By Robert Carbery The retail apocalypse has hit the banking sector as physically going into a bank becomes less and less necessary in this age of rapid technological change and retail disruption. Wells Fargo closed 194 net branch locations last year while JPMorgan Chase shuttered 137. The Huntington National Bank shut down 134 and … Read more
by Chris Kimble Below looks at Bitcoin from two different time frames. The chart on the left looks at Bitcoin on a weekly basis over the past few years and the chart on the right looks at it on a Daily basis over the past 5-months. The left chart highlights that Bitcoin has spent the majority … Read more
by Shaun Richards If we take a look at the US economy then we see on the surface something which looks as it is going well. For example the state of play in terms of economic growth is solid according to the official data. Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of … Read more
In this episode of Probable Cause, Newsbud’s founder and editor Sibel Edmonds is joined by attorney and rancher Todd Macfarlane. Edmonds and Macfarlane discuss the current war that is being waged against small, independent ranchers and farmers by the U.S. government and the mega corporations, including the Dwight and Steven Hammond case, who were imprisoned … Read more
Amanda Cuocci and Laura Bente, Editors, The Sunday Refresh: Stress is all around us. Recently, we heard from an old friend who walked away from a successful 20-year sales career because the stress gave her severe stomach ulcers. Her health literally deteriorated from the high-stress environment. And she isn’t an isolated case… Stress is on the rise … Read more
Okay, a culture of misery and poverty: http://archive.is/dGsYC
You don’t need to turn sensitive material over to our enemies to be criminally-prosecuted. You can knowingly retain or remove it from a secure location and carelessly store it somewhere else. There are several laws that Hillary Clinton violated by having a private email server, one of which may have been not having the proper … Read more
The government is there to protect its people they are not doing that in sweden they need to be removed by force if they don’t step down…. https://youtu.be/FJdCMDRr9Aw h/t Cartel
JUSTICE.GOV: Attorney General Sessions Announces Hezbollah Financing and Narcoterrorism Team Attorney General Jeff Sessions today announced the creation of the Hezbollah Financing and Narcoterrorism Team (HFNT), a group of experienced international narcotics trafficking, terrorism, organized crime, and money laundering prosecutors. HFNT prosecutors and investigators are tasked with investigating individuals and networks providing support to Hezbollah, and … Read more
by DCG A manufactured temper tantrum trumps #BlackLivesMatter. From CBS Chicago: A violent span from Saturday afternoon to early Sunday left five people killed and 15 others wounded in 13 separate shootings, according to Chicago Police. They were the latest attacks in a weekend that has seen 24 shot — five fatally — since Friday evening. A 5-year-old girl was … Read more
by Lance Roberts Over the past 18-months or so, I have written several articles on the potential for a “market melt-up,” which I updated in last week’s post “Market Bulls Target S&P 3000.” “With investors now betting on a sharp rise in earnings to reduce the current levels of overvaluation, there seems to be little in the way of the … Read more
https://youtu.be/60o72NLxnT0 Wow. First even semi even handed piece from cnn I’ve seen yet. Surprised they let it air AC
Guest Post from Mike Gleason with Money Metals Exchange Listen to the Podcast Audio: Click Here https://s3.amazonaws.com/ILB_MS_BUCKET/ILB-180119-WeeklyMarketWrap.mp3 Mike Gleason: It is my great privilege now to be joined by James Rickards. Mr. Rickards is Editor of Strategic Intelligence, a monthly newsletter and Director of the James Rickards Project, an inquiry into the complex dynamics of geopolitics and global capital. … Read more
by Anthony B Sanders There was a misleading headline on Yahoo Finance entitled “Stocks did better in Obama’s first year than in Trump’s” The stock market has rallied during Donald Trump’s presidency, with the S&P 500 up nearly 24% during Trump’s first year in office. But here’s a surprise: It did even better during President … Read more
Just another example of Patient Health taking a back seat to Profits….Disgusting via salon: Once the federal government finally allows medical marijuana to become a legitimate part of the healthcare industry, Big Pharma could suffer the loss of billions of dollars, a new report finds. It seems the pharmaceutical trade has more than enough reasons to … Read more
By Robert Carbery The Democrats have overreached on forcing this latest federal government shutdown. Prioritizing illegal children brought here under Obama’s illegal DACA program before 9 million American children who are U.S. citizens and will lose their insurance and 2 million military members who will be asked to work without pay… The SchumerShutdown is the … Read more
Originally Posted at Free Market Shooter; Authored by Jon Hall The victims of the Las Vegas massacre. Months ago, I called for scrutiny amid a constantly-revolving news cycle concerning the Las Vegas massacre that occurred last October. 64-year-old Stephen Paddock opened fire on a country music festival from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel, which overlooked the … Read more
Wealth Research Group, Released on 1/22/18 Danielle DiMartino Booth spent nine years as an advisor to Richard W. Fisher at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Danielle left the Fed in 2015 to found Money Strong, LLC, an economic consulting firm and launched a weekly economic newsletter She is the author of Fed Up: An Insider’s … Read more
by Jim Willie of Golden Jackass The Jackass adds a few points, first on the technical chart and then on the pessimistic viewpoint toward the vile banker sector. The above is a severely dangerous looking chart, with a Head & Shoulders reversal pattern evident, and an upward bias in addition. The recent move above 2.60% could continue and … Read more
LOL nice ending Jimmy. Rachel Maddow should watch “Good night and good luck”, maybe then she’ll see that SHE is the problem, not Russia. But, it’s unlikely, that $30,000/day check makes self reflection very difficult. h/t Kyo
by howmuch Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) took off in 2017, as crypto-fever continues to reach new heights. This relatively new fundraising method has captivated companies ranging from startups to large-cap enterprises. The cryptocurrency craze in 2017 led to over $5 billion in fundraising from a little more than 706 ICOs. While there were many different ICOs that … Read more
Beware! Venezuela is the future of the USA if the Democrats get their way and impose amnesty and open borders. AXIOS: Venezuela’s economic collapse, by the numbers. • Venezuelans are forced to contend with completely arbitrary daily withdrawal allowances. Pozzebano’s report details his attempt to get cash in the Venezuelan capital, ultimately getting 10,000 bolivars … Read more
By Robert Carbery Democrats declare that Obama is responsible for the current economic growth we are witnessing. Republicans counter that President Trump’s pro-business actions over the last year are to credit for the current economic climate. We hear the arguments from both sides of the aisle as to why their man and their party … Read more
The Democrats are turning down services and security for citizens in favor of services and security for non-citizens. Not good! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 22, 2018 Simple as that. Ain’t gonna get a clean DACA bill period, no matter how many tantrums you throw. BUILD THE WALL Schumer’s Torching America With DACA ‘Schumer … Read more
Richest 1 per cent took 82 per cent of new global wealth last year, Oxfam report says Billionaire wealth rose by an average of 13 per cent each year between 2006 and 2015 – six times faster than wages of average workers More than 80 per cent of the all the wealth generated globally last year flowed into … Read more