BY SRSROCCO Investors will be surprised to know the main factor that drives the gold price. And no, it isn’t the oil price or market. While the oil price has been a good indicator for the gold price over the past 50+ years, it hasn’t done much over the shorter term. However, there is a … Read more
via ACLU.ORG: According to recent reports, congressional leaders from both sides of the aisle are planning to sneak a bill criminalizing politically motivated boycotts of Israel into the end-of-the-year omnibus spending bill. The bill’s original sponsor, Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), is pushing Democratic leadership to include this bill, which has not moved forward thus far primarily because … Read more
David Rutz for the Washington Free Beacon reports, Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) told a podcast Monday that House Democrats are “getting closer every single day” to believing they should start impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY9sziNd3FU Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://freebeacon.com/politics/democ… Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) told a podcast Monday that House Democrats are … Read more
● Joy Reid’s Racial Test: Democrats ‘Can’t Run Two White Guys’ in 2020. —NewsBusters, today. ● “Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] asked by Van Jones if she was bothered the top 3 in the national poll were white men, flatly said ‘yes’” —As spotted by Twitchy, today, who asks, “Quick question for Gillibrand: If the Democrat nominee does end up … Read more
EU Leaders Dig in Against May’s Brexit Plan While She Mulls Second Referendum. “Holding another ‘leave’ vote may be the only way that May can win approval of her Brexit plan.” EU leaders are not making it any easier for British Prime Minister Theresa May to win backing at home for her plan to exit … Read more
UNDER THE PRECEDENTS SET UNDER THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION, CONGRESS MAY BE SAFELY IGNORED: Trump Will Likely Face ‘Subpoenas Every Week’ After Democrats Take Over House in January, Journalist Warns. Julie Davis joined a panel of Congressional and White House correspondents on CNN Sunday morning to discuss the growing number of allegations against Trump, as well as … Read more
by David Haggith The Big Bear is back. Ursa Major is in the house of the rising sun, and Taurus is in the house of the setting sun. Those are bad signs for investors who are now daily diving into their horoscopes. The market is pouring out of an inverted Big Dipper, otherwise known as the Big Bear … Read more
by ogordained UNITED STATES Futures are up slightly but it looks like a flat open P/E ratios have fallen to multi-year lows Oil giants including ConocoPhillips and Royal Dutch Shell are funding a multi-million dollar campaign to lobby Congress in favor of a carbon emission tax Lawmakers will be busy trying to avoid a government shutdown this week which could … Read more
by QuantalyticsResearch US Stocks US stocks index futures are declining, parring earlier AM gains as worries about a shutdown of the US government are causing jitters among US traders: front-month Dow Jones minis –0.11%m S&P500 minis –0.07% and Nasdaq 100 minis –0.04% According to Bloomberg, the NTM P/E for the S&P500 dropped nearly 4 pts so far … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter For nine years, US stocks, foreign stocks, government bonds, corporate investment-grade bonds, junk bonds, leveraged loans, emerging market bonds, art, classic cars, residential real estate, commercial real estate, startup valuations…. they all surged. Then came 2018. Which changed everything. (15 minutes)
by Michael Snyder The stage is set for a battle of political willpower that could potentially be unlike anything that we have ever seen before in American history. Last Tuesday, there was a shouting match in the Oval Office that changed everything. During a very heated exchange with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, President Trump boldly … Read more
by Michael Snyder Global earth changes appear to be accelerating once again, but the mainstream media in the United States is not talking about it, and so most Americans have absolutely no idea what is happening. Within the last 24 hours, we have seen close to 40 significant earthquakes of at least magnitude 2.5 along … Read more
by Charles Hugh-Smith Capital garners the gains, and labor’s share continues eroding. That’s the story of the 21st century. The middle class, virtually by definition, is not prepared for downward mobility. A systemic, semi-permanent decline in the standard of living isn’t part of the implicit social contract that’s been internalized by the middle class virtually everywhere:living … Read more
For More Information See: In the Commons earlier, I asked Alan Duncan why taxpayers money had been used by the so-called 'Integrity Initiative' to disseminate political attacks from its Twitter site (1/2). pic.twitter.com/zQNOPeQOMn — Emily Thornberry (@EmilyThornberry) December 12, 2018 https://www.integrityinitiative.net/a… https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-1… https://www.cyberguerrilla.org/blog/o… https://www.realclearpolitics.com/art…
Synopsis: One year after pleading guilty, Lt. General Michael Flynn will stand before Judge Emmet G. Sullivan in his courtroom at 333 Constitution Ave.in Washington, DC for his sentencing hearing for the felony of lying to an FBI agent. https://youtu.be/yqj6qWIABeM SHOCKING:Mueller Defies Judge Sullivan & In Contempt by not turning over 1st 302 … Read more
Talk Digital Network, Released on 12/14/18 French riots could ultimately leaded to European Union break up Mike “Mish” Shedlock a registered investment advisor, representative for Sitka Pacific Capital Management and he operates one of the most popular websites about the economy and investing online: MISH’S Global Economic Trend Analysis.
by DCG Four years and counting since I deleted my FB account. You couldn’t pay me to go back to it. From Hollywood Reporter: Facebook’s privacy controls have broken down yet again, this time through a software flaw affecting nearly 7 million users who had photos exposed to a much wider audience than intended. The bug disclosed … Read more
Randy DeSoto for the Western Journal reports, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway contended Tuesday that congressional Democrats have a simple choice to make as the nation faces a funding deadline at the end of the month: “Do they want to keep the government open or the borders open?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYIttrp4jEU Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.westernjournal.com/kellya… White House … Read more
by Bill Holter of JS Mineset People continually ask “when” will it happen? For the last 6 months we have responded “it is happening right before your very eyes”! In fact, as of this morning 52% of global markets are now down over 20% from their highs and qualifying as bear markets. Please understand the financial backdrop these … Read more
Jim Hoft for the Gateway Pundit reports, President Trump met with Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer Tuesday in the White House. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj_jBd3jRRE Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018… on Tuesday evening National Border Patrol Council Vice President Art Del Cueto joined Elizabeth MacDonaldon The Evening Edit following the White House meeting between President Donald Trump and liberal leaders Nancy Pelosi and Senator Chuck Schumer. Art … Read more