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By Julianne Geiger The the number of active oil and gas rigs fell sharply in the United States this week according to Baker Hughes, bringing the overall rig count below … Read more
via Zerohedge: The recent collapse in world trade volume is the worst since the financial crisis and as dangerous as during the dot-com bubble of the early 2000s, according to The … Read more
by Frank Holmes, CEO, U.S. Global Investors Last week the world got its first look ever at a black hole, one of those cosmic bodies so supermassive and powerful that … Read more
As of the end of 2018, net worth as a share of the U.S. total had shrunk considerably for the upper middle class. In one generation, U.S. wealth held by … Read more
by Jim Quinn You will find more infographics at Statista Uber filed for its highly-anticipated IPO on Thursday, providing the general public with a first glimpse of its explosive growth and piling … Read more
via CNBC: One long-lasting impact from the crisis — caused in part by irresponsible bank behavior — is suppressed interest rates, Wells Fargo analyst Mike Mayo wrote. “It’s absolutely a … Read more
via Zerohedge: The Saretsky Report contributed to this article. Just like last month, when Grant’s Interest Rate Observer dubbed the Vancouver housing market as “ghastly”, in April Vancouver once again reported the fewest … Read more
By Irina Slav Canada’s oil and gas industry could shed another 12,500 and more jobs this year, which would bring the total job losses over the past five years to 23 … Read more
via fxstreet: Key highlights: • 2020 unchanged at 3.6%. • Says risks to the downside based on Brexit and US-China talks. • Says growth will stabilize in the first half of 2019, sees … Read more
by inspurious View the interactive version here. This chart shows the suicide rate (per 100,000 persons) in California between 1999 and 2017 for 5 separate age groups. Data source: Multiple Cause … Read more
via upfina: The MBA mortgage applications index in the week of March 29th was very strong mostly because of the growth in refinancing due to the drop in interest rates. The composite … Read more
From Birch Gold Group According to the IMF, the U.S. dollar is known as the “Global Reserve Currency”. There are a number of reasons for this, but mainly because it’s backed by … Read more
HARSH, BUT FAIR: Related: The mass hysteria that has consumed much of our political class since the 2016 election should serve as a very frightening warning about the kind of people … Read more
via visualcapitalist: View the full-size version of this infographic View the high resolution version of today’s infographic by clicking here There are only two cities that have had the distinction of being named the … Read more
London is getting hit pretty hard right now. If you’re in London or the surrounding area, please let me know what you’re seeing. Also, my friends in Ireland, are you … Read more
by GoldCore via Bloomberg – 3.8% fall y/y in Q1, the seventh straight decline in values – Nationwide – Nationally, U.K. real-estate market remains ‘subdued’ – Some of the weakness relates to … Read more