Getting In on the Ground Floor With World-Class Companies

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by Frank Holmes, CEO, U.S. Global Investors Last week I had the privilege of attending BMO’s 28th Annual Global Metals & Mining Conference in Hollywood, Florida, along with portfolio manager and precious metals expert Ralph Aldis. The BMO conference is an epic event that brings together the “who’s who” of mining and natural resources—think Pierre Lassonde, Robert … Read more

John Rubino – Fed Policy: When in Doubt Print. If Still in Doubt, Print More.

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from Financial Survival Network John Rubino returns… Gold and precious metals as man expected were slammed on Friday. Fifth time since approaching the magical 1350 resistance point. The decline will probably continue on for several more months until a summer rally or Q4. Not to worry though, the Fed is in a box again. With stock markets … Read more

Mike Pompeo’s War Warning to China

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by Pat Buchanan Could America sustain such a commitment? More important, why should we? Has the White House thought through the implications of what the Pompeo threat may bring? As President Trump flew home from his Hanoi summit with Kim Jong Un, Mike Pompeo peeled off and flew to Manila. And there the Secretary of State … Read more

Stockman: Trump Has Declared Four Wars on the U.S. Economy

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Fox Business, Released on 4/25/18 David Stockman appears on “Mornings with Maria” (Fox Business, March 4, 2019) David Stockman is a former Republican congressman from Michigan and was President Reagan’s budget director from 1981 to 1985. After leaving the White House, Stockman became a managing director at Salomon Brothers, and he later founded a private equity … Read more

Tesla’s Plan To Provide Free Energy To The World Was Scrapped By Bankers. But Can We Implement His Technology Today?

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by Amy S.  We have many reasons to thank Nikola Tesla when it comes to modern technology, but had capitalistic greed not stood in his way, Tesla’s contributions to society could have gone significantly further. Despite his mental breakdowns later in life that were likely caused by detractors and capitalists who refuted his utopian visions for society, Tesla … Read more

Smart Phones, Smart Appliances…Smart People? Brain Chip Will Create Super-Intelligent Humans

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By Dagny Taggart What if you could have a chip installed in your brain that would increase your intelligence? Would you be interested? While this kind of brain-computer interface technology might sound like something out of a dystopian science fiction novel, scientists are working hard to develop it, and it will likely be available in … Read more

China unveils tax cuts after slashing growth target

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via CNBC:  China’s number two leader Li Keqiang has warned the country faces “a tough struggle,” as he laid out plans to prop up the world’s second-largest economy. Opening the annual session of China’s parliament, he forecast slower growth of 6% – 6.5% this year, down from a target of around 6.5% in 2018. China … Read more

The Financial Crisis Is Brewing: Europe Is Slowing Down Dramatically, Australia on the Brink, US Credit Card Debt At New All-Time High….

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El-Erian: The Economic Slowdown in Europe Is Actually Even Worse Than You Think “The European Central Bank has only limited tools at its disposal to respond to economic weakness while European governments are not prepared to respond with spending.” Australia on the Brink: “Every Indicator Is Blinking Red” “The economy will no doubt continue to … Read more

Amazon’s culture is reportedly so hard on working parents that some people don’t mention their kids or display family pictures

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https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-working-parents-daycare-2019-3 Amazon is a notoriously demanding employer, according to some of its employees. It’s easy for women to be sidelined after having kids, but it also happens to new dads, one former Amazon employee recently told Business Insider. A group of mothers who work at Amazon want the company to help them address this by … Read more

Middle of March could be interesting

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via @Pointedmacro: ✅Under water quarterly short option being rolled over/covered, reducing insane bids (off books by 15th March) ✅FOMC goes into blackout from 9th to 21st march ✅Corporate buyback start to go in blackout in middle of month too

China’s superrich are losing faith in the country’s economy, with some even worried it will turn into the next Venezuela

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China’s superrich are losing their faith in the country’s financial future as fears around the impacts of slowing global trade and slowing economic liberalization cause worry. A new survey found that just over a third of China’s superrich described themselves as “very confident” about the future of the Chinese economy. That’s less than half the … Read more

Who is moving to each state?

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by OverflowDs Who is moving to each state? #dataviz #mondaythoughts https://t.co/S2UnNYkeua pic.twitter.com/AKM2CCRwdI — Overflow Data (@overflow_data) March 4, 2019 I am extremely interested in demographics and why people move around the United States. With that in mind, I decided to make this tool so people could easily see who is moving to each state and … Read more

The Bomb That Blew Up in 2008? We’re Planting Another One [Derivatives: Collateralized Loan Obligations]

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via bloomberg: Financial markets have short memories. Of late, they’ve convinced themselves that collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) are much safer instruments than the collateralized debt obligations, or CDOs, on which they’re based and which helped precipitate the 2008 crisis. They’re wrong — and dangerously so. Current CLOs outstanding globally total around $700 billion, with annual new issues … Read more