Small Businesses’ Big Message For The Markets

by jessefelder Earlier this week, the NFIB released the results of its November survey of small businesses. This report has important implications for investors for two reasons. First, small businesses are a very good leading indicator of inflation trends in the broadest …

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Since WSJ and Barron’s wrote articles on now being the best time to invest in small caps, the Russell Index has lost 200 pts

November 12th: https://www.wsj.com/articles/inflation-bets-give-a-boost-to-small-cap-stocks-11636885800 “Inflation Bets Give a Boost to Small-Cap Stocks Smaller companies can manage inflationary pressures more quickly than larger ones, say investors who are seeking refuge from price increases” November 12th: Barrons https://www.barrons.com/articles/cheap-small-company-stocks-51636763053 Small-Cap Stocks Are in Line to Be …

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VIDEO: Mob Strikes Again: A swarm of people clean out a small local business clothing store in Oakland (NBC News)

A swarm of people clean out a clothing store in Oakland . Second time in a month. Story at 11 ⁦@nbcbayarea⁩ pic.twitter.com/wRmB2RkPzA — Cheryl Hurd (@hurd_hurd) November 24, 2021 https://twitter.com/accidentalflyer/status/1463368020416335872 Experts caution use of 'looting' in describing rash of Bay …

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Small Decline In BIS Gold Swaps

By Robert Lambourne via GATA The recently released September statement of account of the Bank for International Settlements – https://www.bis.org/banking/balsheet/statofacc210930.pdf — contains information suggesting a decrease of about 26 tonnes in the bank’s gold swaps during August, from 464 tonnes to 438 tonnes. …

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Fighter Jet Intercepts Small Plane Flying Over NYC After Biden’s UN Speech

https://twitter.com/koreanjohndoe/status/1440378678551060480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1440378678551060480%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewyork.cbslocal.com%2F2021%2F09%2F22%2Ffighter-jet-intercepts-small-plane-nyc-after-biden-un-address%2F NEW YORK (CBS New York) — An F-16 fighter jet seen soaring through the Manhattan skies on Tuesday afternoon was sent to intercept a single-engine Cessna plane that entered a restricted flying area, according to NORAD. The incident happened around …

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