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from Financial Survival Network Christopher Vecchio is a Currency Analyst for DailyFX.com. He holds a dual Bachelor of Arts degree in Government & Law and Economics from Lafayette College. During his undergraduate program, he gained a strong understanding of fundamental analysis of the foreign exchange markets by examining the interrelationship between geopolitical events, macroeconomic trends, and finance. … Read more

by Geoffrey Grider Three corporate giants from completely different industries have made a shocking announcement. Coca-Cola, Ford Motor Co. and Xerox stated that they no longer donate to Planned Parenthood. In 1921, when Margaret Sanger started the American Birth Control League based on the Nazi theories of eugenics, she knew she was onto something big. Her baby killing … Read more

by Michael Snyder When skyscrapers start moving back and forth, that definitely is not a a good sign.  In recent months, there has been a tremendous amount of seismic activity along the “Ring of Fire”, and a couple of significant earthquakes on Monday got a lot of attention because they happened in very heavily populated … Read more

BY JOHN RUBINO  Early 2019 looked like a great set-up for gold, but failed to live up to its billing. A nice December-through-March run took the price back to the $1,350 resistance that had repelled it four times in the past five years. And that was that. No penetration and fast spike into the $1,500s. Just another … Read more

by visualcapitalist Over the last year, home prices have risen in 49 of the biggest 50 metro areas in the United States. At the same time, mortgage rates have hit seven-year highs, making things more expensive for any prospective home buyer. With this context in mind, today’s map comes from HowMuch.net, and it shows the salary needed … Read more

Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton appeared on “Justice w/ Judge Jeanine” to discuss the purpose of the Mueller report–and what President Trump should do next.

https://media.blubrry.com/silverdoctors/s/content.blubrry.com/silverdoctors/Silver_Doctors_News_Sen_Warren_Wants_Universal_Free_College_Student_Debt_Cancellation.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Stitcher | RSS Elizabeth Warren on Monday proposed eliminating the student loan debts of tens of millions of Americans and making all public colleges tuition-free, staking out an ambitious stance on one of the central policy debates of the 2020 Democratic primary… by Mike Manwell for Silver Doctors Senator Elizabeth Warren on Monday proposed eliminating … Read more

By Haley Zaremba When it comes to its strategic petroleum reserves–and most other things, for that matter–China keeps its cards close to the vest. While tight-lipped government agencies have not and likely will not release detailed data about their strategic petroleum reserve and commercial crude storage, however, the international community can still get a rough … Read more

by northmantrader Is Microsoft a sell? One of the most successful stocks over the past 10 years? Are you mad bro? The stock only goes up, in fact it’s been up 8 years in a row, even last year’s 20% market drubbing didn’t change that incredible record. For the record: I have no position in $MSFT … Read more

by Simon Black Hot off the presses: The Board of Trustees for the Social Security and Medicare programs in the United States just released their annual report a few minutes ago. And if you want to read all of its gory detail, check it out for yourself here. Both of these programs are massively and terminally underfunded. … Read more

From Birch Gold Group This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest news involving precious metals and the overall economy. Stories include: Gold has been second-best performing asset since 1999, a recession and debt crisis would be good for gold, and a hoard of more than 550 rare gold and silver coins was dug … Read more

The Federal Millionaire will teach you how to cash in on federal rent checks which could bring you $1,795 per month. Free informational video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoA13IdWdvc    

via Marketwatch: Traders might feel compelled to dust off their playbooks for late-cycle investing lately, says AllianceBernstein strategist Richard Brink, but this isn’t your typical late cycle, and typical late-cycle responses might not apply this time around. This could be particularly true in the coming years if the Joe Biden stock market depicted in our call … Read more

by confoundedinterest Given the advent of on-line shopping, commercial real estate prices are not quite back to where they were at the height of the asset bubble prior to the financial crisis of 2008-2009. Suburban office space is barely above the pre-crisis peak. On the other hand, apartment prices are substantially above where they were in … Read more

by confoundedinterest This is a tale of two Central Banks: The US Fed and the European Central Banks. And their respective commercial banks. First, The Federal Reserve. US commercial banks recovered from the global financial crisis, although not completely. But for the ECB, such is not the case for European banks. Indeed, this a tale of two … Read more

Benjamin Franklin said that: “When the people find that they can vote themselves money that will herald the end of the republic.” How prescient and true. Once theft and redistribution by government is considered acceptable, the downward spiral of civilization begins. It can last for decades, or even centuries. But the end result is always … Read more

via @GS_CapSF: Housing looks like shit. Permits, starts, housing under construction all declining YoY. The weather related snap back lasted one month. Builders not breaking ground even after permitted show lacks of confidence in ability to sell. Number of sales falling off a cliff. #housing Construction as a percentage of GDP isn’t huge but has a … Read more