Investment Watch Blog

by Umar Farooq   Only a few months ago the digital currency was priced at around $1,200. In the short time since the price has jumped to more than $1,400, according to the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index.    Source: mashable As CoinDesk noted, this is an “all-time high” for the cryptocurrency, which saw a big increase at the beginning … Read more

by Pamela Williams   This report is based upon the following:   “This week marked the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency and it was unlike anything anyone has ever seen before. From the nominations of unqualified cabinet secretaries like Betsy DeVos and Scott Pruitt, to the failed attempt at banning Muslim refugees from our … Read more

by Pamela Williams   I was interested in knowing what is being said in South Korea now that the THAAD Missile System has become operational by the United States.  There has been talk of South Korea’s unrest concerning the THAAD deployment, and one has to understand their point of view.  It puts them between a rock … Read more

Conservatives are blasting the five-month, fiscal 2017 spending deal written by Republicans and Democrats as nothing short of a “cave in” by the GOP despite its control of both the House, Senate and White House. The deal, conservatives say, will make the fiscal 2018 spending process even more difficult. <snip> The fiscal 2017 spending plan … Read more

by Umar Farooq   Apple’s stock is driving upwards due to investors’ expectations that the new iPhones launch, due in September, on the 10th anniversary of the original iPhone’s introduction, will be dazzling enough to inspire existing iPhone users to upgrade and prompt others to switch from Android phones made by Samsung, Huawei and other … Read more

by Mark Angelides   When a party loses an election, the first thing they traditionally do is reflect on why they lost and how better to ensure victory next time around. But it has taken the Democrats a while to get to this position. They first began the blame game: Racists and Misogynists etc… Then … Read more

by Mark Angelides The MSM spin endless stories of how young Western Muslims are being radicalized by tech-savvy Jihadis, and provided with funds and training through secret camps and clever banking trails. But it’s ludicrous. The people we are now bombing are nothing more than idiots, led by slightly less idiotic people with slightly better … Read more

Just like the previous financial crisis and the subsequent shadow banking crisis began in the US, storm clouds are brewing in Canada. First, it was Home Capital Group losing 70% of its deposits last week, then it was Equitable Group Inc. losses announced today. –read both stories for the bloomberg link https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-01/home-capital-s-next-hitch-is-keeping-cash-crunch-under-control Now, a mysterious … Read more

By Michael Snyder Why do things never seem to change no matter who we send to Washington?  It seems like for decades many of us have been trying to change the direction of this country by engaging in the political process.  But no matter how hard we try, the downward spiral of our nation just … Read more

By Gabrielle Seunagal Vermont Senator and former Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders started the month of May by campaigning against economic inequality. In his 30-minute speech, Sanders proposed a $15 minimum wage, three months of guaranteed paid family leave, free college, and a single payer healthcare system. Sanders asserted that a “progressive agenda” would meet the … Read more

by AMY S. As time passes in the 21st century, things seemingly look to become worse throughout time, Time no longer plays the role of fine wine and becomes better over time, rather it seems to be worsening and rotting out.  This consistent time of rotting, poor decision-making, and poor leadership leads to countries and … Read more

CULTURE OF CORRUPTION: Why It Matters How Ex-Presidents Make Their Money. If President Obama had collected a $400,000 fee from the founders of Solyndra, the failed energy company that left taxpayers liable for $535 million in federal guarantees, the corruption would be obvious. But because he is taking money from companies that benefited from his … Read more

by Pamela Williams I believe we have fallen from God’s grace, and we cannot even find the decency to feed our own children.  What have we become?  Have we not said over and over again, “a child cannot learn on an empty stomach.” We are “lunch shaming” children who cannot afford to pay for their lunches. … Read more

by Mark Angelides We can argue all day about the different services that Planned Parenthood offers, but there is one reason why they should not be receiving taz payer’s money…They are already making a fortune selling body parts from abortions. This is a Federal crime that seems to go unpunished, and no one is talking … Read more

By Michael Snyder Should we make homelessness against the law and simply throw all homeless people into prison so that we don’t have to deal with them?  Incredibly, this is actually starting to happen in dozens of major cities all across the United States.  It may be difficult to believe, but in many large urban … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWJfn6iiAL0 Kim Smith for conservative tribune reports, One of President Donald Trump’s campaign promises was to take care of America’s veterans. To follow through on that promise, the president will sign an executive order that will create a new office in the Department of Veterans Affairs that will discipline or fire incompetent employees as well … Read more

Precious metals expert Mike Maloney points to what large foreign countries are buying and it gold–lots of it. Maloney explains, says, “Between Russia, China and India, their purchases meet or exceed all worldwide production of gold. Whenever they exceed mining supply, the supply has to come from somewhere, and it’s coming from the West. When … Read more

by Pamela Williams As President Trump makes headway in eliminating ISIS, another brutal  gang called MS-13 has raised its ugly head in the “sanctuary cities” of America.  These cities will hide these gangs and offer them a refuge.  A refuge from what?  Among other things, American law enforcement,  President Trump, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.  Sessions … Read more

By Gabrielle Seunagal   A few days ago, President Trump followed through on yet another one of his plethora of commitments to the nation by signing an executive order to engender a new office devoted to shielding whistleblowers at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Commander in Chief made it clear that the office would … Read more

By Gabrielle Seunagal   On Saturday, President Trump made headlines when he invited Rodrigo Duterte to the White House for a conversation about the current state of drugs. Duterte has earned a reputation as a harsh dictator, due to his habits of ordering the deaths of persons connected to drugs and narcotics. Many people dislike … Read more

CNBC reports: Robots are likely to replace 50 percent of all jobs in the next decade, according to Kai-Fu Lee, founder of venture capital firm Sinovation Ventures and a top voice on tech in China. Artificial intelligence (AI) is the wave of the future, the influential technologist told CNBC, calling it the “singular thing that … Read more