ARREST Made After Leftist Caught Plotting to BLOW UP Trump Tower

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Jonathan Dienst from NBC New York reports, A 20-year-old New Jersey man who allegedly sent money abroad to Hamas militants in an effort to support the terror group also spoke of bombing Trump Tower and attacking the Israeli Consulate in New York, authorities say. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo-x_G97stM   Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/investigat…

Corporate Borrowing Since The Crisis: Large, Unproductive And Risky

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by Michael Lebowitz Since the post-financial crisis era began more than a decade ago, record low-interest rates and the Fed’s acquisition of $4 trillion of the highest quality fixed-income assets has led investors to scratch and claw for any asset, regardless of quality, offering returns above the rate of inflation. Financial media articles and Wall … Read more

Visualizing the Future of Banking Talent

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by visualcapitalist Many organizations say that their greatest asset is their people. In fact, Richard Branson has famously stated that employees come first at Virgin, ranking ahead of customers and shareholders. So, how do businesses effectively manage this talent to drive success? This question is top of mind for many bank CEOs. As processes become increasingly … Read more

The Terrifying Truth About Negative Interest Rates

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BY JOHN RUBINO Pushing interest rates below zero is both an act of desperation and something that in theory should have a huge, immediate impact of the behavior of borrowers and savers. The fact that negative rates have become the new normal in big parts of the world but haven’t caused the expected behavior change should … Read more

99 Lead Balloons About To Coming Crashing Down

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by Michael Every of RaboBank via Zerohedge ‘Lead balloon.’ That graphic description of public failure apparently dates from the US in 1924, and ironically was itself such a poorly-received idiom that it didn’t appear in the American press again until 1947. A few decades later, and the phrase was so well known that a derivative of … Read more

How to Avoid Hype-Burn in this IPO Mania

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By Harry Dent Given that we’re in the greatest global bubble in history, almost everything is overvalued. We’re expecting central banks to keep printing money, interest rates to stay near zero, growth to continue “into a plateau of prosperity.” Just like 1929. Dare us to say: it’s hard to find good value investments out there. Look at … Read more

TOO FAR GONE! Little Can Be Done To Redeem The US Economic Machine – John Rubino Interview

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Crush The Street, Released on 5/22/19 TOPICS IN THIS INTERVIEW: 02:20 The long-term aftermath of the Trump economy 06:20 Trump, the FED and potential connections? 14:40 Geo political and economic problems too far gone 19:40 Smart strategies for investing in Gold 28:55 Cryptocurrencies internally shaking the current monetary system John Rubino is the founder and … Read more

Certain parts of the stock market are being hammered. What this means for the S&P

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by Troy While the stock market remains close to all-time highs, certain sectors and markets that are more closely related to global trade (trade war!) are being hammered. This highlights a clear dichotomy that is evident among many indicators. Today’s headlines: Improving Citigroup Economic Surprise Index Boom-Bust Barometer – bust? Semiconductors have crashed Dr. Copper … Read more

World’s Top Oil Firms Combined Q1 Profits Shrink 4%

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By Tsvetana Paraskova Rising U.S. production weighed on oil prices in the first quarter compared to the same period last year, and those lower prices, combined with weak refining margins, impacted the revenues and net profits of many of the world’s largest listed companies in the oil industry. According to data compiled by Anadolu Agency from the … Read more

In Money We Trust?

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by John Stossel Look at the dollar bills in your wallet. They say they are “legal tender for all debts.” But are they? What makes them valuable? What makes them worth anything? Each bill says, “In God We Trust.” But God won’t guarantee their value. The $20 bill depicts the White House. Congress is on $50s. … Read more