GREG MANNARINO: The Central Banks Will KEEP You GUESSING, While They GET RICHER!

Portfolio Wealth Global, Released on 11/29/18 Gregory Mannarino started his financial career working for the securities and trading arm of the now defunct Bear Stearns before the dot-com bubble. He is an active trader of the capital markets and has published several books pertaining to finance, global economics, and equity trading; His most recent book … Read more

If You Want to Safely Profit from the Global Cannabis Boom, Invest in the Beverage Industry

BY ROBERT ROSS “Jeff Sessions leaving office is a definite win for the cannabis industry.” That’s a quote from Jeffrey Zucker. He’s the president of Green Lion Partners, a business strategy firm focused on the cannabis industry. Zucker refers to the recent resignation of US Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Sessions was a well-known critic of cannabis. … Read more

Jesse Kelly Speaks Out About His Twitter Ban, Gives Serious Warning About The Platform

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWSMhvbgfLE Cassandra Fairbanks for the Gateway Pundit reports, Following his permanent Twitter ban, apparently for being right-wing, Iraq War veteran and former GOP congressional candidate Jesse Kelly has been louder than ever. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018…  

Supercomputers in the Skies

by FS Drones are everywhere: they’re shooting film for the the movies we watch, delivering packages and medical supplies, even helping to plant seeds in areas devastated by forest fires. Tabb Firchau of Freefly Systems spoke to FS Insider on the explosive growth of the drone industry and how they are continually upgrading to do more. “If … Read more

Cash-Strapped Millennials Are Turning to Installment Plans to Pay for T-Shirts and Jeans

via Bloomberg: Installment plans have helped shoppers afford large purchases since the late 19th century and are still available for pricey items like cars and smartphones. But to delay payment for a T-shirt and a couple pairs of jeans, you needed a credit card. Now several fintech startups are putting smaller purchases on installment, too. … Read more

Guess the main culprit of Oregon’s $623 million projected budget shortfall…

by DCG When the “Affordable” Care Act was passed, it expanded tax-payer funded health coverage through Medicaid. States that agreed to participate and expand eligibility would be reimbursed by the federal government at 100% of the costs with those reimbursement costs declining by 2020. As Nasdaq reported in 2016, states would take a hit to their budgets once … Read more

Jason Burack: Is General Electric (GE) Signaling That The Next Crisis In Corporate Bonds/Debt is Starting?

Wall St. For Main St., Released on 11/28/18 Jason talks about his research into GE and how there’s a much larger problem in corporate bonds and corporate debt than just General Electric (GE). 1) When Blue Chip Companies Pile on Debt, It’s Time to Worry https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/26/op… 2) Lawmakers consider multibillion-dollar bailout for troubled pensions, retirees https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtm…   … Read more

Volatility Isn’t Buying Stock Rally

by Dana Lyons Despite a more than 2% jump in the S&P 500, short-term volatility expectations unprecedentedly closed higher on the day. Yesterday saw traders (more likely, computers) push stocks sharply higher on the heels of an apparently more dovish Fed. In the case of the S&P 500 (SPX), we are talking about a gain of … Read more

The precious metals trifecta

From FXStreet: Going forward, there are – and will continue to be – three primary drivers of global physical gold (and silver) demand. During certain times in the past only one or two of these elements provided most of the momentum. However, as we move into 2019, and for possibly the next 5-10 years, all three will be … Read more

Was Yesterday’s Giant Stock Market Rally Just One Big Misunderstanding?

The market rallied Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said interest rates are “just below” the range of estimates for neutral. Some prominent Wall Street economists didn’t see a major difference from previous remarks. Powell’s remarks in October that the Fed was “a long way” from neutral helped spur a market sell-off on fears … Read more

US Spends $1.5B on Debt Interest Every Day

via Zerohedge: Several weeks ago, when looking at the US budget data for the recently concluded (Sept 30) Fiscal 2018, we noted that the most troubling observation in the latest data (besides the growing deficit, rising spending and shrinking tax revenues) was that the government paid $523 billion in total interest in fiscal 2018, the highest on record. Alas, this … Read more

Lay offs I’ve seen announced in last month, explain why this is evidence of a strong economy?

https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1067983987828813824   Even After IMF Downgrade of Global Economy, Data Suggest Things Are Getting Worse Still “We know that rising trade barriers are ultimately self-defeating for all involved,” IMF chief Christine Lagarde said. “Thus, it is imperative that all countries steer clear of new trade barriers, while reversing recent tariffs.” glut/slowdown in China crushing rebar … Read more

Exchange-Traded Bond Funds And Bond Mutual Funds Pack Special Risks & Surprises In A Downturn That Can Entail A Catastrophic Loss For Investors

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Exchange-traded bond funds and bond mutual funds are big business. They’re a lot easier for retail investors to buy and sell than the actual bonds, particularly bond ETFs, which trade on stock markets just like stocks — and can even be day-traded. But this liquidity for investors is precisely the potentially … Read more

If you average the past 5 cycles, housing leads the stock market by 9.6 months. The housing ETF peaked in January 2018 and the S&P 500 may have peaked in September.

via upfina: The September CoreLogic Case-Shiller index wasn’t terrible, which is encouraging since many housing related indexes have shown weakness recently. The problem with this report is it’s from September. Therefore, it doesn’t quell investors’ nerves about the direction of the housing market which is caused by more recent weakness. On a seasonally adjusted basis, 20 … Read more

Delta Airlines Says Terminal F In The Atlanta Airport Is Now The First Fully Biometric Terminal In The United States, Detroit Is Next

by Geoffrey Grider   Delta says the Atlanta airport’s Terminal F has become the ‘first biometric terminal’ in the United States where passengers can use facial recognition technology “from curb to gate.” Back in the 1970’s, when I was but a wee laddie, one of the commercials that got everybody talking was the “you got … Read more

Documentary showing the dark side to Psychiatry in the military, used as a testing ground for drugs and inhumane treatments, resulting in the exponential growth of military suicides.

‘Inside Psychiatry’s Covert Agenda : The Hidden Enemy’ This documentary shows how the army is exploited as Psychiatry’s testing ground for drugs and other inhumane “treatment” which have resulted in exponential growth of military suicides. Today, with militaries of the world awash in psychiatry and psychiatric drugs, 23 soldiers and veterans are committing suicide every … Read more

Panama Papers lead to coordinated raid on Deutsche Bank offices.

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/business-46382722 Oh sweet…Deutsche Bank up to their old shenanigans again…helping criminals launder that dirty money. Unfortunately, we all know what happens in these cases…lowly peons operating without the upper officials knowledge May get a little bit of time and a nice “where’s our vig” fine…but other than that, business as usual. It’s not like we’ll … Read more