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It appears this is legal in San Francisco. (big surprise) https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/san-francisco-allows-undocumented-immigrants-vote-school-elections-n893221 https://sfelections.sfgov.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Non_Citizen_Guide_EN_1.pdf It’s for San Francisco School Board. The city allows non-citizens and citizens alike who have students enrolled to have a say in local education via vote. For example, you are here from India on an H1-B Visa and you have kids in the … Read more

by howmuch It pays to climb to the top of the corporate ladder. A lot. There are two ways that companies compensate their CEOs: cash (including salaries, bonuses, restricted stock grants and other incentives) and stock options. Which method results in the highest total payout depends on a number of factors, including how the company’s … Read more

BREAKING: The White House: “The Atlanta Fed now predicts 5 percent growth in the third quarter — putting the economy on the track that candidate Trump promised, even as Democrats scoffed.” "The Atlanta Fed now predicts 5 percent growth in the third quarter — putting the economy on the track that candidate Trump promised, even … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8ttpK9qGZY Wait – colleges are babysitting students’ viewing habits? Like they’re three? When do these kids get to be adults? BD

via king world news Trouble is brewing underneath the stock market as last week saw the 3rd largest cluster of Hindenburg and Titanic warnings since 2009. Every day last week triggered a Hindenburg or Titanic technical warning signal. Similar clusters preceded consistent weakness across stocks, good for volatility. — Jason Goepfert Hindenburg Omen – periods of weakening breadth … Read more

Hurricane Florence is on its way for North Carolina on Thursday September 13, 2018 and it will bring 50+ mm of Rain Especially in Wilmington North Carolina and Raleigh North Carolina and it will bring Damaging Winds and it will Bring Big Waves Crashing the Beaches and Shores of North Carolina and South Carolina Including … Read more

via GPC  Something has changed in the market. The momentum-driven rally that pushed stocks to new all-time highs completely floundered a few weeks ago. What should have been a monster breakout on massive buying power ended up being a feeble push to new highs before stocks promptly rolled over. More and more, that is looking like a false breakout. … Read more

Obama’s legacy was self-inflicted defeat everywhere we faced Islamist terror. Plus, some history, worth repeating again: Obama whines he just didn’t ‘have the tools’ to act on Syria. Related: Obama seems eager to massage his legacy as it’s being written. We, therefore, are obliged to get the record right. Well, here’s some history for you: Rachel Maddow Tries to … Read more

via @BerkeleyJr Wall Street veteran Art Cashin told CNBC on Monday that there are a variety of indicators that show the stock market may be ready for a pullback. Cashin said on “Squawk on the Street” that Goldman Sachs’ bear market risk indicator is the highest it’s been in a couple of decades. He also cited … Read more

by Alexander Trigaux, Editor, GoldSilver Mike Maloney’s father had passbook savings accounts (those are his actual passbooks in the video) that returned 13.1%. Mike Maloney had passbook savings accounts that returned 16.9%! At interest rates like these, it’s no wonder that the age-old wisdom of “Save 10% of your income and you’ll be able to … Read more

https://twitter.com/SeanMurray2040/status/1033067716922560513 A close up of January’s cluster of mcm-Hindenburg Omen’s vs NOW…very ominous#SPX #NYSE #INDY #HO pic.twitter.com/RIid3cgZ5j — mcm-ct.com (@mcm_ct) September 10, 2018 ETFs as crash-amplifier? Semiconductor ETF loses record cash amid global chipmaker rout: iShares SOXX fund posted $393 million of outflows last week, deepening Chip decline following poor earnings reports, weak sector outlook. … Read more