to debunk the “conspiracy theory” that smart phones are listening in on conversations.

Researchers put two phones – one Samsung Android phone and one Apple iPhone – into a “audio room”. For 30 minutes they played the sound of cat and dog food adverts on loop. They also put two identical phones in a silent room. The security specialists kept apps open for Facebook, Instagram, Chrome, SnapChat, YouTube, … Read more

Reliable China insiders hint that this round of trade talks could lead to a ‘breakthrough’

“There’s more possibility of a breakthrough between the two sides,” said Hu Xijin, editor-in-chief of the Global Times, a tabloid under the People’s Daily. Hu has been spot on with the recent developments in the escalated trade war. Most recently, he had warned about the Chinese retaliation just hours before China’s official announcement. A blog … Read more

The Ugly Truth About The Trade War

by Brandon Smith This past week was an interesting exercise in false expectations and assumptions. Once again, trade war theatrics were used to stall a stock market plunge as insinuations of a possible “deal” were made by Donald Trump, followed by China’s claim that maybe, just maybe, they would not immediately issue a new round of … Read more

How APPLE uses App Store to copy best ideas

Clue, a popular app women use to track their periods, has risen to near the top of Apple’s Health and Fitness category. It could be downhill from here. Apple plans this month to incorporate some of Clue’s core functionality such as fertility and period prediction into its own Health app that comes pre-installed in every … Read more

HOUSE OF FILTH: NYC Resident Racks Up $300K In Fines For Home Covered In Garbage… City Turns to Alcohol in Rat Fight

Demanding Answers: NYC Homeowner Racks Up More Than $300,000 In Fines For Home Covered In Garbage NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Some Queens residents are frustrated with a neighbor’s home that is covered in garbage. The homeowner has received thousands of dollars in fines, yet nothing was done about it. CBS2’s Hazel Sanchez demanded answers from the … Read more

Chris Hedges discusses his legal case against Section 1021 of the 2012 NDAA and powers that have been granted to the state.

Highly recommend listening to the whole interview, but it’s refreshing to listen to someone who actually understand and even fought some of the draconian laws that the establishment has. I don’t agree with everything Chris Hedges says, but it’s obvious the over arching direction / agenda of the state is preparing to have the legal mechanisms … Read more