by Umar Farooq Vix gauge – which measures the expected short-term turbulence of the S&P 500 and doubles as a fear index – heading for its lowest closing level in over two decades. Vix has fallen to just 9.84 today, which if maintained would be the lowest closing level since December 1993. Earlier on … Read more
by Pamela Williams I am going to admit that I did not understand the fullness of Net Neutrality before I started this report. We are at risk as Internet users of losing our magical world of cyberspace. Our freedoms to access and even comment on this subject are being taken away as we speak. Trump … Read more
by Robert Carbery Chinese buyers are bringing inflation to the country of their choice – Australia. These cash-rich buyers are looking to secure the property they want by any means necessary, regularly outbidding Australian buyers by $100,000 or more. Andrew Talyor, co-founder of property website, juwai.com, estimated that Chinese investors spent some $5.3 billion buying … Read more
By Gabrielle Seunagal On Thursday, Americans were shocked to learn of the House of Representatives’ approval of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), more commonly referred to as ‘Trumpcare.’ Now, the Senate must make their ruling, but if the bill passes, critical changes to healthcare as we know it will be enacted. For starters, … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter It was a historic election in France: Emmanuel Macron will become the youngest president in French history, and the first one ever whose party “En Marche!” doesn’t have a single representative in the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament. Legislative elections are coming up in June, but En Marche! won’t … Read more
by Pamela Williams How far will this overbearing political movement within our public schools dare to go? I see our young people losing their freedom of expression, as they are judged for their every minute action. A child may kiss his classmate, point a finger, or do what this youngster did to impress his middle … Read more
by Mark Angelides Emmanuel Macron has won the second round of the French presidential Elections and secured his position as the new leader of France. But this was not a victory solely for him, this was a concerted effort of the world’s Globalist leaders to further their agenda at the expense of the voting public. … Read more
by Mark Angelides Several factors seem to be pointing towards one of the most epic political showdowns in history. One of the most influential politicians of modern times, Nigel Farage (Mr. Brexit), and three time British election winning machine and former Prime Minister, Tony Blair, are locked on a collision course over the eventual fate … Read more
By Michael Snyder If a former Reagan administration official is correct, we are likely to see the next major financial collapse by the end of 2017. According to Wikipedia, David Stockman “is an author, former businessman and U.S. politician who served as a Republican U.S. Representative from the state of Michigan (1977–1981) and as the … Read more
by Pamela Williams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jIg7cgqFC0 Here it is live in France now. Wow, I was pulling for Le Pen. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39791036?intlink_from_url=&link_location=live-reporting-story DID HE JUST GET LUCKY? Luck doesn’t tell the whole story. Mr Macron could have gone for the Socialist ticket, but he realised after years in power and dismal public approval ratings the party’s voice … Read more
by Pamela Williams “This project has stable funding, creates sufficient jobs and guarantees the safety of investors’ money,” one description reads. Are we talking about government here or big business? Is this not what we seek in government and big business? Politicians are making big money behind closed doors, and we all know it. Why … Read more
By Gabrielle Seunagal In recent new, occurrences of female genital mutilation (FGM) taking place in America have come to light. A few weeks ago, two Michigan Muslim doctors (Jumana Nagarwala and Fakhruddin Attar) were arrested for mutilating the genital of young girls. FGM is a disgusting and barbaric act involving the mutilation or removal of … Read more
French Interior Ministry Live maps and data tables – http://elections.interieur.gouv.fr/presidentielle-2017/ Live TV coverage France24 (English) http://www.france24.com/en/ Rightside Broadcasting (English) BFMTV (French) Political Analysis Tim Pool – The French Election – Macron V. LePen Tim Pool – Meeting a LePen supporter in Paris Technical Analysis Marine Le Pen can breach her glass ceiling: The drastic effect … Read more
SNB goes on buying spree and loads up on Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft stock. Picture [W]e are long beyond the point of debating the central bank intervention in equity markets (we do want to remind readers that until several years ago, it was considered “fake news” to even mention it, and those who accused central bankers … Read more
By Gabrielle Seunagal Bimbo Chrissy Teigen, famous for her marriage to John Legend and obscene amounts of plastic surgery, recently demanded for President Trump to pay her medical bills. In her inane Twitter rant, she rambled about her botox implants and blamed the Commander in Chief for her “crippling anxiety,” referring to him as … Read more
by Pamela Williams IWB wants all readers to know if you are blocked, it is a mistake! If this does happen, please contact us via “contact.” We are under a massive DDos attack at this time. We have to keep blocking malicious ip addresses in order to stay up and running. It is a nightmare to … Read more
by Pamela Williams http://www.orlandosentinel.com/health/os-florida-blue-payment-problems-20170501-story.html Prepare yourself to read about a nightmare that most likely many of us have had, including myself. Picture this: Great weekend planned ahead, Last minute withdrawal from your bank, Ready to go, packed, and excited to finally get away, Standing at ATM, BOOM! Bank account frozen from lack of funds, What? … Read more
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke launches a four-day listening tour on Sunday to gather input on whether or not to do away with some of former President Barack Obama’s more controversial decisions on expanding national monuments. The listening tour will begin in Utah at the Bears Ears National Monument and the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in … Read more
by Robert Carbery Hiring increased in April, encouraging signs that the economy is rebounding after a slogging first quarter. Strong gains in business services and healthcare have helped the economy expand into the Spring months of 2017. Will there be more or similar growth to come in May and June? With unemployment this … Read more
By Michael Snyder Venezuela and Yemen were both once very prosperous nations, but now parents are literally watching their children starve to death as the economies of both nations continue to utterly collapse. Just like so many here in the United States, most of those living in Venezuela and Yemen would have called you completely … Read more