Apple now giving people ‘Trust Scores’

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[deleted by user] by inprivacy This information will likely not be a surprise to anyone who has been paying attention to #BigTech’s increasing propensity to violate the privacy of users and use their data for questionable reasons, but here we are. Two days ago, the tech website Venture Beat noticed an eyebrow-raising bit in the … Read more

Wall Street Ignores Corporate Earnings Deception – Don’t Get Burned!

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by Dennis Miller Diogenes would have a tough time finding an honest man announcing corporate earnings. In my article, Pepsi-Cola Hits The Spot?, I outlined how Pepsi trumpeted sales and profit increases, yet both actually declined. Investors have a difficult challenge managing their life savings dealing with phony, deceptive data. Corporate America blares misleading headline numbers hoping … Read more

Stock Prices Are Surging Because Corporations Are Spending More Money On Stock Buybacks Than Anything Else

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by Michael Snyder  The primary reason why stock prices have been soaring in recent months is because corporations have been buying back their own stock at an unprecedented pace.  In fact, the pace of stock buybacks is nearly double what it was at this time last year.  According to Goldman Sachs, S&P 500 companies spent 384 … Read more

How Wall Street Fools You Into Overpaying for Underperformance

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via visualcapitalist: Why do most people invest their hard-earned money? Ultimately what most people really want is freedom – the freedom to do more of what they want, whenever they want, and with whomever they want. Sadly, many people never achieve this long-desired freedom for themselves or their families. That’s because there is a silent investment … Read more

Americans are risking their homes just to pay the bills

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From Riley Griffin and Bloomberg: As U.S. household debt rises and wages stagnate, millions of Americans are thinking about tapping into home equity to keep up with day-to-day expenses. Twenty-four million homeowners believe borrowing against home equity is an acceptable way to cover regular bills, according to a Bankrate.com report released on Wednesday. Cash-strapped millennials, low earners and the less … Read more

False sense of security: Illinois schools set up “active shooter” alarms to keep kids safe

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by DCG Illinois has hundreds of gun laws on the books that regulate firearm purchases, conceal carry, ammunition purchases, age restrictions, prohibited carry, private sales, and the list goes on. Some of these laws include: Residents have to have a valid Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card to possess a firearm or ammunition There is a 72-hour waiting period for … Read more

3,000 Planned New Amazon Go Cashierless Stores Are An Excellent Illustration On How Life Will Be Under The Mark Of The Beast

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by Geoffrey Grider For those of you Millennials who might struggle with this term, simply replace the word ‘mark’ with the word ‘app’, and you’ll get it right away. The Bible clearly teaches us that the Church is removed from this earth in an event commonly referred to as the Pretribulation Rapture, and those left behind will face the … Read more

France Goes Full Soviet Union: Marine Le Pen Ordered to Undergo Psychiatric Tests Over Haram Tweets

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by Chris Black According to the French newspaper The Local, the leader of the French“Resistance”, which is described by the mainstream media to be a “far right” politician (like anyone to the right of Karl Marx), and yes, we’re talking about Marine Le Pen here, is going to be examined by a psychiatrist, after a … Read more

Time’s Running Out: Disorderly Brexit Would Trigger Mayhem in Derivatives Market and Insurance Industry

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March 29 is the deadline. Urgent action is needed. But it’s not happening. By Don Quijones, Spain, UK, & Mexico, editor at WOLF STREET. With less than six-and-a-half months to go before the UK’s deadline to leave the EU expires, progress is still lacking in the Brexit negotiations, in particular on crunch issues such as the Irish … Read more

Hollywood is ALREADY Sharpening Their Pitchforks for Kavanaugh

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbzmzVNJnUM The Patriot Beat reports, Predictably, clueless Hollywood celebrities are jumping to the defense of the phony Kavanaugh accuser. These stooges are shamelessly ignoring the fact that there’s no evidence, absurd “perfect timing,” everyone she named, as denied it, and her own story doesn’t “add up.” Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://patriotbeat.com/2018/09/17/hollywood-is-already-sharpening-their-pitchforks-for-kavanaugh/

PANIC, FEAR, Red Lines, Hidden Messages In Tweets

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Trump want the accuser of Kavanaugh to testify. She said that she wants a full FBI investigation but the FBI says no crime was committed. North Korea and South Korea agree on denuclearization and NK will allow inspectors into the country. New report shows Norway entered the regime change war but did not have any … Read more

Where you can rent a luxury 2,800 ft. beachfront villa for less than $90/night

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by Simon Black Last week I wrote about farmland in South Africa… And how it’s taken a pounding thanks to a radical politician who is threatening to seize farmland from white farmers without compensation. While I don’t think it’s time to buy South African farmland yet – that situation can get MUCH worse before bottoming – it’s … Read more

Why 80% Of Americans Face A Retirement Crisis

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by Lance Roberts Fox Business recently discussed a new study showing that more Americans doubted they would be able to save enough for retirement than those confident of reaching their goals. There were some interesting stats from the study: 37% are NOT confident they can save enough to retire 32% ARE confident they can save enough.  … Read more