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by Ruby Henley I just watched the most moving sermon by actor Jim Caviezel, who played our dear Savior in the movie, “The Passion of Christ.” I was stunned and moved by his personal story, and I wanted to share it with you. First we must be aware of some of the aspects of Christ’s … Read more
South Korea, one of the biggest crypto-markets, is preparing a new policy plan that would allow initial coin offerings (ICOs) and crypto-trading after initially issuing a ban on both trading activities last year over fears of money laundering and tax evasion. In September 2017, the Korean government dealt a blow to the crypto-market when its … Read more
by visualcapitalist Thanks to drastic increases in crop yields and the falling need for manual farm labor, a mass migration towards cities started in the years following the Industrial Revolution. This phenomenon first originated in developed economies as people moved to work in factories that produced consumer goods at a scale never before seen. Then in … Read more
by John Rubino Big gold and silver miners have a problem: They’re evaporating. Each year they take more metal out of the ground than they discover, which brings them ever-closer to the end of the road. They know it and their shareholders know it, which means their stock prices tend to languish in the shadow … Read more
by visualcapitalist Most people are aware of the incredible power that company culture has in making or breaking a company. While the concept of culture seems qualitative and fuzzy to many entrepreneurs or managers, the research on the impact of culture on organizations is very clear and data-driven. Companies with highly-engaged employees have low turnover, high … Read more
https://sdbullion.com http://www.silverdoctors.com/precious… The stock market has been in a bull market for nine years, the greatest bull run post-World War II. Rubino says the bull run may have ended. Rubino shares many indicators that show the nine year economic recovery ended in 2017. He sees the stock market falling, along with the junk bond market. … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Note the bifurcation: weakest plunged 80% from peak, strongest “only” 30%. This is my now classic twice-a-year progress report on the decline of mall REITs. The series began in May 2016, shortly before the peak of mall REITs in July 2016. Their shares started getting hit in August that year, and the pain hasn’t abated … Read more
Last summer, Zero Hedge compiled a primer of sorts on the global sharing economy. Their primer drew largely from Bank of America’s report on the global sharing economy, which was quite bullish on its future. According to BofA, the sharing economy comprises a $2 trillion dollar market opportunity, and should continue to grow dramatically. This … Read more
Dropbox has been helping people around the world store and sync files for about a decade. It was pretty much an immediate hit in the tech industry after it launched in 2007. This is because it solved the very important problem of how to store files efficiently, securely, and in a way that enables trusted … Read more
An ordinary person, having learned about the deterioration of economic conditions, begins to “hide his head in the sand”, as much as possible to protect his enterprise and his close people by conditionally stable work. Even the most successful businessmen try to save their money if the economy is in a recession. But they know that … Read more
What is a financial trader? These are specialists who take part in stock trading on behalf of clients or at their own expense. They are buying up financial assets on the stock exchange to sell them more expensive in the near future. The difference in prices is their profit. Such a business can make any … Read more
by John Rubino So many patterns that have held for decades seem to have broken down, leading to one of two conclusions: Either this time really is different in ways that appear to violate what used to be seen as iron-clad laws of finance, or those laws have been bent but will reassert themselves with … Read more
by Ruby Henley Facebook is failing, and I can’t say I am sorry about that. Facebook’s security chief is leaving the company after clashes over Russian disinformation – so sad to hear. However, karma will get you every time. Facebook’s reaction to a year of scandal has gone from defensive cluelessness and aloof silence. Users, … Read more
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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter I don’t expect a “monetary shock” now. But maybe later. Back in October 2015, the three-month Treasury yield was 0%. Many on Wall Street said that the Fed could never raise interest rates, that the zero-interest-rate policy had become a permanent fixture, like in Japan, and that the Fed could never … Read more
by Ruby Henley We are now living in a time in history in which lies are said to be the truth. The majority of what one reads or hears are outright lies. That is now what we must accept as the TRUTH. Since Satan has won enough souls to live their lives for him, he … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It5T7KxpI9k THIS NEW BOMBSHELL ON HILLARY WOULD SURELY PUT HER AWAY FOR Good.
Hello Everyone! As you know we are struggling to switch over to our new website. It has been a bigger challenge that we first thought. However, it will soon be operational, and you need to be aware of the following aspects. We are now dealing with a corrupted database; thus, when we switch over we … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter The US gross national debt jumped by $72.8 billion in one day, on Thursday, the Treasury Department reported Friday afternoon. This March 16 is a historic date of gloomy proportions, because on this date, the US gross national debt punched through the $21 trillion mark and reached $21.03 trillion. Here’s the … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter You just have to love Deutsche Bank. I mean, how could you not? It’s Germany’s iconic bank. It’s like Wells Fargo for Americans: It just cannot do right. It tries, but it just doesn’t work out. On Friday, when no one was supposed to pay attention, and after it already released … Read more