Blackouts, hyperinflation, hunger: Maduro faces reelection as Venezuela deteriorates. Since Maduro took over from Hugo Chávez — his mentor, who died in 2013 — Venezuela’s crisis has steadily intensified as a result of lower oil prices, corruption and a socialist system plagued with mismanagement. But as Maduro has sought to further consolidate power in the … Read more
If you’ve bought a dishwasher recently, like I have, you’ve probably noticed that you need to run it on the heavy setting to get your dishes clean – and it runs for hours to do so. You can probably guess why – “energy efficiency” regulations from the Department of Energy. However, the law authorizing the … Read more
The EU is on a collision course to the USA: To the rescue of the nuclear agreement with Iran wants the European Union , a law on the defense of the U.S. sanctions apply. “We must act now,” said EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Thursday after a EU leaders meeting in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia. It is mainly to protect small … Read more
A bolt out of the blue will get us the next couple of dollars on crude, says expert from CNBC. Oil prices ease after Brent tops $80 on growing concerns about Iran sanctions Oil prices hit $80 a barrel for the first time since November 2014. Prices gave up gains in afternoon trade after rising … Read more
A popular brand of ice pop/popsicle frozen treats are being recalled after listeria was found at a production facility. Nearly 3,000 cases of ice pops are included in the recall, and consumers should check with the information and pictures below to ensure these products are not still in freezers. The ice pops are made by … Read more
by Chris Black If you were wondering why we can’t have nice things in America, well, that’s because left wing (aka “liberal”) activist judges are completely out of control, and they represent a mortal danger both to our Republic (remember how many times Trump’s executive orders were overturned by the 9th circus et al) and … Read more
BY JOHN MAULDIN Last week, I mentioned an insightful comment my friend Peter Boockvar—CIO of Bleakley Advisory Group—made at dinner in New York: “We now have credit cycles instead of economic cycles.” That one sentence provoked numerous phone calls and emails, all seeking elaboration. What did Peter mean by that statement? In an old-style economic cycle, recessions … Read more
by big_deal 8-10% is an accurate historical average rate of return on equities (stocks) over the long term. However, here are some very critical qualifications on these returns: These values are nominal total returns over a period of time with higher average inflation rate, higher average dividend rate, and lower company valuations. The expected returns over … Read more
by Kimble Charting Tech stocks have been the life blood of the bull market, especially the run higher over the last 2 years. But the recent selloff has caught investors attention. The bulls hope that the selling is morphing into consolidation… that will eventually breakout to the upside. But for now, the bears still have an opportunity. … Read more
by Thinker No show because the story isn’t stright that is going to be presented to the American people under oath? Trey Gowdy Gets Pissed and Agrees to SUBPOENA Assistant Attorney General! Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, Congressman Trey Gowdy cannot believe the acting Assistant Attorney General has not shown up for the Congressional … Read more
by Thinker How many Washington D.C. elected politicions are going to fall covering the track of corruption from the Clinton Foundation and the Obama administration? How many took the money to do what they shouldn’t have done? How many elected officials looked in the faces of the American people and swore an oath to uphold … Read more
From spring to winter again across the peaks and valleys of France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria. Snow depths are measuring in at 2 feet with seven day snow totals at 3.5 feet. It seems late spring snows are becoming a thing of now and the future now. I thought our children would never know what snow … Read more
Jake of Blackstone Intelligence reveals the truth about John McCain and Paul Manafort. The true evil behind the madness is exposed forever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=709&v=44s5t5c8qtw Paul Manafort has extensive connections to Russian oligarchs. Manafort’s partner in crime was Rick Davis. Together they lobbied US politicians on behalf of Russian and Ukrainian billionaires. It’s no coincidence that Manafort … Read more
After reading this list, already knowing how bad Obama was, I can confidently say I dont know half the crap he pulled. AC
by cbus20122 So a little while back, I created a post discussing aggregate consumer debt, and how it might be something we should be worried about. There were some good discussions and good points brought up. The discussion was largely predicated on this graph seen here, which aggregates total consumer debt – https://www.newyorkfed.org/microeconomics/hhdc.html The Basic Issue With … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHz8C0YKUII “Convince The People Watching That Trump Will Make It Better” Trey Gowdy GRILLS OMB Director Trey Gowdy New Video Today (5/16/2018) He is Talking To The Deputy Director at the Office of Management and Budget(OMB) this is new trey gowdy and trey gowdy new video this is news today from congress respectfully of government … Read more
Obama Presidential Center vote expected Thursday CHICAGO — The Chicago Plan Commission is expected to vote Thursday on whether to approve the $500 million Obama Presidential Center. Former President Barack Obama hopes to build the center on the South Side, but some in the community are demanding guaranteed benefits before he can do so. Moments after the … Read more
via livescience: The number of babies being born in the United States continues to fall, with the birth rate reaching a new record low in 2017, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Last year, about 3.8 million babies were born in the U.S., which is 2 percent lower than … Read more
https://twitter.com/clivemaund/status/996904044307329025?s=11 This chart, which is of a long T-bond proxy. It looks like it is on the point of breaking down from a giant head-&-shoulders top. If it does interest rates will soar…. Too many canaries to ignoreh/t @Nordea pic.twitter.com/4OD1RRPgxW — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) May 17, 2018 If > R2 3.101 UST10Y, then R3 3.224 is … Read more
Fed Tightening Cycles Coincide With Or Lead To Bursting Of Global Asset Bubbles. Is President Trump The Next Hoover? pic.twitter.com/7PyInwq6xY — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) May 16, 2018 Short-term Treasury yields close at highest levels since '08… 3-mo: 1.92% 6-mo: 2.09% 1-yr: 2.32% 2-yr: 2.58% 3-yr: 2.76% pic.twitter.com/zVCfMCDOOG — Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) May 16, 2018 maybe you … Read more