America's Coldest Cities… And GDP As Q4 GDP data looms this week, we are reminded just how important ‘weather’ is in the narrative of economic growth in America. Q1 may fare far worse as the last few weeks saw the East Coast of the United States endure a brutal winter storm which caused the deaths …
Category: Economy
Jan 23
Today’s News 23rd January 2018
Will Missing Texts Save Manafort From Mueller's Probe? Some have suggested that the FBI losing five months of text messages between anti-Trump investigators is a coverup of an “insurance policy” to smear Donald Trump with claims of Russian collusion in the event of a win. Others have suggested it’s simply bureaucratic incompetence. Paul Manafort’s attorneys, on …
Jan 22
Today’s News 22nd January 2018
In Shocking Interview, Macron Admits France Would Vote To Leave EU If Referendum Held When Marine Le Pen lost last year’s French presidential election to Emmanuel Macron in what appeared to be a landslide, the establishment breathed a sigh of relief because not only was the notorious Eurosceptic populist defeated, but also the wind appeared …
Jan 21
Today’s News 21st January 2018
Republicans Have Four Easy Ways To #ReleaseTheMemo…Not Doing So Will Prove Them Shameless Frauds Authored by Glenn Greenwald and Jon Schwarz via The Intercept, One of the gravest and most damaging abuses of state power is to misuse surveillance authorities for political purposes. For that reason, The Intercept, from its inception, has focused extensively on these …
Jan 20
Today’s News 20th January 2018
"No Deal" – Government Shutdown Begins Update 12:03am ET: The shutdown has brgun. Per Reuters, the White House says it will reopen negotiations on immigration reform ‘when the Democrats start paying our armed forces and first responders’. * * * Update 10pm ET: *SENATE LACKS VOTES TO ADVANCE STOPGAP PLAN AS SHUTDOWN LOOMS The New …
Jan 19
Today’s News 19th January 2018
Army Major: "We're Killing These Kids, We're Breaking The Army!" Authored by Major Danny Sjursen via TheAmericanConservative.com, Our soldiers are still redeploying at a frenetic pace that cannot keep up with reality – and the cracks are showing… I’ll admit I was taken aback. This senior officer and mentor – with nearly 28 years …
Jan 18
Today’s News 18th January 2018
Censorship World: New Zealand Fisheries Want Grisly Images Of Dead Penguins Caught In Nets Banned Authored by Eleanor Ainge Roy via The Guardian, The seafood industry in New Zealand has asked the government to withhold graphic video of dead sea life caught in trawler nets as they are potentially damaging to fisheries and to brand New …
Jan 17
Today’s News 17th January 2018
The Fifth-Largest Diamond In History Was Just Discovered Shares of Gem Diamonds surged +15% on Monday after the miner said it had unearthed one of the biggest diamonds in history. According to Bloomberg, Gem Diamonds Ltd. discovered a massive 910-carat diamond, about the “size of two golf balls” from the Letseng mine in Lesotho, the …
Jan 16
Today’s News 16th January 2018
Paul Craig Roberts: "Amnesty International Is Barking Up The Wrong Tree" Authored by Paul Craig Roberts, I have received a letter from Margaret Huang, Amnesty International’s executive director. She is fundraising on the basis of President Trump’s “chilling disregard for our cherished human rights” and his exploitation of “hatred, misogyny, racism and xenophobia,” by which …
Jan 15
Today’s News 15th January 2018
Is There Such A Thing As A "Shithole Country"? Authored by Andrew Korybko via Oriental Review, The question should be rephrased to whether there’s such a thing as a “shithole” period, and yes, there is, but the stereotypical “Third World” socio-economic and physical conditions that the word often embodies are also widely present in parts …
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