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How to Provide Universal Health Care Using This One Easy Trick by Ann Coulter…

The first sentence of Congress’ Obamacare repeal should read: “There shall be a free market in health insurance.” Right there, I’ve solved the health insurance crisis for 90 percent of Americans. Unfortunately, no one can imagine what a free market in health care looks like because we haven’t had one for nearly a century…

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The Fed Has Now Set the Stage for An Ides of March Moment…

Whether or not one agrees that the Federal Reserve is preparing to raise rates again at its upcoming meeting this March, one thing is certain: The Fed. has done everything shy of setting its hair-on-fire to leave little doubt that they are seriously considering it. As of this past Friday the consensus (or odds) for […]

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The End Of A 100 Year Global Debt Super Cycle Is Way Overdue…

For more than 100 years global debt levels have been rising, and now we are potentially facing the greatest debt crisis in all of human history. Never before have we seen such a level of debt saturation all over the planet, and pretty much everyone understands that this is going to end very, very badly […]

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Wall Street Exec Jumps to His Death…

A 47-year-old financial company executive was killed Wednesday when he jumped from a luxury apartment building on the Upper West Side, authorities said. Kevin Bell jumped from a ninth-floor kitchen window at the famed Apthorp building on West End Avenue near West 79th Street around 7:20 a.m., a source told The Post. He landed on […]

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Class-Action Lawsuit Against Kay and Jared Jewelry Company Alleges Widespread Sexual Harassment…

Sterling Jewelers, the parent company behind Jared the Galleria of Jewelry and Kay Jewelers, is facing a class-action lawsuit from hundreds of former employees who allege a widespread culture of sexual harassment that reached the upper levels of management. The Washington Post reports that about 250 former employees have made declarations alleging that women at […]

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PayPal Accused of Diverting Charity Donations…

A class claims PayPal misled tens of thousands of customers about their charitable donations made on its giving platform and redirected money meant for unregistered charities to groups of its own choosing. Lead plaintiffs Friends for Health: Supporting the North Shore Health Center and Terry Kass sued PayPal Inc. and PayPal Charitable Giving Fund in […]

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For Every Living-Wage Job, There Are Seven People Looking for Work…

Living-wage jobs are scarce in the United States. The People’s Action Institute (PAI), a national organization with the goal of achieving economic, racial, gender and climate justice, just released a study that reinforces the profound need for jobs that pay a wage people can live on. A PAI news release states…

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Treasury Secretary Mnuchin on Economic Growth, Tax Policy…

Treasury Secretary Mnuchin covers budget, budgetary priorities, regulatory reform, tax simplification, middle class tax cuts, financial reform, the federal reserve and a ton more. Well worth your time to watch…

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Dr. Doom Warns of Stock Market Selloff ‘Avalanche’…

Marc Faber, known as ‘Dr. Doom’ for his pessimistic views of equity markets, has warned investors that US stocks are vulnerable to a seismic selloff, which could start any moment. The Swiss investor doesn’t expect the rally’s disruption to be evoked by any catalyst, as the markets are overbought and sentiment is way too bullish […]

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DNA Test Shows Subway’s Oven-Roasted Chicken Is Only 50 Percent Chicken…

According to a Canadian study, a DNA test showed only half of Subway’s oven-roasted patty is made with real chicken. Subway was among five fast-food restaurants whose chicken the Canadian Broadcast Corporation had tested. The results showed the Oven Roasted Chicken patties averaged 53.6 percent chicken DNA while the Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki strips came […]

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U.S. Economy Slowed to a Drip in Fourth Quarter…

The U.S. economy expanded at a slower pace in the fourth quarter, as previously reported, and appeared to remain on a moderate growth path as President Donald Trump took office with a promise to reinvigorate manufacturing and protect jobs. Trump has pledged to boost annual economic growth to 4 percent through a mix of infrastructure […]

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Bitcoin Is Rocking….

Bitcoin is at all-time high, with its value hitting $1,197.96 per coin on Friday and with over $18 billion of the digital currency in circulation. That’s well above its previous peak, in November 2013. At that time, the currency was trading at $1,163 per coin, with $13 billion in circulation. After that previous high four […]

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California, Nestle, And Decentralization…

Nestle USA has announced that it will move its headquarters from Glendale, California, to Rosslyn, Virginia, taking with it about 1200 jobs. The once Golden State has lost some 1690 businesses since 2008 and a net outflow of a million of mostly middle-class people from the state from 2004 to 2013 due to its onerous […]

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Stockman: “After March 15 Everything Will Grind To A Halt”…

“I think what people are missing is this date, March 15th 2017. That’s the day that this debt ceiling holiday that Obama and Boehner put together right before the last election in October of 2015. That holiday expires. The debt ceiling will freeze in at $20 trillion. It will then be law. It will be […]

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AUDIT: EPA Employees Used Gov’t Purchase Card to Spend $14,985 on Fitness Memberships…

Environmental Protection Agency employees used their government purchase cards to spend $14,985 on fitness memberships, according to an audit by the inspector general of the agency. With the goal of assessing the risk of illegal, improper, and erroneous purchases made on the EPA’s purchase card, the auditors evaluated 18 transactions totaling $48,345 and found that […]

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J.C. Penney Announces 140 Stores Closing, Offers 6k Early Retirement…

J.C. Penney has announced the closing of approximately 140 stores over the next few months. According to this Yahoo report, the company had a terrible holiday season. Department store operator J.C. Penney Co Inc (JCP.N) said on Friday it would close 130-140 stores over the next few months, and reported a bigger-than-expected drop in same-store […]

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