U.S. College Grads Are In For An Unpleasant Surprise

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via Zerohedge: U.S. college students currently working on their degree are in for an unpleasant surprise when negotiating their first salaries. That’s because, as Statista’s Felix Richter details, according to a new study conducted by Clever, undergraduate students in the United States are overestimating what they’re worth by a varying degree, depending on the major. Comparing average expected salaries to median actual … Read more

A Visual History of the Largest Companies by Market Cap (1999-Today)

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by visualcapitalist The macro narrative that underlies the market is constantly under revision. While this is partially a function of shifts in investor sentiment, it’s also driven by game-changing events as well as much more structural market forces. For example, how does the macro narrative change after a commodity price crash? What about when the unprecedented … Read more

Americans tired of war, while MSM keeps cheerleading for it

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Depending on your political slant, you may tune into the channel of your choice to confirm your biases. RT America anchor Rick Sanchez sits down with In Question’s Manila Chan to discuss how the establishment media is covering the latest dust-up between the United States and Iran. #RTAmerica #InQuestionRT #QuestionMore    

The Trump Doctrine – robots are not worth killing humans for. Seems reasonable, unless you are Little Bennie

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by sundance Lots of differing opinion on the decision by POTUS to cancel a retaliatory strike against Iran.  Some praise and some criticize.   Here’s President Trump’s reason for cancelling the strike against Iran: As it relates to the Trump doctrine, CTH would note any current ally of the U.S; and/or any entity engaged with significant economic … Read more

COLLUSION: If Media Don’t Want To Be Called Propagandists, They Need To Stop Publishing Chinese and Russian Propaganda.

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via thefederalist: If you ever spend any time in the Washington D.C. area, there’s a good chance you’ll come across a publication known as China Daily. In appearance, it’s a newspaper. In reality, it is official propaganda from the Chinese government that Communist Party officials deem appropriate for influencing those inside the Beltway. You can find it … Read more

9 Surprising Ways In Which Tech Products Could Result in Personal Injury

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The evolution of technology has made our lives easier. Definitely, the introduction of tech products has made it possible to delve into areas that seemed impossible prior to their presence. Connecting every corner of the world has become possible through this unprecedented technological uprising. The emergence of smartphones and computers has definitely created a lot … Read more

When Iran was America’s problem, much of the world was less than supportive. So Trump’s making Iran the world’s problem.

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AS I’VE BEEN SAYING: Asia has most to lose if Middle East turmoil hits oil supplies. “As Trump spelt out in the interview, the U.S. is no longer as dependent on oil from the Middle East as it was, thanks to burgeoning domestic production. Air Force General Paul Selva, vice chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of … Read more

SAD: Cuba Ration Lines Grow Tense as Economy Flails.

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via WSJ: “On island hit by U.S. sanctions and Venezuela downturn, Cubans flash back to post-Soviet hardships.” Pushed by the implosion of top ally Venezuela and sanctions imposed by the Trump administration, Cuba has driven into an economic ditch. The government has tightened state rations. Residents stand in lines for hours to buy scarce basic … Read more