Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter And private equity firms are at the helm. March was a busy month for the brick-and-mortar retail meltdown which kicked off in 2015 and has since picked up speed. We’ve followed this progression from the early days. This …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2viJpxgdmg From Rasmussen ▼ The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows that 50% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump’s job performance. Forty-nine percent (49%) disapprove. The latest figures include 33% who Strongly Approve of the …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bobhtRUfBYA John Huber, who will investigate the FBI, is a special counsel in every way but name https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/… Christie: If Trump uses ‘hyperbolic’ style with Mueller it could send him to jail http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefin…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG-w6Cmei-Y Here’s the link that goes with the video: http://bit.ly/2pYYrpX
We’re number one! (In arms sales). What does it mean that the US economy has become so dependent on sales of weapons overseas, primarily to the Middle East? How does this corporatist economic arrangement drive policy? What are the security …
by Chris …this is already ugly. Stocks are down pretty solidly across the board, and bonds are rallying very weakly. On the other side of the ledger, and which muddies the evaporating liquidity story, is that the Junk Bond ETF, JNK, …
By Chris Black As many of you already know, more than 1500 migrants from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua are currently heading to the US border, as they’re making their way (completely undisturbed) through Mexico. The illegal aliens (even …
by Simon Black Nearly 4,000 years ago in the mid 18th century BC, the King of Babylon passed away, leaving the throne to his 18-year old son Hammurabi. Hammurabi was smart enough to know that his kingship would be incredibly short …
by Kimble Charting CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE The first part of the year got off to a great start, not so much as the first quarter of 2018 came to an end. The above 8-pack looks at numerous indices in …
by ShellOilNigeria https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/surveillance-03302018111415.html By 2020, China will have completed its nationwide facial recognition and surveillance network, achieving near-total surveillance of urban residents, including in their homes via smart TVs and smartphones. According to the official Legal Daily newspaper, the 13th …
Ron Paul, Institute for Peace and Prosperity, Released on 4/2/18 The Federal Reserve recently increased interest rates to 1.75 percent. This is the highest interest rates have been since 2008, but it still leaves rates at historic lows. While the …
By Harry Dent One of the Baby Boomers biggest concerns about retirement is the cost of healthcare. It’s a big problem. I have a concierge doctor, who I pay a fixed annual fee. This gets me free visits and discounts on blood …
by DCG A “good guy with a gun” story the agenda-driven media don’t like to report. From WGNTV (Chicago): An investigation is underway after an attempted armed robbery suspect was shot by a church security guard. It happened just after 8 p.m. Wednesday …
via Anne-Marie Baiynd Broad Stock Market Futures Outlook for April 2, 2018 For the fifth day, we sit in a range of motion and though the range is a bit wide, it is still a bit of a messy patch that requires …
by Chris Well, that escalated quickly! After a long weekend to think things through, it looks like the market correction is back with a vengeance. The S&P 500 has busted its 200 dma today, and that’s big deal (assuming it’s …
MEDIA GO NUTS AFTER SINCLAIR LOCAL HOSTS ALL READ ANTI-FAKE NEWS MESSAGE. Here’s Why That’s Ridiculous: There are companies that have tried to cram down particular viewpoints on hosts. That’s awful. But this isn’t that. Again, this message is utterly anodyne. The leftist media’s universal …
by Ruby Henley Could or would they really try to take our guns here in the United States? When you consider it, it seems like an impossible feat – hard to imagine. What are the chances it will happen? What …
by Thinker A Houston megachurch pastor with ties to former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush is planning to turn himself in to authorities after he was indicted for orchestrating a $3.5million fraud, his lawyer has said. The pastor, …
https://youtu.be/DyDez1Bm708 Caravan Of Illegals heading For Border Grows to Over 5000. Numbers Growing Daily. What we know so far about the Caravan: The caravan has grown to 5000 as of last night and is growing larger every day. Paul Nehlen posted on …
by Thinker When it comes to the global mainstream media that is owned by six corporations, it is clear that they only want you to hear what they want you to put into your brain. When they want it bad …
Voyager 1 spacecraft awakens after 37 years the same day that the Chinese space station plunges to Earth. Arctic Sea Ice is above 2006 & 2007 Levels and the Arctic is refreezing as the Arctic Vortex recombines in on itself. …
No credit debt or car payments for me. That’s how you stay broke. Pay down that credit ASAP and stop spending. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPEsMLaDm0M Tucker Carlson on consumer credit card debt in America (3-30-18). Ben
True. There is no civility left these days. People have had it. Violence is all that’s left. This doesn’t bode well for things going forward though. h/t Evil_Twin
by Thinker (Phillip Schneider) In 2010, it was found that roughly 100,000 Americans die each year from prescription drugs alone. When it comes to opioids, the number of deaths is in the tens of thousands while a quarter of patients …
by Thinker A group of skeletons were found near South Bend, Indiana. At least one of them was a Giant Mound Builder. This was published on October 23, 1925 in the Evening News, San Jose, California. What is more interesting …
by Lance Roberts Last week, Kevin Muir wrote a very interesting piece on debt and whether it is inflationary or deflationary. To wit: “One of the greatest debates within the financial community centers around debt and its effect on inflation and economic …
SEATTLE — The Seattle Police Department used the “red flag law” warrant for the first time by taking a handgun from a man in downtown Seattle on Thursday, according to a Seattle Police Department. Washington state is one of five …
With the U.S. Census Bureau reporting yet another year of population loss for the city, it doesn’t take an investigator to determine the causes. The city’s scary record of 343 homicides in 2017 affirms the city’s well-known reputation as …
by WARREN MOSLER Everything pretty much as expected, more comments via the charts: Highlights Inflation data are inching higher while softness in spending is offset by strength in wages. The core PCE price index managed only an as-expected 0.2 percent gain …
