Don't show President Trump this chart…

Despite the relative freefall in the US Dollar, the US trade deficit disappointed expectations, spiking above $50 billion.   This is the biggest trade deficit since January 2012. https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-05/trade-deficit-spikes-6-year-high-despite-tumbling-dollar

Spectre, Meltdown Highlight Online Banking and Digital Gold Risks

by GoldCore Spectre and Meltdown Highlight Online Banking and Digital Gold Risks – Critical hardware flaw breaks basic security: risks to online banking & digital assets – Nearly all computers worldwide, smartphones and other devices – exposed to major security risk – Two separate security flaws identified in devices powered by Intel, ARM and AMD … Read more

Its time to stop counting illegal aliens in the Census – California already has extra House seats due to illegal aliens

via conservativereview: Imagine a state simply saying it will not abide by federal tax laws, territorial integrity of national parks, or national guard deployment orders from the president? Sounds like a banana republic, right? Well, what is playing out in California, with sanctuary laws for illegal aliens, is even worse, because it violates the integrity of … Read more

'Bomb cyclone' triggers Boston flooding panic, high tides trapping drivers… 'life-threatening' cold overnight Friday and Saturday for Northeast

Watch the latest video at foxnews.com A “bomb cyclone” wreaking havoc in the Northeast on Thursday unleashed dangerous flooding in Boston and unprecedented high tides along the Massachusetts coast, trapping drivers in cars “floating” through ice-slushed streets covered in mini “icebergs.” High tide started to peak Thursday afternoon, with the height tying the one set … Read more

The Debt Beneath

Authored by Sven Henrich via NorthmanTrader.com, Debt is irrelevant and matters not. It’s different this time. That’s the message from politicians, markets and participants. Tax cuts pay for themselves (they do not), leverage doesn’t matter (it does) and the increased costs of servicing the debt as a result of rising rates will be offset by … Read more

[Crypto] XRP worth $380bn, Ripple labs worlds 10th largest company by market cap, Chris Larsen 5th richest in the world

Having soared 36,000% last year and continuing its crazy run in 2018… Ripple has surged ahead of Ethereum as the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap… Bitcoin $246BN Ripple $143BN Ethereum $97BN   image courtesy of CoinTelegraph Leaving Mike Novogratz breathlessly berating the craziness..as Ripple’s CEO is now the 5th richest man in the world… At one Point in the … Read more

The Banks with the Most Consumer Complaints: A Dive into CFPB’s Database

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Under pressure from the banks, the government may take down the site. There is no telling if the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will even survive the next few years, given the opposition to it in the White House, Congress, and the banking lobby because it has become just too inconvenient for … Read more

Republican Senator Cory Gardner Threatens Jeff Sessions over Tougher Marijuana Policy

Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) is threatening to block future nominees for Department of Justice positions in response to Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ planned announcement Thursday of a new, potentially tougher tougher policy on marijuana. Cory Gardner @SenCoryGardner .@realDonaldTrump had it right. This must be left up to the states. 9:09 AM – Jan 4, 2018 Cory … Read more

Freedom Caucus calling for Sessions to step down. Write and encourage the caucus to see this through!

This is an easy, and very American thing to do: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/01/04/jeff-sessions-resign-freedom-caucus-mark-meadows-jim-jordan-324022?lo=ap_a1 Sessions was publicly called out by Trump for reports citing anonymous government intelligence sources, with the president tweeting in July that the attorney general had taken a “VERY weak position” on leakers. “If Sessions can’t address this issue immediately, then we have one final … Read more