How to know a crisis has started?

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by SambaBrazilian For interest rates the yield curve will steepen (short term rates falling) and stocks will fall. Those 2 together would be my leading indicators of recession. Banks are generally a bit more robust than in 2007 but there are weak ones in Europe, such as Deutsche Bank which could fail early on. I … Read more

Nunes on Bartiromo – 8 criminal referrals to DOJ this week

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P66AK90rngc Fox News article on this https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nunes-to-send-eight-criminal-referrals-to-justice-dept-concerning-leaks-conspiracy-amid-russia-probe 5 LIARs, LEAKERs 3 Criminal referrals 1) Conspiracy FISA Abuse (could be 2 dozen involved, he mentioned strzok and page. 2) Conspiracy manipulating intel 3) Global leak – 12 highly sensitive classified leaked by reporters (2 or 3 reporters involved) DOJ may or may not already have cases open. … Read more

Brace for a turbulent earnings season

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how is this even possible in the "greatest economy ever"? pic.twitter.com/IOGeOfMUOp — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) April 7, 2019 "If -4.2% is the actual decline forthe quarter, it will mark the first year-over-year decline in earnings for the index since Q2 2016." pic.twitter.com/IdKw7AJD8J — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) April 7, 2019 Neat chart! Our (Nordeas) EPS model (based on … Read more

Theater of the Absurd

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by northmantrader The lowest job claims in 49 years coupled with the loosest financial conditions in 25 years, yet the Fed panic stopped all rate hikes following a 20% market drop and for all intents and purposes has ended its rate hike cycle. $SPX rallying 23% off the December lows and coming within 1.2% of all … Read more

Ohio considers approving “constitutional carry”

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by Grif Ohio is set to become the 17th state to approve “constitutional carry,” a law that would allow all law-abiding Ohioans to carry a concealed weapon without obtaining a permit — a measure that Republican Gov. Mike DeWine supports. If approved, Ohio would become the 17th state to approve connotational carry. On Tuesday, Kentucky Governor Matt … Read more

Candida Auris: The Incredibly Deadly Fungus KILLING People Across the Planet

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By Dagny Taggart A “mysterious and dangerous” fungal infection has emerged, and experts are warning that it is a serious global health threat. In A Mysterious Infection, Spanning the Globe in a Climate of Secrecy, The New York Times outlines the terrifying details: The germ, a fungus called Candida auris, preys on people with weakened immune … Read more

Update on the Deepening Housing Bust in Vancouver, Canada

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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Market for houses freezes up. House & condo prices drop. High end hit the hardest. In the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, in March, sales of detached houses fell 14% from March 2018, to merely 117 houses, down 50% from March 2017 and down 74% from March 2016, to the lowest … Read more

35 Mind Blowing Facts About America That Previous Generations Of Americans Never Would Have Believed

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The following are 35 mind blowing facts about America that previous generations of Americans never would have believed… #1 Approximately one-fourth of the entire global prison population is in the United States. #2 By the time an American child reaches the age of 18, that child will have seen approximately 40,000 murders on television. #3 … Read more

What are we even doing?

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by magnora7 I think this question so frequently, it has almost become a mantra. There is so much activity, but so little progress. Everyone (including myself) is constantly missing the forest for the trees. We don’t know what progress is. Is it technology? Medicine? Ideology? Or is it thoughtfulness? Joy? Wisdom? The ability to find … Read more

Trump’s Latest Federal Reserve Board Pick Herman Cain Says “We Need A Dollar As Good As Gold”

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via silverdoctors: Is Herman Cain “good for gold”, “bad for gold”, or “indifferent”? Here’s what we know so far… President Trump is recommending Herman Cain for a vacant Federal Reserve Board seat. From CNN: President Donald Trump is recommending Herman Cain, a former pizza executive who dropped his bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination amid sexual … Read more

Homeland Security Secretary SLAMS Dems, Media For Ignoring Our Southern Border Crisis

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Mike Brest from The Daily Caller reports, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen accused members of the press and Congress of being “blinded by politics” regarding the border situation, during a Tuesday interview with Tucker Carlson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfgAPgoynIE Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/02/ni…      

Fascism, is Communism, Naziism & Socialism Are All Just Variations of Collectivism. The Battle Isn’t Right vs. Left. It’s Statism vs. Individualism

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by Playaguy   Let’s look at some writings on this issue. We’ll start with an article by Bradley Birzer, published by Intellectual Takeout. He worries that totalitarianism on the left is making a comeback. In 1936, you had three choices: National Socialism, international socialism, or dignity. In 2018, we find ourselves in similar circumstances… Why … Read more