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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter When consumer products companies, retailers, oil-and-gas drillers, manufacturers, and other companies complain that shipping goods within the US is confronting them with soaring costs, capacity constraints, and delays, they’re not making this up. Trucking companies and railroads – an infamously cyclical industry that suffered through the “transportation recession” from 2015 through … Read more

Some proof being wise in the beginnings of Idiocracy is frowned upon. This kiddo WORKED, not WHINED, his way through school. In a world where everyone gets a participation trophy, something amazing happened on a highway in Wake County, North Carolina, where a father refused to let his son’s amazing accomplishments go unnoticed, for fear they might … Read more

by Yojimbo Did you hear about this patriot on the Hoover Dam? What do we do if nothing comes of the IG Report?

And more is coming. I just got word that Tamarack City is being evacuated because a dam is about to give. More storms are at their doorstep. HOUGHTON, Mich. — Storms moving across the Upper Peninsula washed out several roads in the Houghton and Hancock areas and created dozens of sinkholes across the Keweenaw Peninsula. … Read more

by John Rubino Oil prices are up over the past year, which is bad if you’re, say, a developing country that imports a lot of oil. But the US dollar (aka the petrodollar) is also up, which compounds the problem because oil is priced in dollars. So Brazil, for instance, finds itself buying an appreciating … Read more

by Ruby Henley A reader in a previous article I did on the illegal immigrant detention center in Texas, asked me a question about the Wal-Mart centers. which closed in 2015 due to plumbing issues. As I was trying to find an answer, I came across a list of Obama 2014 Detention Centers.  It states … Read more

A smart beginner trader will look into different trading strategies before they begin trading, but the amount of trading strategies can be overwhelming. Which strategies should you start with? It important to start with a consistent, simple strategy. Amongst the thousands of forex strategies, only a handful have a high success rate over time. Another … Read more

By – Ruby Henley Imran Awan first landed a job with former Democratic representative Robert Wexler as an “information technology director” in 2004. His younger brother, Jamal, was employed as an information technology worker for Democrat representative, Julia Brownley.  It seems that our own U.S. tech workers are being ditched and even forced to train … Read more

by Thinker Knowing who the humans and nonhumans are that support the people, and those who don’t is now important for Americans to know who they live with. Wake up calls are coming with or without consent of the people. Things are more noticeable everyday since the pole shift and showing in every nation with … Read more

from Financial Survival Network Noted physician Dr. Elaina George joined us today. She’s concerned that the big money players are pushing AI medicine. It might be okay for treating a cold, but it’s no substitute for a trained medical doctor. The average doctor trains for 27000 hours before going into practice. The average nurse practitioner trains for just … Read more

by Thinker CNN anchor Chris Cuomo scoffed at the notion CNN is anti-Trump, despite the absence of coverage of Gov. Mike Pence’s speech on the homepage of the network’s website. https://youtu.be/X5j–UXQqtY Watch Chris Cuomo’s full interview with Sarah Sanders What you’ll find is that Donald Trump has got a press secretary that no agent of … Read more

by AC The Democrat Party and their allies in the media have been attempting to blame President Trump and his administration for the poor living conditions of children who’ve been smuggled or who’ve illegally entered our country. Even the liberal Polit–ifact “fact—checker” defended President Trump when he went on the offense against Democrats after liberals … Read more

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter As banks pull back from mortgage lending amid inflated prices and rising rates, “shadow banks” become very aggressive. In the first quarter 2018, banks and non-bank mortgage lenders – the “shadow banks” – originated 1.81 million loans for residential properties (1 to 4 units). In the diversified US mortgage industry, the … Read more

by stockboardasset Las Vegas, one of the epicenters of the real estate crash in 2007 to 2009, has yet to recover from its August 2006 speculative bubble peak, but recently, upside momentum in 2018 prices has Fitch Ratings, a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO), very concerned about market stability. While the S&P/Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price … Read more

Via Fox Public works projects around the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago could cost Illinois taxpayers nearly $200 million, The Washington Examiner reported Saturday. Illinois approved a $224 million legislature budget earlier this month that included $174 million for road work near the presidential center and $50 million for the Garfield Gateway rail project two miles away, … Read more