SAD, BUT BELIEVABLE: More than half of people wear headphones just to avoid talking to other people, researchers say.

via wbir: CHARLOTTE, N.C. — We’ve all been there, whether you’re trying to get in that much-needed workout or simply want to finish a task at work, you decide to pop in your ear buds. It’s the universal sign for do not disturb, right? Apparently, we’re not really as busy as we pretend to be. According … Read more

UNDOING THE SPIN: Trump and the Sex Offender: Guess why the press makes a villain out of Jeffrey Epstein’s only successful prosecutor?

via WSJ: Mr. Epstein is back in a holding cell, under indictment by a U.S. attorney in New York. He will have his day in court. Presumably we will find out whether the evidence against the hedge-fund impresario for sexually abusing numerous underage girls in the early 2000s is as strong as it seems. But … Read more

Journalists Are Seldom Heroes, Except In Their Own Stories

Maybe Journalists Aren’t the Real Heroes of the Epstein Case: 11 years later, firefighters arrive at the scene. As you might have noticed, there is a common thread among the examples of investigative journalism’s resurgence: The election of Donald Trump. The Epstein case is no different. More than a decade after his conviction, the presumably … Read more

BOJ Trapped – How will the Nightmare End?

by Martin Armstrong Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda publicly stated that it may maintain ultra-low rates for a further period of well over a year. However, he also warned against the idea of propping up the economy through unlimited money printing to finance government spending. That may sound nice, but the Bank of … Read more

What will an earnings recession do to stocks?

by Troy Earnings season is just around the quarter, and earnings growth is expected to be negative. Many traders have attributed the stock market’s rally over the past few months to a dovish Fed. Today’s headlines: Earnings growth Goldman Sachs Bull/Bear Indicator Large caps outperforming small caps Industrials underperformance Fed’s dovishness Go here to understand our … Read more

Rand Paul: The Democratic Party’s race to turn America into a “socialist utopia” will have DEVASTATING effects if they are successful.

The Democratic Party's race to turn America into a "socialist utopia" will have DEVASTATING effects if they are successful.@RandPaul joins @ericbolling to discuss the horrific consequences of socialism. Watch more BlazeTV FREE for 30 days ===> https://t.co/i7H0MRcrBp pic.twitter.com/bzwq5y9mEQ — BlazeTV (@BlazeTV) June 30, 2019

Tommy Robinson sentenced to 6 months in jail plus 3 months on old suspended sentence

The British activist and former English Defence League (EDL) leader was earlier found guilty of contempt of court after he livestreamed information about defendants in a case involving the sexual exploitation of underage English girls in 2017. Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy Robinson, has been sentenced to 9 months in jail over contempt of … Read more

Not Bullish: S&P500’s Q2 earnings expectations continue to slide, Manhattan home prices falling at fastest rate since GFC

S&P500's Q2 #earnings expectations continue to slide via @biancoresearch @SoberLook pic.twitter.com/G8gnVes5sg — Gregory Daco (@GregDaco) July 10, 2019 Chart suggests earnings are going negative Chart suggests earnings are going negative from CNBC. Manhattan home prices falling at fastest rate since GFC@DeutscheBank @SoberLook @streeteasy pic.twitter.com/AbT2XepB8O — Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders) July 10, 2019 Equities pricing in … Read more

The Credit Cycle Driving Secular Shifts in Spending and Employment

via jugglingdynamite: Now at the end of a debt supercycle, job losses in highly cyclical sectors like retail, finance, transport and real estate are spreading to connected industry and services worldwide. The transition here is likely to be more secular and durable than most imagine. Heavily indebted and under-saved consumers spend less and will focus on … Read more

DEMS FAST TRACK INDIAN GREEN CARDS over President Trump Demands Cut to India’s Tariffs, but Democrats Offer Extra Green Cards to Indian Business

President Donald Trump is pressuring India to lower its tariffs against U.S. companies, but House Democrats and Republicans are offering to open the U.S. labor market to even more Indian college graduates. The economic contradiction was highlighted Tuesday when Trump tweeted his frustration at India’s policy of putting tariffs on American-made goods and services: At … Read more

A New Incident In The Persian Gulf Has Once Again Brought Us To The Brink Of War With Iran

by Michael Snyder On Wednesday, five Iranian gunboats attempted to seize a British oil tanker as it was traveling through the Persian Gulf.  As you will see below, this was apparently done in retaliation for an incident which happened in Gibraltar less than a week earlier.  British Royal Marines captured a tanker that was reportedly … Read more