via hotair: Well, it’s not exactly a “tax” per se, but more like a series of fees being paid between content providers and aggregators. The EU has been working on a new copyright law since last summer which is now in the final stages of consideration in the EU Parliament. On the surface, it sounds fairly … Read more
By Tsvetana Paraskova Oil prices plunged by more than 3 percent on Tuesday morning as rekindled fears of global economic growth slowdown put an abrupt pause to the oil price rally in recent days. At 11:20 EST on Tuesday, WTI Crude was plunging 3.5 percent at $52.15, while Brent Crudewas plummeting 3.12 percent at $60.78. On Monday, oil … Read more
via dailycaller: “Getting Donald Trump,” the movie, has seemed endless. On Thursday, BuzzFeed, a more-than-slightly-disreputable news outlet that first published the now-infamous Steele dossier implicating President Trump in serious misbehavior, appeared on the screen with a story claiming that Trump ordered his lawyer, Michael Cohen, to lie to Congress about his hotel business operation in Moscow. … Read more
via Jeff Thomas Eighty-four percent of millennials admit that they don’t know how to change a lightbulb. When asked what they do if one goes out, most either said that they call the landlord to fix it, or just accept having less light in future. Readers of this publication will be savvy enough to know that … Read more
via WSJ: Britain’s problem with the EU goes back decades. From the 1957 Treaty of Rome to the present day, Europe has been both the opportunity Britain cannot embrace and the problem Britain cannot solve. In the 1950s, Britain stood aloof from the increasingly integrated Continent as it clung to the remnants of its empire. … Read more
by Lance Roberts ” So far in fourth quarter reporting season, with 11 percent of the results reported for the S&P 500, three-quarters of companies have actually surprised Wall Street’s forecasters. Earnings are shaping up to be better than people expected.” – CNBC While it is a correct statement, it is also shows the problem with the “earnings … Read more
by moneymetals Phoenix, Arizona (January 22, 2019) – An Arizona legislator has put forward a bill to de-risk the state’s financial holdings with a modest allocation to physical gold and silver in the state’s reserve fund. Introduced by Representative Mark Finchem (R-Tucson), the Arizona Sound Money Stabilization Act (HB 2500) requires that at least 10% of Arizona’s Budget Stabilization … Read more
via caixinglobal: Business is usually booming for Wu Xia in the lead-up to Lunar New Year, China’s most important national holiday. While her neighborhood shop sells everything from teapots to toothbrushes, the traditional lanterns, red envelopes and other decorations popular in Chinese households during the week-long festival make up a big part of her annual sales. … Read more
The first 10 minutes addresses the BS reporting over the weekend. Ouch. The entire piece is great though. Well worth a listen. SEAN HANNITY FOX NEWS 1/21/19 FOX NEWS NOW January 21, 2019 h/t The Pale Horse.
by Jesse Colombo The S&P 500 rose 1.32% on Friday, causing it to close above the 2,550 to 2,650 zone that I was watching for the past couple months. I was watching the 2,550 to 2,650 zone because it was an important support and resistance that formed at the early-2018 lows. In mid-December, the S&P … Read more
By David Stockman Korean Export Canary Plunges Into The Drink—Down 14.6% In January To Date South Korean exports, a data set often held up as a bellwether for the health of the global economy, fell off a cliff in January, pointing to a troubling slowdown in global trade.Exports from the east Asian nation dropped 14.6% … Read more
This one admission, by itself, is in my opinion more than enough to justify the FBI’s total dissolution. Former FBI Deputy Assistant Director Terry Turchie appeared alongside Tucker Carlson of an interview that surely shook up Fox as well as the nation, as he ended up demonstrating just why the FBI should not exist. I’m … Read more
via Sven Henrich: The government shutdown, the longest in history, comes with a hidden revelation: Millions of Americans are financially unprepared for the next economic downturn. Worse, they are highly vulnerable, with few protections available to them. Ten years after the financial crisis, the economic recovery has left millions behind with little to no savings, and … Read more
by Dr. Eowyn Property taxes are the single largest revenue source for local governments, used to fund fire and police departments, schools, and road maintenance, including snow removal, cleaning, and repair. In 2015, the average U.S. property taxes per person was $1,518. Since property taxes are ratified, collected, and spent almost entirely at the municipal … Read more
via newsbusters: Before all the facts were known, the media ran with a story accusing pro-life activists from Covington Catholic High School of racism during an altercation with left-wing demonstrators at the Lincoln Memorial after the March for Life on Friday. That false narrative began to fall apart almost immediately, once additional video surfaced proving how … Read more
BY JOHN MAULDIN Whenever we talk about the European economy, Germany drives the discussion. Yes, the UK and France are big, but Germany is the giant. If Germany sneezes, the rest of the continent catches cold. And it is sneezing hard right now. Germany’s Economic Woes The latest GDP forecasts peg German growth at 1.5% for 2019. … Read more
Housing prices are still to high and wages too low, let’s bring it on. The country is like a big old backed up toilet in need of a flush and a plunger to get things moving again. TL
Jim Hoft for the Gateway Pundit reports, BuzzFeed got nuked by Mueller’s office on Friday night after the liberal media platform floated a fake news Trump-Cohen-Moscow report late Thursday night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH8b8Ondk-8 Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019… President Trump said it “hurts him” to see the mainstream media at such a low point of trustworthiness. President Trump: I thought … Read more
by Mac Slavo of SHTFplan In 2008, when the United States was flung into recession, the culprit was the sub-prime mortgages. People without the ability to repay the money, borrowed to buy houses only to lose it all once the bubble burst. Now, the corporate debt crisis is poised to cause a similar recession. Although student loans debt … Read more
by Martin Armstrong While the dollar haters are constantly calling for its demise, when we look at the stats, we see a very different picture. Since 2005, the euro’s share of bank loans has collapsed from 30% of the world market to just 20%, while the Greenback has soared from 60% to now 70% of … Read more