The Democratic rulers of ultra-liberal cities love to pay lip service to their voters’ calls to ‘defund the police’ – except, of course, when it comes to their own protection. In the latest example of this disturbing trend, Chicago Mayor …
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Personal information from millions of Floridians exposed during last year’s massive T-Mobile data breach is now listed for sale on the “dark Web,” according to the Florida Attorney General. Attorney General Ashley Moody said it is …
Dear Mister President Vladimir Putin… pic.twitter.com/LbDFBHVWJf — AnnaLynne McCord (@IAMannalynnemcc) February 24, 2022
by confoundedinterest17 The good news is that US Real GDP grew at 2.3% QoQ in Q3 thanks to massive Federal government and Federal Reserve stimulus. The bad news? Prices are growing at rate of 6% QoQ, three times higher than …
by Charles Hugh Smith How vulnerable is your personal supply chain? For the average American, the answer is: very. Americans consider abundance and ready availability as birthrights so basic they’re like the air we breathe. The idea that shelves could become bare …
by Martin Armstrong (Click on image for higher resolution) The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) can legally access your “secure messaging app content,” according to a new report by The Epoch Times. In fact, it would only take officers about 15 minutes …
Roger Stone, a longtime GOP operative and sometimes-adviser to former President Donald Trump, blasted President Biden over his alleged use of the Justice Department to target opponents, calling the FBI his “personal Gestapo,” a reference to Hitler’s secret police. Stone, …
by Charles Hugh-Smith The opportunity to lower our exposure to risk is always present in some fashion, but embracing this opportunity becomes critical when precarity and change-points rise like restless seas. The Chinese characters that comprise the equivalent of “crisis” …
Via International Man International Man: Western countries are leading the charge in restructuring their economies around the issue of climate change. They’re committed to a comprehensive agenda to “decarbonize” their economies by 2050. What’s your take on this? Doug Casey: To sum …
by confoundedinterest17 U.S. employment costs rose at the fastest pace on record in the third quarter as companies across a variety of sectors raised wages against a backdrop of labor shortages. The employment cost index, a broad gauge of wages and …
Despite efforts from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to defend a proposal that would require the IRS to track transactions valued at $600 or more, many local banks across the country and banking associations are speaking out against the proposed actions. …
More than 130 federal judges have violated U.S. law and ethics by overseeing court cases involving companies in which they or their family owned stock. According to a Wall Street Journal investigation, judges have improperly failed to disqualify themselves from 685 …
Nobody could have seen this coming. Business travel is over. The price of personal travel is going way up. pic.twitter.com/BDLEXkbJlV — TC (@TESLAcharts) August 31, 2021
Watch the latest video at foxnews.com GOV. KRISTI NOEM: I think it’s interesting that this side, this political party, the Democrats, who embrace getting abortion on demand, are accusing us of embracing death when we’re just allowing people to make …
President Joe Biden charts the outer limits of comprehension so frequently that, even when we hear him clearly, it’s still difficult to believe what’s coming out of his mouth. So when we don’t hear him clearly, just about anything is possible. …
As the credit market heats back up due to the growing consumer demand amid the reopening, America’s third-largest bank, Wells Fargo, unexpectedly announced this week that it will permanently shut down all of its existing lines of credit – a …
Sky News host Cory Bernardi says every week we see “new assaults” on common sense and personal choice by the “do-gooders” who are pushing a PC agenda. “The latest, well that was this week, it was the outcry over the …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIhV-Eq13UQ “This incident affected around 4,500,000 data subjects in the world,” the company said in a statement. The airline explained that hackers have gained access to personal information that was registered between August 26, 2011 and February 3, 2021. The …
There have only been two U.S. Presidents in modern history who did not respect the United States military. Even Bill Clinton had enough respect for them to honor them publicly from time to time. But Barack Obama often lambasted his …
(Bloomberg) — Stock sales are reaping a windfall for the world’s richest shareholders. Corporate insiders including Amazon.com’s Jeff Bezos and Google co-founder Sergey Brin have ramped up stock sales recently, cashing in on a 14-month long bull market that’s helped …
Valuetainment Economics, Released on 3/25/21 Adam Sosnick sits down with Danielle DiMartino Booth. In this interview they cover a wide range of topics from macro economics, personal finance and current events. Danielle DiMartino Booth is CEO & Chief Strategist for …
Our world today may be a high-tech wonderland, but we, the users, own nothing in it, with our personal data being the new oil for Big Tech. How do we break its grip on our digital lives? We asked Richard …
by allthedifference Make your job your number one priority. Be at work on time, work hard, contribute, don’t cause problems, keep your employer informed if you do have to miss work (try not to). Read the employee handbook and follow …
by John Ward The pointless referendum that led to a pointed betrayal of Brexit has been, for most voters, a painful exercise in anger and tedium. But the learning experience mustn’t be wasted. In particular, it’s time to start seeing it …
via MarketWatch: A new study has a whole different take on what debt relief means. Getting rid of debt doesn’t just unburden finances, it takes a weight off the mind that clears up cognitive functioning, lessens anxiety and improves impulse …
by WARREN MOSLER Income and spending both weakening: Income: Ratcheting down with each setback: Spending: Highlights Consumer spending in January wasn’t able to meet Econoday’s consensus, up only marginally at 0.1 percent even against the easy comparison of December which …
by howmuch Personal loans are an increasingly popular product, and people are using them to either consolidate some other type of debt, cover an emergency or fuel irresponsible consumption. That’s according to an in-depth study from LendingTree, which looked at anonymized …
by WARREN MOSLER Bad. All sectors decelerating and residential looking down year over year: U.S. auto sales tumbled 2.8 percent in February (Detroit News) Overall sales for the month tumbled 2.8 percent from the same month a year ago, …
OMG -> 1Q2019 NYFED GDPNOW COLLAPSE TO .88% pic.twitter.com/OSGM0REqgF — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) March 1, 2019 🇺🇸Slowdown in personal consumption expenditure is here to stay according to my model. pic.twitter.com/Qah3862Mqr — Mikael Sarwe (@MikaelSarwe) March 1, 2019 This chart from @FactSet …
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/21/personal-loans-surge-to-a-record-138-billion-in-us-as-fintechs-lead-new-lending-charge.html Total outstanding U.S. consumer loans hit a new record last year, driven by digital-first lending options. Financial technology, or fintech, companies now make up 38 percent of the personal loan market — up from just 5 percent five years …