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Warning Signs Appear to Crop up Beneath Market’s Surface The S&P 500 may be hovering near record highs, but the stock market may be weaker than it currently appears. Warning sign under market’s surface? from CNBC.   One Of The Greats Just Warned The World Is Now Heading Into A “Perfect Storm” On the heels … Read more

By Michael Snyder Never before have we seen a storm dump more than 50 inches of rain on a single location in the continental United States.  The previous record for rainfall in the continental United States occurred when Tropical Storm Amelia dumped 48 inches of rain on Medina, Texas in 1978.  But now one spot … Read more

by Robert Carbery There’s no real estate bubble, what’re you talking about? At least that’s what Zillow’s Chief Economist Dr. Svenja Gudell told Curbed Seattle recently about the national housing market.   “We aren’t in a bubble, and won’t be entering one anytime soon,” Gudell wrote over email. “There are big differences between the market … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpOVrKoMjIE CNBC reports, that former Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher declared that banks will send their armored vehicles to the Fed — either bringing currency back or taking currency out — and then circulate it through the system. They’re ready to supply whatever cash demands are needed in Harvey-devastated areas of Texas like it did … Read more

by Ruby Henley Below is a video of President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump Meeting With Governor Abbott And The Officials In Charge Of Rescue Efforts In Houston, Texas. THEY LEAVE TO A CHEERING CROWD. THE CROWD CHANTS “USA!” THIS IS BROUGHT TO US BY RIGHT SIDE BROADCASTING.   The next video is LIVE … Read more

by Thinker   Who’s lying? How much money does it take to own, operate, and control world news? What one world religion owns majority food, oil, water, land, and the Federal Reserve? Christianity from Judaism to Constantine: Crash Course World History In which John Green teaches you the history of Christianity, from the beginnings of … Read more

by Ruby Henley We woke up this morning, August 29, 2017, to hear the UN Security Council is meeting on North Korea.  Russia surprisingly said “sanctions do not work.” President Trump has also spoken about putting new sanctions on China. We know that North Korea just launched a missile over Japan.  Some say it was … Read more

by Mark Angelides The devastating events through Houston and other parts of Texas have shown us not only the destructive power of hurricanes, but also, surprisingly, what we as humans really can be. In a world too often jaded by idiocy and recrimination, it is often a shock to realize how moved we can be … Read more

by Mark Angelides With the latest information (confirmed by the Pentagon) that North Korea has fired a missile over Japan land into open waters, tensions in the area are running higher than ever. But what is really happening? In this article, we’ll look at two different theories that could answer the question of why Kim … Read more

by Ruby Henley PRESIDENT COMING TODAY – COLDPLAY DOING FUNDRAISER IN MIAMI COULD NOT COME TO TEXAS – RAODWAYS NOT SAFE – DO NOT RRY TO GET OUT UNLESS RESCUER.  RESCUES FINDING WAY IN HIGHWATERS DOING RESCUES USING MILITARY TRUCKS – GOING DOOR TO DOOR – FIRE DEPARTMENT DOING RESCUES – PEOPLE DECIDING TO STAY … Read more

10 refineries closed… FILL UP NOW! http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/27/news/economy/tropical-storm-harvey-texas-oil-gas/index.html for the morning crowd 1. Harvey hits: U.S. gasoline futures spiked 7% Sunday night after the storm ravaging the Gulf Coast forced the shutdown of at least 10 refineries near Houston and Corpus Christi. Gasoline futures, which reflect wholesale prices charged to gas stations, are now at their … Read more

by AMY S. Price gouging by Texas merchants in the path of Hurricane Harvey has drawn the attention of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who said Saturday that his office is looking into such cases. “We’ve already found one big retailer that was charging $42 for a case of water,” Paxton told Fox & Friends. “Another, … Read more

By Michael Snyder Authorities are now telling us that Hurricane Harvey may end up causing more economic damage than even Hurricane Katrina did.  We already knew that some parts of southeast Texas are going to be “uninhabitable for an extended period of time”, but the latest forecasts are calling for about 10 more inches of total … Read more

by Ruby Henley This is a live update on Houston flood crisis!  We are also waiting forTrump press conference with President Niinisto of Finland.   Started streaming 26 minutes ago LIVE STREAM: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP Press Conference with President Niinistö of Finland Watch LIVE: Donald Trump Press Conference   This video comes from RIGHT SIDE … Read more

by Mark Angelides The top trending subject for all news sites right now is Antifa. They have turned out at almost every major (and minor) rally or protest and waded in with violence first and threats second. They are not just going after White Supremacists, but quite literally anyone who is not them. The majority … Read more

by Ruby Henley Freedom of speech in America is on the line, as Judge James A. Hinkle had to resign due to his criticism  of protesters concerned about Confederate monuments in Charlottesville.  He made a simple post on Facebook, and he did not threaten anyone, as we are seeing so many from the Left doing. … Read more

by Mark Angelides When Barack Obama first called for a ban on police departments being able to use surplus military equipment three years ago, it was a knee jerk reaction to the Ferguson, Missouri riots. It was a bad policy that President Trump may be about to repeal. After the police used military equipment to … Read more

by Ruby Henley IWB wants to keep you informed and up to date on Harvey flooding and rescues in Houston area. At this time 911 is not responding, and pleas for help are going out on social media. https://a.msn.com/r/2/AAqOnSF?m=en-us When the rainfall turned torrential late Saturday night, and water began pouring into his living room, … Read more

Josh Sigurdson talks with author and economic analyst John Sneisen about the imminent danger the US stock market faces following investors pulling $30 billion from US stock funds over the last 10 weeks. Ron Paul recently claimed we could see a 50% stock crash in the next year, most of all very possibly in October … Read more

by Ruby Henley THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS WE HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE HARVEY BEFORE.  I have gathered downloads and everything I feel one would need to stay informed about Harvey and EFFECTED AREAS.  Our prayers are with everyone in the path of Harvey and the ongoing flooding.  God bless all you and all … Read more

By Michael Snyder Do you remember what Hurricane Katrina did to New Orleans?  Well, now we are watching the same thing happen to southeast Texas.  On Friday, Hurricane Harvey made landfall as a category 4 hurricane.  It is the first hurricane to make landfall in the United States in 12 years, and it is the … Read more

by Raúl Ilargi Meijer Henri Cartier-Bresson Trafalgar Square on the Day of the Coronation of George VI 1937  The Jackson Hole gathering of central bankers and other economics big shots is on again. They all still like themselves very much. Apart from a pesky inflation problem that none of them can get a grip on, they publicly … Read more

It’s from this article and there you can find the links to the St. Louis Fed. https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tom-blumer/2016/06/04/wash-posts-bump-fact-checks-trumps-retweeted-obama-economy-charts Like this one for federal debt. You can alter the time range. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GFDEGDQ188S Here is another set of the same charts: http://dailycaller.com/2015/10/30/obamas-economy-in-9-charts/ h/t feddup2