Investment Watch Blog

by Playaguy Turns out that data manipulation corresponds much better to CO2 than the actual temperature record    

Social media giants Facebook and Google are testifying before members of the Senate Judiciary Committee about the alleged blacklisting of conservative and rightwing media online. Legal and media analyst Lionel of Lionel Media joins Scottie Nell Hughes to weigh in. He likens resistance to the regulation of “private” social media companies to resistance to racial … Read more

by AssuredlyAThrowAway This development is interesting in light of the prior allegations made in open hearings by Rep. Jim Jordan that Peter Strozk (the FBI agent who had sent texts messages indicative of bias against then-candidate Trump while working on both “mid year exam” (the Clinton email investigation ) and “crossfire hurricane” (the Trump-Russia collusion investigation) in … Read more

MEDIA IN FULL PANIC– After AG Barr Drops Bomb on Democrats

If there is a world that remains unexplored – it is the ancient history of man. We have signs hidden in the sands of the desert, smothered by jungle and swallowed under the waves of our oceans. And we have mythology – a time when the world was more beautiful, more dangerous, and more mysterious… … Read more

by WARREN MOSLER So the question is regarding dividends vs stock buy backs- do stock buy backs cause stocks to be over valued or do dividends cause them to be undervalued? 😉 A Surprising Connection Between the Bull Market and Stock Buybacks (WSJ) A study published last year in the Financial Analysts Journal, “Net Buybacks … Read more

Authored by Sven Henrich via NorthmanTrader.com, This is all going to end badly, even some ardent bulls will freely admit this, the question is the how, when and the where. Frankly it’s a tragedy that’s unfolding and discerning eyes can see it. Since the December lows markets have taken the scripted route higher salivating at the … Read more

Leftist Media SLAMS Chris Evans For Talking With Conservatives. Far left activists and leftist writers are outraged at Chris Evans dare talk to republicans about complex issues. The far left dog whistle “both sidesism” is dropped to imply that Chris Evans is going to fed fake news and propaganda because the left really believes there … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvbsWQZVCDk In the 1950s & 60s anxiety was emblematic, and depression was rare.,ask the older generation and we can tell you what changed, God, family values,morals,self respect.the majority has disappeared. I seen it start to change when psychologist started dictating the way to handle ones child, discipline stopped, morals and values followed. SH

by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics “They may try to run this poor thing straight up and over a cliff. Recall the 2000 top was in March but they briefly ran it back in Sep 00. Ditto in Oct 07. When warning signs are ignored, the endings are abrupt. Maintain safety nets, but don’t assume stupidity has limits.” – … Read more

By Global Risk Insights South Africa is facing an energy crisis. The once distinguished national public energy provider, Eskom, has been driven to the point of collapse by “years of corruption, incompetence and political meddling”. Under the Presidency of Jacob Zuma, Eskom went from making a billion Rand profit in 2008 to making a 2.3 … Read more

by Troy The U.S. stock market has rallied significantly over the past 3.5 months. But do you know what’s rallied even more? JNK, or more colloquially known as JUNK. (JNK = junk bond ETF). Junk bonds often move in the same direction as the stock market, something that Michael Milken discovered in the 1980s. Go … Read more

via CNBC: Fraudsters are targeting the HR functions of businesses of all types and convincing employees to swap out your direct deposit banking information to an offshore account. One nonprofit in Kansas City describes several attempts per month, involving scammers trying to convince payroll personnel to change information about where to send employee pay. The … Read more

https://twitter.com/QTRResearch/status/1116021547083472896   Watch Jamie Dimon and Six Other Bank CEOs Get Grilled by Congress The heads of seven huge U.S. banks are set to testify before the Democrat-led House Financial Services Committee.  

via @TaviCosta: But China CDS is at its lowest level since 2008. How do you square this circle?