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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNsBraRZ4yc London has surpassed New York City’s murder rate for the second month in a row, due mostly to a spike in knife crime and shootings which left 15 Londoners dead in February – nine of whom were age 30 or younger, and 22 dead in March vs. New York City’s 21, according to the … Read more

President Trump’s call for US troops to leave Syria and his call to Putin suggesting a summit have left the neocons gasping. Will Trump dare to defy his “experts” and follow through with his promises? If he is opposed to neocons, why does he keep hiring them?

This article was written by Tom Chatham and originally published at Project Chesapeake Numerous economists and investors are warning of another great financial crisis to come but few people want to listen to them. No crisis is ever exactly like the last one and the next great depression will be different from the last one. In … Read more

State approves Nestle’s water withdrawal permit—Michigan approved a permit from Nestle to increase the amount of groundwater it pumps to 400 gallons of water per minute, Michigan received a unprecedented number of public comments on Nestle’s proposal. 80,945 commenters were against 75 were in favor. The Michigan DEQ has approved a permit from Nestle Waters North … Read more

https://twitter.com/MacroTechnicals/status/980879597804847108 Goldilocks Who? 50% More Corporate Credit Downgrades vs Upgrades Q4 17 In a near-ZIRP world, US corporations can’t help but overfeed at the debt trough. As Default Rates Rise, Banks Hike Debt Interest Rates 1% in 6 Months “Wall Street banks that charge 15 to 20 percent on credit cards are holding trillions of … Read more

by Dr. Eowyn From Wikipedia: On February 14, 2018, a mass shooting occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Seventeen people were killed and seventeen more were wounded, making it one of the world’s deadliest school massacres. […] Seventeen people were killed and seventeen more were wounded. Here are the names of the 17 … Read more

The North Atlantic Iceberg season is off to a three times above average start. This is because of an ice arc forming near Baffin Island the last known seed point for glaciation on our planet. This jams ice floew behind which create massive icebergs, and this season is the heaviest of the last five “heavy … Read more

by Lance Roberts “Technically Speaking” is a regular Tuesday commentary updating current market trends and highlighting shorter-term investment strategies, risks, and potential opportunities. Please send any comments or questions directly to me via Email, Facebook or Twitter. The big question for investors at the moment is whether the 9-year old bull market has finally come to its inevitable conclusion or is it … Read more

by WARREN MOSLER Worse than expected, weak, and decelerating: Highlights Construction spending has been soft, inching only 0.1 percent higher in February after posting no change in January but there are definitely signs of strength in the details. The most important gains are being posted for new single-family homes, up 0.9 percent for a second straight … Read more

by Ruby Henley President Trump has been successful in communicating with Mexico concerning the crisis of the migrant caravan invasion into the United States.  Mexico halted the caravan on Monday evening, and immigration officials are in the process of registering the travelers and giving some humanitarian visas. Of course, some will have to leave Mexico. … Read more

by Simon Black They say that goldfish have the shortest memory in the Animal Kingdom… something like 3-seconds. But it turns out this isn’t actually true. Researchers at the Israeli Technion Institute of Technology conducted an experiment in 2009 proving that even the tiniest fish could be trained to recall certain sounds after as long as … Read more

Why Xi’s lifting of term limits is a good thing   Found via Gabriel Malor of the Federalist, who tweets, “Er…a non-twitter pal notes that WaPo has literal communist propaganda today.”     Bezos’ illegal unregistered lobbyists kissing up to totalitarian scum to access the potential Chinese market. Bezos did not pay good money for the Post without … Read more