Rob Arnott: U.S. Most Expensive Stock Market in the World

by FS Despite the simmering threat of trade wars and rumors of real wars brewing, U.S. stock market valuations remain high. Financial Sense Insider spoke with Rob Arnott, founder and chairman of Research Affiliates, about his take on sky-high valuations and what he sees ahead for the markets. Market Valuations U.S. markets are especially expensive by historical … Read more

We Finally Know Where the Scandalous Ozone-Destroying Chemicals Are Really Coming From CHINA!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmq2ARHMNzA The recovery of the ozone hole has been a quintessential environmental success story, as the world has worked largely in harmony for decades to phase out ozone-depleting chemicals. So last year’s discovery that emissions of CFC-11, one of those banned chemicals, was suddenly reversing course came as a shock. https://marygreeley.com/?p=85972    

Peter Schiff: Will Tesla crash the corporate bond market? … Chris Martenson: We work for the company store … Gerald Celente: The woes of the status quo …

BY JOHN RUBINO Peter Schiff: Will Tesla crash the corporate bond market? … Chris Martenson: We work for the company store … Gerald Celente: The woes of the status quo … Lynette Zang: How much gold is enough in a reset? … David McAlvany: US GDP growth would be negative without soaring debt … Alasdair … Read more

iPhones Are Now “Embarrassing” In China As Trade War Deepens

via Zerohedge: While the trade war threatens to cripple Huawei, the ongoing nationalist sentiment surging throughout China could be a boon for the Shenzhen-based telecommunications company. Sam Li, who is employed by a state-owned telecom firm in Beijing, told the Shanghai Morning Post that he switched from Apple to Huawei following President Trump’s deepening of the trade war targeting … Read more

China and the Trade War: How Liquidity Reserves Can Affect the Game

by howmuch A country’s total reserves can have a dramatic impact on its economic policies. In this post, we’ll look at the countries with the top reserves, especially China, and how that should impact China’s trade wars with the U.S. Liquid reserves allow countries significant leverage in economic policies and trade wars. China currently holds … Read more

This is a ticking time bomb IMO…

via @RadicalAdem: Someone asked me what i believe is a threat to the market but is downplayed by the mainstream financial media – A: the troubling amount of BBB rated corporate bonds (one notch above junk status) + most of this debt was used to buy shares back. This is a ticking time bomb IMO..   … Read more

Needles, feces & drugs, oh my! SF Board of Supervisors rewarded with 12% raise

by DCG The “professionals” on the SF Board of Supervisors Imagine being so handsomely rewarded for turning your once beautiful city into a sh*thole. It pays well to be a public servant… From SF Gate: San Francisco’s supervisors will be getting a 12% raise this year, more than three times the size of those being given to other elected … Read more

The Willingness Of Democrats To Weaponize Every Institution Against Republicans Is Proof That “rule Of Law” Is Somewhere Between An Aspiration And A Joke

REASON: New York Legislators Approve Double Jeopardy for Trump Cronies to Protect ‘the Rule of Law.’ The bill allows dual prosecutions of people in the president’s orbit who receive pardons or commutations. Yesterday the New York State Assembly approved a bill that carves out an exception to the state’s ban on dual prosecutions for people associated with … Read more

US-China Trade War Turning Into Tech War… Threat of Rare-Earths Cutoff

Xi Jinping calls for self-reliance as China grapples with long-term US challenge of trade war and ban on Huawei and other technology manufacturers Chinese president uses three-day trip to Jiangxi to drive home importance of indigenous technology and resources Analyst says two countries could be at odds well after the next decade Chinese President Xi … Read more

15 States Trying to Eliminate Electoral College

via msn: The man who helped invent scratch-off lottery tickets now has his sights set on a bigger prize: overhauling the way the United States elects presidents. On Tuesday, Nevada became the latest state to pass a bill that would grant its electoral votes to whoever wins the popular vote across the country, not just in … Read more