https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/05/raiseit/ Reddit is raising $150 million to $300 million to keep the front page of the internet running, multiple sources tell TechCrunch. The forthcoming Series D round is said to be led by Chinese tech giant Tencent at a $2.7 …
by Natura Naturans ‘Clean energy leader’ PG&E Filing Bankruptcy – rejects investor bailout – massive rate hike looms Anthony Watts / 1 hour ago January 29, 2019 If only they’d spent more money on keeping their infrastructure maintained instead of chasing …
BIG TECH MERGING WITH BIG BROTHER? A FRIEND OF mine, who runs a large television production company in the car-mad city of Los Angeles, recently noticed that his intern, an aspiring filmmaker from the People’s Republic of China, was walking to …
https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1083170619196358656 https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1083042797832278016 Tell me if you've heard this one before: "Raising rates will lead to less borrowing…." pic.twitter.com/ZIY3tzR0Xf — Santiago Capital (@SantiagoAuFund) January 9, 2019
by Martin Armstrong I have warned that all the talk behind the curtain I was hearing when the Democrats won the House was that as soon as they go in, they would be looking at raising taxes to where they …
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Suggests Super Wealthy be Taxed Up to 70% to Fund ‘Green New Deal’ Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sat with Anderson Cooper for an upcoming 60 Minutes interview set to air this Sunday, a portion of which has been released as a promotion. In the released …
by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: Hello Mr Armstrong I would like first to thank u for all the good information u give to us i have just a question : why do u write the fed need to increase rates to save …
Tyler Arnold for the Western Journal reports, Ohio lawmakers are increasing their salaries from $60,000 to $73,000 annually by 2028. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN-HccHXt6w Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://www.westernjournal.com/ohio-l… Ohio lawmakers are increasing their salaries from $60,584 to $73,167 annually by 2028. Members of …
From MarketWatch: Although the economy saw new peaks in 2018, not all Americans report reaping the benefits. The majority of workers say they saw no salary increases this year, according to a new survey. More than 60% of Americans said they …
by arghvark I’ve heard stories about people who got a raise only to find out that they were bringing home less money because of “taxes” on the additional income, and I’ve always been suspicious. It just didn’t sound right. So …
There are various ways in which you can fund and raise capital for your business but the most obvious one is you yourself. You need to show your commitment towards the startup that you are planning to launch. This is …
by Thinker Major pharmaceutical companies just can’t seem to get enough cash, and they are now lobbying the federal government to get Medicare drug discounts for senior citizens thrown out! This is an absolutely disgusting move by an industry that …
The Fed won’t end up raising interest rates as aggressively as projected, says the editor of the Grant’s Interest Rate Observer newsletter. “I don’t know when it will reverse course; I suspect sooner rather than later,” says Jim Grant. …
via WSJ: Pfizer Inc. plans to resume its practice of raising drug prices early next year after bowing to pressure from President Trump over the summer when the company rolled back some increases. Pfizer, among the world’s biggest drugmakers by …
Cillian Zeal for the Western Journal reports, While most of the attention was on the House and Senate this year, as well as other ballot initiatives on issues like marijuana legalization, minimum wage increases were still on the ballot in …
San Francisco voters Tuesday gave a solid thumbs-up to Proposition C, which is designed to inject the most money ever directed at city homeless programs by taxing big businesses to raise hundreds of millions of dollars. With 99 percent of …
via yahoo: Goldman Sachs is worried that inflation could rise faster than expected, and urged policymakers to take action to avoid “a dangerous overheating.” Their recommendation: five more 25 basis point hikes before assessing whether further hikes are necessary. The …
via fee.org: Yet again, government intervention hurts those it is intended to help. ne of the more elementary observations about economics is that a nation’s prosperity is determined in part by the quantity and quality of labor and capital. These “factors of production” …
From Birch Gold Group This coming January there will be 62 million Social Security (SSI) beneficiaries who will get 2.8% more in the form of a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Obviously any increase is an improvement, but exactly how much will go into a …
by Mac Slavo of SHTFplan As the trade war intensifies and president Donald Trump continues to hold firm on raising tariffs, many are feeling the pinch. If you’re looking for a new car though, your wallet could be dramatically impacted, as those higher …
Democrats are screaming about Trump putting a halt to federal employees pay raises, but it turns out that Obama did the same thing.
by Bill Bonner POITOU, FRANCE – Whoa! What’s this? The Dow popped up nearly 400 points yesterday. It is now just 4% off its all-time high of 26,616, reached on January 26 of this year. And you know what that means. …
via dailywire: On Monday, President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, a bill authorizing an increase of over 15,000 troops as well as a long-overdue pay raise for soldiers. The military spending package includes $717 billion for national defense …
#STAGFLATION ? 1/ 1969, Nixon followed Johnson, who had spent generously on the “Great Society” & the Vietnam War 2017, Trump followed Obama, who had spent generously: “American Recovery on Reinvestment Act,” Troubled Assets Relief Program, O’Care & many military …
via hollywoodreporter: The controversial movie subscription service filed a shelf registration Monday that will offer institutional investors equity and debt. Despite plenty of speculation to the contrary, MoviePass isn’t going away anytime soon and, in fact, parent company Helios and …
by OnwardKnight I have been talking to a good friend about this idea for a while and he just doesn’t seem to get it and I don’t know why. I really want to help motivate him towards attaining the life …
From Truth in Media: An investigation into the activities of the Houston Police Department is reportedly underway following the release of a video that revealed an officer ordering a woman to put her hands up “like we’re going to shoot you” …
by Shaun Richards We find ourselves facing another day where far too much pressure will be put on a GDP ( Gross Domestic Product ) print which is partly driven by the fact that the UK produces the numbers too …
As drug giant Pfizer Inc. hiked the price of dozens of drugs in 2017, it also jacked up the compensation of CEO Ian Read by 61 percent, putting his total compensation at $27.9 million, according to financial filings reported by Bloomberg. …
Immediately following President Trump’s incredibly popular tax cut bill that was passed without a single vote by Democrats, Nancy Pelosi openly mocked the benefits of the tax cuts to hundreds of corporations and businesses, who in turn, gave bonuses and …