Three Charts That Tell Me The Markets Are About to Turn
via GPC The markets are beginning to anticipate a weak $USD. First and foremost, the Emerging Market ETF (EEM) is in the process of bottoming. EEM was crushed by the $USD’s strength this summer. But it’s now starting to look like a major turn is approaching: EEM has just broken above major resistance and is … Read more
Economic Surprises Improving In The Eurozone, Deteriorating In The US
via Bespoke Recently, the Citi Economic Surprise Index for the Eurozone has started to improve while the Citi Economic Surprise Index for the US has slipped into negative territory. As shown in the first chart below, we show the relative surge in Eurozone data surprise versus the US. Historically, that’s had a relatively mixed message … Read more
Bot hunts fish… Droid butlers coming to Miami hotel… Robot strawberry pickers could end need for human workers
Robot butlers are coming to this downtown hotel. Is Miami ready for robo-room service? Welcome to the 21st century, where a request for extra towels in your hotel room may be answered by a roughly 4-foot-high purple robot on wheels. Miami YotelPad — an unfinished 30-story mixed-use development in downtown Miami — will employ three robot … Read more
The Trap Is Set, Now Comes The Foreshadowing, Think Mirror
Cohen’s lawyer finally admits that his story was not real. Trump continues with dropping his breadcrumbs about Clinton, Comey and the rest. This is foreshadowing of what is to come. The feud between Session and Trump continues to keep all eyes of what is really going on. The news media continues to call McCain a … Read more
President Trump Tweets About Search Engine Optimization – DNC Furious ICE Arrests Illegal Aliens.
by Ruby Henley There are two parts to this article. Below is Part I – You can count on President Trump to speak out even if he gets slammed for it. He just does not care about criticism when it comes to saying what he believes to be the truth. In this case, he is … Read more
Default rates on student loans by university type
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/25/opinion/sunday/student-debt-loan-default-college.html Millions of students will arrive on college campuses soon, and they will share a similar burden: college debt. The typical student borrower will take out $6,600 in a single year, averaging $22,000 in debt by graduation, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. There are two ways to measure whether borrowers can repay those … Read more
USA vs. Russia Arms Sales from 1950 to 2017
by transitmapper U.S. and USSR/Russian arms sales from 1950 through 2017. The underlying data comes from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s Arms Transfers Database. Units are expressed in trend indicator values (TIV). Each dot on the map = one TIV. Visualization by Will Geary (@wgeary).
Cash poor, investment rich.
by therinlahhan First off, I use the term “investment rich” as a relative term. I know most people here have a lot more than I do in investments but relative to my “cash,” it’s significantly more. But that’s good. I know this concept is obvious to most here but I just wanted to lay some … Read more
Kind And Loving AI-Driven Search And Destroy Robots
by SP So, sure. Lots of us saw the video of the Boston Dynamics Robotic Dog, Spot, and heard that they want to manufacture and commercially sell over 1,000 within the year. We thought Uh oh! And some of us thought, “someone will attach a weapons platform to these things and release them in packs … Read more
Scientist discovers new type of brain cell found only in humans
A gene-by-gene, neuron-by-neuron search has turned up a new breed of brain cell that may serve as a fine-scale “volume control” for neural activity in humans. The novel type of brain cell, known as a rosehip neuron, is described in a study published today by Nature Neuroscience. “It’s very rare, and you only see it, so … Read more
President Trump is going after big tech censorship in today’s early morning tweets
Let’s get this anti-censorship Trump train rolling! @realDonaldTrump Google search results for “Trump News” shows only the viewing/reporting of Fake New Media. In other words, they have it RIGGED, for me & others, so that almost all stories & news is BAD. Fake CNN is prominent. Republican/Conservative & Fair Media is shut out. Illegal? 96% … Read more
FinTech investments have now reached an all-time high
For investors who consider Forex trading as a way to supplement their investment portfolio and returns, finding a reliable and trustworthy platform is one of those problematic aspects. But working with a broker can be an extremely rational decision. Like all investments, Forex trading has some inherent risks and so does finding a good broker … Read more
FBI Director Mueller Confirms Iraq Has WMDs
by SP Someone pointed out that previous FBI Director Mueller testified pre-invasion that Iraq had WMDs. It is good to know where someone is coming from. (30 second clip)
FITTON: HUGE McCain IRS Scandal Just Uncovered that Media Won’t Tell You About–IRS Documents Reveal McCain Staffer Urged Lois Lerner and Obama IRS to “audit so many that it becomes financially ruinous.”
by TFittonJW Given their hysteria about the WH flag, I suspect the media won’t tell you about what we uncovered not too long ago: https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-obtains-irs-documents-revealing-mccains-subcommittee-staff-director-urged-irs-to-engage-in-financially-ruinous-targeting/
End Of Dollar Hegemony May Happen Soon and Badly Impact Indebted America
by GoldCore – Trump’s America waging economic warfare against most of the world and 2 billion people with a combined GDP of more than $15 trillion – Targeted nations include China, Russia, Iran, Venezuela, Pakistan, Turkey, Cuba, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Myanmar, the Democratic Republic of Congo, North Korea and others… – “Bull markets eventually come to an end … Read more
Is Tunisia the next emerging market to implode?
by John Rubino Seems like every few days a new developing country discovers that it can’t pay back the dollars and/or euros it borrowed back when “external foreign currency debt” seemed like a good thing. Next up: Tunisia, apparently. From today’s Wall Street Journal: Nation That Sparked Arab Spring Finds Itself a Springboard for Illegal … Read more
NYT Magazine: “After just 18 months, Trump has “flipped” two circuits from liberal to conservative. Two more on the verge of tipping.
NYT Magazine Verified account @NYTmag After just 18 months, Trump has “flipped” two circuits — the Sixth and Seventh — from liberal to conservative. Two more — the Eighth and the 11th — are on the verge of tipping. After just 18 months, Trump has “flipped” two circuits — the Sixth and Seventh — from … Read more
Dutch Officials Request DNA From 20,000 Men To Solve Single Murder
Dutch officials requested the DNA of 20,000 men in the Limburg area to solve a murder from 1998. The man who has been charged didn’t even submit his DNA and was captured when he was reported missing after fleeing the area. This is insane governmental overreach. Although it was not mandatory to submit the DNA, … Read more