World Population Growth Visualized (1950-2100)

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by visualcapitalist In any large set of data, there are bound to be some interesting outliers. Today’s data visualization comes to us from Reddit user /r/mythicquale and it shows the population growth of every country using data and projections from the United Nations population division. The graph is on a logarithmic scale, which ultimately groups together most growth … Read more

Brandon Smith: The Strengths And Weaknesses Of Leftists Vs Conservatives

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Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.com, Before I jump into this subject matter, I should probably address a common misconception among people who are new to liberty movement activism. The first time people hear about the concept of the “false left/right paradigm,” they wrongly assume that this means there is “no left or right ideology,” … Read more

Bankrupt America: Bankruptcy Soars As The Country Grapples With An Unprecedented Debt Problem

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by Michael Snyder America, you officially have a debt problem, and I am not just talking about the national debt.  Consumer bankruptcies are surging, corporate debt has doubled since the last financial crisis, state and local government debt loads have never been higher, and the federal government has been adding more than a trillion dollars a … Read more

PA Dems Offer STEELERS Memorabilia For Voter Registration — Or To Switch Parties!

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UNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) – The Pennsylvania Republican Party wants an investigation into a promotion by Fayette County Democrats at the recent county fair to get people to register as Democrats or change party affiliation. The GOP says the offer of Pittsburgh Steelers memorabilia and a one-night stay at a western Pennsylvania resort violated the state … Read more

Historic Government Spending Spree Underway

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via nextgov: A combination of factors will see federal agencies trying to spend as much as 40 percent of their budgets in the final two months of the fiscal year. A government spending spree of potentially historic proportions will play out over the final seven weeks of fiscal 2018, as federal agencies look to spend $140 … Read more

Insure Your Wealth Or Lose It All

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by Egon von Greyerz Embrace uncertainty – Anyone who doesn’t follow this momentous maxim in coming years is likely to get one unpleasant shock after the next. Because the stable progression of the world economy since WWII is now coming to an end. What should have been a normal cyclical high in the next year or … Read more

There Will Be No Blue Wave in November: Trump Backed GOP Troy Balderson Wins Ohio Special Election

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by Chris Black The Democratic party’s projected “blue wave” in the November midterm elections seems like a pipe dream now, after last night’s special election in Ohio’s 12th Congressional District. Sorry, but Ohio stays red:   A great night in Ohio’s 12th Congressional District with Troy Balderson! Troy loves Ohio, and he loves the people … Read more

The Fantasy of “Balanced Returns” Funding Retirement

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by Charles Hugh-Smith Consider how a “balanced portfolio” yielding “balanced returns” worked out for middle class retirees in Venezuela. The fantasy that a “balanced portfolio” yielding “balanced returns” will fund a stable retirement for decades to come is widely accepted as a sure thing:inflation will stay near-zero essentially forever, assets such as stocks and bonds … Read more

The Real Difference Between Minimum and Full Coverage Car Insurance

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by howmuch Driving can be extremely dangerous. Even though most car trips are uneventful, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that in 2015, the latest year for which full data is available, there were nearly 6.3 million crashes reported to the police, more than 32,000 of which were fatal. These statistics highlight how important it is … Read more

US Consumer Will Determine Severity of the Next Recession

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via WallStreetOnParade : Total U.S. Household Debt and its Composition as of First Quarter 2018 (Source: NY Fed)   By Pam Martens and Russ Martens: August 6, 2018 ~   Approximately two-thirds of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) derives from the consumer. Without financially healthy consumers, the economy cannot prosper. In a July 30 interview on the cable … Read more

Brexit Is a Sidelight and the EU Will Collapse Regardless

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via truepublica.org.uk: By TruePublica: It is impossible for anyone who even occasionally visits the news to ignore just how dramatically the world has changed in the last 10 years. The epicentre of the crumbling world order that we have all known was the global financial crisis. It literally shook the foundations of the Western world and the institutions … Read more

Credit card rates are now higher than they were at the peak of the last cycle despite CC lending standards is now the highest since 2008 great financial crisis

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Credit card rates are now higher than they were at the peak of the last cycle: pic.twitter.com/54RBTFJHGh — Jesse Felder (@jessefelder) August 7, 2018 I wonder what this graph would look like if personal loans and line of credit were added to it…it’s getting scary folks. Ultimately, the populous thought 0% interest rates were here … Read more

Elon Musk could face civil and criminal penalties if it is found he didn’t secure financing at the time of his tweet about taking Tesla private, the former SEC chair says.

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Elon Musk could face civil and criminal penalties if it is found he didn't secure financing at the time of his tweet about taking Tesla private, the former SEC chair says. https://t.co/0MPJPEqMl0 — CNBC (@CNBC) August 8, 2018 Elon Musk could face civil and criminal penalties if it’s found that he didn’t secure financing at … Read more

Housing Bubble 2.0: Red Flags Popping Up All At Once. Feels Like This May Finally Be The “Big One”.

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https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1027052686489870336 pic.twitter.com/oWy79Vtfcy — Financial Survivalism (@Sawcruhteez) August 8, 2018 The housing market has entered a recession of its own and nobody seems to notice. Mortgage apps sank 3% in the Aug 3rd week, down now for four weeks running, and the YoY trend has collapsed 17% from year-ago levels. — David Rosenberg (@EconguyRosie) August 8, … Read more

Emerging Market Massacre – China‘s Yuan Argentine peso Turkish Lira Iran Rial ….and now Ruble… Financial conditions are tightening

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China‘s YuanArgentine pesoTurkish LiraIran Rial ….and now Ruble The pain in emerging market currencies pic.twitter.com/GRQFM6v3xk — Russian Market (@runews) August 8, 2018 Emerging Markets: "The spreads of corporate bonds with the worst credit ratings in particular have hardly ever been as narrow as they are now. And spreads appear tight comparedto those of developed market … Read more