Month: January 2022

Any group of individuals given the power to manipulate the money supply, and manipulate the… by Ron Paul of Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity The US Senate will soon vote on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s nomination to a second term. One of the senators opposing Powell is Elizabeth Warren. I don’t often
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How does a nation’s education system relate to its economic performance? Why do most workers with college degrees earn so much more than those without degrees? Understanding how education and training interact with the economy can help explain why some workers, businesses, and economies flourish while others falter. As the labor supply increases, downward pressure is
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In The Magician, Colm Tóibín’s fictionalised biography of Thomas Mann, the fine Irish writer shows the great German one in a continental hotel as the second world war breaks out. “In the evening the orchestra played some light waltzes,” as normal, and sexier fare after dinner, which was served on time. The eerie detachment from events doesn’t
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Cryptocurrencies and the wider blockchain ecosystem are helping change the status quo of how we conduct our day-to-day lives. With these emerging technologies, Web3 is being ushered in as a permissionless and open innovation using middleware blockchain protocols. By doing so, they’re replacing middlemen software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies by capturing value at a greater level. Middleware
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To bunch or not to bunch? That is the question. Over the past few years, mostly since the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) at the end of 2017, there have been significant conversations around whether you should utilize a bunching strategy as part of your tax planning – combining large gifts,
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[embedded content] Bitcoin has fallen more than 50% off its November 2021 highs, but long-term investors should not be worried about the cryptocurrency’s ability to reach its maximum potential, said Anthony Scaramucci, founder of SkyBridge Capital and former White House Communications Director. Scaramucci was previously a critic of cryptocurrencies but has since changed his mind
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Gold got the Fed’s aggressive signal, but hasn’t… by Arkadiusz Sieron of Sunshine Profits The FOMC set the stage for a March interest rate hike, which was an aggressive signal. Gold got it and fell – but hasn’t capitulated yet. The Battlecruiser Hawk is moving full steam ahead! The FOMC issued yesterday (January 26, 2022) its newest statement on monetary
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Running a small business means keeping a tight handle on cash flow. One way to facilitate the movement of money in and out of your business is to expand your payment options to include credit cards. Allowing customers to pay via credit card can make managing cash flow less stressful and eliminate the delays associated
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A state-sponsored documentary series designed to bolster support for China’s decade-long corruption crackdown has instead sparked a rare outburst of public criticism towards one of President Xi Jinping’s most important policies. Xi, China’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong, launched a sweeping anti-graft campaign in 2013 in response to rampant and systematic corruption that was
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Sharing is Caring! BY JOHN RUBINO Stock market volatility has become ridiculous … … which is exactly what we should expect at this point in the cycle. The longer a bull market lasts, the larger two groups of traders become: BTFDFirst and initially most numerous are the buy-the-dip traders who have spent their entire investing lifetimes
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Nicolas Pouard, VP at Ubisoft’s Strategic Innovations Lab, commented on the negative gamer feedback that Ubisoft received after introducing Quartz and Digits, in an interview with Finder. “It’s a reaction we are accustomed to. I think it’s great because it shows how engaged our players are and how passionate they are about their hobby and gaming in general.
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As home buyers continue to show an appetite for new construction in markets all across California, large plots of land capable of developing luxury estates in cities like Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and La Jolla have perhaps never been more valuable. Although rare, such sites occasionally hit the market, giving moguls and other deep-pocketed buyers
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