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by visualcapitalist Markets are rarely a straight march forward. Even though the end destination is usually a bullish one, markets often take a far more scenic route to get there. Sometimes that means going off the beaten path, and other times it may mean taking a step directly backwards to get reoriented. In investing parlance, the … Read more
Authored by Jeff Charles via Liberty Nation, Americans are more depressed than almost anyone in the world – and we may have the media to thank… Here’s a conundrum for you. Would it be possible for citizens of the strongest, wealthiest, and freest country in the world to have stress levels higher than those of the … Read more
I have been a LEGAL immigrant to many countries. I am a Legal immigrant now. You need a passport and money. You probably will need DNA testing, TB chest x-rays, fingerprints, and police background checks. Even banana republics require most of this stuff. There is no Human right to immigrate. In the country I live … Read more
By Harry Dent The Fed left interest rates unchanged, again. I’m not surprised… But many pundits are wondering if this is Powell kowtowing to The Donald… I can see why they might think that… Do you remember the Alien movie franchise with Sigourney Weaver? Remember how the baby aliens rips through its host’s stomach as it’s born? And … Read more
by Dennis Miller Politicians of all flavors continually remind us social security is in danger of going bankrupt. Now our esteemed leaders want to fix it by increasing benefits. What could possibly go wrong? Newsmax Finance reports on a recent interview with former fed head (Big Al) Alan Greenspan: (my emphasis) “Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warns … Read more
Via The Babylon Bee WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Trump has come out swinging against Democrats’ accusations that he’s weak on healthcare. Trump has selected a star paper salesman from Scranton, Pennsylvania to choose a good healthcare plan for the nation: Dwight Schrute. Despite a few scandals, including firing a loaded gun in a workplace and intentionally starting … Read more
Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz has his microphone cut off by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler while questioning parliamentary procedure at the close of the hearing. AC
by John Ward Brexit and Huawei are not just “news stories”: they are connected staging posts along a path being followed, variously, by technocrats, intelligence chiefs, surveillance agencies and globalist business. In this, Part 1 of a double OpEd, The Slog analyses the factors that are making their task far too easy. Part 2 – an … Read more
by CG The once revered Poynter Foundation, which stood as a pillar of journalistic integrity has fallen hard, after they issued today a list of untrustworthy or “fake” news sites and included The Daily Signal, which writes straight and factual news of interest to conservatives. (Disclosure: I serve as their outside Media Law adviser). The Daily Signal is … Read more
CVS Health is closing 46 of its stores, saying the locations were “underperforming” as the drugstore chain continues to shift more of its retail presence toward health care services. The move cost CVS about $135 million as a “store rationalization charge” in its first-quarter earnings report. The cuts represent fewer than 1% of the about 9,600 … Read more
The office is the repository of federal government personnel records, including social security numbers and documents known as SF-86s that contain personal information about people who apply for security clearances. Counterintelligence officials for the past two years have reviewed the entire federal records archive, totaling 5 million gigabytes of data, and have begun assessing the … Read more
by dis_iz
Journalist: Biden campaign physically blocking press. A freelance journalist said Wednesday he and several reporters have had negative interactions with Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign staff in recent days. Marcus DiPaola described via Twitter several instances in which he said reporters had been physically blocked from covering the former vice president while the 2020 presidential hopeful is in … Read more
By David Stockman Total residential construction spending dropped 8.4% from a year ago, the sixth month in a row of year-over-year declines, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $507 billion, according to the Census Bureau this morning. This was down 11% from the peak in April 2018. https://wolfstreet.com/2019/05/01/construction-spending-at-risk-housing-retail-sag/ The party’s over. Despite a reversal … Read more
by Brandon Smith When looking at the health of an economic system it is impossible to gauge growth or stability by only taking two or three indicators into account. The problem is, this is exactly what central banks and governments tend to do. In fact, governments and central banks wildly and deliberately promote certain indicators as … Read more
from Financial Survival Network Financial advisor Dee Carter returns… Forty-four percent of Americans say the political environment in Washington is the biggest threat to the U.S. economy over the next six months, according to a new Bankrate.com report. This is more than three times the amount who cite terrorism or political/economic developments overseas, the next most popular choices … Read more
by jessefelder One of the things I’ve started paying close attention to recently is the trend in risk appetites. Are investors embracing or shunning risk in the markets? Answering this question can help to understand the strength of the underlying trend. The chart below plots the S&P 500 Index (in blue) alongside a custom index … Read more
https://media.blubrry.com/silverdoctors/s/content.blubrry.com/silverdoctors/The_Monetary_Experiment_Starts_to_Unravel_SDN_.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Stitcher | RSS It only took one word from Fed Chair Jerome Powell on inflation to send the markets reeling, and that word was “transitory.” The markets have been pricing in a Fed rate cut, and Powell’s comments suggest the Fed is not considering a cut at this point. It looks like the monetary … Read more
via silverdoctors: Oh yeah, and China, “our media would richly reward you” if you steal Trump’s tax returns… Three-ring. Circus side-show. And Hillary Clinton has the mic: Oh, yeah, and China, “Our media would richly reward you”. So to recap: The 2020 US Presidential Election. Not just Republicans versus Democrats. It’s now also Russia versus China. We … Read more