Ho, Ho, No? Pros and Cons of Store Credit Cards for...

(Associated Press) Most shoppers know the routine: It's time to check out and the cashier (or website) offers a discount if you sign up...

Unknowns About 2020 Election Make American Businesses Cautious Again

(Associated Press) While the 2020 presidential election is still a year away, some business owners see their customers already becoming more cautious because of...

Former Fraudster: Carrying These Cards in Your Wallet Is a Big...

(Frank Abagnale, CNBC) To identity thieves, a recycling bin, a mailbox, a parked car or a lonely purse left behind on a church pew...

Social Security Benefit Increase for 2020 May Feel Like a Real...

(Mark Hulbert, MarketWatch) Your Social Security check will be just 1.6% higher in 2020 than it is this year. Are you disappointed? Many retirees appear...

Pelosi’s Plan for Medicare to Negotiate Drug Prices “Unworkable”

(Associated Press) The White House has concluded that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plan authorizing Medicare to negotiate drug prices is "unworkable" and President...

Gold ETF Inflows Surge to All-Time High

(World Gold Council) A surge in ETF inflows (258t) outweighed weakness elsewhere in the market to nudge gold demand 3% higher in Q3. Although...

Trump Tariffs Working? U.S. Trade Deficit Now Falling

(Associated Press) The U.S. trade deficit fell in September to the lowest level in five months as imports dropped more sharply than exports...

Laying Waste to the Prevailing Federal Reserve Narrative

(John Tamny, RealClearMarkets) It’s often said that “red” and “blue” are divided as ever. But like most things, this bit of conventional wisdom is...

Ponzi Scheme Mastermind “King Perry” Pleads Guilty

(Associated Press) The fraudster called himself "King Perry," and for a while he lived like royalty. Perry Santillo masterminded a long-running investment scam that collected...

Fed’s Balance Sheet Soars Above $4 Trillion

(ZeroHedge) If it seems like it was just over a month ago that the repo market suddenly suffered its biggest cardiac arrest since the...

“Get the Hell Out” of This Broke, Tax Hungry Big City

(Mish Talk) Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Teachers Union reached agreement on a deal sure to send Chicago over the cliff. The Wall Street...

Time for Investors to Reset Their Portfolios for Inflation

(Money Metals News Service) As investors reset their clocks to accord with the end of Daylight Savings Time, they may also need to reset...

Stock Market Heads for Another Set of Records

(Associated Press) U.S. stocks moved broadly higher in early trading on Monday as investors extended a rally that puts the major indexes on...

Asset Manager: “When This Thing Implodes, We Are All Screwed”

"When this thing implodes, we are all screwed. On a global scale, we have never before created such a magnificent bubble. These central bankers...

Airbnb Bans Party Houses After Deadly Halloween Shootings

(Associated Press) Airbnb's CEO said the company was taking actions against unauthorized parties in the wake of a deadly shooting at a Halloween...

Save Tens of Thousands of Dollars in Taxes by Living Abroad

(Simon Black, SovereignMan) The United States is still one of the only two countries in the world, (the other one is Eritrea) that imposes...

China, Russia Hoard Gold as Fed Makes More Faulty Forecasts

(Money Metals Exchange) Precious metals markets enter November’s trading with bulls eying a potential year-end rally.  Gold and silver prices did manage to post gains...

Gold Market Manipulators Deploy Emergency Mechanism

(Chris Powell, Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee) The gold and silver markets feel much stronger. The central bank-instigated smashdowns that used to depress prices for weeks...

Mega Billionaire Warren Buffett Sees Third Quarter Profits Fall 11%

(Associated Press) Warren Buffett's company reported Saturday that it saw an 11% decline in third-quarter profits because of a smaller increase in the paper...

Warren’s $20 Trillion Healthcare Plan Takes Arrows from All Sides

(Liberty Headlines) Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., finally released her plan to fund the staggering estimated costs of Medicare for All. Warren, one of the front-runners in the Democratic presidential...