by John Ward The media’s macro portrait of ‘everything’s alright really’ looks like the daubings of an infant when you get closer to the canvas. Nowhere is this more apparent than than in the micromadness of the US Car sector. …
h/t David Stockman Rather than attempting to "justify" or dismiss valuations, it's better to accept that speculative pressures (we read via market internals) can allow enormous, temporary deviations from valuation norms over portions of the cycle. Just don't imagine those deviations …
By Michael Snyder This is what can happen when you go to a socialized healthcare system. A lot of people out there believe that the United States has a free market healthcare system, but that is actually not true. The …
by Chris Black It’s an undeniable fact that Germany’s chancellor Angela Merkel, also known as Mutti Merkel (Mother of Refugees), is one of the persons accountable for European Union’s (failed) open borders policies. The thing is, back in 2015, Chancellor …
by Mark Angelides Once again the story about the baker who refused to bake a cake for a gay couple is in the ages of our newspapers. We are being asked to look at it as though the baker, Masterpiece Cakeshop, …
Financial markets could be over-heating, warns central bank body Bank for International Settlements’ quarterly health check warns global economy resembles era just before financial crash Investors are ignoring warning signs that financial markets could be overheating and consumer debts are …
by sundance Did you know the DOJ has been investigating the FBI for 11 months…. wait, what? Hold-up on the criticism folks. Three important statements today from the DOJ, FBI and OIG indicate there have been ongoing investigations and reviews of conduct within …
by Thinker There are over half a million kids missing in North America and not one agency that Americans spend trillions on to keep everything safe is doing their job, if children can disappear. Headline news reporting to Americans about …
Dr. Mark Skidmore thinks the federal accounting of $21 trillion in missing money is crazy and far outside the realm of normal. So, is this a legitimate U.S. national security issue? Dr. Skidmore, who holds a PhD in Economics, says, …
by SpontaneousDisorder The market has drawn these out. I think the combination of rallying to meet these lines with the tremendously overbought technical condition of the stock market makes this important. This chart shows parallel trendlines for the middle portion of …
Fed is in trouble It wants to cool financial markets and the economy but can’t control financial conditions – @ Johnny Bo Jakobsen? ECB warns of possible global market correction after excessive risk-taking The European Central Bank (ECB) warned Wednesday that …
People fall into the same patterns in their daily lives. Habits form very easily. As habitual creatures, we look for patterns which we can align with and feel comfortable. In the stock market, investors, and algorithms, trading on investors behalf, …
by Spencer P Morrison, NEE Bitcoin Loses Over One-Fifth Of Value In Under 24 Hours—Why is Bitcoin so Volatile? Reuters reports that Bitcoin lost over 20 percent of its value within the last 24 hours, sliding from Wednesday’s high of $11,395 down …
by Jim Quinn On this day in 1824, Congress acts to decide a presidential election for the first time in history, giving the presidency to John Quincy Adams. A clause in the Constitution’s 12th Amendment puts the power of deciding …
by Chris Black After a San Francisco jury acquitted on Thursday an illegal alien, Jose Ines Garcia Zarate respectively, in the shooting death of Kate Steinle (he was declared not guilty of murder and/or manslaughter) in one of the most …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter But many mid-tier markets are red-hot. In San Francisco, the most expensive major rental market in the US, the median asking rent in November for one-bedroom apartments, at $3,390, is up 1.8% year-over-year, but is down 7.6% …
by Daniel Carter Trump continues to make a mistake so costly that it could relegate him to the title of worst president of all time. Let me say first, if you are a Trump supporter, I am not your enemy. I …
by Daniel Carter The United States has been consistently gobbling up new territory for the last 241 years. Ever since the founders declared the 13 colonies independent from Britain, the US has acquired its 50 states through clever land deals and …
by Daniel Carter After World War II, the victors began a mission to mold the world in their own image. However, the images of the United States and the Soviet Union, the two most powerful and influential countries after WWII, were …
by Mark Angelides When Kate Steinle was killed whilst walking on San Francisco’s pier 14 back in 2015, the ensuing case engulfed the nation in a debate rarely seen: What should happen to deported illegal immigrants if they try and re-enter …
by Daisy Luther, The Organic Prepper The last time American consumer debt was this high was.. well…NEVER. But now, it seems we are engaged in a high stakes game of consumer debt roulette. And the House is the only one …
by Chris Black This is the latest from the very fake news outlet CNN, also known as Clinton News Network: during the Wednesday show “CNN Tonight With Don Lemon”, a CNN commentator, Ana Navarro respectively, has said about President Trump …
It’s not normal for everything to rise at the same time. Market intervention has resulted in central bankers becoming the owners of the world. Literally. They’re buying up every asset while posing as the saviours. In your opinion, do you …
By Michael Snyder The absurdity that we are witnessing in the financial markets is absolutely breathtaking. Just recently, a good friend reminded me that the Dow peaked at just above 14,000 before the last stock market crash, and stock prices …
We’ve all seen the lottery stats. The odds of other improbable and strange things happening is far greater than hitting the jackpot. However, the point here is not about winning the lottery, as great as that would be, but rather …
From Birch Gold Group A market never crashes without giving some warning signs that danger is ahead. And when it comes to protecting your wealth, ignorance is never bliss. Here are 5 red flags occurring in the market right now that …
Image source: https://www.pexels.com/ The best, the shortest and most powerful introduction here is just two words – Mark Zuckerberg. You probably know that Facebook’s founder became world-known when he was a young college student. Some 10% of students begin …
From Porter Stansberry in Stansberry Digest: Oh boy, did I set off the ‘boo birds’… In last week’s Digest, I (Porter) discussed a number of troubling warning signs that are emerging and that could emerge next year. I wrote that investors should “start selling.” And that …
by Chris This is going to make a potentially ugly candle formation. Ouch!! That’s going to leave a mark on all entrants to the game who jumped in (or deeper in) in the last 24 hours. Bitcrash Update…FAST Market! Now …
Does this mean that you should sell everything and go to “cash?” Of course not. However, it does mean that as an investor you should critically analyze your past personal behavior during market advances AND declines. If you are like MOST investors, it is likely …