This article was originally published by Charles Hugh Smith at Of Two Minds Blog. Anyone looking at the hollowed-out, fragile shell of a Fed-managed “market” as a system realizes a crash that runs away from central planning control is already baked in....
More than 9,300 retail department stores have shut their doors this year. As 2020 comes at us quickly, most are expecting the retail apocalypse to drag on. While we are told consumerism and spending remains high, retail establishments are closing down: most...
This article was contributed by Portfolio Wealth Global. With so many Americans not being world travelers, complacency has become the nation’s most pernicious epidemic. Few truly understand the scourge of socialism and even fewer have actually seen it firsthand. With...
The world’s future looks bright according to one Forbes reporter. But before we go through the incredibly bright future, we have to wade through a much darker place. A place that is far darker than where we are at right now. In an article, Forbes contributor...
The government keeps telling us that the labor market is strong and unemployment is low. Yet, regardless, borrowers are increasingly being rejected for vehicle loans while consumer debt continues to rise. A Federal Reserve Bank of New York survey of consumer credit...
This article was contributed by The Wealth Research Group. A market gripped in the throes of the “everything bubble” and hooked on debt like a heroin addict: it’s not a pretty picture and you won’t find any of the corporate-owned media gurus talking about it. For the...