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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter “For developers and agents in most parts of the country who rely on foreign buyers, there is really no alternative to buyers from China”: CEO of … Read more
Foreign purchases of American homes plunge 36% as Chinese buyers flee the market The dollar volume of homes purchased by foreigners from April 2018 through March 2019 dropped 36% from … Read more
by confoundedinterest My Kuroda! Yes, The Bank of Japan’s Haruhiko Kuroda (the current governor) has greatly expanded the BOJ’s balance sheet of assets. Starting in 2012, Japan’s house price index has soared … Read more
by: Lance D Johnson (Natural News) The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Plan (SNAP) currently offers low income families a cornucopia of junk foods, including candy, cookies, desserts, caffeinated beverages, soda pop, potato … Read more
U.S. exports of agricultural products to China totaled $20 billion in 2017, so if China wants to buy another $30 billion, then China would more than double its intake of … Read more
via vanguard: Beginning January 22, 2019, Vanguard will no longer accept purchases in leveraged or inverse mutual funds, ETFs (exchange-traded funds), or ETNs (exchange-traded notes). If you already own these investments, … Read more
by Dr. Eowyn Although there are rules preventing banks and credit-card companies from seeing what customers are buying, if the New York Times has its way, those financial companies would begin to do just that. … Read more
from Zero Hedge After the US government elicited outrage from the Chinese due to its attempts to convince its allies to bar the use of equipment made by telecoms supplier Huawei, … Read more
From Kitco: Investors should pay attention to the latest uptick in central banks’ gold purchases, as these institutions have historically bought gold on the dips, said Jeffrey Christian, managing partner of … Read more
by: Tracey Watson (Natural News) Your son comes home moaning that his tennis sneakers are too tight, and he needs new ones. You go online, look at various options with … Read more
AMC Theatres is teaming with Facebook to allow users to buy tickets to any AMC showtime in the United States directly on the social media platform. The two companies said Thursday that the … Read more
Cancellations for Model 3 orders have picked up in recent weeks. Refunds now outpace deposits for Tesla’s new mass-market electric car, according to Needham & Co. analyst Rajvindra Gill. Tesla … Read more
by: Vicki Batts (Natural News) Amazon may have paid nearly $1 billion for the online pharmacy, PillPack, but what is the real cost of this acquisition going to be for consumers? … Read more
by DCG Another anti-Second Amendment company to add to your boycott list. From NY Post: Several gun-related businesses were suddenly — and without warning — disrupted in recent weeks when Intuit stopped processing credit … Read more
No cash purchases over $10,000 for anything. No contracts over $4M without a “satisfactory tax record”. How much control does this government want? via perthnow: AUSTRALIANS who try to use more … Read more
by DCG Give them an inch and they’ll take a mile. You know re-loading components would be their next target. From Newsmax: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla, is introducing legislation requiring background checks on … Read more