Global earnings growth rates are getting revised down at the fastest clip since 2009…. China set to report slowest economic growth for 28 years

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https://twitter.com/Paul_Courtney/status/1086997594688184320 maybe this is not a "glitch" pic.twitter.com/3TzZuMT8NC — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) January 19, 2019 Planet Earth to Policymakers: Please Reflate pic.twitter.com/0XRdyIZCI0 — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) January 20, 2019 China set to report slowest economic growth for 28 years https://t.co/65emP40s6W — Sunchartist (@sunchartist) January 20, 2019 Container throughput at China's top 10 ports decelerated in 2018 pic.twitter.com/NRR1yexCay … Read more

FDA threatens to pull e-cigarettes off the market

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by snailmailz   “The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says that e-cigarettes face an uncertain future in U.S. markets unless youth smoking rates drop over the next year. Speaking at a public hearing Friday in Silver Spring, Md., FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said he could see the entire category of e-cigarette and vaping products removed from store shelves if companies don’t … Read more

Bottom Suddenly Falls Out of Demand in China in Many Sectors

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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter “What we witnessed in November and December was just extraordinary.” “I’ve been a manager for almost half a century, but this is the first time I’ve seen such a large single-month drop in orders for us,” said Nidec CEO Shigenobu Nagamori. “What we witnessed in November and December was just extraordinary.” … Read more

The Greatest Scam – History of The Federal Reserve

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Sources: Jekyll Island Gang http://www.kamron.com/economics/jecke… JP morgan buys the banks https://www.nytimes.com/1917/02/14/ar… John Mccloy- world bank president https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_J…. https://www.historyhit.com/facts-abou… Only one american wallstreet banker went to jail https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/04/ma… Bailtout list: https://projects.propublica.org/bailo… Grayson Bernake video: https://www.c-span.org/video/?c452733…      

Are your finances recession-proof?

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by wsbornnbred   We have a lot of younger folks on this page. Our last recession was 2008. I’m 33 years old and I graduated college in 2008, during our last recession — most millennials have never experienced one as an adult. We are overdue for one, and there are some warning signs that this … Read more

Tax season is a good time for your annual “do I have unclaimed money?” search

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by AlwaysTheNoob   https://www.unclaimed.org/ This is a clickable map of the US; each outline takes you to your state’s government-run website for unclaimed property. This isn’t a bunch of for-profit third party stuff; this is literally just an easy to use state-by-state guide to looking into any funds you may not have realize are owed … Read more

China’s corporate default storm continues to rage at the start of 2019 after a record year

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via scmp: Midway into January five Chinese companies are already likely to default on 3.5 billion yuan (US$446.25 million) worth of debt Beijing Kang Dexin Composite Material tumbled 10 per cent on Tuesday after saying it’s likely to default on the payments of two corporate bonds   Two weeks into 2019, five Chinese companies are already … Read more

Alarm Bells on Falling Global Liquidity, Economies Set To Slow, Recession Chances Rising

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Alarm bells on falling global liquidity https://t.co/WQGdOZmYbl pic.twitter.com/JA1sryldDW — Trevor Noren (@trevornoren) January 16, 2019 Liquidity Worsening. Economies Set To SlowLatest data show major Central Banks’ balance sheet contracts at 6.4% 3m US$ terms. #Fed QE reversal outpacing all major CBs. #PBoC continues to slow the pace of its liquidity injections. askact@liquidity.com for data pic.twitter.com/93kn6mo4bn … Read more

Does corporate debt mountain pose avalanche risk?

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via france24: During the years of ultra cheap money, companies loaded up on debt but now the concern is whether they will be able to handle the mountain of debt as interest rates rise. Until last year, companies basked in the sun of low interest rates while economies were expanding at a steady clip. They had … Read more

Gun Sales Surge in Germany thanks to Rapeugees

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by Martin Armstrong Gun sales in Germany have soared because of what they call the “Rapeugees.” Three years ago, more than 2,000 German girls were raped/sexually assaulted on New Year’s Eve in several German cities. Then a leaked document surfaced reporting that 2,000 men assaulted and raped 1,200 girls across Germany on New Year’s Eve in 2015/2016. Initially, there … Read more

CNN’s TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY

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● Shot: CNN Does Not Know How To Question Ilhan Omar’s Conspiracy Theories And Anti-Semitism —The Federalist, yesterday. ● Chaser: CNN’s John King: Should Pence Family’s Christianity Disqualify Them from Secret Service Protection? —NewsBusters, yesterday. ● Hangover: ‘You fail your profession’: Chris Cuomo says ‘Mueller didn’t do the media any favors tonight.’ —Twitchy, yesterday. ● The D.T.s: “‘The larger message that a lot … Read more

The Democrats have gotten themselves into a position where they can’t accept the wall because of its symbolic-win value for Trump, almost no matter what else he offers.

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by GR   EARLIER TODAY, A STUDENT ASKED ME WHAT I THOUGHT TRUMP WOULD DO: Offer something reasonable that the Democrats won’t go for, I replied. And that seems to be what he’s doing: President Donald Trump proposed a deal to end the government shutdown that continued his demand for $5.7 billion in funding for his … Read more