Migrant group demands Trump either let them in or pay them each $50G to turn around

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Two groups of Central American migrants marched to the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana on Tuesday with a list of demands, with one group delivering an ultimatum to the Trump administration: either let them in the U.S. or pay them $50,000 each to go home, a report said. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/migrant-group-demands-trump-either-let-them-in-or-pay-them-each-dollar50g-to-turn-around-report/ar-BBQPKtI?li=BBnb7Kz   look at the video. they’re not … Read more

A Bear Market is now underway? HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index is in turmoil, US 10 – 2 year yield curve drops to 10 basis points….

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HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index is in turmoil pic.twitter.com/B1TJPwIEOj — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) December 12, 2018 US 10 – 2 year #yieldcurve drops to 10 basis points! pic.twitter.com/WkmB522KLT — jeroen blokland (@jsblokland) December 11, 2018 A Bear Market is now underway $SPX $SPYhttps://t.co/QTRmH6VONS pic.twitter.com/Zrwo0u6OQf — Cam Hui, CFA (@HumbleStudent) December 10, 2018 LONG OVERDUE? This chart … Read more

EXPLOSIVE: Why the best outcome for Brexiteers is Theresa May being confirmed as leader

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by John Ward It is the assumption of many Brexiteers that the best result in tonight’s Conservative vote of confidence would be the humiliating defeat of Theresa May, and her immediate resignation. I doubt very much that is going to happen. But given the DUP’s importance in the Brexit withdrawal, her survival could well lead swiftly … Read more

Something’s not right: Banks are heavily exposed to record business debt as credit quality deteriorates.

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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter On Tuesday, the US KBW Bank index, which tracks the largest 24 US banks and serves as a benchmark for the banking sector, dropped 1.2%, the fifth day in a row of declines, to the lowest close since September 7, 2017.The index is now back where it had been on December … Read more

Trump Takes Another Shot at the Fed: December Rate Hike “Would Be Foolish”

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(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump urged the Federal Reserve not to proceed with an expected interest-rate increase when it meets next week, continuing his public campaign against further rate hikes. “I think that would be foolish, but what can I say?,” Trump said in an interview with Reuters at the White House on Tuesday. Trump … Read more

“It Grows as It Goes”: New Mexico’s State Motto Fitting as Credit Card Debt Leads Nation

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via Marketwatch:   Where you live in the United States makes a difference when it comes to paying off credit card debt. It takes the average New Mexico household nearly twice as long to pay off their credit-card debt as it does households in Massachusetts, according to a new report from CreditCards.com. New Mexico had the … Read more

Civilians Could Serve on Military Tribunals – Independent Journalists in First?

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by Thinker Pentagon lawyers designing historic military tribunals to try terrorists are poring over history books and legal tomes for guidance. While U.S. law permits the executive branch to design the commissions with few restrictions, even with little regard to precedent, officials drafting the rules are reportedly keeping history in mind. America has a long … Read more

How bilingualism requirements to hold office have created a small ruling elite class within Canada

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by zerton Many positions in the Canadian government require bilingualism (French and English). Because bilingualism is something difficult to attain (monetarily and time-wise) by the country’s native English speakers, a elite class of upper income English speakers and Quebecois now rules the country. The system is inherently biased against native English speakers as acquiring fluency … Read more