Investment Watch Blog

By Michael Snyder Did you know that the number of working age Americans that do not have a job right now is far higher than it was during the worst moments of the last recession?  For example, in January 2009 92.6 million working age Americans did not have a job, but we just found out … Read more

by John Rubino It’s just common sense: Borrow too much money and the weight of this debt makes it hard to do things that used to be easy. This truism is now (finally!) hitting home, and blame is being apportioned. A couple of recent examples: Over The Last 10 Years The U.S. Economy Has Grown … Read more

by David Haggith These updates to my list of “Seven Troubles Assailing the US Economy” are far too important to remain buried at the end of that article since many readers may not return to the article to check for updates. The summer economic crisis I’ve been predicting is building even more rapidly than when I reported a … Read more

Where does Internet data mining expert Clif High see Bitcoin going in the hyperinflation we are heading into? Clif High says, “I’ve got what you call a strike point, a numeric value our data sets are aiming at that shows Bitcoin should be about $13,800 sometime in early February of 2018. That will basically be … Read more

Josh Sigurdson talks with author and economic analyst John Sneisen about the inherent flaws in a $15 and hour minimum wage hike. Not only are there flaws but in general, it’s a scam! In this video we explain why. The Canadian province of Ontario plans to raise the minimum wage to $15/hr by 2019 following … Read more

by Mark Angelides Just a few weeks ago, it seemed almost certain that Prime Minister, Theresa May would be returned to Parliament with an increased majority and that the Labour Party would be on the Brink of collapse. However, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn seems to be defying the odds and narrowing the poll gap faster … Read more

by Pamela Williams Do you think it is harsh of me to demand, as a United States citizen and voter, that Ex-FBI Director James Comey cease and desist in his treason against the United State of America?  I will offer evidence to show why I demand such a thing of a delusional and treasonous agent working … Read more

by Robert Carbery The Trump administration seems to be winning the most on immigration. Despite some roadblocks on the travel ban, Trump has followed through on enforcing federal law so that we may bring order back to this land.   What broke yesterday was that the Trump administration is already appealing to the now full … Read more

by Pamela Williams I just watched the last three videos George Webb has uploaded to his video channel on YouTube.  They are rather hard to decipher, but I believe at this time he is making plans to leave the US.  I pray he is, as he has been in hiding from John Podesta and the rest … Read more

by Lance Roberts I am out of commission today following a small surgery, so I want to thank my new friends at Morningside Hill Capital Management for standing in for me with today’s posting. The question over the strength of today’s job market is key to understanding the durability of the economy and the markets … Read more

by Mark Angelides The British newspaper, the Guardian, ran an exclusive story with the headline: Nigel Farage is ‘person of interest’ in FBI investigation into Trump and Russia. The article is full of misleading statements and to any person who has not bought the Globalist agenda hook, line and sinker, it stinks to high heaven … Read more

by Mark Angelides The leaders of France, Germany and Italy have banded together to tell Donald Trump that there will be zero negotiation on the Paris Climate Accord as a show of unity and “strength”. But the sad fact is, that even if they agreed to negotiate, the Accord has no substance and therefore it … Read more

Need proof? Here are some of the hilarious, spectacularly wrong predictions made on the occasion of Earth Day 1970. “We have about five more years at the outside to do something.”  • Kenneth Watt, ecologist “Civilization will end within 15 or 30 years unless immediate action is taken against problems facing mankind.”  • George Wald, … Read more

By Michael Snyder Since the election there has been this perception among the American public that the economy is improving, but that has not been the case at all.  U.S. GDP growth for the first quarter was just revised up to 1.2 percent, but that is even lower than the average growth of just 1.33 … Read more

Josh Sigurdson sits down with author and economic analyst John Sneisen to talk about the massive bubble burst creeping closer and closer in the auto industry following the biggest subprime auto lender Santander (being dubbed the New Century of auto finance) skipping income verification on 92% of auto loans. We are watching the type of … Read more

by Tesseract Two weeks ago, Fox 5 DC did a report that raised more questions on the suspicious death of DNC data analyst, Seth Rich. Last July, Seth Rich was shot in the back twice and died shortly after in a DC hospital. Even though none of his personal belongings were stolen, DC police labeled the … Read more

by Tesseract Last year Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, ordered US troops to leave his country, cutting 65 years of military ties. This dispute has been bubbling up for awhile, and Duterte has finally had enough of US Imperialists treating him like a “doormat”. His decision was a major blow to the US Military Industrial Complex as … Read more

by Robert Carbery A conflict in North Korea, according to U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis, “would be probably the worst kind of fighting in most people’s lifetimes,” he told John Dickerson in a Sunday interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”   The United States has had thousands and thousands of troops in South Korea … Read more

by Tesseract If you are paying attention to college campus culture these days, you have probably noticed the heightened level of absurdity pushed by Social Justice Warriors. This week, the SJWs took it to a new level of idiocy by going after Bret Weinstein, a lifelong champion of progressive values. The borderline violent mob of immature … Read more

by Pamela Williams There have more questions surfacing in the Seth Rich murder investigation which need to be investigated.  First of all, Is the DNC paying spokesman for the Rich family? The spokesman for the family of murdered Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich emphatically  denies that the DNC is funding his salary.  Does anyone really … Read more

By Michael Snyder Why do liberals seem to hate just about everything that is good and true and right about this country?  Earlier today I was writing an article about Kathy Griffin and the hate-filled ideology that she represents, and it got me thinking about a lot of things.  I truly believe that her now … Read more

by Michael Snyder The image of Kathy Griffin holding up a bloody mock ‘decapitated’ head of Donald Trump will be burned into our memories forever, and she may have just produced the single most destructive moment for the radical left that this country has seen in decades. It is perfectly fine to disagree with President … Read more

Everyone should have a shot at paid family leave Trump’s budget to include paid family leave, but may face trouble in Congress How paid family leave hurts women It’s really funny, this is one of the things Bernie Sanders was pushing. They should be thrilled. Opinion piece by leftist designed to oppose what they thought … Read more