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U.S. Manufacturing Index Dips to Lowest Level in Almost a Decade (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index fell by more than two-points to 50.5 in May, the lowest … Read more
Must-see TV. After a decade of justice denied — under Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Eric Holder, John Brennan, James Comey, and others — Bill Whittle thinks he now detects a … Read more
by Lance Roberts “Price is what you pay, value is what you get.” – Warren Buffett Just recently, I discussed the importance of valuations as it relates to investors who are close to … Read more
By David Stockman Soybean futures fell 25% in 50 weeks since the inception of President Trump’s trade war early last summer. CBOT Soybeans futures plunged to their lowest level in … Read more
40 percent of U.S. families, including middle-class households, sometimes struggle to afford housing, utilities, food or health care, according to the Urban Institute. Nearly 1 in 5 families said they … Read more
by Charles Hugh-Smith The world appears to be tiring of globalization and hegemons, and that trend may doom the Belt & Road to irrelevancy. The conventional narrative holds that China’s … Read more
Authored by Jesse Colombo via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, In my experience as someone who warns about the development of dangerous economic bubbles (both the mid-2000s U.S. housing bubble and the post-2009 “Everything … Read more
via Marketwatch: Traders might feel compelled to dust off their playbooks for late-cycle investing lately, says AllianceBernstein strategist Richard Brink, but this isn’t your typical late cycle, and typical late-cycle … Read more
by wc1048 It’s interesting to me how spending a decade being broke and really struggling has been one of the biggest blessings in my life. At the time it definitely … Read more
By John Mauldin After World War II, Japan experienced rapid growth as the US and others helped rebuild its economy. This led to a roaring expansion that culminated in the … Read more
New York City’s Population Dips for First Time in Over a Decade Only Staten Island, among the five boroughs, had small gains The nation’s largest city is losing population for … Read more
ALLEN, Texas — It was a massive raid in an All-American town. A tip led to the biggest ICE raid in a decade, and it happened here in North Texas. … Read more
via visualcapitalist: View the full-size version of this infographic View the high resolution version of today’s infographic by clicking here There are only two cities that have had the distinction of being named the … Read more
by Lance Roberts In this past weekend’s newsletter we stated: “This short-term oversold condition, and holding of minor support, does set the market up for a bounce next week which could get … Read more
via CNBC: Professional investors took their highest cash positions in 10 years during January after the brutal fourth-quarter sell-off, according to the latest Bank of America Merrill Lynch Fund Mangers … Read more
We’re at the high end of fair market value, says Vanguard chief investment officer from CNBC. The stock market won’t keep returning the kinds of yearly gains investors have gotten … Read more