Investment Watch Blog

by Pamela Williams   https://www.c-span.org/video/?427648-1/senator-chris-coons-says-concerted-diplomatic-effort-needed-north-korea http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/796799/United-States-ballistic-missile-launch-North-Korea-World-War-3 US launches BALLISTIC MISSILE as troops prepare for WAR with North Korea THE United States has launched a ballistic missile to show off its “nuclear capabilities” as troops join forces with South Korean soldiers in a dramatic display of military strength   http://time.com/4756685/trump-north-korea-military-preparations/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+timeblogs%2Fswampland+%28TIME%3A+Politics%29 President Trump has determined a course of … Read more

By Michael Snyder Have you ever wondered how tech companies that have been losing hundreds of millions of dollars year after year can somehow be worth billions of dollars according to the stock market?  Because I run a website called “The Economic Collapse“, there are naysayers out there that take glee in mocking me by … Read more

https://youtu.be/by3D997zUwY Ann Coulter said Wednesday that she is canceling her planned speech at the University of California, Berkeley, because she had lost the backing of conservative groups that had initially sponsored her appearance. Ms. Coulter, in a message to The New York Times, said, “It’s a sad day for free speech.” Despite insisting that she … Read more

by Pamela Williams President Trump has just unveiled his tax plan, and so far it sounds good to me! President Donald Trump unveiled his tax plan with the following points: Proposal to slash corporate taxes, Tweak personal tax rates, Eliminate most deductions used by more affluent Americans, The plan was announced by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin … Read more

by Pamela Williams   This is going to ruin my whole post, but I need to get this out now.  I just got news from a news source I trust, and here it is: new briefing from Admiral Harris “WE BELIEVE NORTH KOREA WILL TRY TO ATTACK THE US AS SOON AS IT HAS THE MILITARY … Read more

From Bloomberg: America’s working class is falling further behind. The rich-poor gap — the difference in annual income between households in the top 20% and those in the bottom 20% — ballooned by $29,200 to $189,600 between 2010 and 2015, based on Bloomberg calculations using U.S. Census Bureau data. Computers and robots are taking over … Read more

by Umar Farooq   With financial markets eagerly anticipating a White House tax plan, Trump will also call for a sharp cut in the top rate on pass-through businesses, including many small business partnerships and sole proprietorships, to 15 percent from 39.6 percent, an administration official said.   Trump’s primary goal appears to be lowering … Read more

https://youtu.be/GkKJkHGYnJI from Dailymail.co.uk:   Tian Yulong, secretary general for China’s space agency, confirmed the plans ESA has described its ‘Moon Village’ as a launching pad for missions to Mars The lunar site could also support space mining missions and even tourism It could also act as a ‘pit stop’ for the further exploration of deep … Read more

Financial Writer Craig Hemke says the system is being propped up and is very weak dispite the record stock markets prices. Hemke contends, “These markets are quite literally held together by . . . electronic bailing wire and digital chewing gum. . . . When you see this disconnect from economic reality, you know, hardly … Read more

by Charles Hugh-Smith Until the system implodes–you’re a genius. So you’ve ridden the markets higher–stocks, housing, commercial real estate, bat guano, quatloos, you name it–everything you touch turns to gold. What can we say, bucko, other than you’re a genius! It’s a market truism that rising tides lift all boats. But that’s not the really … Read more

by Mark Angelides We have all heard the arguments and the figures relating to the benefits of mass-immigration from poorer countries to richer countries. The advocates have shown us “irrefutable figures” that detail the economic benefits; they have berated us for our lack of morality. And the sad truth is, the argument can never be … Read more

by Umar Farooq The world’s biggest beverage maker will cut 1200 jobs as it deepens its cost cutting measures. The cost-cutting comes as the soda giant has found its legacy brands pressuring by a consumer trend toward foods and drinks they deem healthier, a trend executives say will only accelerate over time. Coca-Cola sales have … Read more

By Michael Snyder Well, that didn’t take long.  Yesterday I reported that the Democrats were threatening to force a government shutdown if money for a border wall was included in the bill to fund the government, and one day later Donald Trump has unconditionally surrendered.  Despite all of Trump’s promises, a border wall isn’t going … Read more

From Bloomberg: Billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones has a message for Janet Yellen and investors: Be very afraid. The legendary macro trader says that years of low interest rates have bloated stock valuations to a level not seen since 2000, right before the Nasdaq tumbled 75% over two-plus years. That measure — the value of … Read more

By Gabrielle Seunagal Life continues to prove that so called authority figures are not always as intelligent and wise as people would like to believe. This unfortunate truth reared its ugly head once again when a California judge made the foolish decision to block President Trump’s movements and withhold funds from cities that refuse to … Read more

by Pamela Williams I have researched most of the day on matters I had forgotten about, but are of utmost importance to the American people.  The research has made me dizzy and unsure of what I read, as there are so many conflicting versions.  The one person who plays a vital role in most of what … Read more

by John Rubino Last week I ran into a friend whom I’d been worrying about. He’s a real estate appraiser and his work had been drying up as interest rates rose and homeowners stopped refinancing their mortgages. But now he’s back to being happily swamped because instead of refinancing, everyone is buying — often, he … Read more

by Robert Carbery A federal judge on Tuesday, the 25th blocked a Trump administration order withholding funding from communities that fail to enforce federal immigration law or cooperate with US immigration authorities in another big blow to the Trump’s plan to “Make America Great Again.”   This news is just breaking today so more to … Read more

CNS News reports: President Donald Trump’s request that Congress include $1.4 billion to fund the beginning of his proposed wall on the U.S.-Mexico border equals approximately 0.035 percent of what the federal government will spend in total this year, according to the latest estimate of fiscal year 2017 federal spending made by the Congressional Budget … Read more

by Pamela Williams I was worried about a government shutdown at a very critical time in which we could go to war with North Korea.  We have to put first things first, and I would say the situation with North Korea has to be a priority right now.  Government spending and a wall can wait until … Read more

by AMY S. – U.S. Navy ships assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 30 and CTF 70 are scheduled to begin a series of exercises with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy March 21, 2017 to strengthen maritime interoperability and tactics, techniques and procedures. The U.S. routinely conducts CSG operations in the waters around the … Read more

by Charles Hugh-Smith If you need some evidence that the echo-bubble in housing is global, take a look at this chart of Sweden’s housing bubble. A funny thing often occurs after a mania-fueled asset bubble pops: an echo-bubble inflates a few years later, as monetary authorities and all the institutions that depend on rising asset … Read more

By Gabrielle Seunagal Hours ago, Vice President Pence made headlines by shortening his trip to Hawaii so that he could fly back to Washington D.C. Pence’s original plans to visit the USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor have also been put on hold. Speculations about the swift change of the Vice President’s plans have been attributed … Read more

by Michael Snyder   How far would you go to support someone that you love during a life or death battle with cancer?  What one husband decided to do while his wife was in a period of strict isolation during her radiation treatment is going viral all over the Internet.  Last October, Marci Newman was … Read more

By Michael Snyder Is Donald Trump going to unconditionally surrender to the Democrats and completely give up his dream of building a border wall in order to avoid a government shutdown on his 100th day in office?  As I have warned before, the Democrats are perfectly willing to force a government shutdown if the Trump … Read more