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via CNN: General Electric, once America’s most valuable company, is now in sharp decline. In a year full of dubious landmarks, GE has encountered another: The storied conglomerate is now worth less than $100 billion. That hasn’t happened since March 2009 — during the Great Recession. GE’s (GE) stock crash — down by nearly two-thirds since the end of … Read more
via watchdog.org: Florida lawmakers are using an accounting tweak to defer payments on $20 billion in pension debt, a maneuver that not only hides the “true cost of government” from voters but “passes this expense on to future taxpayers,” Truth in Accounting (TIA) CEO and Founder Sheila Weinberg said. Speaking with Watchdog.org in advance of Tuesday’s release of … Read more
by Thinker The US is like a drunkard who charges to war with anyone who might pose a threat, ex-Senator and former US presidential candidate Mike Gravel says. ”I like the US. But at the same time I think my country is an imperial country that is going downhill, and our leadership does not even … Read more
by Thinker There is an alternative story to the Cameroon genocide that speaks of violence and separatist talks being fueled by foreign corporations who want to get their hand on the immense oil and gas resources of Southern Cameroon. is there any truth to this? https://youtu.be/ZjCSU5_kWQ0 Corruption in Cameroon has been called “Cameroon’s worst-kept secret” … Read more
I took down my video about the Krassenstein clip because it was provably well out of context. Since I’ve been subjected to similar sensationalistic BS by Rationalwiki and other scumbags I choose not to replicate it.
REX @_ImperatorRex_ OK I’m allowed to say this: #1 – emails exist where #BlaseyFord is freaking out and admits the story is nonsense/BS to ‘well known names’ #2 – ‘there’s a Gorsuch letter’ AND #3 – ‘there is MORE’. Make of that what you will. Thursday will be LIT https://twitter.com/_ImperatorRex_/status/1045101030684446720 NOTE: Not my claim. We’ll … Read more
Many people believe the only path to higher wages is to put in more work hours, but there are actually many economic factors that go into deciding the number on each worker’s paycheck.
by Gary Christenson Miles Franklin sponsored this article by Gary Christenson. The opinions expressed are his. Several countries and cities studied and tested a universal basic income (UBI). At first glance it looks like giveaway nonsense: Who pays for the giveaways? Does the UBI discourage work and self-improvement? How much price inflation does it create? How much additional unpayable … Read more
Here’s the link to what was John’s original article: AT&T, Verizon, and other carriers will start to launch 5G networks this year. But what exactly is 5G, and how fast is it compared with 4G? Here’s what we know so far. If you read the barrage of scary literature about 5G mobile phone technology, specifically the use of millimeter … Read more
by Ruby Henley Kavanaugh seems to be getting a break. A very strange curve has appeared in this ongoing race to ruin Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Two men have stepped forward to say they may have been the ones who assaulted Christine Blasey Ford – not Brett Kavanaugh. The Judiciary Committee has quietly questioned these … Read more
via fabiofavusmaximus: Data: Department of State, Office of Admissions – Refugee Processing Center Code Github Static Graph Total Number of Refugees Graph Aggregated by Religion
by metsancho It was one of those things that I never counted on until it really happened. I added $570,000 to my portfolio today (guesstimating after tax). Income: $160k full time job (does not offer 401k)/ Wife stay-at-home mom I have a side-business that nets $100k this year. (Previous years was around $30k) Pre-IPO portfolio: … Read more
by Mekisteus My parents bought a house in 1978 for $35k (inflation adjusted that’s $135k in today’s dollars). Now, 40 years later, they are moving states and looking to sell. The sale price estimates they are getting? $80k to $100k. The house is in Oklahoma City, which is growing but where land is basically free … Read more
Tomorrow, we’re opening Amazon 4-star, a new physical store where everything for sale is rated 4 stars and above, is a top seller, or is new and trending on Amazon.com. The store is located in one of New York’s most vibrant neighborhoods—SoHo—on Spring Street between Crosby and Lafayette Streets. We created Amazon 4-star to be a … Read more
Q: What’s surprised you as an investor over the past decade? A: I think what surprised me most about the markets was how quickly they recovered and how quickly people forgot what happened. Q: Why do you think that happened? A: I think that’s a function of the fact that the Fed embarked on this … Read more
by stenlis 1) Learn what the company does. Read the wikipedia page, look up their presentations for their customers, look what their write about their business on their web site, look what others write about the company’s field of work. 2) Learn how is their business doind financially. Read their 10-K on the sec.gov ; you can get … Read more
by KillingTime56 How much can you face mentally, emotionally and financially when the stock market finally crashes? I have survived, just barely, two major stock market crashes. 2000-2003 and 2007-2009. As my investments fell almost every day, I had panic attacks and did not sleep well. I was down hundreds of thousands of dollars. I … Read more
by greendoc We almost lost our home in the WUI/Wildland-Urban Interface in the big Sonoma county fires last October. 1 in 3 Americans live in the WUI. I recently attended two excellent workshops the UC-Extension/Master Gardeners sponsored. I was pretty familiar with the idea of defensible space (but only haphazardly followed the principles) before. But the real “take … Read more
