Markets are largely pricing in the likelihood of some sort of trade deal, despite the fact that the U.S. & China appear to be hardening their stances.

Markets are largely pricing in the likelihood of some sort of trade deal, despite the fact that the U.S. & China appear to be hardening their stances. A May @BofAML survey shows 85% of credit investors expect a deal on trade while only 10% expect escalation into trade war. — Lisa Abramowicz (@lisaabramowicz1) May 20, … Read more

Amazon scammed me out of ~$1000

by Ritwikb2 Hey guys, Bear with me, as this is somewhat a long story. TL;DR at the bottom. I purchased an Apple Watch Series 4 for $485 from Amazon March 24th 2019. I shipped it to an Amazon locker(We’ll call this “Watch Number 1”). When I picked it up at the Amazon locker, I decided … Read more

To all the graduating high school seniors and those turning 18 – Get a bank account that’s only in your name.

by justathoughtfromme For minors, it’s generally required for a parent to co-sign their bank accounts. Once you turn 18, it’s best to establish an account in your name ONLY, so you have sole control of it. It would even be better if you can establish the account at a different bank/credit union than the one … Read more

Trump Readies The Economy, Transition Coming

Ford is restructuring and laying off middle management globally. The company is removing bureaucracy and increasing the number of workers that report to managers. Farmers will be able to do business with Canada and Mexico. Chicago Fed says economic index falling. The [CB] is losing speed, Trump will begin to push the Fed towards lower … Read more

These Are the Highest Paying Jobs for the Class of 2019

Via Bloomberg The Class of 2019 is getting ready to enter one hot job market. And grads with a background in slicing and dicing data have an edge. Data scientist was the highest-paying entry-level job last year, according to Glassdoor research. Young adults in this field earned a median annual base salary of $95,000. That’s higher than young … Read more

Former Bernie Sanders staffer sues pro-Sanders organization for racial discrimination

Watch the latest video at foxnews.com A former Bernie Sanders campaign staffer has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the pro-Sanders group, Our Revolution. On “Fox & Friends” Monday, Tezlyn Figaro, who served as director for racial justice issues on the Sanders campaign in 2016, said she and others have been “concerned for years with issues … Read more

UNEXPECTEDLY: Philadelphia’s soda tax bombed as predicted. “Sales in local retail outlets have plunged by more than 50% and mysteriously people are still drinking soda.”

via hotair: Back when Philadelphia decided to join the ranks of liberal cities fleecing its inhabitants with a soda tax to “improve their health,” we predicted here that it was going to backfire. The effects were felt almost immediately when workers starting losing their jobs at Pepsi. But still, they persevered and stuck with it. Surely people would start … Read more

China’s ‘social credit system’ straight out of Orwell’s ‘1984’. Report on your fellow citizen and get even more credit

Imagine calling a friend. Only instead of hearing a ring tone you hear a police siren, and then a voice intoning, “Be careful in your dealings with this person.” Would that put a damper on your relationship? It’s supposed to. Welcome to life in China’s “Social Credit System,” where a low score can ruin your … Read more

Josh Bernstein: Finally! Trump Admin Ready To Eliminate The Power Of Activist Judges

District Judges are supposed to issue District wide injunctions, not National Injunctions. But finally that could all be changing soon…     Pence says only Supreme Court should be able to block nationwide policies May 8 Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday that the Trump administration intends to challenge the right of federal district courts … Read more

The Epoch Times: “And So It Begins …”

On May 11, Rod Rosenstein left the Department of Justice after a distinguished 29-year career. On May 13, it became public that Attorney General William Barr has tasked U.S. Attorney for Connecticut John Durham to look into the origins of the investigations into the Trump campaign. This means Durham will receive the evidence that the … Read more