by WARREN MOSLER A bit stronger than expected, but still trending lower, particularly adjusted for population: Highlights Unit sales of motor vehicle proved very strong in September, rising sharply to a 17.4 million annualized rate from 16.6 million in August. This points to a sharp rise in dollar sales of motor vehicles for the September … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWBMk53D__Y “”Not One Eyewitness Corroborated Anything” Mitch McConnell On FBI Investigation Into Brett Kavanaugh This is current news from the senate floor Mitch McConnell reveals fbi investigation into Brett Kavanaugh this is latest news and breaking news in brett kavanaugh news this is also brett kavanaugh senate and business in politics and political news original … Read more
The researchers ran simulations of the orbit of the new object, in an attempt to understand how it would be affected by the hypothetical Planet X. They found that a mysterious planet of the kind previously suggested — a huge Super-Earth on a very wide orbit — fit with the way that their new find … Read more
via RT: America’s second-largest oil client, China, has completely stopped buying crude from the United States as trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies continue to grow. While oil has not been included on the list of bilateral tariffs, Chinese refiners have been staying away from buying crude from the US. “We are one … Read more
by Dana Lyons Despite the fact that the major averages are hitting 52-week highs, we are observing a proliferation of New Lows among individual stocks — a condition that has proven disadvantageous at times in the past. In recent weeks, we have discussed the phenomenon that we call the “junkie market”. That refers to a market … Read more
by Dr. Eowyn This afternoon, two senior Senate sources told Fox News the FBI has completed its investigation on sexual allegations against Supreme Court nominee U.S. District Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh. The FBI’s supplemental background report on Kavanaugh will be sent to the White House before it goes to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The report will be … Read more
From John Stossel at Reason: They live on the street, often foraging through dumpsters. Some threaten us. Occasionally, they assault people. Thousands of mentally ill people cycle in and out of hospital emergency rooms. They strain our medical system, scare the public, and sometimes harm themselves. Most, says DJ Jaffe, are schizophrenic or bipolar and have … Read more
by Dr. Eowyn A week ago on September 27, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) subpoenaed Attorney General Jeff Sessions for three documents. The deadline for Sessions to produce those documents is tomorrow. In his letter notifying Sessions of the subpoena, Goodlatte wrote: Given the [Justice] Department’s ongoing delays and/or refusal to produce these documents, … Read more
by Deplorable Patriot Fact or Fiction: Only American citizens can hold public office. The most common, obvious answer would be yes. Just imagine how many problems we would have if we were to let foreign nationals into high ranking positions in our government. This could never happen. We have safeguards. I guess that depends on how … Read more
HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Campus mob enraged by ‘Confirm Kavanaugh’ display (VIDEO). Signs ripped up in anger. Chants of “we believe survivors.” Furious finger pointing. A large group of students became enraged Tuesday afternoon by a pro-Brett Kavanaugh tabling effort at the University of Texas at Austin put together by its Young Conservatives of Texas chapter. … Read more
Chinese spy chips said to be found in hardware used by APPLE, AMAZON… In 2015, Amazon.com Inc. began quietly evaluating a startup called Elemental Technologies, a potential acquisition to help with a major expansion of its streaming video service, known today as Amazon Prime Video. Based in Portland, Ore., Elemental made software for compressing massive video files and … Read more
China is developing a dual-purpose laser-equipped low-Earth orbit satellite. The program was launched earlier this year, is aimed at increasing Chinese surveillance of maritime traffic and unparallel anti-submarine warfare detection in the world’s oceans. Project Guanlan, meaning “watching the big waves,” was launched in May at the Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology … Read more
Boeing, the second biggest beneficiary of United States Defense Department government contracts, is outsourcing manufacturing and about 3,000 jobs to India. This week, Boeing announced that it would be building their second largest manufacturing facility in Bengaluru, India — not the U.S. That manufacturing plant is expected to generate 3,000 high-paying jobs that could have … Read more
Top FBI Lawyer James Baker Has Turned State’s Evidence 13:35 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOwr9PX05p4&feature=youtu.be&t=815 Former top FBI lawyer James Baker gave “explosive” closed-door testimony on Wednesday detailing for congressional investigators how the Russia probe was handled in an “abnormal fashion” reflecting “political bias,” according to two Republican lawmakers present for the deposition. “Some of the things that were … Read more
CNN IDs Ford’s Ex, Runs Denial in First Mention of His Explosive Letter: CNN, in its first-ever mention of the sworn letter potentially discrediting Christine Blasey Ford, identifies the redacted author by name & offers a denial of the letter’s allegations from Ford’s long-time friend & LOVER. On Tuesday, Fox News first obtained a sworn … Read more
A Democratic congressional intern was arrested Wednesday and accused of posting the personal information of at least one Republican senator during last week’s hearing about sexual assault claims against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, authorities said. U.S. Capitol Police said 27-year-old Jackson Cosko was charged with making public restricted personal information, witness tampering, threats in … Read more
Nested on the servers’ motherboards, the testers found a tiny microchip, not much bigger than a grain of rice, that wasn’t part of the boards’ original design. Amazon reported the discovery to U.S. authorities, sending a shudder through the intelligence community. Elemental’s servers could be found in Department of Defense data centers, the CIA’s drone … Read more
by Egon von Greyerz The coming gold and silver surge is guaranteed. It is not a question of IF but only WHEN. Initially, the imminent revaluation of the precious metals will have nothing to do with an investment mania but with the total mismanagement of the world economy. A spectacular rise in the metals is … Read more
by howmuch Warren Buffett once said, “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.” The top 50 most valuable retail brands doing things better than everyone else are realizing substantial business value according to a new report from Brand Finance. … Read more
by GoldCore Brexit To Burst Dublin and London Property Bubbles? – London, Dublin, Sydney, Vancouver and Hong Kong housing prices fall … – Property bubbles in many cities internationally according to ‘Economist’, UBS & others – UBS found that six of the world’s largest cities are now subject to massive speculative housing bubbles – Hong … Read more
by Alexander Trigaux, Editor, GoldSilver The President. The Senate. The House. Their silence on the issue tells you all you need to know. Forget any semblance of fiscal responsibility. Washington has completely given up on bare-bones fiscal sanity. What would you call a ceiling that has been that demolished four times? Surrounded by the assorted … Read more
Mortgage fraud putting lenders in a tough spot from CNBC. via CNBC: Mortgage fraud risk jumped more than 12 percent year over year at the end of the second quarter, according to CoreLogic. One in every 109 mortgage applications is estimated to have indications of fraud. Loan applications for real estate purchases are more likely … Read more
(Reuters) – The top lenders of Toys ‘R’ Us have decided to cancel the bankruptcy auction of its brand name and other intellectual property assets and instead plan to revive the Toys ‘R’ Us and Babies ‘R’ Us brand names, a court filing on Monday showed. The bankrupt retailer’s debtors aim to open a new … Read more
by ryeander Average employee/employer premium cost rose from $6250 in year 2000 to $20000 this year. This has rapidly outpaced actual monetary inflation by over 100% ($6250 in 2000 is worth $9151 today). The employer has been shouldering a HUGE chunk of health care cost that is hidden away from us. Assuming costs stay stagnant … Read more
by hey_grill Americans are retiring later than they used to due to increasing longevity, raising the Social Security age, and the decline of pensions. I vow this won’t be me. https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-10-02/americans-are-retiring-later-to-boost-social-security-benefits It’s not just collecting SS later. People are working later. Consider this: In 1997, 57 percent of men claiming their retirement benefits under Social Security were … Read more