Does Anyone Else See a Giant Bear Flag in the S&P 500?

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by Charles Hugh-Smith We all know the game is rigged, but strange things occasionally upset the “easy money bet.” “Reality” is in the eye of the beholder, especially when it comes to technical analysis and economic tea leaves. It seems most stock market soothsayers are seeing a breakout of the downtrend that erupted in early February, … Read more

Is rising inequality responsible for greater stress, anxiety and mental illness?

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via theguardian: That’s the claim made by the authors of The Inner Level, which furthers arguments first laid out in their 2009 work, The Spirit Level. They reveal the bleak truth about uneven societies In 2009, when the world was still absorbing the shock of the previous year’s financial crisis, a book called The Spirit Level was published. … Read more

U.S. Officials Plan “Significantly More” South China Sea War Drills To Counter “New Reality” Of China

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by stockboardasset After an exciting weekend of comments from U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis and Chinese People’s Liberation Army Lieutenant General He Lei at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, a civilian and military defense summit in Singapore, it appears the United States had to have the last word. On Sunday, two U.S. officials told Reuters that the Pentagon is considering increased naval war drills … Read more

Mainstream fake-news: the devious limited hangout

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by Jon Rappoport Big media attacks “fake news.” Independent reporters rightly point the finger at big media as the predominant purveyor of fake news. Here I want to comment on one of the most devious forms of MSM fake news: the limited hangout. When necessary, news outlets will do a PARTIAL EXPOSURE of a hidden crime. … Read more

This is INSANE! FAA endangers public safety by emphasizing diversity over competence in selection of air traffic controllers

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by Dr. Eowyn It’s bad enough that university and even medical school admissions emphasize race/ethnicity over achievement, now comes news that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) does that as well. The difference is that by prioritizing “diversity” over competence in the selection of air traffic controllers, the FAA is endangering public safety. Appearing on Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson … Read more

These are the Biggest Corporate Giants Over the Last Decade

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by howmuch Disruption is the new buzzword in business as both big and small companies are worried about scrappy startups with better technology entering their marketplaces. Our new visualization highlights the top three U.S. companies, measured in terms of overall revenue, in the last decade. Disruption occurs at the highest levels of corporate America, but our … Read more

Fund Manager: No, The Falling Housing Market Isn’t About ‘Tight Inventory’

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by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics The National Association of Realtors released its monthly  “Pending” home sale report for April this morning.  It fell 1.3% from March.  The Wall Street analytic “brain trust” was looking for a 0.4% gain.  The housing data is repetitively coming in well below Wall Street forecasts. This is emblematic of the unrealistic … Read more

Fears Debt Crisis Could Spread Through Emerging Economies

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via Anna Isaac  A crisis that has hit some emerging markets risks spreading through the world economy, according to a global investment trade body. Many countries are increasingly vulnerable to economic shocks following the debt sell-off which has hit Argentina and Turkey, a report from the  Institute of International Finance (IIF), has found. Lebanon, Colombia and South … Read more

FAKE NEWS: Risk-off markets in bullish mood as new Brexit health risk revealed

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by John Ward It does exactly what it says on the tin. “Funny I fort, I fort funny”.   From our fake news correspondent Joe Blob ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ The invasion of the Earth by giant Tampax-wielding scorpions from the Alpha Centauri star system saw rises across the planet’s bourse markets today. Leading business broadcaster Bloomberg greeted the … Read more

YouTube Goes Full 1984!! Censors Millions!! Disables Uploading!

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Censored Video URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8V_a… NEW YORK (AP) — YouTube says it’s cracking down on conspiracy videos, though it’s scant on the details. Conspiracy videos abound on YouTube, whether it’s about the *CENSORED* being *CENSORED* or *CENSORED* being *CENSORED*. YouTube, its parent Google, Facebook and Twitter are all facing challenges with the spread of *CENSORED*, *CENSORED* … Read more

Making Sense of The Federal Reserve

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by Martin Armstrong   I was given a lecture in Toronto to our institutional clients years ago and the central bank of Canada came with ten people. It was an interesting session because the audience began to ask me questions about what the central banks were looking at to make their decisions. I would answer … Read more

Your Cellphone Calls Aren’t Private

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vckEo4MdA2U Synopsis: Just when we though that cell phone calls were private – no! According to the Cyber Guy, Kurt Knudson, an FCC working group has concluded that the software that allows telecoms to route your cell phone traffic from one cell tower to another is still using something called Signallng System 7 that dates … Read more

Is Germany Heading to a Policial Crisis in 2019?

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by Martin Armstrong   The German Bild newspaper, which has been a staunch supporter of  Chancellor Angela Merkel, has just reported on Sunday with the headline “Merkel knew about asylum failure” demonstrating that her support is declining steadily and the entire refugee crisis in Europe has been her making unilaterally without ever asking the leaders … Read more