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
By Lance Gaitan Talk about volatility! The unemployment rate stayed at 3.7%, but the expected 190,000 non-farm jobs missed the bar by 35,000, only managing 155,000. To add to that misery, October jobs were revised lower by 14,000 jobs. Wage growth also missed the mark by rising only 0.2% rather than the expected 0.3%. On … Read more
Trends Journal, Released on 12/11/18 (Recorded on 12/10/18) Gerald Celente is a pioneer trend strategist and founder of The Trends Research Institute. He is the author of the national bestseller Trends 2000: How to Prepare for and Profit from the Changes of the 21st Century and publisher of the internationally circulated Trends Journal newsletter. Gerald Celente is a … Read more
by Thinker The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), which is the country’s competition regulator, recommended overseeing the commercial activities of Google and Facebook in order to protect smaller tech firms. In its preliminary report released Monday, the ACCC called for a powerful new body which would have the authority to demand information as to … Read more
Looking forward to it! https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-12-11/three-clinton-foundation-whistleblowers-testify-about-tax-fraud-pay-play Following allegations of sloppy accounting, potential tax fraud and pay-to-play, the Clinton Foundation will be under a Congressional microscope this week after three whistleblowers have come forward and agreed to testify – one of whom secretly submitted 6,000 pages of documents to the IRS and FBI in August of 2017, and all three … Read more
by Jesse “It is no exaggeration to say that since the 1980s, much of the global financial sector has become criminalised, creating an industry culture that tolerates or even encourages systematic fraud. The behaviour that caused the mortgage bubble and financial crisis of 2008 was a natural outcome and continuation of this pattern, rather than … Read more
Amid the ongoing controversy over political censorship on social media accounts, companies like Facebook are also being accused of hurting small businesses. One America’s Gabrielle Cuccia has more from Washington.
Peter Brookes joined Fox Business, Wednesday, December 12, to talk about the latest drama with China, particularly the Chinese arresting a Canadian diplomat in apparent retaliation for Canada’s arrest of a top Huawei executive, and the work left to do to get China playing by the rules the rest of the international community plays by. … Read more
via Eric Peters: Avoiding an accident is actually pretty easy – because most “accidents” aren’t. They are the result of mistakes. In other words, avoidable things. Here are a few common mistakes that can lead to an “accident.” Too much speed, not enough space – The driving public has been hectored for generations that “speed” is bad – … Read more
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Mac Slavo December 12th, 2018 SHTFplan.com Market analyst and financial guru Peter Schiff says that the United States economy is headed for a disaster. In a recent interview, Schiff said that when the dollar goes away as a reserve currency, so will the American standard of living. Schiff says the U.S. is flexing more muscle … Read more
EMMANUEL Macron’s government faces a vote of no confidence in parliament on Thursday amid nationwide anger at the French president which has seen violent riots across the country. Mr Macron’s leadership is hanging by a thread after the Yellow Vest protests posed the most formidable challenge yet to his presidency. Leftist MEPs said Thursday’s vote … Read more
by Dr. Eowyn On November 8, 2018, a terrible wildfire, the Camp Fire, destroyed most of Paradise — a town of 26,218 people in the Sierra Nevada foothills in Northern California. The AP reports that an Anatolian shepherd dog named Madison who had survived the fire, guarded his home for nearly a month until his owner returned. On … Read more
From CNBC: Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is worried about excessive leveraged lending and the level of corporate debt across Wall Street. “Corporate indebtedness is now quite high and I think it’s a danger that if there’s something else that causes a downturn, that high levels of corporate leverage could prolong the downturn and lead to lots … Read more