Trump Touts Prospects for Tentative Trade Truce with China
(Associated Press) President Donald Trump said Thursday that the U.S. and China are working to secure a new site to sign a tentative trade truce and the location will be announced soon.
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Real Estate Stocks Help Investors Boost Income, Balance Risk
(Associated Press) In 2019, investors have relied on bricks and mortar to balance the riskier parts of their portfolios and get a good return.
The S&P 500's real estate sector has been outpacing the...
Scary Surge in Halloween Candy Prices Suggests Inflation Could Haunt Economy
(David Deull, IHS Markit) The tradition never dies - dropping gobs of cash on delicious confections and ghastly getups for Halloween. This year, Americans will likely outdo themselves; we are forecasting Americans to spend...
Fed Cuts Rates But Signals a Likely Pause
(Associated Press) The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the third time this year to try to sustain the economic expansion in the face of global threats. But it hinted...
14 Signs the U.S. Economy May Be Teetering Toward Recession
(Michael Snyder, Economic Collapse Blog) There should no longer be any doubt that the U.S. economy is slowing down, but most Americans still don’t realize what is happening because the major news networks are...
U.S. Economy Posts 1.9% Growth Rate in Spite of “Boneheads” at the Fed
(Associated Press) The U.S. economy slowed to a modest growth rate of 1.9% in the summer as consumer spending downshifted and businesses continued to trim their investments in response to trade war...
Silver’s Three Legged Bull-Run Stool
(David Smith, Money Metals News Service) A case can be made that silver's current price “stability” – believed by many to be well below where it "should" be – is the result of at...
Israeli Spyware Company Sued for Hacking Popular Smartphone App
(Associated Press) Facebook sued the Israeli hacker-for-hire company NSO Group on Tuesday in U.S. federal court for allegedly targeting some 1,400 users of its encrypted messaging service WhatsApp with highly sophisticated spyware.
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Workers Beset by Student Loan Debt Seek Bailouts from Their Employers
(Associated Press) Americans collectively owe nearly $1.5 trillion in student loans — more than twice the total a decade ago. It's a burden that weighs on millions of adults, shaping their life...
Shocker: 36% of Millennials Favor Communism Over Capitalism
The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) released its fourth Annual Report on US Attitudes Toward Socialism, Communism, and Collectivism.
This year’s study showed increased support for communism (36%) among Millennials compared to 2018. Opinions of...
