by howmuch People have been moving away from the countryside and into urban areas for several decades. Many economists believe this trend will only continue, making cities the engines of economic growth for the foreseeable future. But this begs the question: how …
via Bloomberg: If you thought the slump in U.S. technology stocks was bad, take a look at Tencent Holdings Ltd. The Chinese Internet giant has tumbled 25 percent from its January peak, erasing about $143 billion of market value. That’s the …
by WARREN MOSLER So the savings rate puzzle, where consumption was exceeding income, has now been reconciled with large upward revisions in personal income. And looks like the credit expansion that supplied the income and drove the spending was from non-residents. …
by visualcapitalist Transporting world leaders from A-to-B is a complex endeavor, usually accomplished using motorcades, escorts, roadblocks, and all sorts of bullet and bombproof vehicles. Incorporating that level of technological sophistication into a stylish vehicle worthy of transporting and head of …
by Thinker Who is representing the values and interests of the American people? Where are American soldiers fighting for America, or has it been for the interest of Kellogg, Brown, Root, and Halliburton? Look at your world! Look at the …
by Thinker How many Kennedy’s died trying to give a nation back to the people and promoting freedom and liberty for all? What did Donald Trump say about giving the White House back to the people? The “Swamp is being …
A USA Today investigation finds the United States is the “most dangerous place to give birth in the developed world.” Every year in the U.S., more than 50,000 mothers are severely injured during or after childbirth and 700 die. USA Today’s investigation, …
by visualcapitalist Take a look around any major city today, and it’s evident that humans are pretty incredible builders. We can create suspension bridges that span the widest rivers, or sleek skyscrapers that are over 1,000 m (3,300 ft) high. Even …
by visualcapitalist When it comes to the extremely challenging job of running a nation, a university education can help in setting up a leader for success. The vast majority of heads of government have some sort of post-secondary education – 83%, …
From Birch Gold Group When businesses fail to make a profit, they go out of business. Small, big, odd, old, no businesses can defy the possibility of closing up shop. Especially if they can’t become profitable after they start operation. At …
by visualcapitalist Investing can be extremely psychologically demanding. Not only are you up against the world’s best investors, but you’re also up against yourself. It’s easy to get caught making irrational decisions based on your own personal blindspots or cognitive biases, …
“All cost of capital globally, eventually, will have to go negative and the reason is very simple: it’s the degree of leverage and financialization that we have globally. Pretty much every country now needs 3 to 4 dollars of debt for every …
via spectator.org: It really is quite simple. Everyone is smart except Donald J. Trump. That’s why they all are billionaires and all got elected President. Only Trump does not know what he is doing. Only Trump does not know how to …
cancelling the Iran Deal, dealing with North Korea, moving the embassy, demanding Europe pay more for NATO, eliminating ISIS, dropping the MOAB – Trump shows results, while the “experts” have been WRONG!” RETWEET — https://twitter.com/parscale/status/1019628043969744896 AC
Former CIA Director John Brennan and others are “threatening the killing of Donald Trump” when they accuse him of treason, so says our friend Harley Schlanger, “and I think this is a key moment in world history where Americans have …
From Birch Gold Group This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest stories involving gold and the overall economy. Stories include: Mining experts warn that the world is running out of gold, gold is getting ready to hit $1,300, and buying …
Funny, a little heat wave, nothing special, and against a backdrop of falling temperatures world wide. The Pacific is far colder today than three years ago. Here is a shot from 2015 compared with today and there is more blue, …
by visualcapitalist Throughout the course of human history, the biggest cities have always seemed impossibly large. For many millennia, it was almost unfathomable for a city to sustain more than 1 million residents. In fact, it wasn’t until the 19th century …
JANE NOTICED THAT SOCIETY SEEMS TO BE BREAKING DOWN. NO ARRESTS OF THOSE COMMITTING TREASON, CRIME AND WEIRDOS OUT EVERYWHERE, WE ALL DRESS LIKE SLOBS – COMPLETE SOCIETAL BREAKDOWN WORLD WIDE. DO YOU AGREE? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBSp544VAzA
If you can’t offend people you do not have free speech. Just because it offends you doesn’t mean it offends others. Grow up! We can’t allow the Marxists to dismantle every aspect of our society. Censorship is how they silence …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCTi62_1Z1s What a wonderful diverse nation.. France World Cup violence ERUPTS: 2 dead as riots break out in Paris – MILLION on streets Celebrations turned to chaos in France with riots and looting as millions of French fans had been …
via bitguru: You may well have seen in the news the last couple of days that global debt has reached another all time high. After climbing to astonishing $247 trillion when combining public debt of around $60 trillion and non-financial sector debt …
by Jody Chudley of Daily Reckoning It is a problem impacting everyone, including you. And it is hitting us right where it hurts — in the wallet. The issue is a massive shortage of truck drivers in the United States. American …
via thejewelerblog: On July 15, after a full month of heart-thumping competition, the members of a single national team will emerge as champions and experience one of the ultimate thrills in professional sports — raising aloft the 18-karat gold FIFA World …
Why what happens in the US+China+Japan really matters (chart)….why US nat’l debt going from $10–>$21T, China $7T–>$34T and Japan’c central bank’s balance sheet going from 30% to 100% of GDP matters. 3 largest economics in world running on PONZI finance …
by John Whitehead “There are no nations. There are no peoples … There is only IBM and ITT and AT&T, and DuPont, Dow, Union Carbide and Exxon. Those are the nations of the world today. The world is a college of …
With Regulators Wary, Facebook Is Poring Over Its Prize Asset: Your Face When Facebook rolled out facial recognition tools in the European Union this year, it promoted the technology as a way to help people safeguard their online identities. “Face …
3+ Hours of Insights on Stocks, Bonds, Bitcoin/Cryptos, Real Estate, the Dollar, Precious Metals… and Much More It’s been months in the making. And now it’s here! Mike has spent countless hours and late nights researching and compiling the best …
The economic history of the world in one minute pic.twitter.com/k2wgPKJJj1 — Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) July 7, 2018
by Charles Hugh-Smith I know it hurts, but the reality is painfully obvious: the USA is now a 3rd World nation. Dividing the Earth’s nations into 1st, 2nd and 3rd world has fallen out of favor;apparently it offended sensibilities. It has been …