Capitalism did not cause the Great Depression. The Great Depression was something that the government did to capitalism. (The great Recession, too.) We had the Federal Reserve and monetary experts running the system under the belief that we need to maintain a stable value of money. This was achieved by keeping consumer product prices stable. […]
Fred Imbert MSN Stocks ended sharply lower Tuesday in the biggest decline since the October rout as traders worried about a bond market phenomenon signaling a possible economic slowdown. Lingering worries around U.S.-China trade also added to jitters down Wall Street. The Dow lost 799 points, or 3.1 percent, posting its worst day since Oct. […]
Published on Nov 1, 2018 by Project Veritas Action • “I just hope nobody that’s the wrong person finds out about this.” • “It’s f***ing happening.” O’Rourke Campaign Staff Uses Pre-Paid Cards for Honduran Alien Supplies • “Don’t ever repeat this…” Campaign Staffers Explain How to Hide Campaign Expenditures for Aliens • “If you get caught […]
A recent report may shed some light on the next round of the U.S.-China trade war. According to Bloomberg, President Donald Trump will place new taxes on $257 billion of imports from China if he doesn’t walk away satisfied from his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the end of November. However, that contradicts […]
(CNSNews.com) – The Health and Human Services Department wants pharmaceutical companies to include list prices in television ads hawking their prescription drugs. Right now, drug companies are required to disclose a drug’s major side effects, but not the effect that buying the drug could have on your wallet. “Patients deserve more transparency,” HHS said in […]
Authored by Thorstein Polleit via The Mises Institute, US interest rates keep creeping upwards, largely because the US Federal Reserve (Fed) is expected to ramp up borrowings costs further in the coming quarters. The Federal Funds Rate is now in a bandwidth of 1.75 to 2.0 per cent, and the yield on 10-year Treasuries has […]
Since announcing their new advertising campaign will be led by Colin Kaepernick, the social media backlash has dominated the virtue-signaling efforts we presume they hoped for. With images of Nike apparel and footwear being burned and real sacrifice being discussed, it appears investors are growing disillusioned as NFL fans as Nike shares are down over 3% in the pre-market. […]
After this “reclassification” of intent, the State will probably appeal to the California Supreme Court. By Katy Grimes Gov. Jerry Brown was recently ordered by the state’s 3rd Appellate District Court to repay more than $331 million in funds the state illegally diverted from a national fund intended to help homeowners struggling with foreclosures from […]
THE GROUP HAD BEEN ON A LIST OF TERRORIST FUNDERS FOR A DECADE WHEN A GOVERNMENT AGENCY SPECIFICALLY APPROVED FUNDING FOR IT. SAM WESTROP National Review Online JULY 25, 2018 The Middle East Forum has discovered that the Obama administration approved a grant of $200,000 of taxpayer money to an al-Qaeda affiliate in Sudan — […]
We’re starting to see rising supply & flat/declining prices by Adam Taggart Our good friend John Rubino over at DollarCollapse.com just released an analysis titled US Housing Bubble Enters Stage Two: Suddenly Motivated Sellers. He reminds us that housing bubbles follow a predictable progression: Stage One: Mania — Prices rise at an accelerating rate as factors like […]
