Infrastructure Boom: 5 Ways Investors Can Play It

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by JEFF DESJARDINS, VISUALCAPITALIST View a high resolution version of this graphic The world needs infrastructure, and the world needs it soon. It’s not just about replacing aging pieces of infrastructure like bridges and roads – it’s also about developing modern infrastructure that enables new technology, faster communications, and our ability to use, move, and transmit energy from renewables … Read more

ARE WE ALREADY IN A BEAR MARKET?

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1. There’s already a down trend line in the #SP500 that these weak rallies can’t seem to break. It seems as though the top is in. h/t @OccupyWisdom h/t @vixsquared US Treasury Yields, highest since…3-Month: 20086-Month: 20081-Year: 20082-Year: 20083-Year: 20085-Year: 201010-Yr: 201430-Yr: 2015 pic.twitter.com/6aq9BnS9dX — Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) February 22, 2018 So this might matter… pic.twitter.com/tLUKRvvTQq — … Read more

Rates are rising because of INSOLVENCY & #CREDIT RISK.

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https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/966856733934186498 2. In 2007, prior to the crisis, the following was true: ???? the average yield was 4.6% ???? the #deficit was 1% of #GDP ???? publicly traded #debt was ~ 5 trillion #dollars Due to #ZIRP, if the 10 year goes to a meager 4.4%, bond investors will lose OVER 25% of their investment … Read more

Merkel walks out of parliament as AfD leader slams her migration policies

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=2jRYCuxUePY First to Germany though, where a top representative of the nationalist AfD party has launched a scathing attack on Chancellor Merkel. He told a parliamentary session on Thursday that her policies are a failure, and that she is part of a push to impose multi-culturalism not just on Germany, but on all of Europe. … Read more

Student confirms CNN tried to force him to read a script, names CNN producer Carrie Stevenson who literally told him to "stick to the script."

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COLTON HAAB FULL ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW WITH TUCKER CARLSON (2/22/2018) https://youtu.be/tDZb9nDvl3Y CNN has already, predictably and reflexively, come out and said this guy’s a liar. And now he’s basically proving that they are full of shit. I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if he has it on video and it’s just letting CNN dig themselves in further … Read more

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School police officer was paid $75,000 a year to protect the school. Instead he ran away and never fired a shot. Resigns to collect a 33 year pension instead.

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CAN THE BROWARD COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT GET ANY MORE SAD AND USELESS AND PATHETIC? YES, YES IT CAN. Sheriff: Armed officer at school never entered building during shooting. Two thoughts: (1). So much for “only the police should have guns.” (2). If an armed teacher had had a gun, he/she would have already been in … Read more

How Can Open Borders Ever Work? – The Flaws in the Premise

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By Mark Angelides Not only are there vast organizations dedicated to the idea of open border immigration, there are grassroots movements, individual campaigners, and also elements within governments that want this deeply flawed “plan” to become the new Global Vision. But they are all missing some very important points that seem not to be challenged … Read more

ICE in California and the Dangers Faced

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By Mark Angelides A state that already has high levels of lawlessness, super high taxes, and some of the largest poverty figures in the nation is now facing a threat that they don’t even seem to realize is a threat. California’s refusal to cooperate on immigration has sparked President Trump into making what many (at … Read more

Something Is Rocking The Massive Supervolcano Beneath Yellowstone National Park

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Thanks to a recent earthquake swarm, the Yellowstone supervolcano has seen upwards of 200 quakes since February 8, along with countless smaller tremors. swarms occur when a single area experiences an increase in quakes over a short period of time without the trigger of a single, larger “mainshock.” Swarms can result from changes in stress … Read more

Anyone remember when CNN got caught coaching a focus group?

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https://youtu.be/8mNMJGpnWdk https://nypost.com/2016/01/06/cnns-long-history-of-allowing-democratic-town-hall-plants/ On Thursday, CNN will host a town hall with President Obama as part of his “final-year push to make gun control part of his legacy.” In addition to sitting down with liberal anchor Anderson Cooper, the network says Obama will “take questions from the audience.” Uh-oh. Get out your best pruning shears and … Read more

Brick & Mortar Meltdown Hits These Stores the Most

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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter They’re the primary stores at malls. It happens category by category as commerce shifts bit-by-bit to the Internet: Music stores and video stores got wiped out first, then came bookstores. Shops that are able to offer something the Internet does not offer can thrive, but the overall brick-and-mortar bookstore category is … Read more

MSM silent on Chinese election meddling

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKjdHho4aWI A multi-billion dollar chemical company that is controlled by a foreign government just joined the American Chemistry Council, a lobby organization that is known for meddling in US politics. The ACC has spent tens of millions of dollars in the past few recent years on campaign contributions, super PACs, and other avenues of meddling, … Read more