China M1 growth is 32bps away from all-time lows yet its economy remains solely dependent on QE & new credit to expand. If over half of global GDP growth for the last decade relied on China, what is this telling you about the current macro environment? pic.twitter.com/Xtbgw1RbmW — Otavio (Tavi) Costa (@TaviCosta) December 12, 2018 … Read more
Jim Hoft for the Gateway Pundit reports, Rep. Adam Schiff, who is often completely wrong and completely dishonest, told Face the Nation on Sunday that President Trump faces “the real prospect of jail time” after he leaves office. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A76Ju4gQ2zI Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018…
You are young, financially independent, head over heel in love with each other. You feel like the whole world is your oyster. Nothing can go wrong. But then it does. You don’t know when or how friction starts happening. You guys started bickering with each other. Sound’s familiar, doesn’t it? That’s because you are not … Read more
The world around us is constantly advancing. In this rapidly changing world, one thing that everyone must know is how to manage money. Student’s especially, the sooner they learn, the better. It’s important that they know money plays a critical role in the overall development of a person. Most of us don’t get to know … Read more
by Thinker Close down the country over border security, which will automatically reset the start button??? If Donald Trump closes the country, he can decide who and who will be reactivated. How many bottom feeders have been living off the American taxpayer and milking funds that rightfully belong to Veterans and Americans who want to … Read more
by Charles Hugh Smith The elites’ clever exploitation of politically correct cover stories has enthralled the comatose, uncritical Left, but not those who see their living standards in a free-fall. A family member who has lived in France for decades summarized the source of the gilets jaunes protests in one sentence: “The government stopped listening to the people … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter But look how the bonds got manipulated up 24% in one minute at the close. Parker Drilling announced Wednesday morning that it had filed for a “pre-arranged” chapter 11 bankruptcy. The storied drilling contractor has been in business since 1934. It has been involved in oil fields from Alaska’s Prudhoe Bay … Read more
On Tuesday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai was interrogated by the House Judiciary Committee over a number of topics including potential bias in the search results it provides users. DuckDuckGo — a privacy-focused search engine company that competes with Google Search— released a study last week that claims Google is inadvertently introducing bias into its results. “Google’s collection and use of … Read more
by Frank Holmes, CEO, U.S. Global Investors If you followed some of my posts from two years ago, you might recall that I was in favor of Brexit. I still am. One of British voters’ main grievances was the heavy burden of European Union (EU) regulations, many of which are decided by unelected bureaucrats in … Read more
By Bill Bonner BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – A fight with the Fed one week. A trade war with China the next. And now, it’s a war with the Democrats. Donald J. Trump knows how to keep the cameras rolling. From Bloomberg: President Donald Trump staged a confrontation Tuesday with the two top congressional Democrats before television cameras … Read more
Many investors are surprised when the stock market changes trend. Yet, change has been the only constant throughout the market’s history. Even the “big boys” on Wall Street get caught off-guard. Consider the stock market’s 2018 jump in volatility … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rfo71GC5E54
by TFittonJW Reason to smile when courts rule the right way now and again! Judge Sullivan, who just ordered review of key Flynn docs, also ordered Hillary Clinton to answer key email questions, under oath. Her answers are due by Monday to @JudicialWatch. https://t.co/vpoPn59VSS pic.twitter.com/CHOSbDAJkn — Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) December 13, 2018 https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-federal-court-ordered-hillary-clinton-to-answer-additional-email-questions-under-oath/ https://dailycaller.com/2018/12/12/michael-flynn-judge-fbi-documents/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0QPOYvfrFU Having bowed to the demands of large-scale, nationwide anti-government protests, French president Emmanuel Macron is facing trouble on another front. Left wing MP’s have tabled a motion of no confidence in his government with the vote to take place later on Thursday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPFbuIbPYmk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnnc4FAge-Y Police dragging a man out of his wheelchair during the … Read more
by Michael Snyder The middle class has been steadily shrinking, but most Americans still believe that they are a part of it. Perhaps this is due at least in part to the egalitarian values which have been pounded into our heads for most of our lives. Very few Americans would have the gall to define themselves … Read more
Earlier this week, a man from Oxford, Massachusetts found himself facing a 22-count indictment for his alleged role in a real estate scam that is no less than massive in scale. 50-year-old Allen Seymour, the accused, has been involved in the scam since it began a few months ago. Seymour was the instigator of … Read more
by Michael Snyder Large earthquakes aren’t supposed to happen in Tennessee. On Wednesday, the largest earthquake in 45 years hit eastern Tennessee, and it made headlines all over the nation. The magnitude 4.4 quake was so powerful that it was felt in portions of Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Kentucky. Significant shaking was … Read more
From Birch Gold Group Corporate pensions have been in trouble for quite some time. Some are underfunded, while others are on the brink of termination. Worldwide, the pension crisis is all but imminent, threatening to reach a $400 trillion level. And now, corporate pensions appear to have arrived at a dangerous fork in the road that may lead to a full-blown catastrophe. … Read more
RWN Official reports, Dog the Bounty Hunter Just released a statement that he plans on pressing charges against two men, father and son who aggressively hounded him and his wife Beth, who is very ill with Cancer, while they were at Denver International Airport. However, there are allegations that the star assaulted the 17-year old … Read more
The global markets have suffered in 2018. Weakening all across the world. Central banks have taken unprecedented measures in order to backstop the losses which began in 2008. We are now a decade out from what nearly spiraled out of control, unraveling the entire financial system and they have yet to correct the issues which … Read more
by Chris Vermeulen of The Technical Traders As 2018 draws to a close and the global equities markets continue to find pricing and valuation pressures driving prices lower, a few questions come to mind for all investors/traders – Is a deleveraging event about to unfold? What will it look like if it does happen and how can I … Read more