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by DCG Last Thursday, August 2nd, Americans witnessed history. Wait: Only those Americans watching Fox News. At that time, Vice President Mike Pence was in Hawaii to lead the Honorable Carry Ceremony to welcome home the potential remains of US soldiers from the Korean War. We watched it live on Fox News. We didn’t see it live on … Read more
via Ivan Levingston Banks were among the top beneficiaries when Republicans slashed corporate taxes in December to stoke the U.S. economy. So how are the nation’s largest financial institutions treating employees, customers and investors? Twenty-three firms deemed most important by the Federal Reserve saved, on average, $388 million each in the first half of this year, … Read more
via Karoliina Liimatainen The Swiss property market kept cooling in the second quarter, with UBS Group AG’s bubble index reaching its lowest since early 2015. The index slipped to 1, the level that divides the risk zone from the region indicating a boom. The prices of owner-occupied flats continued to decline despite of Switzerland’s robust growth … Read more
by Simon Black Yesterday, I shared how you can get a Brazilian passport for your entire familyby having a baby within the country’s borders. Today, we’ll continue our discussion of building a proper Plan B. Again, a Plan B is simply an insurance policy. So many people have the vast majority of their assets in their home country. … Read more
Why is the mainstream media (MSM) and the Deep State fighting so hard against Trump? Economic expert and journalist Dr. Paul Craig Roberts contends, “All this started during the Presidential campaign when Trump started normalizing relations with Russia. It would be good for both of us, both countries. That’s when they cooked this up (Russian … Read more
by John Ward Labour’s MP for Peterborough is facing criminal deception charges. It looks like Brexiteer Tories may try to turn the seat into a UKIP gain….if Nigel Farage is the candidate. ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ There is probably only one politician more shrouded in rumour, treason and plot than Nigel Farage, and that’s Boris Johnson. The latter devoted … Read more
How is it that four sites all banned Jones in a 24 hour period despite radically different reasons? That seems an odd coincidence: https://tinyurl.com/ybggwrt8
A big shift to the S&P 500 may change the way you invest in tech from CNBC. The S&P 500 is about to undergo a major structural change that may alter which technology stocks you own. Facebook and Google’s parent Alphabet will move out of the index’s technology sector and to a newly formed communication services sector in about six … Read more
by proBizcus I am in a great mood today and want to try to spread some confidence. I know life can be hard, and finances makes it a lot harder than it has to be. My wife, myself, and our 3 month old baby live on a single income with no assistance other than renting … Read more
by iowaaah report to be made August 10 Trump hates Amazon and has personally been pushing postmaster general Megan Brennan to double the rate USPS charges AMZN for package delivery With USPS fees accounting for 40-50% of shipping cost in the US, a 20% increase would result in $1.8 B in incremental shipping costs
The worst crisis is the one you don't see coming. https://t.co/patJDp7TCu — Eddy Ventolera (@atm0spheric) August 7, 2018 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1026650255381721089 1-Month Treasury Bill Yield ends the day at a 10-year high: 1.96%. pic.twitter.com/u46NqaC4gh — Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) August 7, 2018 Daniel Ivascyn says it’s time to take a more “cautious and defensive” strategy with both stocks & … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter CEO goes nuts, spaghetti-code algos & consensually hallucinating humans lap it up. “Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured,” tweeted Tesla CEO Elon Musk this morning. Anyone can tweet anything, as we have seen. Even Musk. Two days ago, as part of his personal battle with short sellers, he’d tweeted, “Dang, turns out … Read more
The Forex market continues to be the hottest story Trump warns that those who do business with Iran will not do business with the US – pay attention to the Indian rupeeAn impressive pattern of cup and handle in recent years@Sunchartist @dlacalle_IA #dxy #EmergingMarkets pic.twitter.com/vdQM6Iurhh — Amit Noam Tal (@amital13) August 7, 2018 Another country … Read more
via nikkei: The 2008 “Lehman shock” is finally catching up with China. Beijing beat the odds for a decade, with the Chinese economy growing at above 6.5% year after year. It managed that feat with an epic explosion of credit and debt at government and corporate levels. The latter, for example, surged toward 170% of gross … Read more
If the SEC doesn't take immediate action against $TSLA and @elonmusk for his comments, they have opened Pandora's Box for a whole new wave of possible manipulation by insiders. — Michael Lebowitz, CFA (@michaellebowitz) August 7, 2018 https://twitter.com/patrickcomack/status/1026940818265976832 “Nobody, when they're looking at a privatization, dangles this way and does this sort of teasing dance … Read more
middle class gets limited to no real wage increase, meanwhile, Wall Streets gets record buybacks! pic.twitter.com/Auck3xC7Fq — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) August 7, 2018 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1026958307238572033 via marketwatch: The gap between the rich and the poor in America has ballooned over the last several decades. In 2015, the top 1% of Americans made 26.3 times as much income as … Read more
by TFittonJW The order issued yesterday– https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-court-orders-doj-to-preserve-comey-personal-email/ One Minute: Background: https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-fbi-asks-comey-to-preserve-records/ https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/29/james-comey-ordered-to-preserve-his-government-doc/ Quick vid discussion:
Many employees of state and local governments in the U.S. are expecting a financially “comfortable” retirement. But, a big shock likely awaits. Here’s a sobering perspective. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX6Qx06hOjQ
