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In a report published Monday, Moody’s said political and geopolitical turbulence is exacerbating a gradual slowdown in trend GDP growth, aggravating structural bottlenecks and increasing the risk of economic or … Read more
President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States was ready for war against the drug cartels, volunteering American forces to Mexico for the job. “This is the time for Mexico, … Read more
(Reuters) – Louis Vuitton owner LVMH (LVMH.PA) has approached Tiffany & Co (TIF.N) with a $14.5 billion acquisition offer, people familiar with the matter said, at a time when the … Read more
Government bond yields recently held above an important level, but the next test may prove dangerous for the stock market. The benchmark 10-year Treasury note yield tested 1.5% in late … Read more
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering options to get on with Brexit before the October deadline amid a political deadlock in Parliament. One America’s Kristian Rouz reviews the possible … Read more
I’ve made a graphic of UK’s media landscape, published to give insight into the lack of news sources. h/t 012341
by raptorbluez I recently went to withdraw some cash in another country from an HSBC ATM. A screen popped up after I entered the amount and HSBC offered to do … Read more
Pam Key from Breitbart reports, Thursday on MSNBC’s “Deadline” anchor Nicolle Wallace commented on President Donald Trump’s attacks on the so-called “The Squad,” made up of Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna … Read more
From Reuters: Amazon.com has a promotion for U.S. shoppers on Prime Day, the 48-hour marketing blitz that started Monday: Earn $10 of credit if you let Amazon track the websites you … Read more
Tom Steyer, who has led a two year campaign to impeach President Trump, and devoted years as a climate crusader alarmed at global warming, just announced he’ll spend $100 million … Read more
I think Barr is just trying to sell Mueller some more rope. h/t duFontaine.
via Zerohedge: Update4: In a second Monday hearing, Epstein’s attorneys have argued that he has immunity under a 2008 plea deal. As we noted earlier, however, the new case includes additional alleged victims … Read more
By Rodney Johnson The dark days of 2009 now seem like forever ago. We didn’t know which banks would survive. The Fed made all banks take bailout money so that citizens wouldn’t … Read more
I Love My Freedom reports, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg stunned many over the weekend when he claimed that America has had “many gay presidents.” During an interview with Axios … Read more
by DCG From Yahoo: Incensed by the spate of legislation severely limiting abortion rights in several states, the manager of a hotel in a small Michigan town posted an unusual offer on … Read more
by userrnam So this bank has existed for longer than I have. My parents used to many decades ago and have said good things regarding it. I plan on opening … Read more