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by FS With the current U.S. economic expansion hitting record-setting territory, economic anxiety is setting in for some as the Fed eyes a rate cut. Financial Sense Insider spoke with Nick Reece, senior financial analyst at Merk Investments, to discuss his recent chart pack and to get his take on leading economic indicators. Conference Board’s U.S. … Read more
by confoundedinterest17 The Census Bureau reports New Home Sales in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 646 thousand. That is up 7% over May NHS. That is the good news. Now for the less good news. First, new home sales are up … to pre-1995 levels. That is, pre-house price bubble (orange line). Second, … Read more
This is a quote from page 6 of the Recession Playbook. http://www.mediafire.com/file/5py1d1zrii5rr1a/The_Recession_Playbook.pdf/file They also say that you need to buy into bonds before a recession is officially announced because bonds would have appreciated already by then. Otherwise you are just gonna be selling low (equities) and buying high (bonds). Is it time to increase … Read more
by hammertime84 I took the data from here and made the visualization with plotly.js. An interactive version (you can hover over dots to get info and control the scroll on the right) is here.
by BoMcCready Just a quick graphic showing the 50 most expensive public colleges and universities in the US by average net price. If this topic resonates, it’d be easy to do an interactive version, bring in private colleges, overlay with graduation rates, etc. Tool: Tableau Source: IPEDS
by Wyxuan Oracle is a terrible company. It primarily offers cloud services to various industries for supply chain management, CRM, etc. However, those cloud services aren’t particularly good value, as no sane startup is willing to take on such an expensive and poorly developed tech. GCP, AWS, and Azure are considered much better than Oracle. … Read more
By Chris Puplava, FS As a follow-up to my last article (US Stock Market Showing Tech-Bubble Divergence), further warning signs are continuing to build that give us caution on the outlook for equities. High yield option-adjusted spreads (OAS) are not confirming the new high in the S&P 500 and have worsened over the last three … Read more
Josh Sigurdson talks with former congressman, author, host of the Liberty Report, Dr. Ron Paul about the latest trends as the monetary system collapses under the weight of vast centralization and debt. As Dr. Paul has gone into for many years, all fiat currencies eventually revert to their true value of zero. They always … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egjbkJ8mTFc Democrats expected Russiagate fireworks from former special counsel Robert Mueller’s long-awaited testimony on Capitol Hill, but were once again disappointed, witnessing only the last fizzles of a dying conspiracy theory. Many in the media had massively hyped Mueller’s appearance, believing that his confident and clear testimony would make for must-watch television. Yet, when … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9Wo9kmA9Qs Big tech is in the crosshairs of the DOJ as the U.S. has opened a review into antitrust practices. Professor Richard Wolff is on hand to break down the case and what the merger and monopolies mean for the tech economy. Plus, the news keeps going down for Deutsche Bank as new reports reveal … Read more
He should be reminded that he is under oath and will be compelled to answer the committee’s questions, or he will be held in contempt of Congress. Why is NO ONE holding his feet to the fire? This is a circus! The Repubs are proving themselves to be the non-opposition to the DemonRats. Nothing will change. … Read more
A high-profile Chinese fugitive — who belongs to President Donald Trump’s exclusive South Florida club, Mar-a-Lago, and has railed against China’s communist government — is accused of being a spy for that very regime, according to new documents filed in a federal court case in New York. Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui, who also goes by … Read more
An eating window of just six hours starting at 8am reduced hunger hormones Study found people burned fat over 24 hours, which could lead to weight loss Researchers said it may be due to eating in line with the natural body clock Eating your last meal for the day at 2pm may sound like … Read more
by John W. Whitehead “But these weren’t the kind of monsters that had tentacles and rotting skin, the kind a seven-year-old might be able to wrap his mind around—they were monsters with human faces, in crisp uniforms, marching in lockstep, so banal you don’t recognize them for what they are until it’s too late.” ― Ransom … Read more
by DCG The liberal utopia of Seattle has a severe problem when it comes to punishing criminals. That includes repeat offenders, the homeless and illegal aliens. The following are examples of this: Insanity in Seattle: Homeless man attempts to kidnap child. Guess how many previous arrests/convictions he has… How many convictions does it take for Seattle City Attorney … Read more
by Claudio Grass via Claudiograss.ch “Venezuela is the current poster child of interventionist failure” When looking at the quality of the media coverage of Venezuela’s crisis and the interpretations of the factors that caused it, the superficiality of most analyses quickly becomes apparent. The explanations offered by many “experts” and commentators largely ignore the country’s history and fail … Read more
By Nick Cunningham Halliburton is cutting its workforce and shelving fracking equipment amid a slowdown in the U.S. shale industry. The oilfield services giant said that its revenue fell 13 percent in the second quarter, and it decided to cut its North American workforce by 8 percent. The company’s share price jumped 9 percent on … Read more
By Cyril Widdershoven China’s relationship with Iran is being put to the test after US president Trump slammed sanctions on Chinese state-run energy company Zhuhai Zhenrong for allegedly violating restrictions imposed on Iran’s oil sector. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated that the sanctions were put in place as the company engaged in the … Read more
By The Phoenix Just what exactly is terrifying the Fed? Over the last week, multiple Fed officials have surfaced to suggest the Fed needs to start cutting interest rates right now. Indeed, on Thursday, John Williams, who runs the NY Fed (the branch in charge of market operations) suggested the Fed needs to cut rates … Read more
Crackdown on social media freedoms continue. Many subreddits have been banned here and are worth keeping track of in my opinion to speculate on an agenda there. https://www.corbettreport.com/interview-1465-glyn-moody-on-the-eu-copyright-directive/ SHOW NOTES: Glyn Moody on Twitter EU Looking To Regulate Everything Online, And To Make Sites Proactively Remove Material TechDirt coverage of EU Copyright Directive Glyn Moody: … Read more