by TFittonJW I explain here: Court order with Benghazi discussion linked through here: https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/federal-judge-opens-discovery-into-clinton-email-usage/ Discussion of the hearing here:
by Michael Snyder Netflix originally had a truly disruptive business model and they fundamentally changed the way that Americans consume media, but now they are heading for the same fate as Blockbuster. For years, Netflix was really the only game in town, but now content costs are spiraling out of control and new competitors with … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter “The authorities should prepare contingency plans.” The big four banks are too exposed to mortgages. Even if the banks don’t topple, the economy will get hit hard. In its latest report on Australia, the OECD focuses to a disturbing extend on housing, household debt, what the current housing downturn might do … Read more
by Michael Snyder If you want to understand the zeal with which social media platforms are now being censored, all you have to do is to look at what has been happening on our college campuses. There is a national movement to combat “offensive speech”, and this movement has been working very hard “to scrub … Read more
https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1072279752772341760 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1072255320645427200 Oops! Yield on Deutsche Bank Coco Bond jumps above 12%, highest since 2016. pic.twitter.com/NcpAmrMB0K — Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) December 10, 2018 TROUBLE for this weeks ECB meeting. Financial conditions in the Eurozone have dropped to lowest since 2016. pic.twitter.com/I7RnyUAp6g — Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) December 10, 2018 South Korea exports of semiconductors are now … Read more
Ron Paul, ever the voice of reason and sanity when it comes to fiscal policy, envisages the coming collapse and who will be held to blame. Also, Donald Trump’s biggest fiscal mistake thus far.
via @Paul_M_Huettner: 2019 Bonds: 107.859 (7.859% premium) $5mm traded today $TSLA Stock: $365.15 (1.468% premium) Reminder: $TSLA will pay based on previous 20 day VWAP formula. Payout is currently at $990.42 so conversion now makes ZERO sense. Quick update to this with the help of @GatorInvestor. The observation period to determine conversion value after 12/1/18 is … Read more
get ready for hell! today’s bounce off the lows turns out to be among the most desperate and pathetic moves since the October high…absolutely terrible… $SPX #ES_F Charts coming — mcm-ct.com (@mcm_ct) December 10, 2018 This was a bad day imo – bad for risk. This stuff imo actually will intensify the coming drop https://t.co/KYk0W7xXtf … Read more
Via Marketwatch William H. Macy portrays a character falsely claiming disability on “Shameless.” Nearly 1 million people filed for disability benefits they ordinarily wouldn’t have due to the recession, a new study finds. Another 400,000 filed earlier for disability than trends would have suggested, the study finds. The study puts into numbers what economists had … Read more
TraderStef (connect with TraderStef via Twitter or at TraderStef’s website) interviewed by Dave Janda on Operation Freedom via TraderStef.wordpress.com Original Title: TraderStef on Operation Freedom – Live w/Dr. Dave Janda on WAAM 1600AM Talk Radio, Dec 9, 2018 – U.S. Stock Markets & Gold Original Source: https://davejanda.com Interview Topics: Introduction by Dr. Janda Stock Markets – Bull vs. Bear Market Profit taking time for passive … Read more
by Jake Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, not only was there gross mishandling of classified documents by Hillary Clinton but it was intentional and Comey helped cover it up. Why else would she have a private server. Matthew Whitaker, Mueller’s New Boss, Said There Was ‘No Collusion’ With Russia https://www.thedailybeast.com/matthew-whitaker-trumps-new-ag-declared-there-was-no-collusion-between-trump-and-russia
by northmantrader Oh dear. I don’t envy Mario Draghi right now. But he’s doubled the ECB balance sheet to over 41% of Eurozone GDP since 2014 and he’s kept interest rates at -0.4% since March 16, 2016 and has been advertising an end to QE by the end of 2018. Problem for Mario and the ECB: Growth and … Read more
by yellowsnow2 This discusses democracy (which we are a republic) and central banking, migration, globalism.. I wanted to share this video that explains things in a good way. The video also offers a solution that he calls properterianism. https://youtu.be/gMFdjqsY1e8
This is unconstitutional. I have no clue how a French citizen can relate to his own government doing this! AC
by KOS Washington Post: Obama campaign to pay $375,000 fine for campaign finance violations – among the largest penalties in the agency’s history The $375,000 fine is the largest collected by the FEC in the past five years. It ranks within the top 15 fines since 1980, according to a list on the agency’s Web … Read more
by WARREN MOSLER China exports falling with tariffs: China’s November export, import growth shrinks, showing weak demand US exports turning south as well? The deceleration that started with the collapse of oil capex in Dec 2014 took a brief zig up late in 2017, and subsequently continued lower: Likewise the ability to generate gross profits … Read more
From the Wall Street Journal: When a trade war broke out between the world’s two largest economies in June, investors barely blinked. After the Federal Reserve raised interest rates — often a reason for investors to sell stocks — the markets kept climbing. As some of the world’s largest economies began to slow down, American markets … Read more
by Troy Last week’s market outlook was not clearly explained, so I would like to clarify. Our models have not yet turned long term bearish, although they are getting close to turning long term bearish. But while building new and better models like the Macro Index, I’ve come to realize that at least from a long term risk:reward … Read more
by Shaun Richards Last week I had the opportunity to attend the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) parliamentary intelligence forum in Washington, D.C. More than 200 members of parliaments from as many as 60 European countries joined us to hear from such dignitaries as Congressmen Robert Pittenger (R-NC) and Mike McCaul (R-TX), chairman of the Homeland … Read more
via projectveritas: Massachusetts Law Prohibiting Secret Recording of Public Officials Deemed Unconstitutional US District Court for the District of Massachusetts Rules in Veritas’ Favor “[T]he Court holds that [Massachusetts law] may not constitutionally prohibit the secret audio recording of government officials…” Secretly Recording Government Officials in Public Places Now Protected by First Amendment (Boston) Project Veritas … Read more