Debt-Laden Weatherford Files For Bankruptcy Protection

By Tsvetana Paraskova The world’s fourth-largest oilfield services provider, Weatherford International, said that it had started a financial restructuring by filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. in a bid to reduce its long-term debt of more than US$7 billion. Weatherford also expects to file for bankruptcy protection in Ireland and Bermuda in the coming … Read more

European Gas Prices Fall To One-Decade Low

By Rystad Energy  Natural gas prices in Europe have plummeted thanks to a rising gas export war between Russia and the US, much to the delight of European consumers. European natural gas prices are at a historical low and below the cost of shipping gas from the US to Europe. In May, prices remained just … Read more

Japan joins in the fun. Restricts 3 key materials for chips/smartphones to South Korea

Japan produces about 90% of fluorinated polyimide and about 70% of etching gas worldwide, Japanese media have said. It produces around 90% of photoresists, according to a government report Looks like they are using the same tactic that trump is using against China lmfao. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-japan-laborers-factbox/factbox-the-high-tech-materials-at-the-heart-of-a-japan-south-korea-row-idUSKCN1TX12I     h/t WallStreetMeme

BIS: Central Banks May Issue Digital Currencies ‘Sooner Than We Think’

via coindesk: After issuing comments and reports heavily critical of cryptocurrencies over the last few years, Agustin Carstens, chief of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), has acknowledged that central banks will likely soon need to issue their own digital currencies. Speaking to the Financial Times on Sunday, Carstens said that BIS – which acts like a central bank for … Read more

40% of Global Debt Now Delivers a Negative Yield

By: Frank E. Holmes, Chairman/CEO/CIO of U.S. Global Investors, Inc., Strengths The best performing metal for the week was platinum, which gained 3.02 percent. Both platinum and palladium seem to be playing catch up to gold’s strong move last week. Gold extended its rally this week, pushing past $1,400 an ounce and fueling investors to … Read more

European Car Manufacturers Heading into a Crisis?

by Martin Armstrong The Global Warming conspiracy is going to seriously harm the European economy. The political intolerance for the combustion engine has German engine suppliers in a crisis. It appears that there is certainly no more money being invested in any technology to do with the combustion engine. That also means that the unemployment … Read more

Trudeau embarrasingly ignored a G20 summit.. AGAIN

Justin Trudeau has been ignored by President Donald Trump and other world leaders when at the G20 Summit in the past. Yesterday, he was ignored in a spectacular fashion by Brazil’s new president Jiar Bolsonaro. In this video, social coach Barron Cruz analyzes what happens and gives suggestions on how to best deal with being … Read more

2 Fer: Devastating Global crop losses &, Rent becoming unaffordable for most workers.

The surface of the sun is normally a roiling, super-heated hellscape. But Nasa images have revealed that the face of our star is looking ominously calm right now, prompting claims it’s reached a stage of its cycle called the solar minimum. During the minimum, there are significantly fewer sunspots and its magnetic field weakens, allowing … Read more