The Central Bank of Russia has continued getting rid of US Treasury bonds in August. The share of Russian investments in American debt is getting close to zero. Russian investments in US securities as of August have fallen to just …
“The 700 hostages captured in Syria by Islamic State terrorists include US and European citizens and are being killed off 10 people a day, Russia’a Vladimir Putin said, criticizing American forces for “catastrophic” failure. Islamic State terrorists “have delivered ultimatums …
Despite progress in reducing extreme poverty, nearly half the world’s population lives on less than $5.50 a day, with a rising share of the poor in wealthier economies, the World Bank said Wednesday. In a twice-yearly report, the bank took …
by DCG Justice moves very slowly for women in Washington state. From MSN: More than 6,000 sexual assault kits that could potentially bring justice to thousands of rape victims in Washington state have not been tested, according to the state attorney general’s office. In …
by Michael Snyder U.S. bonds have not fallen like this since Donald Trump’s stunning election victory in November 2016. Could this be a sign that big trouble is on the horizon for the stock market? It seems like bonds have …
via revolutionofthemind: SOME HISTORY This story begins back before the United States was the United States. The original thirteen colonies printed their own currency, and it worked very well at empowering commerce and turning the young America into a powerful growing …
it is about the boss of the german agency – the socialists want to get rid of him – merkhell as well but seehofer is his boss and gives a shit about them, very funny https://www.bild.de/politik/inland/politik-inland/spd-fordert-entlassung-von-verfassungsschutzpraesident-maassen-muss-weg-57230626.bild.html yesterday they all nearly …
It’s beginning to unfold. They are becoming irritated that we are watching so closely. I know, the Florence deal may not have been accurate but that goes to show how desperate they are that they’d jump on the FIRST mistake. …
https://www.sifma.org/resources/research/us-abs-issuance-and-outstanding/ If you can understand this diagram, you will understand CDO impacts on markets. This one has housing as the anchor. The next one will be debt in general: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%932008#/media/File:CDO_-_FCIC_and_IMF_Diagram.png CDOS are very complex. If you are interested in the minutia …
from Zero Hedge Two days ago we previewed the the US budget deficit for the first 11 months of fiscal 2018, which according to CBO data, hit $895 billion, up $222 billion or 39% from the same period last year. Additionally, we noted that …
by Thinker A More Likely Reason Rahm Emanuel Dropped Out: The Chicago Time Bomb We may never know why Rahm Emanuel decided to drop out of the Chicago mayoral race. But the media is certainly giving him a pass. They …
via axios: Omarosa taped nearly every conversation she had while working in the White House, including ones with “all of the Trumps,” a source who watched her make many of the tapes tells Axios. Omarosa did this with a personal phone, …
But since they run defamatory fake news their payment processor should deplatform them, well, at least according to what Buzzfeed thinks about political commentary: https://tinyurl.com/y7sau44o
via thefreethoughtproject: LLANO, TX – All too often those who continuously apologize for crimes committed by police officers are able to justify some of the most egregious instances of outright murder by claiming the officer was a bad apple. Almost as …
The Federal government reported 235 school related shootings. NPR could not confirm 224 of them. The rest of the article goes on to explain the discrepancy- The biggest discrepancy in sheer numbers was the 37 incidents listed in the CRDC …
via dailycaller: Twitter reversed course Monday and suspended a Twitter account that said National Rifle Association (NRA) spokeswoman Dana Loesch “has to have her children murdered.” “The only way these people learn is if it affects them directly,” Twitter user …
Nvidia stock fell by 6 percent on Thursday after the company reported better-than-expected earnings and lower-than-expected revenue guidance. Here are the major numbers: Earnings: $1.76 per share, excluding certain items, vs. $1.66 per share as expected by analysts, according to Thomson Reuters. …
Tencent reports second-quarter earnings Wednesday. Analysts expect a slowdown in revenue growth. The online gaming business is a concern after Chinese regulators have clamped down on the industry and even ordered Tencent to stop selling a popular game called “Monster …
by Thinker As many as 9,795 people were diagnosed with cancer linked to 9/11, the federal World Trade Center Health Program recently confirmed ahead of the 17th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. The New York Post initially reported the numbers …
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by Michael Snyder If the U.S. economy is “doing well”, then why are almost 40 million Americans still on food stamps? That number is almost exactly where it was at the end of the last recession, and supposedly we have …
by GoldCore – Global debt time bomb surges to nearly a ‘Quarter Quadrillion’ ($250T) – “The $247 trillion global debt bomb” Washington Post warn – Debt surges globally and global debt is up almost $150 trillion in just 15 years according …
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jul/13/johnson-johnson-ordered-to-pay-47bn-in-talc-powder-claim?CMP=twt_gu Mark Lanier, the lead counsel for the women, six of whom have died from ovarian cancer, said Johnson & Johnson had covered up evidence of asbestos in its products for more than 40 years. After a six-week trial at …
by DCG Unhinged proggie Martin Astrof Wonder if Maxine Waters inspired him? From Fox News: A New York man nearly ran over a campaign volunteer at a Long Island congressman’s re-election headquarters Friday after threatening to kill supporters of the lawmaker and …
by Dana Lyons Back in January, we noted that one sector that had been on fire — housing stocks — was potentially at risk of cooling off. At least, that was our read on the group based on the chart of the …
Daniel McAdams and Ron Paul on the Ron Paul Liberty Report President Trump is dropping bombs at a record pace. Even though the US is technically not at war, in the first year of the Trump Administration some 44,000 bombs were dropped overseas. In …
Via Fox Public works projects around the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago could cost Illinois taxpayers nearly $200 million, The Washington Examiner reported Saturday. Illinois approved a $224 million legislature budget earlier this month that included $174 million for road work near …
by DCG The streets of the Bay Area: Literally a sh*t hole… This story largely speaks to the incredible cost of housing in the Bay Area and says that the big problems are “exclusively” the cost of housing. Don’t forget the other …
Most of the refunds happened this April, after Elon Musk again said the mass-market car would be delayed. Two years ago Tesla began accepting $1,000 deposits for its new, lower-priced Model 3 electric car, with the expectation that customers would …
by Michael Snyder Don’t get too excited about the “good employment numbers” that you are hearing about from the mainstream media. The truth is that they actually aren’t very good at all. For years, the federal government has been taking numbers …