Investment Watch Blog

The Two Americas Have Grown Much Fiercer The U.S. was divided 46 years ago. But no one saw it as a fight to the death. Sometimes you write about the most obvious thing in the world because it is the most important thing. Reaction to the outcome of Robert Mueller’s investigation shows Americans again how … Read more

Excellent weekly wrap up by Greg Hunter     h/t supporter

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter IPO investors tried to unload while they could. Lyft started trading today as a public company. It had lost $911 million last year. Investors have been subsidizing every ride. Outside of burning the money that its investors have handed it, Lyft does not seem to have a sustainable business model. To … Read more

by Charles Hugh-Smith The activity/exercise must be enjoyable enough that it doesn’t take a massive application of willpower to make it happen. While selling health-related “miracle cures” of one kind or another is big business, the real “miracle cure” is activity/exercise. The essential role of exercise/fitness is backed up by a large and growing body of … Read more

by Michael Snyder  We have never seen anything like this before.  According to satellite data that was just released by Reuters, “at least 1 million acres of U.S. farmland” were covered by water for at least seven days this month.  That is an agricultural disaster without equal in modern American history, and yet the mainstream media … Read more

A few years ago an Intel whisper-blower stated that he worked for Intel and they put backdoor into the ME which could read all data on an Intel computer. It looks like with every year that goes past, there is more and more evidence that this is the case. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYe6oZskL3I    

by XMoreRightX Pretty interesting look at how the current constituents of the S&P 500 have performed since the crash of ’09. -Oil stocks dominated the Bottom 25. -NVIDIA is the only semiconductor to make the Top 25. -Netflix – wow! >>The ranking is based on total return (which includes the effects of dividend/share buy backs … Read more

With he rise of robots and narrow AI, it would seem that everyone from doctors to box factory workers will most likely be out of a job. Which means, that a large volume never seen before will be unemployed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0CuLxd0oCw    

BY JOHN RUBINO When you see that Italy’s debt is rising, the logical question is, who the hell is dumping good money after bad into such an obviously failed state? The answer is that by lending money to Italy (or Greece, Portugal, Spain, or France) you’re really lending money to Germany, since the latter will have to … Read more

by visualcapitalist At a glance, it may seem like the world’s biggest technology companies have a lot in common. For starters, all five of the Big Tech companies (Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, and Alphabet) have emerged as some of the most valuable publicly-traded companies in the world, with founders such as Jeff Bezos or Bill Gates … Read more

Tucker Carlson lays out a very compelling case for how CNN has devolved into outright partisan hackery throughout its “news” lineup. Where other cable news outlets make a clear distinction between its news and commentary hours, CNN is all opinion all the time so long as that opinion trashes the current President of the United … Read more

To Buy Or Not To Buy Stocks With Crash And Recession Coming? Many expect a crash, but so they did in 2010. My message is simple, buy value and let the businesses do the rest. Nobody can time a recession but don’t own overvalued stocks, those are risky.    

by Martin Armstrong The British Parliament has rejected Prime Minister May’s BREXIT plan for a third time. This now leaves them to come up with a plan that Brussels must accept by April 12th or face a hard exit. On top of that, the phone here is melting down with questions about how “hard” is … Read more

by Martin Armstrong COMMENT: Martin, Have read the two blogs on the Emerging Markets. Hit like a cold bucket of ice water. Knew something was coming from all your writings and the EMC, but Wow. Right in front of us. Here is an observation, a thought: Emerging Markets could turn out to be the Sub-Prime of … Read more

By Tom Kool Oil prices closed the week on a positive note, as professional buyers are more convinced that oil is trending higher in the short term. (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) Friday, March 29th, 2019 While the breakneck growth of U.S. … Read more

During an interview with CNN’s Brianna Keilar, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Deputy Commissioner Robert Perez confirmed that there is a crisis on the border saying “we are beyond the breaking point.” Be sure to like, subscribe, and comment below to share your thoughts on the video.     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LMoq9oKYcc Trump Makes Major Border Wall … Read more

By Irina Slav Oil producers in the United States are not hedging enough future production while oil prices trend higher, Goldman Sachs has warned. According to the investment bank, drillers were now focusing more on shareholder returns and improving cash flows than locking in future prices in a bid to make sure they don’t get burned … Read more

via silverdoctors: Always. Always a weekend. When big things happen. They always happen over the weekend. That’s how the Deep State and the globalists like it. It is much easier to slip in bad news when people are distracted. And there are at least four events that could spell-out bad news for the markets. In no … Read more

by northmantrader My take here: The budget is blowing up in their face and they know it. The tax cuts did not pay for themselves and deficits are ballooning, federal spending is the highest in 10 years as tax receipts have been slowing. It’s a receipe for budget disaster. Don’t give me this two faced nonsense: “I don’t think … Read more