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by visualcapitalist During the onset of an economic crisis, national governments are thought to have two chief policy tools at their disposal: Fiscal Policy How the central government collects money through … Read more
Let’s put the recent 12% downward blip into perspective: It started from record valuations, higher than 1929 and 2000. At the probable peak of the most extended business cycle ever. … Read more
by confoundedinterest Alarm! The US Treasury yield curve, the on-off the run curve, dollar swaps curve, and the overnight indexed swaps curve are ALL downward sloping at the short-end signaling turbulence. … Read more
Do you think a large percentage of people are paying for things with debt and carry a balance? Today we have a record amount of debt on all levels. Whether … Read more
by Charles Hugh-Smith The real heresy here is the American economy is now rigged for downward mobility. In the conventional narrative, one’s economic class is overshadowed by one’s political belief … Read more
There are a number of symptoms of a downward-spiral of civilization, here I go through 5 which show us how uncertain the future really is.
via businesswire: CUPERTINO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apple® today issued the following public letter to investors: To Apple investors: Today we are revising our guidance for Apple’s fiscal 2019 first quarter, which ended … Read more
by Charles Hugh-Smith Capital garners the gains, and labor’s share continues eroding. That’s the story of the 21st century. The middle class, virtually by definition, is not prepared for downward … Read more
professionals continue getting blown out pic.twitter.com/7h1mJnzADm — Alastair Williamson (@StockBoardAsset) September 11, 2018 ugly global equity futs pic.twitter.com/OTZfnTDHBd — Alastair Williamson (@StockBoardAsset) September 11, 2018 Morning Note: Record US small … Read more
by Dana Lyons September of the 2nd year of the Presidential Cycle is historically the weakest month of the 4-year cycle. Since working off its early year correction, the U.S. stock … Read more
by stockboardasset Last Friday’s report on US economic growth drove President Donald Trump to Twitter for yet, another victory lap after it showed gross domestic product grew at a 4.1 percent … Read more
There’s another theory floating around as to why Facebook cares so much about the way it’s impacting the world, and it’s one that I happen to agree with. When Zuckerberg … Read more
“Technology may be getting smarter, but humans are getting dumber, scientists have warned. … Some have even contentiously said this could be because educated people are deciding to have fewer children, … Read more
