Give People a Universal Income to Keep Them Quiet While Global Government Grows

08-09-2016 • The Daily Bell

Governments don't work on any level. But global government is worst of all. It will deliver ruin, mass incarceration and ultimately genocide.

The Phony Job Recovery by Ron Paul

08-09-2016 • LewRockwell.Com - Ron Paul

Last Friday saw the release of a bombshell jobs report, with headlines exclaiming that the US economy added over 250,000 jobs in July, far in excess of any forecasts. The reality was far grimmer.

Donald Trump takes a page out of 'Reaganomics'

08-09-2016 • NY Post

Donald Trump called Monday for a "tax revolution" modeled on the vision of Ronald Reagan that would slash income tax rates, cut corporate taxes and create millions of jobs for a new era of prosperity.

What's Coming Is Going to Be a Mess

08-09-2016 • LewRockwell.Com - Jim Rogers

The last two months alone have seen Britain leaving the European Union, terror attacks, cop killings, Deutsche Bank nearly collapsing, the German long-term interest rates set at negative, to name a few.

Trump, Clinton to Make Major Economic Speeches This Week in Detroit

08-08-2016 • http://www.voanews.com

The economy is expected to be the focus of the presidential campaign this week when both top candidates make major speeches in the same city on their plans for the country if they are elected.

Wal-Mart to Acquire Jet.com for $3.3 Billion to Fight Amazon

08-08-2016 • http://www.bloomberg.com

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. agreed to buy e-commerce startup Jet.com Inc. for about $3.3 billion, giving the world's largest retailer the resources for a stronger shopping website to compete with market leader Amazon.com Inc.

John Mauldin Warns "Don't Be So Sure That States Can't Go Bankrupt"

08-08-2016 • http://www.zerohedge.com, John Mauldin

Our judicial system has a time-tested option for those who can't pay their debts: bankruptcy. Individuals and businesses use it all the time.

Clinton Plans Economic Speech Thursday to Counter Trump's

08-07-2016 • http://www.bloomberg.com, Jennifer Epstein

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will push this week to gain further ground against Republican nominee Donald Trump on the economy, countering a speech he is set to deliver Monday with her own on Thursday, her campaign said.

Gross Says Without Consumer Spending U.S. Is in Recession

08-05-2016 • http://www.bloomberg.com, by Taylor Hall

July's strong jobs report wasn't enough to buoy Bill Gross's outlook for U.S. growth and investment returns.

Even if Friday's jobs report is great, don't get too excited

08-05-2016 • http://www.cnbc.com

Economists expect the jobs report on Friday to show that 180,000 jobs were added to nonfarm payrolls in July, according to Thomson Reuters. That's a distinct improvement from the shocking 11,000 jobs added in May but well off from the average rate fo

'I'm just kind of bummed'

08-04-2016 • http://www.bloomberg.com

On a 3,000-mile bus journey from Philadelphia to Los Angeles, riders have plenty of time to contemplate the country and the pivotal election ahead. Reporter Esmé E. Deprez and photographer M. Scott Brauer ride along to hear their thoughts.

"If You Want Trump To Win, You Should Root For Stock Market Crash Before November"

08-04-2016 • SHTFPlan

As you will see below, if stocks go up during the last three months before an election, the incumbent party almost always keeps the White House.

Why Seven Million Student Loan Defaulters Are In A Standoff With Uncle Sam

08-03-2016 • http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden

As the 2016 election cycle heats up, we suspect the debate over student loan forgiveness will become an ever bigger issue with the Hillary camp looking to woo young voters that aren't quite as "enthusiastic" about her Presidency as they were about Ob

Personal Income Weak, Prices Falling Year-Over-Year Except Services

08-03-2016 • https://mishtalk.com, by mishgea

Persona income for June was up 0.2% compared to a Bloomberg Consensus Estimate of 0.3% in a range of 0.3% to 0.5%. Spending rose 0.4% vs a consensus of 0.3% in range of 0.2% to 0.5%.

Goldman Analysis Neglects World-Destroying Crash?

08-02-2016 • The Daily Bell

We analyze elite propaganda. Sometimes we can smell the "directed history."

The QE Forever Cycle Will Have A Catastrophic End

08-02-2016 • davidstockmanscontracorner.com

Policymakers have chosen to ignore the central issue of debt as they try to resuscitate activity.

Foreign Appetite For U.S. Securities Has Taken a Drubbing

08-01-2016 • http://www.bloomberg.com, by Sid Verma

Chinese and Middle Eastern investors have other priorities.

Technocrats Must Have TPP To Tighten Global Economic Regulations

08-01-2016 • https://www.technocracy.news, BY: MITRA TAJ

Failure to ratify the U.S.-led sweeping trade pact TPP would hand China "the keys to the castle" on globalization and do nothing to solve the real problems underlying American anxiety over jobs, the top U.S. trade official said Thursday.

Collapsing U.S. GDP Growth Belies Rosey Forecasts

07-30-2016 • https://www.youtube.com

(are we there yet?)

In 50 Years This Has Never Failed To Trigger A Bear Market

07-30-2016 • Zero Hedge

It's earnings season once again and it looks as if, as a group, corporate America still can't find the end of its earnings decline since profits peaked over a year ago.

Steve Wynn: Trump Vs Hillary Is A Distraction From The Real Problem...

07-30-2016 • Zero Hedge

...Which Ends With "Wheelbarrows Full Of Money". The traditionally outspoken Steve Wynn continued doing what he does best during the quarterly WYNN earnings call, which is rage against what he sees as the problem du jour in the US economy.