by Amna El Tawil While we should help everyone in need, it seems like good deeds can’t go unpunished and, nowadays, trying to do something nice for others, give them hope, is a subject of harsh criticism. The best example is Starbucks. The coffee giant made major news when outgoing CEO Howard Schultz pledged … Read more
by Umar Farooq “Global economic policy uncertainty is near 20-year highs while the VIX is nearing 20-year lows. This is an odd configuration for these two series. Usually as economic policy uncertainty moves higher, the VIX moves higher with it. That is not the case today. In the scatter plot below which plots monthly data … Read more
by Amna El Tawil It’s safe to say that Donald Trump’s presidency has a very rocky start. Constant protests from the first day he entered White House, Women’s March, President of Mexico refusing to pay for the wall, protests due to Muslim ban, the UK petition to stop his visit to that country, and … Read more
by AMY S. Expert Warns Peter Schiff is a well-known commentator appearing regularly on CNBC, TechTicker and FoxNews. He is often referred to as “Doctor Doom” because of his bearish outlook on the economy and the U.S. Dollar in particular. Peter was one of the first from within the professional investment field to call the … Read more
by Dana Lyons Speculators (a.k.a., “dumb money”?) are holding their largest net-short position in the history of the VIX futures contract. Every week, the CFTC releases their Commitment Of Traders (COT) report on the collective positioning among major futures players. Like most market data, the majority of the time, we do not find the COT report … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4orZ14_VLHg Despite recent gains in their sector, the CEOs of major U.S. financial institutions have been selling their own stock. This should grab the attention of investors like you. Here’s what we have found usually happens following big market decisions by corporate insiders.
by Amna El Tawil Terrorism has no religion, although most people tend to think otherwise. The statement proved to be correct when masked gunmen entered a Quebec City mosque during Sunday night prayers, killed six, and wounded eight people. The Reuters reports that two suspects had been arrested, but gave no details about them … Read more
by Amna El Tawil For weeks, British lawyer Graham Guest’s petition to stop Trump’s visit to the UK didn’t get much attention. Things have changed now as the number of signatures passed 1 million and more and more people are signing it. The main reason for the sudden outburst of petition signatures is Trump’s infamous … Read more
by Amna El Tawil The 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump, introduced an executive order a few days ago forbidding refugees and individuals from “terror-prone” countries to enter the country. This decision was met with an outburst of disapproval from millions of people around the world and the US which is why people … Read more
by Pamela Williams When a Miss Universe contestant was asked what she thought about President Donald Trump – she understandably looked a little blank. Miss Kenya Mary Esther looked completely shocked when Steve Harvey asked her the tough politics question. “Arguably, no United States president has had a more active first 10 days in office. … Read more
By Michael Snyder It doesn’t take much of a trigger to push extremely large crowds of very angry protesters into committing acts of rioting and violence. And rioting and violence can ultimately lead to widespread civil unrest and calls for “revolution”. The election of Donald Trump was perhaps the single most galvanizing moment for the … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Wall Street hocus-pocus has done an awesome job. The Dow-20,000 hats have come out of the drawer after an agonizingly long wait that had commenced in early December with the Dow Jones Industrial Average tantalizingly close to the sacred number before the selling started all over again. What a ride it … Read more
by Pamela Williams A new book is coming out by author Edward J. Epstein on Edward Snowden. Epstein did an intensive study into Snowden’s revelations concerning the Intelligence Community, and he said Trump is right to challenge the Community’s status quo. He indicates that the Intelligence Community is so politicized that it has lost its … Read more
by Pamela Williams I woke up to this, and I thought I was having a lucid nightmare. PHOTO FROM: #IMWITHHER: Clinton: 'This is not who we are' – The Hill (blog) https://t.co/Hzkl0Vsm2j #StrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/3rU0auqTxm — Hillary Clinton Fans (@fans_clinton) January 29, 2017 Hillary Clinton just had the gall to tweet to the world: ‘This is … Read more
by Phil Sometimes we forget the basics. In our video series, there’s a lesson called “The Secret to Consistent 20-40% Annual Returns on Stocks” and I hope you’ve seen it. Although the low implied volatility of the market has made it a rough year for option selling, we were still able to scratch out just … Read more
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by Pamela Williams We cannot fall into trap that is currently being set by the LEFT! I hope as many read this as possible, because after researching on progress in charging Hillary Clinton for her crimes, I have found nothing. I know Jason Chaffetz is heading a Congressional investigation, but he keeps preparing us for … Read more
by Pamela Williams Tulsi Gabbard, Democrat from Hawaii, Iraq war veteran, and counselor to President Trump made what some are calling a secret trip to Syria. She met with President Trump to discuss Syria and fighting the Islamic State before she left. I see this trip by Gabbard a step in the right direction by … Read more
by Pamela Williams Republicans watched as President Obama invoked war after war, but we did not really try to divide the Country over his wars. We complained about his policies, but we were respectful in doing so. We did not go out and protest against our President, but Democrats are such hypocrites they are proving … Read more
This whole video is informative but for the part specific to the thread title it starts at about 1:40 seconds Obamacare just this last year registered 12.7 million people. When the voter registration portion of the Obamacare app is completed – they can fill in whatever they want and do not have to prove citizenship. … Read more