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by John Rubino Back in the late 1990s I interviewed for an analyst job with a value-oriented money manager. My main impression of our talk was how sad the guy was. The tech bubble was in full swing, any little nothing company with even a tangential relationship to the Internet was soaring, and this poor … Read more
Investing in stocks has always been related to gambling. The risks taken when putting your money on the possibility that stock value will rise over time is similar to the odds when playing at a land-based or online casino. This is primarily one reason why people invest in stocks. Despite the risks being high, people … Read more
At Business Insider’s IGNITION conference, Scott Galloway gave a blistering presentation on why “The Big Four” — Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google — should be broken up. Galloway is a professor of marketing at the NYU Stern School of Business and the author of “The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google.”
BY JOHN MAULDIN It’s time to address the elephant in the room: the high-yield bond market. That’s the polite name for “junk” bonds, issued by companies that can’t earn an investment-grade rating even from our famously lenient bond rating agencies. This is a two-layer threat. First, many of these companies are so marginal that even a mild economic … Read more
By David Stockman John Mauldin: Italy is not Europe’s only problem Messy Politics Fatal Flaws Parallel Currency Market Fireworks The Mutualization of European Debt Staying Close to Home Train wrecks and their financial analogues are a worldwide phenomenon. Europe, as I have written for several years, remains a giant accident waiting to happen—as Italy reminded … Read more
by badpauly This is a list of the top 20 companies that experienced the largest change in insider shares in the last seven (7) days. The SEC defines an insider as any officer, director or 10% shareholder. It is not illegal for these people to buy or sell their own shares. In fact, since most … Read more
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
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
Bill Clinton Ruins Clinton Brand Forever by Attacking Obama on Race and the Media The unforgivable sin, for the left: http://archive.is/RSIW9
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
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
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
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
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
via Austrolib Summary The rate of increase of bank loans has slowed to a trickle since February 2016. When bank loans shrink, a recession often follows due to prolonged low monetary growth. With the 10Y-2Y yield spread falling back down to 10 year lows, banks have even less incentive to make loans, which may slow monetary … Read more
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
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
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
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He says as a psychiatrist, he sees nothing worrisome about Trump. He says other doctors are wrong for prejudging Trump’s mental state without having met him first. http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2018/01/09/audio-le-doc-mailloux-defend-donald-trump-et-doute-doprah-winfrey-comme-presidente https://youtu.be/3s2ywftyu5c AC