by COMPUTER1313 via Bloomberg: …drillers, service providers and trucking companies have been poaching in all corners, recruiting everyone from police officers to grocery clerks. So many bus drivers with the Ector County Independent School District in nearby Odessa quit for the shale fields that kids were sometimes late to class. The George W. Bush Childhood Home, a … Read more
via Bloomberg: Traditional metrics like P/E and P/B are effectively broken Outdated accounting standards create ‘distortions’ in equities And it’s not just talk. Practitioners now regularly adjust models to give greater heft to things that were previously thought too abstract to value. By treating specific kinds of intangibles — those funded internally, that solidify a … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXU4tsRlpCc Hawaii Island forestry managers say one-third to one-half of a Hawaii Island forest has been impacted by the erupting Kilauea volcano. The 2-square-mile Malama Ki Forest Reserve, located east of the volcano, is home to a young ohia-dominated forest and sub-populations of forest birds such as the Hawaiian honeycreepers, the Hawaii amakihi and apapane, … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV74aSqZA08 Terresa Monroe-Hamilton for RWN reports, There is a video where Oprah was in the UK promoting her film, “The Butler,” in which she plays Gloria Gaines, wife of a White House butler, and she spoke to BBC’s Will Gompertz about racism. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://rwnofficial.com/disgusting-vi…
by John Coumarianos Median household income is $1.5 million; you just didn’t know it. That’s what the Wall Street Journal’s Andy Kessler thinks. I’m not making that up. He dedicated his most recent column to constructing a proof for that thesis. Granted, Kessler doesn’t say it exactly like that. Instead, he works backwards from nominal median household income … Read more
By Chris Black The European Union via its diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini has said yesterday that Iran’s plan to build new centrifuges to boost their uranium enrichment capacity is kosher under the commitments of the 2015 agreement between the US, EU and Iran (among others), also known as JCPOA, a “deal” brokered by former President … Read more
by Dazzlerocks What is gaslighting? Gaslighting is a form of manipulation that seeks to sow seeds of doubt in a targeted individual or in members of a targeted group, hoping to make them question their own memory, perception, and sanity. Using persistent denial, misdirection, contradiction, and lying, it attempts to destabilize the target and delegitimize … Read more
by Martin Armstrong One of the more fascinating examples of how the government prosecutors are looking for high profile cases to further personal careers rather than actually policing society to protect the people has been exposed by the sale of the Leonardo DaVinci painting of Jesus Christ. I previously reported that DaVinci’s 500-year-old painting, known as … Read more
by Martin Armstrong Healthcare costs have been exploding even in Germany. The revisions in healthcare of about two years ago did expand the coverage, but the expanded costs were completely unexpected. That means Germany is also looking to now raise taxes to cover the higher costs due to their legislative reforms. The reforms have brought in more people in need of care and relatives than … Read more
by Brandon Smith of Alt-Market In general, it has always been dangerous to put blind faith in human icons of any kind; not to mention, entirely unnecessary. The maxim that one “should never meet their heroes” is something far more people should take to heart when applying elevated status to political leaders in particular. Hero worship of a … Read more
by Thinker Lynette Zang Interviews Gerald Celente on why he does this work, and how you can protect your future wealth right now. They discuss everything from the US economy, stock markets, central banks, bitcoin, governments, global currencies, gold and silver, precious metals protection, and a lot more. Emotions flair in the first half and … Read more
by Thinker We are all entitled to have an opinions, and our Creator says we shouldn’t judge, but I do think its important to know the history of a country or organization before you start volunteering for them. This story shows the reader that they should dig deeper into the truth and see if the … Read more
Ron Paul spars with Ben Bernanke, claims the Federal reserve has destroyed the value of real money. The Federal Reserve is a private bank, and not a part of the Federal government. Destroy the Fed, and you severely weaken the global crime syndicate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXXB8ETjEVc GD
Do you believe that markets are all out of whack because of central bank intervention? Look at any particular asset class or market around the world. You would think everything was calm and peaceful. You would think that there weren’t any tensions. Look at volatility, it’s historically very low. But what we are looking at … Read more
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The bubble popping in 2000 (it was not 2001) was a lot like an avalanche. It wasn’t clear exactly which snowflake was the one that put it over the tipping point, but once confidence was lost, it went very quickly. The closest thing to a catalyst was an article written by Barron’s in March, 2000, called “Burning … Read more
via CNN: That’s what the Social Security and Medicare trustees projected in their 2018 annual report released Tuesday. The trustees estimate that by 2034 the combined trust funds for Social Security — which help fund the old age and disability programs — will run dry. At that point Social Security will be able to pay … Read more
by quantumdwayne https://www.tesla.com/shareholdermeeting?redirect=no Model 3 is now the best selling premium medium-size sedan in the US. Screenshot from the live stream: https://i.imgur.com/S3bkx31.png Model 3 SR low volume production by the end of this year. 5,000/week by the end of this month looks very likely. Supercharger V3 will be quite an improvement. Announcement later this year. Tesla’s … Read more
by kjk You have to understand that in this specific case Jim Chanos is not offering a statistically proven wisdom but picking facts to feed a narrative that serves his interests. Jim Chanos is a Tesla short. His interest is served by Tesla stock going down. He is invited on TV where he spins narratives that … Read more
