Video Released Of Unmanned F-16 Drone Test Flight
One would think following the ever louder public complaints against the use of drones that the Obama administration would take the hint and perhaps taper their remote controlled...
View ArticleObamacare - An Unintended Consequence?
Obamacare officially kicks off in nine days. What the heck is going to happen? I don't believe that anyone really knows.I'm concerned that there will be many 'unintended' consequences. Information has...
View ArticleCFTC Concludes Long-Running Silver Manipulation Investigation, Finds Nothing...
It is somehow fitting that on the day when even more undisputed evidence is revealed, surrounding the most brazen market manipulation scheme in history - one involving the "unmanipulable" Libor...
View ArticleThe 3 Big Lies Right Now
There appears to be 3 big lies (among many other smaller ones) currently driving the flow of speculative capital around the world. First, Bernanke said the Taper was off due to 'worsening' financial...
View ArticleGuest Post: The Best, Brightest, And Least Productive?
Authored by Bob Shiller, originally posted at Project Syndicate,Are too many of our most talented people choosing careers in finance – and, more specifically, in trading, speculating, and other...
View ArticleAt Least The Senate Can Agree On One Thing: We Need Moar Debate To Get Paid
While Cruz's speech was entertaining (and gained media attention), there is one thing they agree on*SENATE VOTES 100-0 TO ADVANCE BILL TO KEEP GOVERNMENT OPENWhich means the Senate invokes cloture on...
View ArticleWal-Mart Nails The "Consumer Recovery" Coffin Shut
Welcome to the new normal recovery... if ever there was a headline that summed up the idiocy of the mal-invested distorted new normal, Wal-Mart just managed it:*WAL-MART CUTTING ORDERS (In Q3 & Q4)...
View ArticleLew’s Illusions
Follow ZeroHedge in Real-Time on FinancialJuiceRemember when we were told that the Year 2000 bug was going to make our computers implode? Our coffee machines were supposed to stop working as the clock...
View ArticleThe Stunning Truth About Inequality In America
Talk about inequality has been in the news recently, but you won’t believe what’s really happening in America today:Americans consistently underestimate the amount of inequality in our country. They...
View ArticleGreece On The Verge? Military Special Forces Have 15 Demands... Or Else
Greek government authorities are on alert after a union of Greek army reservists of Special Forces issued a statement urging the Greek administration to step down and make way for a national unity...
View ArticleJeff Gundlach Market Outlook Update - Audio Webcast
Today at 4:15 pm Eastern, Doubleline's Jeff Gundlach will be sharing his latest outlook on the markets via an audio-only webcast, and as usual addressing what he believes are the best investment...
View ArticleStocks End Losing Streak With Low Volume Limp Higher
It would have been the worst streak since May 2012 but thanks to a damp squib of a day, the S&P (and other US equity indices) managed to hold on to gains in another 'spikey' day's trading in...
View ArticleDetroit’s Bankruptcy Postmortem: The Worms Keep Slithering Out
Submitted by F.F. Wiley of Cyniconomics blog,You may have seen recent revelations that Detroit routinely raided its pension funds to award extra cash – including bonuses dubbed “the 13th check” – to...
View ArticleSo Many Lies, So Little Time: JCP Sells 84 Million Shares Via Goldman Sachs...
Remember when one after another JCPenney executive lined up earlier today, mostly using that damage control TV outlet known as CNBC, to promise that JCP does not, repeat not, need emergency public...
View ArticleHow To Lose 32% With Jim Cramer In Three Weeks: "Jump on J.C. Penney"
One can't make this up. Presented without commentary.From Jim Cramer on TheStreet, originally posted on Real Money at 8:38 am on September 5.Jump on J.C. Penney Has J.C. Penney (JCP) bottomed? How many...
View ArticleTaper or not, The Aussie is Overvalued – How to play it
By: Chris Tell at capitalistexploits.atWe've always been fond of identifying and positioning for macro trends. Getting on board a bull market and riding that sucker for the majority of the move is more...
View ArticleIran Sets Framework For Nuclear Program Negotiations: Demands Lifting Of All...
Moments ago, John Kerry sat down with the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to once again attempt to reach a deal on the Iranian nuclear program. As BBC reported, "Iran has been negotiating...
View ArticleThe Internet Is Now Weaponized, And You Are The Target
By now, thanks to Edward Snowden, it is common knowledge and not just conspiracy theory, that every bit of information sent out into the wired or wireless ether is scanned, probed, intercepted and...
View ArticleDollar Remains Fragile
The US dollar looks vulnerable to additional losses next week. While we had correctly anticipated the greenback's losses last week, we had expected it to begin recovering ahead of the weekend. This...
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