Could Germany Fracture?

by Charles Hugh-Smith All sorts of centralized organizations that appear rock-solid may well melt into air as the disintegrative dynamics gather momentum. Rising political and social discord that is generally being attributed to “populism” may actually be the re-emergence of …

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U.S. Stocks – Buy the dippers still in vogue, No Sell The Rippers. What Could Possibly Go Wrong When ETF, HFT & Inexperienced Children Dominate Trading? Party Like It’s 1929!

https://twitter.com/PlanetPonzi/status/1008722994208890881 three consecutive repricing events at auction start $SPY, btfd hasn't worked in many of sessions pic.twitter.com/YqCGumBp7n — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) June 19, 2018 BTFD Crowd has been getting monkey hammered $SPX pic.twitter.com/Sp0HIVFNs9 — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) June 19, 2018 According to …

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US Bank Citi Has Warned That It Could Shed Half Of Its 20,000 Tech And Ops Staff In The Next Five Years Due To The Rise Of Robotics And Automation.

by Geoffrey Grider CITIGROUP’S INVESTMENT BANK COULD AUTOMATE AS MANY AS 10,000 JOBS WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, A CHILLING FORECAST WARNS. EDITOR’S NOTE: In the interest of full disclosure, I worked doing UI/UX design at Citibank in Jacksonville, Florida, from 2011-2013. At that …

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Bitcoin Could Drop Another -34%

by stockboardasset Glancing over the chartbook this evening, we are taking a look at Bitcoin BTC/USD (weekly) rejecting a 50sma and nearing a low volume node probe. As long as the 50sma 7,894 level is rejected, there is a downside imbalance risk …

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