Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway adds more than 41.4 million shares of Oracle

by finca3eo When the Oracle meets the Oracle, a duality ensures. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/14/buffetts-berkshire-reveals-stake-in-oracle-boosting-the-shares.html Folks, not sure what to make of this one. Is this another IBM moment for Buffett or is he up to something. I must admit I haven’t researched Oracle to form an educated opinion at this point and I could be totally wrong … Read more

China reports African Swine Fever has penetrated its largest pork producing province of Sichuan

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-swinefever/china-confirms-african-swine-fever-in-top-pig-region-sichuan-idUSKCN1NL06M BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s agricultural ministry confirmed on Friday the first outbreak of deadly African swine fever in the southwest province of Sichuan, the country’s top pig-producing region, raising the likelihood of a major impact to pork supplies in coming months. Sichuan produced almost 66 million pigs for slaughter last year, according to official … Read more

I Read The News So You Don’t Have To – Market News (Nov. 16, 2018)

by ogordained UNITED STATES Slowing demand for new business loans indicates an investing slowdown ahead The FDA said it will not pursue plans to ban flavored e-cigarettes US Retail Sales data came in just above expectations but isn’t roaring back to life as some media have claimed (Actual 0.4% | Expected 0.3%) The NY Fed’s Manufacturing Index reveals some growth Actual … Read more

Embarrassing: Sevier County – a major tourist destination – needs deputies who don’t panic at the drop of a hat, and prosecutors who know the difference between recording and assault….

GOOD, BECAUSE EVEN FILING THESE CHARGES WAS INEXCUSABLY STUPID: Jury acquits Sevier County man accused of causing then-deputy’s panic attack. A Sevier County jury has acquitted a man in the state’s first ever assault by panic attack case. Jurors in Sevier County Circuit Court deliberated roughly three hours before acquitting Brian Mullinax, 41, of assault, on … Read more

The Black Swan Just Hit Oil…Next Is Stocks

by Graham Summers of Gains, Pains & Capital As I warned yesterday, the markets are entering “liquidation mode” Earlier this year it was Emerging Markets. Yesterday it was Oil. And very soon it will be US stocks. If you are not already preparing for this, NOW is the time to do so. On that note, we are putting … Read more

Jim Rickards: As Growth Slows Down, The Fed Will Be The Last To Know

by Jim Rickards of Daily Reckoning You are well aware that the Federal Reserve is raising interest rates. This policy started in December 2015 with Janet Yellen’s “liftoff” from zero and has continued through seven more rate hikes in 2016, 2017 and 2018, with another hike expected this December. The cumulative impact is to put the high end … Read more

Does Any of This Make Sense?

by Charles Hugh-Smith Does any of this make sense? No. But it’s so darn profitable to the oligarchy, it’s difficult to escape debt-serfdom and tax-donkey servitude. We rarely ask “does this make any sense?” of things that are widely accepted as beneficial— or if not beneficial, “the way it is,” i.e. it can’t be changed … Read more

NEW VIDEO provides Proof of Cellular Modems installed in BROWARD COUNTY Voting Machines

In the past few days, election integrity activists got up close to the current generation of ES&S voting machines — close enough to record video of a digital scanner voting machine sending results wirelessly. The ability of the machines to communicate with the outside world has generally not been acknowledged by either the manufacturer or … Read more

INFERNO DEATH TOLL RISES TO 63, 600+ MISSING

The Latest: Authorities report 7 more fatalities in wildfire MAGALIA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on wildfires in California (all times local): 6:40 p.m. Authorities have reported seven more fatalities from a blaze in Northern California, bringing the total number of fatalities so far to 63 in the deadliest wildfire in state history. The announcement … Read more

Fidelity launches NEW retail no-fee HSA accounts

Fidelity launched a retail HSA account today. Previously, their HSAs were only available in employer-sponsored plans. There’s no monthly fee with a broad range of investment options (e.g. zero minimum index funds, zero ER funds, Treasury bills, CDs, commission-free iShares ETFS) . This is a much-needed no-fee alternative to HSA bank, Lively, HSA Authority, HealthEquity … Read more

The world looks ugly and America hits a massive wall of debt in 2019 with interest rates soaring — what could go wrong?

America hits a massive wall of debt in 2019 with interest rates soaring — what could go wrong? pic.twitter.com/6V3mvkDZc6 — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) November 16, 2018 Global market asset performance pic.twitter.com/9Tmc0uo6pN — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) November 16, 2018 IMF Issues Stark Warning on Leveraged Loans: Speculative Excesses 'Approaching a Threatening Level': https://t.co/o08D5KTMhE by @pdacosta pic.twitter.com/6SiQ4wp6zn — Jesse … Read more

Ron DeSantis Wins Florida Recount, But George Soros Funded Democrat Andrew Gillum Refuses To Concede Defeat

by Geoffrey Grider Andrew Gillum will have to rely on the courts if he has any chance to become Florida’s first black governor. But Gillum is not conceding. He and his supporters believe there is still a path to victory: lawsuits that could add more votes in support of him. The Florida recount is officially over, and … Read more

Hedge fund redemptions are a big issue….. Flash Crashy feeling again today….market wants re-test of years’ lows

Flash Crashy feeling again today….mkt wants re-test of yrs' lows pic.twitter.com/0APDkWYmkc — M/1_LP (@MI_Investments) November 15, 2018 The S&P 500 visits that year-to-date break-even line….again. pic.twitter.com/zIDcYfim2p — Michael Santoli (@michaelsantoli) November 15, 2018 Hedge fund redemptions are a big issue…..could offset buybacks and cause volatility to continue to spike as they exit positions pic.twitter.com/MA1oOmKsdt — … Read more

FLORIDA FACES HAND RECOUNT

An unprecedented statewide hand recount is now under way in the Sunshine State, further extending a high-stakes, partisan battle over every last vote in Florida’s crucial U.S. Senate race. Following a five-day machine recount of the more than 8.3 million votes cast in the Nov. 6 elections, Secretary of State Ken Detzner ordered hand recounts … Read more