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via ASIA TIMES STAFF A mid tightening financial conditions, the US is facing headwinds going into next year and could see a significant slowdown in economic growth, according to Goldman Sachs. “At this point, our central expectation is that financial conditions will shave about ¾pp from US real GDP growth over the next year; this is … Read more

by DCG From Washington Post: Are college students “snowflakes” — triggered, traumatized and all together too delicate for the real world? Or are they apathetic — so unconcerned that they can’t be bothered to purchase stamps to send in their absentee ballots? The two characterizations of young Americans are in conflict, observed Melissa Hagan, an assistant professor of … Read more

by FS Andrew Zatlin at Moneyball Economics says two of the three engines of global economic growth are stalling with China, in particular, showing signs of panic borrowing. China Faltering While China has been the greatest contributor to global economic growth in recent decades, Zatlin says it is essentially a house of cards built on a … Read more

Strange numbers coming out of the USDA October 2018 reports showing huge draw downs on carry over ending stocks, yet yields are a fraction in reduction. So my question is: Are they rotating stored grains into the production numbers to mask global yield decreases? Alberta agriculture disaster funding, beer prices up, futures prices up, droughts, … Read more

via Sara Tipton: Heating your home during the winter can be costly and many don’t have the extra money to pay for the uptick in energy costs.  But we’ve come up with a few tips and tricks to help you save your money on energy and use more sustainable ways to heat your home. Not only … Read more

by DCG If you’ve read my many blog posts about the homeless crisis in Seattle, this will come as no surprise to you. From MyNorthwest.com:  A police officer was stuck in the foot with a dirty needle while walking through a Seattle park on patrol this past Monday. Now, he’s receiving intense treatment to protect him from … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBZGEjIodAk The stock market’s big jump in volatility in recent weeks caught many hedge fund managers and deep-pocketed speculators by surprise. But EWI subscribers were prepared. Learn why this chart played a big role in the preparation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvVvETDRvuo Jim Hoft for the Gateway Pundit reports, Liberal pollster Nate Silver at Fivethirtyeight announced on Tuesday that Democrats have an 80% chance of retaking the House of Representatives in the 2018 midterm elections. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4sIWTXNZCs Cristina Laila for the Gateway Pundit reports, Another day, another cheating Democrat. Surveillance video shows Delaware Democrat House candidate Monique Johns removing Republican incumbent Kevin Hensley’s campaign literature from a resident’s front door. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018…

by Jesse Colombo On Wednesday, after the Dow plunged 608.01 points, I wrote a piece called “The #MAGA Stock Market Trendline Is Broken” in which I showed how the U.S. stock market’s sharp decline caused several major stock indices to break below their important uptrend lines that have formed in early-2016. I described this breakdown as a “very important … Read more

All You Need To Know About Today’s Major Arrest. SSG. Douglas M. Ducote Sr. United States Army (Ret.) Veteran Law Enforcement CEO Veterans United For Justice Cohost Real World Witness

by Chris Martenson Shutterstock I admit: I’m a permabear. This is no surprise to those who know and have followed me over the years. But I’m publicly proclaiming my ‘bearishness’ because doing so might open up a needed and long overdue dialog. Here’s my fundamental position:  Infinite growth on a finite planet is impossible.  Cutting to … Read more

I warned that echo chambers would lead to fanatic criminality post-deplatforming. Also it’s funny to see the corporations blame Trump when Bowers hated him, or Gab, which itself has no political modus operandi beyond free speech.

Umich sentiment drops as more and more people are being pushed out of the market, auto spending outlook falls by the waste side and student loan debt is rising as delinquencies start to kick in. Student loans is the Millennial’s worst nightmare, they have so much debt that they cannot function in the real world, … Read more

by Geoffrey Grider The Google Earth blind spot over an experimental military base in Nevada may have been used to cover up a “super secret location” where the US government kept crashed UFOs, a defence insider has claimed Why does conspiracy theory exist? Because there are questions that simply cannot be answered. Why did Google Earth refuse … Read more

via  Suzy Waite and Nishant Kumar Hedge funds using computer-driven models to follow big market trends have been whiplashed as volatility has spiked, among the biggest casualties of a stock rout that has accelerated worldwide. Funds known as commodity trading advisers, or CTAs, have traditionally shielded investors during market selloffs such as the global financial crisis, especially when … Read more

by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: Is MMA the new Roman Colosseum? I’m a layman in history but didn’t blood sports rise in popularity during Rome’s decline? Now everyone and their mother is talking about MMA, and random celebrities e.g. Logan Paul or now Trump Jr. are jumping in the octagon or being challenged. JR ANSWER: Yes. For some … Read more