Overbuilding, Over-Borrowing, and the Autocracy

By Harry Dent Read a great article in The New York Times on Sunday (August 19). Erdoğan of Turkey made it into the West’s graces by pretending to bring democracy to Turkey. He was to be an example of a moderate, modernizing Muslim leader. For 60 years Turkey has been a stalwart NATO ally, bridging together Europe … Read more

Study: Google Android Phones Collect Almost 10 Times More Data than iPhones

This month, the Associated Press launched an investigation into Google and discovered the company was able to track its users’ physical movements even when they told them not to. This week, a lawsuit was filed against the Silicon Valley giant over its tracking policies. In February, Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Tonight also revealed that Google was still tracking its users when … Read more

This economic indicator is almost never talked about in the media when they report on the economy.

Probably because people would march in the streets if they understood it. via theculturechronicles: When the economy is talked about in the mainstream media, you almost never hear about a very important indicator and one that really describes how the average person is doing in the current economic climate. That indicator is called the labor share, … Read more

Fun Fact, 1 President and 3 Future Presidents were all in Dallas on November 22, 1963.

by jetty42 Maybe conspiracy connoisseurs already knew this but the last one listed below was news to me. JFK Lyndon Johnson (Speaking at the Pepsi Bottlers annual convention.) George HW Bush (this is more speculative, but it seems to be accepted by followers of the JFK that he was in Dallas working. His inability to remember where he was, … Read more

Dangerous parasitic disease has sickened 300,000 Americans – and doctors warn it is spreading across the US

Chagas disease is caused by a parasite transmitted by a bug via its feces Most people don’t show signs of infection but 30 percent can develop life-threatening complication including an enlarged heart An estimated 300,000 Americans in 27 states are believed to be infected with the disease A statement from the American Heart Association has … Read more

Three Stories the Media Would Rather You Forget

by Daniel Carter The mainstream media’s narratives are a carefully crafted infrastructure, a framework that guides the beliefs and behavior of most citizens. So, when news comes out that contradicts this framework, the media quickly misdirects. They generally do this by one of two ways: 1) by discrediting the person or organization that releases the contradictory … Read more

Will Japan Be the Modern-Day International Case Study for Developed Nation Fiat Failure?

via realclearmarkets:   For nearly two decades, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) has deployed negative interest rates, asset purchases and other unorthodox monetary policy tools to battle moribund inflation. Today, that policy toolkit is showing signs of exhaustion – a warning to central banks which have followed Japan’s policy lead. In its much-anticipated July 2018 meeting, … Read more

The $4.4 Trillion Lie: Who Will Pay for the Retirement Promises of Public Pensions?

via knowledge.wharton: Sanitation workers, firefighters, teachers and other state and local government employees have performed their duties in the public sector for decades with the understanding that their often lackluster salaries were propped up by excellent benefits, including an ironclad pension. But Moody’s Investors Service recently estimated that public pensions are underfunded by $4.4 trillion. That … Read more

U.S. and Canada Real Estate Creating UNPAYABLE DEBT For Most People! Bankruptcies Coming Soon

Let me know where you live and what people are paying for real estate. In Toronto, it’s ridiculously expensive. Million dollar mortgages are VERY common. Looking at real estate prices in the U.S. and Canada, we can see that is has become literally unaffordable to the majority of people. The so-called middle class is vanishing … Read more

Real-Estate-Brokerage Unicorn Disrupts – Itself?

Compass makes losing-money-in-real-estate cool, with $800 million in venture capital and a $2.2 billion “valuation.” By John E. McNellis, Principal at McNellis Partners, for The Registry: Does outspending your competition buy you the best talent? Of course. Does it guarantee you the World Series championship? Not so much. Just ask last year’s Los Angeles Dodgers. Compass Inc., a … Read more

Ocasio-Cortez BRUTALY MOCKED By GOP After ICE Walks Into Her District And Deports MAJOR Criminal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPvk7i7uS4A Randy DeSoto for the Western Journal reports, The Republican National Committee dinged socialist Democrat candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for her calls to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement beginning earlier this summer after the agency deported a former Nazi SS guard on Tuesday from the district she seeks to represent. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.westernjournal.com/gop-mo…

Something Very Strange Is Happening Everywhere…

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Is This the (Double) Top?

by Daniel Carter A “Double Top” is a chart pattern commonly used in Technical Analysis to identify a reversal to the downside. It is exactly as it sounds: two attempts to break above resistance that ultimately fail, triggering bullish investors/traders to capitulate.  Double Tops are significant because they signal a strong move lower in prices, either … Read more

“#ITALY is facing a SILENT #CAPITALFLIGHT. The 2 month cumulated capital outflows of €76 Bn : the biggest since 1997”

"#ITALY is facing a SILENT #CAPITALFLIGHT. The 2 month cumulated capital outflows of €76 Bn : the biggest since 1997". Rising #TARGET2 liabilities reminds us of #GREEKCRISIS even if Italy runs a primary surplus. UNTILL NOW. Care the #Italianbudget in Sep! #EUR. Courtesy of #CITI pic.twitter.com/FosGuFIsYz — Marscat (@etiennedemarsac) August 24, 2018 Good night. And … Read more

US macro momentum the next shoe to drop?

19 handle! 2s10s pic.twitter.com/eoT6C7Qum9 — Randy Woodward (@TheBondFreak) August 24, 2018 🌍😎 Week ahead: Curve confusion – Curve confusion prompting a late-cyclical mindset– But yield curve apologists are in control of the Fed– US macro momentum the next shoe to drophttps://t.co/KkZCyQtWl4 pic.twitter.com/Y0sr1SkD6S — Martin Enlund ⚡️🦆🚁 (@enlundm) August 24, 2018 do not look pic.twitter.com/lSqxgeqM04 — … Read more

THIS SEEMS LIKE A MISTAKE: Trump: No action on criminal-justice reform before midterms.

via thehill: President Trump on Thursday threw cold water on a criminal-justice reform package being crafted in the Senate, according to an administration official familiar with the situation. During a closed-door meeting at the White House, Trump said he has problems with the prison and sentencing overhaul and made it clear he wants to revisit the politically charged … Read more

Thousands Leaving Democrat Party in #Walkaway Movement

For months now a growing movement on social media is highlighting the thousands of people leaving the Democrat Party as leftist leaders continue to embrace more progressive ideologies. Its called the #WalkAway movement and it could spell good news for Republicans come November. Jack Posobiec sits down with their founder to learn more about the … Read more