Overweight and obesity among adults aged 20 and over, by sex and grade of obesity: United States, 1999–2000 through 2015–2016

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via benjancewicz: Tool: Adobe Illustrator CC 2019. Project details. NCHS Notes: Obesity is associated with a number of health conditions, including hypertension, high cholesterol levels, and type 2 diabetes (8–11). In addition, Grade 2 or higher obesity significantly increases the risk of death (12). In 2015–2016, the overall prevalence of overweight and obesity among adults aged … Read more

General Electric Fires John Flannery as CEO, takes $23 billion non-cash charge for Power business problems and withdraws guidance. Lawrence Culp takes Over as Chairman and CEO

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General Electric abruptly removes John Flannery as chairman and CEO and installs former Danaher CEO Lawrence Culp as his successor. The board had grown frustrated with the slow pace of change under Flannery, sources familiar with the issue say. GE also will take a $23 billion noncash charge for its struggling power business. The company … Read more

NYC Millennials Pay $1,800/mo. to Live in a Room 2x the Size of a Rikers’ Solitary Cell

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via zerohedge: Millennials in New York are known for living in a state of perpetual brokeness – between student loans, $20 nightclub drinks and $15 avocado toast, it’s easy to understand why 70% of millennials have less than $1,000 in savings. Now we can add expensive, glorified closets to the mix, as the Wall Street Journal reports. 30-year-old marketing manager Scott … Read more

The Next Financial Crisis – FEDFUNDSRATE HIGHEST SINCE 2008, EMERGING MARKET DEBT CRISIS, CORPORATE INSIDERS DUMPING STOCK AT HIGHEST RATE SINCE……2008, PENDING HOME SALES ARE COLLAPSING

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via @OccupyWisdom: https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1046595330131861504 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1046595336045826048 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1046595342790250496 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1046595349417271296 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1046595368841093120 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1046595385865785345 Bonus: Your Central Bank Can’t Save You Next Time Bloomberg–7 hours ago Unless there can be an adult conversation in America over negative interest rates — the counterintuitive idea of borrowers getting paid and savers dinged — the … Rising costs take toll on new corporate, emerging market debt Reuters–2 hours ago … Read more

Divergence in the Financials, Three Things You Need to Know

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via thebeartrapsreport: Looking back over the last decade, stocks have only been this much loved four times.  After the last dance with extreme euphoria in January, stocks lost 11.3% from January 26th to February 12th. Likewise, just before 2015-2016’s 14% equity market drawdown, investors were feeling so confident looking out into the future. Today, our sentiment indicators … Read more

Global stocks are declining with the IMF’s warning about slowing growth dampening investor sentiment into 3Q earnings season

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by QuantalyticsResearch US Stocks Global stocks are declining this morning following yesterday’s positive start to the month as investors shift their focus to a slowing global growth outlook and the start of 3Q earnings season US stocks index futures are pointing to a negative open in NY with the Dow Jones minis -0.27% S&P500 minis –0.21% and … Read more

New Zealand ‘Digital Strip-Searches’ For Travelers… Hand Over Passwords Or Face $5,000 Fine!?

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via radionz.co.nz: The Customs and Excise Act 2018 – which comes into effect today – sets guidelines around how Customs can carry out “digital strip-searches”. Previously, Customs could stop anyone at the border and demand to see their electronic devices. However, the law did not specify that people had to also provide a password. The updated … Read more

America Is Committing Suicide: Over The Past 12 Months, The U.S. National Debt Has Increased By 1.271 Trillion Dollars

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by Michael Snyder  If we do not change course, our once great nation will be destroyed by a debt that has grown wildly out of control.  We are facing an unprecedented debt crisis that literally threatens to bring our country to an end, and yet our politicians are almost entirely silent on this issue in 2018.  … Read more

The Labor Shortage Is Real

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by Charles Hugh-Smith Few conventional-media commentators are willing or able to discuss these factors in the labor shortage / declining participation trends. Is there a labor shortage in the U.S.? Employers are shouting “yes.” Economists keep looking for wage increases as evidence of a labor shortage, and since wage increases are still relatively modest, the argument … Read more

Update on Popping Housing Bubbles in Sydney & Melbourne

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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Every housing bubble requires the connivance of the banks and regulators. Australia is no exception. Sydney’s housing bubble, one of the most magnificent in the world, is deflating further. So far this year, home sales volume has plunged 18.5%, according to CoreLogic. And prices have followed. In September, this is what … Read more

US Gross National Debt Jumps by $1.27 Trillion in Fiscal 2018, Hits $21.5 Trillion

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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter But wait — these are the Boom Times! The US gross national debt jumped by $84 billion on September 28, the last business day of fiscal year 2018, the Treasury Department reported Monday afternoon. During the entire fiscal year 2018, the gross national debt ballooned by $1.271 trillion to a breath-taking … Read more

Now is the Time to Buy Gold Says Barron’

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From Birch Gold Group This week, Your News to Know brings you the latest stories involving precious metals. Stories include: Barron’s says it’s time to buy gold, Bank of America sees gold soaring above $1,300, and Indonesians snap up gold as currency and stocks tumble. Barron’s: Time to Buy Gold Despite persistent faith in the U.S. dollar and … Read more

Fund Manager: The SEC Settlement With Elon Musk Shows Once Again That Crime Pays

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by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics “…when you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors–when you see that men get richer by graft and by pull than by work, and your laws don’t protect you against them, but protect them against you–when you see corruption being rewarded and honesty … Read more

High Alert,Social Media Blackout,Comms Activated

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by Thinker What is happening??? Donald Trump with the help of that which is beyond the minds of many are making strides to change a corrupt world, to one where people take pride in honor and “TRUTH.” Alternative media continues to bring the people “REAL” news and expose the lies printed in the mainstream media … Read more

Seattle woman out for a run attacked by homeless man, wants city to “do something productive”

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by DCG A Seattle woman, Maria Ball, was out for an early run on Friday around Green Lake when she was attacked from behind. The man grabbed her chest and crotch. She yelled for help and neighbors called the police. According to the MyNorthwest.com story, Ball knew something was wrong the second she was grabbed and managed to … Read more

The world’s greatest investors are sounding the alarm… it’s time to be cautious

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by Simon Black Howard Marks is one of the greatest investors in history. Marks is the founder of the credit investment firm Oaktree Capital Management. And he’s been sharing his insights with the public in his Chairman memos since 1990 (which you can read for free on his website). Even Warren Buffett stops what he’s doing when … Read more