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The signals for a coming recession are now all flashing at the same time. The Federal Reserve’s first cut to interest rates since 2008 did not change the yield curve (the margin between short- and long-dated US Treasury yields). The yield curve has inverted before every US recession for the past 50 years. The yield … Read more

The corporate world has a new king of cash. The title for the company with the biggest financial reserves, held by Apple for a decade, has passed to Google’s parent, Alphabet, according to figures released in recent days. The switch in leadership follows a concerted effort by the iPhone maker to reduce its liquid reserves, … Read more

On Wednesday evening, hours after the stock markets had closed, Amazon founder and Chief Executive Jeff Bezos filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission that showed he had sold $1.8 billion worth of Amazon shares over the final three days of July. After taxes, he will net about $1.4 billion. Bezos sold slightly more … Read more

by HaitianRoulette I just learned that 24hour has stopped providing towels. I found this petty and insulting and spoke to the membership staff about. Canceling. They said that they are waiving the penalties for ending the contract because this constitutes a “loss of amenity “. Might be a good opportunity for anyone wanting to cancel … Read more

“A Honduran migrant admitted to purchasing a baby for $80 in Guatemala after finding out that it was easier for family units to apply for asylum at the United States border.” “The department of Homeland Security has dispatched 400 agents to interview families that are suspected of handing over fraudulent documents. Agents have identified 5,500 fraudulent families – … Read more

The superfast broadband has sparked controversy since rolling out this year, with health experts claiming it could have serious side effects on humans. And there are now claims online that bees could also be affected after a video went viral. The clip – taken in Sierra Madre, California – shows the lifeless bodies of the bees lying on … Read more

#BREAKING Tsunami warning as powerful earthquake strikes southwest Indonesia: disaster agency pic.twitter.com/eGvs5qPppD — AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 2, 2019 BREAKING: The official Twitter account of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has confirmed in a tweet that there was a 7.4-magnitude earthquake. The BMKG has issued a tsunami warning. #jakpost https://t.co/g1WH5Fgmum — The … Read more

U.S. border agents arrested Amilcar Guiza-Reyes, who admitted to buying a six-month-old baby in Guatemala for $80 Guiza-Reyes was nabbed after illegally crossing the Mexico-U.S. border May 7  The Honduran migrant told immigration authorities he purchased the infant in the Guatemalan town of Huehuetenango The undocumented immigrant said he was told that family units presenting … Read more

There’s no need to lunge for the storm shelter when those annoying screeches belt out on televisions and radios across the country at 2:20 PM EDT on August 7. It’s just a test. FEMA plans to conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System next Wednesday afternoon to ensure that the system is able … Read more

by Jim Willie of Golden-Jackass The widespread profound and recognized global recession, complete with numerous icon corporate failures, will lead the US Federal Reserve to return to unlimited Quantitative Easing with a Zero Percent chaser. The Jackass calls it a return to Infinite QE Forever at the Zero Bound. Not only is the double step of return to … Read more