China Just Tested Several Dozen Hypersonic Missiles The US Can’t Defend Against

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by stockboardasset China has launched ahead of the United States with “several dozen successful hypersonic missile tests that Washington cannot ignore,” Missile Defense Agency commander Lieutenant General Samuel Greaves warned Tuesday. “The Chinese have now done several dozen successful hypersonic (missile) tests… we just cannot (ignore),” Greaves briefed a group of government officials held by the Missile Defense … Read more

Wall Street Veteran Warns of Big Near-Term Market Correction

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From Birch Gold Group Lakshman Achuthan, a Wall Street veteran at the ECRI (Economic Cycle Research Institute), doesn’t share in the optimism of a strong U.S. market. In fact, he criticized Wall Street last year on “the quality spread between junk bonds and corporate debt.” In a CNBC report from February, later confirmed by the S&P slowing down in March of this … Read more

Answer to longer life could be fasting

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People have been fasting for years to lose weight,but what if we told you that the longer you fast, the longer you can live? The idea may be hard to stomach, but a new study by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) suggests that intermittent fasting could be the key to longevity. A group of scientists from the … Read more

After 10 Years of “Recovery,” What Are Central Banks So Afraid Of?

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by Charles Hugh-Smith If the world’s economies still need central bank life support to survive, they aren’t healthy–they’re barely clinging to life. The “recovery”/Bull Market is in its 10th year, and yet central banks are still tiptoeing around as if the tiniest misstep will cause the whole shebang to shatter: what are they so afraid … Read more

Stossel: What Trump’s court pick means for liberty

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From John Stossel at Reason: Some people are very angry about President Trump’s new Supreme Court pick. “Hell no, Kavanaugh! He is a dangerous man!” protesters shouted on the steps of the Supreme Court. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand yelled, “What is at stake is freedom for LGBTQ Americans, for equal rights, civil rights…” “They are freaking out … Read more

Tables Turn On Mueller Investigation, Revealing Criminality on Former Obama Officials

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by Thinker It seems that, just as I was about to blow a gasket out of frustration, the very thing that I’ve been hoping for is finally happening! Two Federal Agents, Robert Corona and Joshua Macias have announced on Ann Vandersteel’s YourVoiceAmerica show, that a coalition of 119 (and growing) US intelligence workers from the … Read more

DEMS SET UP COMING CLAIM THAT KAVANAUGH IS ILLEGITMATE

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Just in case there’s any doubt about what Democrats’ post-Kavanaugh confirmation claims will be, they made it clear at the opening of the third and last day of the judge’s hearing they will claim he is illegitimate. Just like Trump is for colluding with Russian intelligence to steal the 2016 election from Hillary Clinton. And isn’t it … Read more

San Fran tower leaning, sinking — and now cracking

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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — San Francisco’s leaning, sinking Millennium Tower has a new problem after a window cracked on the 36th floor. “This is a window system that’s designed to sustain hurricane force winds so this is obviously of serious concern,” said San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin. The city’s Department of Building Inspection shared photos … Read more

Heading into midterm elections, the stock market usually has a weak September but then rallies 14.5% on average from October thru March!

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by JayFig_The_Trader Will midterm elections sink the stock market? Here’s what history says – https://on.mktw.net/2PsfPxG Here is a summary of my current positioning and trades. Closed Positions Today 9/5/18 Sold XOP Calls September-21st-41 Strike Bought at 1.01 Sold at 1.25 (+23.76% Gain) Opened Positions Today Bought XOP Calls September-21st-41 Strike Bought at 1.01 Current Short Term … Read more

A History of U.S. Bull and Bear Markets

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by brian_willis It’s surprising just how small the bear markets are relative to both the length and returns of the bull markets. I would have guessed a ratio of 70% bull to 30% bear, but it’s more like 90% bull to 10% bear. A good reminder about how the media’s natural pessimism can alter our … Read more

Income distributions for young people under age 26

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by yes_its_him So the IRS put out some aggregate information on 2016 taxable gross income reported by single people under age 26. 80% earned up to $25,000. Another almost 16% earned $25,000 to $50,000. So that’s collectively 96% of people in that age group who filed tax returns. About 3% made up to $75K, and the remaining … Read more

If you lived in Argentina, and instead of holding pesos, you converted them to Bitcoin at the beginning of the year, then you would have lost even more money.

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If you lived in Argentina, and instead of holding pesos, you converted them to Bitcoin at the beginning of the year, then you would have lost even more money. pic.twitter.com/EYcQV3Yn7h — Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) September 6, 2018 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1037530737208119297 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1037476915865628672

Top of the greatest bubble of ALL TIME

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Top of the greatest bubble of ALL TIME, and CNBC ratings continue to drop. 80% of public hasn't benefited from these bubbles. "BUBBLEVISION" has cheerleaded for all three, each one costing the country a little more of it's soul. Millions displaced, inequality rampant. #complicit pic.twitter.com/1auohhNa0I — M/1_LP (@MI_Investments) September 6, 2018 #GoldmanSachs Bull/Bear market risk … Read more