Main Street Small Business on the Precipice

by Charles Hugh-Smith Small businesses on the precipice need only one small shove to go over the edge, and there won’t be replacements filling the fast-multiplying empty storefronts. As a generality, the average employee (including financial pundits) has no real experience or understanding of what it takes to start and operate a small business in … Read more

Ranked: The 10 Organizations With the Best (and Worst) Reputations

by visualcapitalist There is no shortcut to gaining a bulletproof reputation. To get there, businesses not only need to think long term, but they also need to do what is considered “right” in every possible situation. Aspiring companies must be truly customer-centric, going above and beyond in how they treat their customers. They also require a … Read more

Democrats Fear Trump Is On Track For 2020 Win, Democrat Infighting And Lack Of Message Sow Worry

Democrats Fear Trump Is On Track For 2020 Win, Democrat Infighting And Lack Of Message Cause Worry. Democratic governors know their states better than most. Recently at an annual meeting Democratic governors expressed concerns and frustrations with the Democratic 2020 candidates going too far left. They point out that the party is being mired in … Read more

ALERT: This DEVASTATING Ad Will Run During CNN’s Dem Presidential Debates – And They are HORRIFIED

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRUONsyeERk Cassandra Fairbanks from The Gateway Pundit reports, The liberty-oriented Protect Freedom PAC will be running a “Stop Socialism” ad in New Hampshire during the Democratic primary debates airing on CNN on Tuesday and Wednesday. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019…

AMD stock slides as revenue forecast comes in light

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/amd-stock-slides-as-revenue-forecast-comes-in-light-2019-07-30?mod=hp_investing AMD said expects adjusted third revenue of $1.75 billion to $1.85 billion, while analysts had forecast on revenue of $1.94 billion. The company reported second-quarter net income of $ 35 million, or 3 cents a share, compared with $116 million, or 11 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted earnings were 8 cents … Read more

Apple earnings: $2.18 per share, vs $2.10 per share expected

EPS: $2.18 vs. $2.10 estimated by Refinitiv consensus estimates Revenue: $53.8 billion vs. $53.39B estimated by Refinitiv consensus estimates. Q4 Revenue guidance: $61 billion to $64 billion versus $60.98 billion estimate by Refinitiv consensus estimates iPhone revenue: $25.99 billion vs. $26.31 billion estimated by FactSet Services revenue: $11.46 billion vs. $11.61billion estimated by Factset. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/30/apple-earnings-q3-2019.html

US Stocks Following Our Predictions: Get Ready For Unexpected Weakness In Early August

“…any real breakdown in the markets could be vicious and aggressive at this point.” by Chris Vermeulen of The Technical Traders As we near the important date of August 19, 2019, and we watch how the markets are reacting based on our earlier predictions, it is becoming evident that the US stock markets and global stock markets are … Read more

14 medical conditions that can change your personality

by Dr. Eowyn Click on the embedded links for more on each disease. (1) Alzheimer’s Disease: Alzheimer’s, a type of senile dementia, affects your thinking, judgment, memory, and decision-making. It can make you feel confused and change how you act. Early on, you may be anxious or more easily annoyed. Over time, it can have more serious effects on your personality: … Read more

Economic growth is fading in France

by Shaun Richards This morning has opened with the first of the major European and in this instance Euro area economies to report on economic growth in the second quarter of this year. We used to get France and Germany together but today it has been just La Belle France. In Q2 2019, GDP in … Read more

Half of China pigs have died!

via Zerohedge: The price of China’s favorite food is about to hit all time highs. As a result of the decimation of Chinese pig herds, which have been crippled by the ongoing spread of so-called “pig ebola”, i.e. African swine fever which has crippled domestic pork production, RaboBank expects China’s pork prices to hit a … Read more

Stossel: Free Stuff 2020

Presidential candidates promise expensive new programs. We added up the cost. Never before have so many politicians promised to spend so much. Among some candidates, the 2020 presidential campaign has turned into a contest to see who can offer the most “free stuff.” So far no one has tracked their promises, so the Stossel team … Read more

KAROL MARKOWICZ: Dems refuse to help fix border crisis because bashing Trump is more fun.

via NYPOST: There isn’t a good solution, and the continual ratcheting up of the rhetoric by the left only ends up actively harming these kids. Democrats are telegraphing the message that as soon as they win the White House, people who cross the border illegally can stay. Sen. Bernie Sanders referred to “racist child prisons,” … Read more

PAUL BEDARD: Immigration top 2020 issue, 3-to-1 over healthcare, illegals ‘affect my life.’

via washingtonexaminer: Illegal immigration has forcefully moved to the top issue in the 2020 election, with Americans declaring that it impacts their lives and that they believe migrants are abusing social welfare programs once they get into the nation. According to a series of polls released today by Heritage Action for America, immigration was cited as … Read more