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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter When the product is “free,” WE are the product. Last December, we changed dental insurance. The new insurer included in its offering a set of “free” electric toothbrushes, the vibrating “sonic” kind called evocatively “Beam Brush.” One for each of us. My wife chose the colors when she ordered the brushes, … Read more

Despite what the mainstream media told you, we are in CRISIS MODE. There hasn’t been in a time in history when this much debt has been utilized. But here we are. Most people will point and say “Look! nothing happened. See?” But what happens when interest rates ride just a little. Suddenly the entire market … Read more

https://youtu.be/njeN8GCGnYE Putin Issues Desperate Warning of WWIII

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtyDW7LD2pQ Lucian Wintrich for the Gateway Pundit reports, This morning, President Trump thanked Governor Jerry Brown for sending the National Guard to the California-Mexico border. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: http://thegatewaypundit.com/2018/04/p…

Despite what the mainstream media told you, we are in CRISIS MODE. There hasn’t been in a time in history when this much debt has been utilized. But here we are. Most people will point and say “Look! nothing happened. See?” But what happens when interest rates ride just a little. Suddenly the entire market … Read more

by visualcapitalist In the ocean ecosystem, plankton is the raw material that fuels an entire food chain. These tiny organisms on their own aren’t that remarkable, but en masse, they have a huge impact on the world. Here on dry land, the massive volume of content and meta data we produce fuels a marketing research industry … Read more

by Ruby Henley We have some news rising from ashes of the April 13, 2018 attacks on Syria by the US, Britain, and France.   Russia has remained calm, as we have waited on their retaliation. I am very surprised that they have not struck back, but they are acting in a very civilized manner.  Of … Read more

by DCG The students are happy with this decision. Duh. Guess that’ll give them more time to enjoy their smart phones… From Yahoo: It’s no secret that homework is stressful. But in recent decades, researchers have begun to wonder whether the anxiety it produces outweighs its benefits. A myriad of research suggests that indeed, the bad may … Read more

by DCG Tax dollars at work. From NY Post: It’s a loophole big enough to squeeze a pension through. Joe Percoco, the disgraced former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, will be able to cash in once again on his time in government and collect his pension — despite three felony convictions on corruption charges. Voters gave judges the … Read more

by Tom McClellan Make me Emperor for a day, and I would compel the FOMC to outsource interest rate policy to the bond market.  Why should we pay 12 experts, most with expensive Ivy League PhD degrees, to do what the bond market can do far more efficiently (and cheaply)? This week’s chart compares the 2-year … Read more

by Thinker In the U.S., U.K., Israel, Germany, France, Italy, Russia, and China citizens from all these nations live, work, and many own businesses and property in those not their birth nations. So how is it that the people are all getting along and the leaders of these nations are making accusations and dropping bombs … Read more

from Financial Survival Network Danielle Park returns… The stock markets are in transition from ABB (Always be buying) to ABS (Always be selling). Unfortunately there’s going to be a lot of collateral damage along the way. Even if the markets don’t decide to finally come down now, it’s a certainty that that day is coming soon. So … Read more

from Financial Survival Network Heather Wagenhals joined us again to talk about the FBI scam. Scammers got a hold of the FBI’s identity theft reporting data base. Then they started a sophisticated campaign to convince those already victimized people to disclose financial information and scammed them yet again. The people thought they were communicating with the FBI, … Read more

by Thinker Former FBI Director Comey talking about questionable tapes about the president and golden showers? What happened to integrity? Not in the land filled with pedophiles, liars, and thieves. How do you own someone? Get them in a position they would never be caught in and have it recorded? What would you do to … Read more

By John Murphy JP MORGAN CHASE SUFFERS DOWNSIDE REVERSAL ON FRIDAY… Friday had to be a very discouraging day for investors in bank stocks. After reporting first quarter earnings that were much higher than expected, bank stocks opened higher before plunging in heavy trading. Chart 1 shows JP Morgan Chase (JPM) suffering a big downside reversal (in very … Read more

by Martin Armstrong   Konstantin Kosachev, the head of International Affairs for Russia’s Federal Assembly, publicly stated: “There can be only one political assessment: It is a blatant violation of international law and it is an attack on a sovereign state without proper grounds.” Strangely, he is correct. International Law under agreements in the United Nations does not … Read more

Wow he goes off…like OFF I’ve never seen him do anything like this ever. https://youtu.be/c3QftFpihPE AC