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by WARREN MOSLE Headline number looks strong, but details show weakness, particularly personal consumption expenditures which continue to decelerate: Highlights The consumer isn’t on fire but still contributed to a very solid 3.2 percent growth rate for first-quarter GDP. Net exports are the driving force of the headline rate, still deeply negative at minus $899.3 billion … Read more
In the aftermath of the Mueller report and former Vice President Joe Biden’s announcement Thursday he intends to run for president in 2020, several news outlets began reporting on Biden’s desire during his tenure in the Obama administration to develop closer ties to Russia. The Washington Free Beacon published a piece Thursday morning reminding readers of Biden’s defense of … Read more
by Martin Armstrong BoJ Statement 4-24-2019 The Great Financial Unknown is now upon us. After 10 years of Quantitative Easing, the European Central Bank (ECB) in Europe owns 40% of the national debts in the EU and it can neither sell them nor stop buying without creating a Panic in Interest Rates. Likewise, the Bank … Read more
Rudy Giuliani says the Clintons “are America’s top crime family.” He said this shocking statement in response to Hillary Clinton saying that Trump would have been indicted if he were not President. This shocking statement was largely ignored by the mainstream media (MSM), but make no mistake, it was no accidental slip by one of … Read more
by Shaun Richards A feature of the credit crunch era has been like an episode of Hammer House of Horror. This has been the march of the Zombie banks where a burst into normal life is always promised but never seems to actually arrive. More than a decade later in some cases we find ourselves … Read more
Authored by Jesse Colombo via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, In my experience as someone who warns about the development of dangerous economic bubbles (both the mid-2000s U.S. housing bubble and the post-2009 “Everything Bubble“), I have been criticized literally thousands of times as the stock market surges year after year and the economy continues to grow. The criticisms typically … Read more
Funded trading accounts enable stock traders to enjoy higher potential return thanks to the generous deposit backed by a private investment firm. However, the big question is – how can day traders become eligible and access such an account? Well, some services provide this opportunity at a cost, but Tradenet, the online day trading school … Read more
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Collin Rugg from I Love My Freedom reports, Democratic 2020 Presidential candidates seem to be competing for who can present the most radical and extreme ideas. During a CNN town hall on Monday night, Sen. Bernie Sanders was asked if he would grant voting rights for people in prison, including people like the Boston Marathon … Read more
by Martin Armstrong COMMENT: Well you said this winter would be long and the summer shorter. It is still snowing here in the heart of America. It looks like your computer is correct again. Instead of funding research for billion dollars to pretend there is global warming, they should just subscribe to Socrates. Would save a heap … Read more
by Mac Slavo of SHTFplan California is home to some of the most power-hungry politicians on Earth. These people actually hiked the gasoline tax, and are now demanding an investigation into why gas prices are higher in California than elsewhere in the United States. It would be sad if it wasn’t so insane. California Governor Gavin Newson is … Read more
By J. G. Martinez D. OK people. Time of Revelations has come. Jobless, just with some non-regular income here and there, and my 5 years worth of reserves almost entirely depleted, I am close to the bottom. I have started to think that perhaps fleeing was not the smartest choice, given that we had some … Read more
Biden entry makes 20 Democrats in 2020: The largest presidential field in history With former Vice President Joe Biden set to enter the 2020 fray on Thursday, the Democratic field contesting the right to challenge President Trump for the White House next year will be a record 20. Hundreds file each cycle, but only a sliver receive … Read more
by Charles Hugh-Smith People love their big paychecks, but they also value their sanity. One of the most astonishing manifestations of disconnected-from-reality hubris is public authorities’ sublime confidence that employers and entrepreneurs will continue starting and operating enterprises no matter how difficult and costly it becomes to keep the doors open, much less net a profit. … Read more
by Michael Snyder Wouldn’t it be horrible if the number of Americans without a job was higher today than it was during the Great Recession of 2008 and 2009? Well, that is actually true. As you will see below, nearly 102 million Americans do not have a job right now, and at no point during … Read more
by David Haggith Shares of 3M Co. plummeted toward its biggest one-day decline in over 30 years, after the industrial, health-care and consumer products company reported missed profit and revenue expectations, slashed its full-year outlook, and said it was cutting 2,000 jobs…. The percentage decline was second only to the 26% plunge on Oct. 19, 1987. … Read more
Authored by Christoph Gisiger via The Market, Howard Marks, Co-Chairman of Oaktree Capital, cautions about the growing pressure for risky behavior and explains why it’s time to play defense. Few investors are as highly respected as Howard Marks. But if you want to know from him what the stock market is going to do over the … Read more
By Nick Cunningham Iraq will play a crucial part in meeting global oil demand over the next decade, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). Iraq is expected to add 1.2 million barrels per day (mb/d) through 2030, the IEA projects, which is the third largest increase out of any other country in … Read more