Apple, on the Verge of a $1 Trillion Valuation, Dominates the World of Public Companies

by

by howmuch Apple is easily the most valuable company in the world. Its stock has been on a relentless upward march for the last two years straight, and the latest earnings report brings more of the same good news for shareholders. If the company’s share price increases just $4.00 more, Apple will easily become the first company … Read more

It Just Doesn’t Let Up with Wells Fargo

by

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter A Friday-afternoon-in-August disclosure. Here’s its rap sheet of ongoing official scandals. Friday afternoon, when no one was supposed to pay attention, Wells Fargo filed its 10-Q quarterly report with the SEC. It’s under “Note 13: Legal Actions,” which starts on page 122 and drags on for four small-print pages. “Note 13” contains Wells … Read more

ANALYSIS: TRUE. ‘Both Parties Share the Blame’ for $1 Trillion Projected Deficit.

by

via pjmedia: WASHINGTON – Former Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus told PJM that the rising federal deficit does not contradict the GOP’s message of fiscal responsibility because “both parties share the blame” for spending more than the federal government brings in each year. During the first GOP presidential primary debate on Aug. 6, 2015, Republican … Read more

They May Have To Move To A Business Model Based On Providing Value, Rather Than One Based On Forcible Extraction

by

Unions Take a Hit After Supreme Court Ruling: States are ordered to stop collecting millions of dollars in fees from public workers. Public-sector unions are facing steep falls in revenue and trying to prevent the loss of members in the wake of a recent Supreme Court ruling. In New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois, state governments … Read more

SOLAR ACTIVITY UPDATE

by

via accordingtohoyt: “Note that the peak for 24 was approximately half that of 23. Also note that we are currently already as low as the minimum that ended cycle 23, at approximately 8.5-9 years into an average-11-year cycle. Theoretically, we still have a couple of years to go before the actual minimum is reached, though 11 … Read more

SAN FRANCISCO BANS EVERYTHING: “If you can think of something, San Francisco has already banned it. Or will be banning it soon.”

by

via sultanknish: Here are a few things that are effectively legal in San Francisco: drugs, public defecation and shoplifting. And here are some of the things that are banned or will be banned in the City by the Bay. Straws. Fur coats. Bottled water. Eating at work. Vaping liquids. Upholstered furniture. Plastic bags. Pet stores. Electric … Read more

FIGHTING FOREIGN INFLUENCE: Trump expected to sign bill blocking money for Chinese Communist propaganda in colleges.

by

via thecollegefix: So-called Confucius Institutes hosted by American colleges and universities have long drawn concern from both lawmakers and academic groups for promoting Chinese Communist propaganda and squelching academic freedom. Since few colleges have acted against this source of free and easy money, the U.S. government is playing its own part. Under a massive defense authorization bill expected to be signed by … Read more

Bankruptcy Booms Among Older Americans – Medical Bills, Mortgage, amd Their Children’s College Loans!

by

via NYT: For a rapidly growing share of older Americans, traditional ideas about life in retirement are being upended by a dismal reality: bankruptcy. The signs of potential trouble — vanishing pensions, soaring medical expenses, inadequate savings — have been building for years. Now, new research sheds light on the scope of the problem: The … Read more

Students in Detroit Are Suing the State Because They Weren’t Taught to Read

by

via theatlantic: What to do when a school is infested with vermin, when textbooks are outdated, when students can’t even read? Perhaps the answer is sue the government. That’s what seven students in Detroit have done. Their class-action suit filed against the state of Michigan asserts that education is a basic right, and that they have … Read more

Dems HATE Trump SO MUCH They’re REFUSING To Participate in the ONE THING That Brings Us All Together

by

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGRnDhpyjs4 Chris Agee for the Western Journal reports, Ahead of what historically has been a rare exhibition of bipartisanship on Capitol Hill, some Republicans are saying their Democratic rivals have refused to participate in an annual softball game. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.westernjournal.com/dems-r…

President Trump to Declassify June 2017 Carter Page FISA Renewal App Signed By Rod Rosenstein THIS MONTH

by

Look for President Trump to declassify the June 2017 Carter Page FISA renewal this month, says investigative reporter, Paul Sperry. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and then-Deputy Director of the FBI Andrew McCabe both signed offon the June 2017 Carter Page FISA renewal–things could get interesting! Screenshot of Rosenstein’s signature on June 2017 FISA renewal app: Thanks to … Read more

First Iraq, Then Iran: U.S “Intelligence” Copied and Pasted Off the Internet

by

Fake intelligence as well as plagiarized quotations had been slipped into an official intelligence report pertaining to Iraq’s WMD presented to the UN Security Council by Secretary of State Colin Powell on February 5, 2003. This was the report used by the Bush Administration to justify the March 2003 invasion of Iraq. “I would call … Read more

It’s happening all over the world folks. Child prostitution ring busted.

by

via dailymail.co.uk: Police arrested 18 people after the girls were lured into working at sex parties  The alleged ‘Madame’ of the operation was among those detained in the raids Liliana del Carmen Campos Puello allegedly recruited the underage girls     A child prostitution ring where more than 250 underage girls were branded with tattoos by their … Read more

WHY ARE DEMOCRATS PROMOTING VIOLENCE AGAINST REPUBLICANS?

by

https://twitter.com/RandyEBarnett/status/1026214743294574595 Alison Lundergan Grimes on Rand Paul: “Just ask his neighbor. He can be beaten.” — Adam Beam (@adambeam) August 4, 2018 Democrats and the media will continue to incite violence and the violence will continue to escalate until Democrats and the media are on the receiving end. Vote in November like your life depends … Read more

Jim Treacher – Modern journalism is all about deciding which facts the public shouldn’t know because they might reflect badly on Democrats.

by

FLASHBACK: Frenzied, Angry Mob Turns on Reporters in a Dangerous Physical Altercation. “You may not remember it. No president was asked about it. No Democrat candidate was made to disown it. It didn’t get much press. Not like this week’s mob.” As Jim Treacher has said:   THE NEW YORK TIMES ON “THE HIGH SCHOOL WE CAN’T LOG … Read more

Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux get no-platformed in New Zealand and then go on TV to discuss.

by

This is one of the most infuriating “interviews” I’ve ever seen. https://youtu.be/WgOfdaXGNlY Bonus: Gower goes on to discuss this interview in a panel interview. The woman on the panel says Lauren and Stefan aren’t “firm friends with the facts”. This panel also discusses whether reporting on Lauren and Stefan’s arrival was the right thing to … Read more

Both of America’s mainstream parties are fully owned and operated by a nationless plutocracy whose nationless empire is fed by war, ecocide and exploitation…

by

via medium: I just watched two mainstream political videos back-to-back from what is conventionally referred to as America’s political “center”, and just by coincidence they happened to completely contradict each other. The first was a Bill Maher segment in which he barely even attempted to tell any jokes, spending the time instead explaining to his viewers why the … Read more