President Trump found 23-year-old Clinton era law that requires sponsors of green card holders to pay back WELFARE BENEFITS!

via usatoday: WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump took another step Thursday to crack down on legal immigration, instructing agencies to enforce a 23-year-old law that requires sponsors of green card holders to reimburse the government for welfare benefits. Trump approved a memorandum Thursday to enforce a pair of provisions signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1996, the White … Read more

Traders Are Shorting the S&P 500 at a Rate Unseen Since 2015

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-23/traders-are-shorting-the-s-p-500-at-a-rate-unseen-since-2015 Investors haven’t been this keen to short the U.S. stock market since the Federal Reserve started raising interest rates. Short interest as a percentage of shares outstanding on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, or SPY, climbed as high as 7% this week, according to data from IHS Markit Ltd. That’s the highest share … Read more

Could the FED avoid a Recession now, like in past 9 years?

🤔Could the FED avoid a Recession now, like in past 9 years? pic.twitter.com/S3PY2I1TKZ — Antonio Pérez-Algás (@apanalis) May 23, 2019 u-g-l-y pic.twitter.com/eGb7mMVOkT — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) May 23, 2019 the probabilities for a 2h19 rebound are dwindling to zero https://t.co/KI9oVcN0T8 — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) May 23, 2019 Look at this chart of major appliance shipments – collapsing … Read more

Are we seeing a similar breakdown of various “leading” market based indicators as last summer, before the equity market crash in Q4?

via @MikaelSarwe: Philly Fed surprised positively and ISM will probably bounce somewhat. But my leading vs lagging indicator from Philly Fed still points to a continued downward trend in ISM thereafter. The divergence between negative macro surprises & equities has never been larger. An earnings recession is highly likely and should dent markets belief that central … Read more

Whistleblower Exposes Details Of Obama’s “The Hammer” Super-Secret & Illegal DOMESTIC Surveillance Program

The spotlight of this Briefing focuses on the COVER UP by the Deep State of their ILLEGAL surveillance of President Trump & MILLIONS of Americans .Additional information available at https://davejanda.com Referenced Articles: https://theamericanreport.org https://theamericanreport.org/2019/05… https://theamericanreport.org/2019/05… via theamericanreport: Remember, do not kill a mockingbird. When a whistleblower is singing for America’s protection, we embrace and celebrate him. … Read more

Without Gold The Wealthy Will Be Wiped Out

by Egon von Greyerz The massive explosion of wealth in the world could be a sign of general prosperity but that is certainly very far from the truth. The printed money and credit expansion has only benefited a very small minority. The gap between the rich and the poor is getting ever wider but it … Read more

AI-Powered Startup Distributed Raises More Funding

Using AI in every part of business seems to be the future, and Distributed is making giant leaps towards it. By using Distributed’s platform called Elastic Team, companies can much more efficiently operate and maintain their business. Simply by providing a short explanation on what they want to achieve, the machine learning assisted platform will … Read more

Fast action now can solve the immigration crisis

by Fabius Maximus Summary: America is on the brink of radical changes resulting from decades of almost open borders. Only fast and effective policy action can prevent irreversible and ugly results. We successfully handled a similar situation in the past, and can do so again. ID 40796151 © Rawpixelimages | Dreamstime. The challenge The Census 2010 … Read more

It’s Not Nothin’! May PMIs Turn Butt Ugly

“Growth of business activity slowed sharply in May as trade war worries and increased uncertainty dealt a further blow to order book growth and business confidence. “A decline in the headline ‘flash’ PMI to its lowest for three years pushes the survey data down to a level historically consistent with GDP growing at an annualized rate … Read more

Andrew Napolitano: President Trump Is Continuing the Long Trend of Expanding Presidential Power

via Ron Paul Institute: President Donald Trump is participating in a “disturbing trend,” dating back to the Woodrow Wilson presidency, of United States presidents acting to expand presidential power beyond what is prescribed in the US Constitution, declares Fox News Senior Judicial Analyst Andrew Napolitano in a new episode of his Fox News video editorial series … Read more

Japan Conglomerate Recruit announces COTI as its second major blockchain investment

Japanese investment firm Recruit recently announced a $250,000 investment into blockchain startup COTI. The investment was made through Recruit’s RSP Blockchain Tech Fund, which was created to focus on promising business models and projects based on blockchain technology. The investment will enable COTI to move further into Asian, and specifically Japanese, markets with its payment … Read more

Stocks And Bonds Are Both Sending The Exact Same Message As Wall Street Braces For A Very Uncertain Future

by Michael Snyder Slowly but surely, Wall Street is starting to understand that the good times are over.  For months, most investors were absolutely convinced that the U.S. and China would be able to work out a trade deal because the alternative would simply be too painful for both sides.  But now trade talks are completely … Read more

There Is An Increasing Amount Of Buzz That China Could Invoke The Rare Earth “Nuclear Option” In The Trade War

by Michael Snyder If China wants to cause a massive amount of pain for the U.S. economy in this trade war, they certainly have the firepower to do so.  Today, China accounts for more than 80 percent of the world’s rare earth element production, and approximately 80 percent of the rare earth elements that are … Read more

SITUATION CRITICAL… The Entire Yield Curve Is Inverting: Gregory Mannarino

TradersChoice.net, Released on 5/23/19 Gregory Mannarino started his financial career working for the securities and trading arm of the now defunct Bear Stearns before the dot-com bubble. He is an active trader of the capital markets and has published several books pertaining to finance, global economics, and equity trading; His most recent book is titled Ultimate … Read more