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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter For nine years, US stocks, foreign stocks, government bonds, corporate investment-grade bonds, junk bonds, leveraged loans, emerging market bonds, art, classic cars, residential real estate, commercial real estate, startup valuations…. they all surged. Then came 2018. Which changed everything. (15 minutes)      

by Michael Snyder The stage is set for a battle of political willpower that could potentially be unlike anything that we have ever seen before in American history.  Last Tuesday, there was a shouting match in the Oval Office that changed everything.  During a very heated exchange with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, President Trump boldly … Read more

by Michael Snyder Global earth changes appear to be accelerating once again, but the mainstream media in the United States is not talking about it, and so most Americans have absolutely no idea what is happening.  Within the last 24 hours, we have seen close to 40 significant earthquakes of at least magnitude 2.5 along … Read more

by Charles Hugh-Smith Capital garners the gains, and labor’s share continues eroding. That’s the story of the 21st century. The middle class, virtually by definition, is not prepared for downward mobility. A systemic, semi-permanent decline in the standard of living isn’t part of the implicit social contract that’s been internalized by the middle class virtually everywhere:living … Read more

  For More Information See: In the Commons earlier, I asked Alan Duncan why taxpayers money had been used by the so-called 'Integrity Initiative' to disseminate political attacks from its Twitter site (1/2). pic.twitter.com/zQNOPeQOMn — Emily Thornberry (@EmilyThornberry) December 12, 2018 https://www.integrityinitiative.net/a… https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-1… https://www.cyberguerrilla.org/blog/o… https://www.realclearpolitics.com/art…    

Synopsis: One year after pleading guilty, Lt. General Michael Flynn will stand before Judge Emmet G. Sullivan in his courtroom at 333 Constitution Ave.in Washington, DC for his sentencing hearing for the felony of lying to an FBI agent. https://youtu.be/yqj6qWIABeM     SHOCKING:Mueller Defies Judge Sullivan & In Contempt by not turning over 1st 302 … Read more

Talk Digital Network, Released on 12/14/18 French riots could ultimately leaded to European Union break up Mike “Mish” Shedlock a registered investment advisor, representative for Sitka Pacific Capital Management and he operates one of the most popular websites about the economy and investing online: MISH’S Global Economic Trend Analysis.    

by DCG Four years and counting since I deleted my FB account. You couldn’t pay me to go back to it. From Hollywood Reporter: Facebook’s privacy controls have broken down yet again, this time through a software flaw affecting nearly 7 million users who had photos exposed to a much wider audience than intended. The bug disclosed … Read more

Randy DeSoto for the Western Journal reports, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway contended Tuesday that congressional Democrats have a simple choice to make as the nation faces a funding deadline at the end of the month: “Do they want to keep the government open or the borders open?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYIttrp4jEU Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.westernjournal.com/kellya…   White House … Read more

Jim Hoft for the Gateway Pundit reports, President Trump met with Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer Tuesday in the White House. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj_jBd3jRRE Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018… on Tuesday evening National Border Patrol Council Vice President Art Del Cueto joined Elizabeth MacDonaldon The Evening Edit following the White House meeting between President Donald Trump and liberal leaders Nancy Pelosi and Senator Chuck Schumer.   Art … Read more

by Kimble Charting The bull market is experiencing its first real test since the 2014/2015 stock market correction. Volatility is high and key sectors are heading lower. One such sector is the Transportation Sector(NYSEARCA: IYT) and select stocks. The age-old Dow Theory call for the Industrials and Transports to lead the market (and confirm each others moves). Currently, … Read more

via Daniel Lacalle: The G20 deal should not divert our attention from the reality of: Disinflationary pressures Rising spreads Global slowdown Countries wanted to “copy the Fed” and the US deficit spend. The trap: Markets are a relative game. Now the US 10-year bond is the safest asset. And it is draining liquidity off any other risky … Read more

by DCG Renton, a city south of Seattle, has asked citizens and businesses to register their surveillance cameras with the police department so they can get access to thousands of private cameras installed throughout the city. From the MyNorthwest.com story: “It’s called the Camera Registration Program. Since it launched Thursday, more than 40 homeowners and business owners … Read more

https://www.therebel.media/threat-of-… On Friday’s episode of The Ezra Levant Show, Allum Bokhari, senior technology correspondent at Breitbart News, joined me to discuss why people are growing more concerned about threats to their free speech from Silicon Valley big tech companies.      

  They openly proclaim that pretty much everything Trump has ever done and everyone he’s ever talked to is under some sort of investigation: https://web.archive.org/web/20181216132810/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mounting-legal-threats-surround-trump-as-nearly-every-organization-he-has-led-is-under-investigation/2018/12/15/4cfb4482-ffbb-11e8-862a-b6a6f3ce8199_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.44a3a313ebc3      

Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver may not be the most popular guy in Arizona these days, but I’d venture to guess that not many people hate his guts more than Greta Rogers. Rogers has quickly become an internet sensation thanks to her merciless evisceration of Sarver at a Phoenix city council meeting this week. One … Read more

by TheAngryHippii Misleading information is the bane of all who are undergoing the process of self-actualization. Or as some refer to it, awakening. The problem therein lies the fact that we are forced to interpret our past based off of our perception. And, our perception can be manipulated by those who pose themselves to be … Read more