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Despite avoiding an imminent trade war with the U.S. over steel and aluminum tariffs, Canada should not be breathing easier, this according to Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary. “I don’t think the long-term outcome of the negotiations is going to be better for Canada,” O’Leary told Kitco News. “For example, on steel, what will probably … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQZOJ0tY52M Chris Agee for the Western Journal reports, A partisan feud over a pending border deal led to an attack inside Kosovo’s parliament Wednesday morning. As CNN reported, members of an opposition party launched canisters of tear gas inside the chamber, resulting in an evacuation as lawmakers emerged wiping their faces. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.westernjournal.com/breaki…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TELdeRe1ito PARKLAND, Fla. — When Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students return from spring break, they’ll be required by the local school district to use clear backpacks and wear identification badges at all times. Broward Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie told parents in a two-page letter about the security changes. It said the backpacks will be … Read more

By Harry Dent The crypto ship is sailing in rough seas at the moment. My advice? Stay away for now. Preserve your capital for after the major crash, and then pick winners from the bones. The bitcoin and cryptocurrency trends seem to be following the path the internet took back in the very late 1990s. That bubble came at … Read more

A meeting between Parkland students and anti-gun activists mobilizing for the highly anticipated March For Our Lives event in Washington, D.C. this weekend was captured on hidden audio Tuesday evening in Broward County, Florida. The meeting, which was described as a non-partisan briefing for students, parents, and staff members from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School … Read more

by jessefelder Many have noted recently that the spread between 3-month LIBOR and the overnight interbank lending rate has now risen to the highest level since the financial crisis, typically a sign of rising financial stress. At the same time, many have noted that this time there are other dynamics at work that suggest the rise … Read more

If you leave your sliding glass door open, you might let in a stray cat, raccoon, or bugs without knowing it. Some intruders are worse than others. All can be annoying. But let in a thief, who robs your home… and it only takes that one time to change your life forever. The U.S. has … Read more

By the end of January Wal-Mart will have shelf scanning robots in more than 50 U.S. stores (2:54). WCCO 4 Mid-Morning – Oct. 27, 2017

https://youtu.be/-RTuVwaP10s Can you imagine these morans are in charge of our government? hold me i’m scared!   h/t Jake

An alarming new study finds that homeownership in the U.S. is rapidly becoming a thing of the past. via Alex Henderson For generations, homeownership and the equity that comes with it have symbolized the American Dream. But a recent study from the apartment search website RentCafe.com finds that in the aftermath of the Great Recession, homeowners … Read more

via Mark Melin Perpetual bear Albert Edwards sees the ice age coming. The Societe Generale cross-asset research analyst looks at the Trump administration and considers the potential for a trade war amid competitive currency devaluation. While claiming that Trump is a rare politician in delivering on campaign promises if a trade war gets into full swing that ice age … Read more

by jessefelder Many have marveled at the massive amount of cash built up on the balance sheets of big tech companies in recent years. It’s truly astounding and almost incomprehensible. When you put together the assets of Apple, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle and Intel the total recently surpassed a $1 trillion. (To put this astronomical number into … Read more

Josh Sigurdson reports on the absurdity of a recent announcement by the Canadian government that Service Canada employees should no longer assume their customers are a “he” or a “she”, to not call them “Mr” or “Mrs” and instead of calling them “mother” or “father”, call them “parent 1” or “parent 2” in order to … Read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgVsEDQFjh0 For More Information See: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/08/jp-mo… http://www.businessinsider.com/toys-r… http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/03/17/… https://www.reuters.com/article/us-us…  

by DCG Dan Rather would approve this message. Pramila Jayapal is a progressive US representative from Washington’s 7thcongressional district. She was born in India and is a “civil rights activist,” a big fan of the $15 minimum wage and supports free community college. According to Seattle Capital Hill Seattle Blog, the congresswoman was at a town hall at … Read more