China: Service sector growth slowed sharply in October, Luxury sales slowdown reflects waning Chinese buying power, Investors are bracing for more debt defaults….

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Service sector growth slowed sharply in October, confirming the US trade war is hitting the Chinese economy hard, and sooner than most expected The Chinese service sector continued to grow in October, but at a much slower pace than in the previous month, hitting a 13-month low, data from financial news outlet Caixin showed. The … Read more

State of the U.S. economy in November 2018

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by Troy The stock market and economy move in the same direction over the medium-long term. That’s why it’s extremely important to understand the state of a nation’s economy. Is the economic data improving or deteriorating? Let’s take a look at U.S. economic data as of the end of October 2018. Unemployment The Unemployment Rate continues to … Read more

In California, Really? Maybe Trump Is Transcending America!

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Interesting beginning to Ca voting. Would be wonderful to see that state free itself from the destructive, nihilistic policies of the lunatic Left. The mass emigration of taxpayers and businesses alone give pause to reconsider re election more of the same, let alone that state’s massive and growing debt… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYE63xsMNUc New job growth report shatters … Read more

The Next Big Market Risk: Here Comes A Sharp Slowdown In Stock Buybacks

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This article was originally published at Zero Hedge Stock buybacks may be back as blackout session ends, but suddenly companies’ appetite to repurchase their own shares appears to be slowing sharply. After an initial record surge in the amount of US corporate cash repatriated from offshore jurisdictions (if only for accounting purposes, as the bulk of … Read more

Voters already streaming to polls in record numbers… Most diverse groups of candidates ever

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WASHINGTON — Voters across the country have been crowding into polling places and mailing in ballots in numbers rarely seen in an off-year election. In some states, more people are on track to cast ballots in early voting than in the entire election in 2014. In Texas, one such state, hundreds of thousands of new voters … Read more

OBAMA UNHINGED: Mocks Hillary’s emails, Ebola, Trump, migrant caravan — in under 90 seconds! Stammering, sweating, arms swinging…

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This short clip of Obama has it all: – Mocks Ebola outbreak that killed thousands– Mocks press for caring about Hillary's e-mails.– Mocks Trump for cell phone use– Says "a bunch of poor refugees" not a threat– Says Trump moving troops to border is "a political stunt" Wow pic.twitter.com/rn9qqxUUeP — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) November 2, … Read more

Militia groups head to border, stirred by Trump call to arms… Troops lay barbed wire… Migrants camped at border worry caravans will shut them out

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U.S. militia groups head to border, stirred by Trump’s call to arms FALFURRIAS, Tex. —Gun-carrying civilian groups and border vigilantes have heard a call to arms in President Trump’s warnings about threats to American security posed by caravans of Central American migrants moving through Mexico. They’re packing coolers and tents, oiling rifles and tuning up … Read more

Non-stop ads and robocalls: Welcome to America’s costliest election… Parties brace for surprises

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PALMDALE, Calif. (Reuters) – Wendy Burke has had enough. Campaign advertisements bombard her favorite TV shows. Dozens of election pamphlets fill her mailbox. Every day, she gets several political calls on her cell phone and more on her landline. Strangers knock at her door seeking her vote. “It’s ridiculous,” Burke, 47, said outside a shopping … Read more

Turn Off, Tune Out, Drop Out

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by Charles Hugh-Smith An unknown but likely staggeringly large percentage of small business owners in the U.S. are an inch away from calling it quits and closing shop. Timothy Leary famously coined the definitive 60s counterculture phrase, “Turn on, tune in, drop out” in 1966. (According to Wikipedia, In a 1988 interview with Neil Strauss, Leary … Read more

Peter Schiff predicts “dollar crisis and $5,000 gold” … Doug Noland: “Unrestrained finance is very unstable” …

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by John Rubino Nicolas Taleb: “We’ve put novocaine on cancer, so we’re more fragile today than in 2007” … Raoul Pal on “The coming retirement crisis; Americans’ net worth is terrifyingly sad” … Peter Schiff predicts “dollar crisis and $5,000 gold” … Doug Noland: “Unrestrained finance is very unstable” …  

Sanctuary Oregon: ICE put hold months ago on illegal alien now accused of killing his wife

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by DCG Free to roam in sanctuary Oregon: Illegal alien Gallardo/Clackamas County Sheriff’s photo From Oregon Live: Federal officers say they placed an immigration hold in March on a man facing domestic violence allegations but the Multnomah County jail wouldn’t recognize their civil detainer. The man is now accused of killing his wife and dumping her body … Read more

Saturday Night Live Mocks Former Navy Seal Republican Texas Congressional Candidate Dan Crenshaw Who Lost An Eye In Afghanistan

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by Geoffrey Grider A ‘Saturday Night Live’ cast member mocked the appearance of Texas congressional candidate Dan Crenshaw, a former Navy SEAL who lost an eye while serving in Afghanistan. They may want to abolish the 2nd Amendment, but Democrats love to shoot themselves in the foot. How else do you explain last night’s Weekend Update … Read more

Mike Tyson on Why He Supports Trump: “Listen: I’m a black motherf*cker from the poorest town in the country. I’ve been through a lot

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Mike Tyson: “Listen: I’m a black motherf*cker from the poorest town in the country. I’ve been through a lot in life. And I know Donald. When I see him, he shakes my hand and respects my family. None of them—Barack, whoever—nobody else does that. They’re gonna be who they are and disregard me, my family. … Read more