by Simon Black On October 22, 1981, the national debt in the United States crossed the $1 trillion threshold for the first time in history. It took nearly two centuries to reach that unfortunate milestone. And over that time the country …
Source: Michael J. Ballanger for Streetwise Reports Precious metals expert Michael Ballanger discusses movements in the U.S. dollar. There was an article written a few days back where the author vehemently denied that the U.S. dollar could go any lower and where …
by stockboardasset Lorenza Martinez, director of the Payment System of the Bank of Mexico, informed Reuters in a telephone interview last week that more than five Mexican financial institutions have recently observed “unauthorized transfers,” resulting in hundreds of millions of pesos stolen. Cybercriminals …
by Marshall Swing of The Church Of Acts Gold and Silver are on the exact path down that I wrote about many weeks ago (actually many months and years ago, but who is counting). The COTs, open interest, and open interest movements reveal …
by Thinker The history of most Africans in positions of dictator political roles, shows the truth about who put them there. History of Africa explains why after centuries African life hasn’t changed much in the way of being robbed of …
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is currently being treated for pancreatic cancer at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. The former Democratic senator from Nevada underwent surgery Monday to remove a tumor from his pancreas, Reid’s …
via xinhuanet: Israeli war jets fighters carried out on Monday afternoon an airstrike on a Hamas military facility in northern Gaza Strip, with no injuries reported, according to Hamas armed wing and paramedics. Hamas armed wing al-Qassam Brigades said in a …
via Zerohedge: President Trump surprised pundits and assorted watchers of the ongoing simmering trade war between China and the US on Sunday, when he pledged to help China’s telecom giant ZTE Corp “get back into business, fast” after a U.S. …
by Lance Roberts A couple of weeks ago, I discussed the coming “Pension Crisis.” The important point made was the unrealistic return assumptions used by pension managers in order to reduce the contribution (savings) requirement by their members. “However, the reason assumptions …
via Rethinking Economics: Few remember the nuts and bolts of how the banks got bailed out in 2008. It shouldn’t have happened, and in fact, the bailout bill didn’t pass in Congress. The Dow dropped 740 points from its highs of …
Alan Greenspan on Gold and Central Banks Last month Dr Alan Greenspan, former Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, spoke at our inaugural investment summit on gold and central banks #globalinvest18 pic.twitter.com/Ixfth3dhlt — World Gold …
By Bob Shanahan In March, Sacramento police officers shot and killed 22-year old Stephon Clark who was holding nothing other than a cell phone. The cops thought he had a gun and he was running through the neighborhood smashing car …
by visualcapitalist In your everyday life, a minute might not seem like much. But when it comes to the vast scale of the internet, a minute of time goes much further than you ever could have imagined. That’s because the internet …
Guest post by thinkofanamefast Market profit margin ratios are around 10% vs perhaps 7% historically. Combined with PEs being high (although Birnyi associates has 17 for 1 year forward (not bad but a lot due to tax cuts, repatriation, and …
by TicklesMcFancy So I make 13.50. I pull about 2400 pre tax and take home about 1600 after taxes, health benefits, and a healthy 401k deposit, which I highly recommend. Start that shit early and play the market. I have a …
by Tweetystraw Four years ago, one of my siblings alerted me that my Dad’s satellite TV bill had crept up to about $160/month. A single premium channel (to get his Westerns,) but otherwise, not Hong specials He lives in a …
Financial Engineering Run Amuck #Stocks – #Economy | If the yield curve flattens, or even inverts, expect to see additional selling pressure on the financial sector. The banks, regional banks especially, will be laggards of the sector. @TradingNation #FED $DJIA …
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by John Vibes, Activist Post: A police department that relies on facial recognition software has admitted that it has a false positive rate of over 90 percent. What this means is that nearly every person who is marked as a suspect …
On Reality Asserts Itself, Ms. Foroohar says financialization delivers stagnant wages, inequality and economic crisis; the Financial Times columnist and author of “Makers and Takers” says the financial sector represents only 7 percent of the U.S. economy, but takes around …
https://twitter.com/dlacalle_IA/status/995327261854371840 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/995110637700304896 Businesses increasingly indicate that they plan to raise prices going forward. https://t.co/veABmFDYUE via @SoberLook pic.twitter.com/8ymxcTBuS1 — Jesse Felder (@jessefelder) May 10, 2018
The Ink Is Almost Dry on Italy’s 15% Flat Tax Rate Five Star, League parties near completion of government plan Leaders to meet president Mattarella on Monday afternoon Italian Populists Ask for More Time to Plot …
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Starting July 1, ferrets, goats and hedgehogs can no longer fly American Airlines, even if they’re support animals. They’re just three of a somewhat lengthy list of barred animals the airline has put out in response to an increase in …
via RT: Washington’s renewed sanctions on Tehran supports China’s newly established oil futures, analysts say. The sanctions can make the yuan a more preferable currency than the dollar on the oil market. Since their launch in May, the interest in …
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A Southwest Airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing Saturday after the cabin started losing pressure. The plane is now undergoing a maintenance review. Flight 861 was headed from Denver to Dallas Saturday night, and there …
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – The tunnel to the Air Force station inside Cheyenne Mountain is iconic. For 60 years, North American Aerospace Defense Command in Colorado Springs has been protecting North America primarily from that location. http://denver.cbslocal.com/2018/05/11/tour-military-operation-cheyenne-mountain-norad/
by John Rubino Remember when Iraqis were first able to vote in national elections back in the 2000s, and huge numbers braved terrorist threats to go to the polls and celebrated afterwards? Their enthusiasm contrasted sharply with US elections where …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5yIk-MP4CU Why Does IDF Want To Start WW3? https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-05-14/idf-kills-16-injures-600-gaza-us-celebrates-opening-jerusalem-embassy
by Kimble Charting CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE Year to date, Micro (IWC) and Small Caps (IWM) are acting stronger than large caps. The strength in IWC and IWM have both of them testing all-time highs this week, which could be the top of bullish …