via variety: Randall Stephenson, AT&T’s chairman-CEO, summoned all of his folksy Oklahoma earnestness as he made an enthusiastic pitch to Wall Street analysts about the telephone company’s bold efforts to transform itself into a multimedia powerhouse. It was late November, less than …
BREXODUS? Fresh blow for Theresa May as pro-Brexit Tory whip Gareth Johnson QUITS 24 hours ahead of crunch vote on deal – with more set to follow Gareth Johnson blasted the deal as ‘disrespectful’ to the people as the PM …
By Tim Daiss Despite renewed hopes that a fresh trade deal could be reached between the U.S. and China by the two sides’ self-imposed March 2 deadline, it may still not be enough to offset the negative impact on China’s …
by Daisy Luther When we think of “economic collapse” our imaginations usually lead us immediately to the desperation we’ve witnessed in places like Venezuela or Greece. We think of starvation, a complete lack of medical care, and waves of suicide by people who …
by cbus20122 Yield curve inversion… Check Companies guiding downward… Check (I once had a better link towards data on this, but can’t find it) Fed pausing hikes… Check Initial unemployment claims breaking trend and heading higher… Check Rest of world on …
CDX NA IG could be starting to bottom – this is bad for the stock market pic.twitter.com/H2EwZbr1I2 — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) January 9, 2019 CDX NA IG (inv.) versus $SPX pic.twitter.com/Qo92OOgLIY — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) January 9, 2019 CFOs around the world …
via Mark Nestmann: Call me crass, but I wasn’t shocked to learn last week that Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) had agreed to pay a $575 million fine to settle claims by all 50 states related to bogus account openings and …
by SOMB Hollywood sex charges Pentagon releasing verified UFO footage Omuamua, good chance we’ve seen our first alien probe French Revolution currently in progress Brexit due to actually happen USA economy seems to have started a silent down turn 9/11 …
BY JOHN MAULDIN Last month’s Buenos Aires G20 summit was a chance for world leaders to forge common ground on important global issues. That’s not exactly what happened. But President Trump’s trade discussion with Chinese president Xi Jinping looked initially like …
by AnonDidNothingWrong Italy populist leaders back France ‘yellow vest’ protests ROME: The two leaders of Italy’s ruling populist coalition Monday spectacularly threw their support behind the “yellow vest” protesters roiling neighboring France. “Yellow vests, do not weaken!” Deputy Prime Minister …
via scmp: US-based Politico reported that US officials were expected to look closely at whether China had carried through on earlier promises. In late 2018, Chinese officials gave the United States proposals to address its government subsidies, market access barriers and …
by Charles Hugh-Smith It’s not yet clear that the stock market swoon is predictive or merely a panic attack triggered by a loss of meds. We contrarians can’t help it: when the herd is bullish, we start looking for a reversal. …
RT, Released on 1/5/19 Dan Collins of TheChinaMoneyReport.com predicts 2019 can possibly, at long last, be the year in which the Chinese economy actually does fall apart. Many big names in finance have predicted it over the past decade, but …
By Nick Cunningham For much of 2018, investors probably thought they had a strong bet in the energy complex. But that bet badly turned sour in the final 60 days of the year. The spot energy index in the S&P …
From Birch Gold Group This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest news involving gold and the overall economy. Stories include: Main St. bullish on gold for 2019, market turmoil shows why you should own gold, and gold to remain an …
He said the shutdown could last a long time. Trump won’t accept anything less than 2.5 B for the Wall. He said more federal dollars are spent in Afghanistan in a month than for the wall. “I mean, we spend …
Money has always been concentrated. Whether it’s geographic concentration or in terms of the societal aspect. Today we see a wealth gap which hasn’t been observed or a very long time. The middle class is disappearing and the majority of …
Anyone notice this? The last two minutes of S&P trading on Dec 31st were wild. Since the first day of the year is historically the most volatile, the last two minutes of 2018 might be a "preview" of what’s to …
The stock market has found itself on shaky ground. Many investors have piled on and bought the dip. With nearly a decade of bull market behind them, investors feel very confident about many more years of growth ahead. Unfortunately, they …
It Sure Looks Like This Obamacare Program Has Led to More People Dying: Under the health law, Medicare started penalizing hospitals for too many readmissions. Now mortality rates are up. To determine whether a government program is successful, it’s often …
BECAUSE GOVERNMENT: One year of legal pot sales and California doesn’t have the bustling industry it expected. Here’s why. As the first year of licensed sales comes to a close, California’s legal market hasn’t performed as state officials and the cannabis …
by zenmasterzen3 Could the 38 Billion given to Israel by the US be used to feed, cloth and shelter America’s 500,000 homeless? 38 * 1000 * 106 / (500000) = 76,000 So yeah that’s enough for food and shelter and probably …
Despite the analyst’s bearish outlook, Apple watchers more generally are still overwhelmingly bullish. According to Reuters, Apple currently has 13 “strong buy” ratings from analysts, 10 “buy” and 20 “hold” ratings, with no “sell” or “strong sell” ratings. These analysts …
This article was originally published at Birch Gold Group December 19 marks the day the Fed may have decided it’s going “all in” on the idea of a “strong U.S. economy.” The Fed locked in an increase of the Federal Funds Rate from …
Brexit is back in the spotlight and not in a good way. The UK is going down a path of uncertainty and what is likely to emerge…is chaos. The resignations by several top deputies brings to light the divergence on …
by Doug Kass “Look up and not down; look out and not in; look forward and not back, and lend a hand.” – Edward Everett Hale Make no mistake about it, the stock market panic and Bear Market of November-December 2018 is serious …
via scmp: Andy Xie says the stock sell-off in the US and elsewhere and the sharp decline in property prices all add up to more debt trouble at a time when debt is already sky-high. A repeat of the global financial …
If Trump replaced a liberal justice with a conservative, he could change the court’s makeup for decades. (Leftist Meltdown to Ensue) https://www.businessinsider.com/supreme-court-kennedy-ginsburg-retirement-sotomayor-trump-4-appointments-2018-6?r=US&IR=T h/t KOS
by Michael Snyder Because most Americans are so focused on preparations for Christmas, not a lot of attention is being paid to the massive disaster that just took place in Indonesia, and that is a huge mistake. Anak Krakatoa has …
From Birch Gold Group December 19 marks the day the Fed may have decided it’s going “all in” on the idea of a “strong U.S. economy.” The Fed locked in an increase of the Federal Funds Rate from 2.25% to 2.40%, and it …