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Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Finance & Insurance, Which Dominates the US Economy, Has Blistering Q1. Huge Services Sector Not Yet Hit by Slowdown in Goods. Revenues in private-sector services in … Read more
variety.com/2019/digital/news/disney-plus-streaming-launch-date-pricing-1203187007/ At launch, Disney+ will include 7,500 episodes, 25 original series, 400 library movie titles, and 100 recent theatrical films releases, according to Agnes Chu, senior vice president, Content, Disney+. … Read more
President Donald Trump has instructed White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney to fire U.S. Secret Service Director Randolph Alles, NBC News reported Monday. A White House spokesman did not … Read more
by Michael Snyder The flooding that just struck the middle part of the country was the worst blow to U.S. farmers in decades, but now the National Weather Service is telling … Read more
Burger King debuts $5-a-month coffee subscription service nypost.com/2019/03/15/burger-kin…n-service/ OP Commentary: One cup of frap at Starfucks is $5.00 and tastes like liquid sh!t Burger King is brewing up a breakfast … Read more
Time for Action: Chase Bank Denies Service to Conservatives It’s hard to imagine how conservatives could be even more complacent than they actually are about what’s being done to this … Read more
via upfina: The December retail sales report was so terrible that it implies a recession is coming soon if the data is accurate. There’s always a chance the data is incorrect … Read more
The service would be a quick way to monetize Apple’s News app and would likely bolster the company’s services revenue at a time when hardware sales are slowing. The Journal … Read more
Tesla has cranked up its Model 3 production in recent months, enabling buyers like Mr. Schmidt to get their vehicles after long waits. But as Tesla’s U.S. sales approach those … Read more
by TFittonJW .@JudicialWatch sued for Secret Service records for Bill Clinton's alleged trips with Epstein. No records found, as I recall. t.co/qnD8PUvVZn — Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) February 6, 2019 www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-sues-for-secret-service-records-of-costs-for-bill-clintons-trips-to-caribbean-island-owned-by-registered-sex-offender-jeffrey-epstein/ … Read more
PROPUBLICA: Facebook Moves to Block Ad Transparency Tools — Including Ours. “Our tool had let the public see exactly how users were being targeted by advertisers. The social media giant urged us … Read more
BY JARED DILLIAN In 2007, the Bush administration signed off on the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. The idea was to give financial relief to people who had spent a lot … Read more
via mises: In his speech to the Economic Club of New York on November 28 2018, the Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell said that the US central bank’s policy interest … Read more
by WARREN MOSLER Deficit growing despite tariffs. Could be J curve effect: Highlights A slight 0.1 percent decline in exports and a slight 0.2 percent gain in imports made for … Read more
After a Twitter user hacked over 50,000 printers last week to promote PewDiePie’s YouTube channel as part of a guerilla marketing campaign, a new service has spawned over the weekend … Read more
