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by John Ward  What follows is far from being “wild conspiracy theory”. There is multivariate chicanery at the highest level in the majority of First World States today. The elected are bent, and the unelected are jubilant. Conspiracy analysis based on behavioural evidence is a very different thing to bonkers conspiracy theory based on carelessly joined

Next week, Apple (AAPL) will report March quarter earnings. However, that event will be preceded by another high-profile affair. On Tuesday, Apple will host its spring product launch, and will announce refreshments for some of its product line-up. Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives thinks the announcements could include some new color versions for the latest iMac,

In this article NTGR LVS KMI TDC CHDN CMG WHR David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell on Wednesday: Kinder Morgan — Shares of the energy infrastructure company gained 3.5% after the company first-quarter earnings that topped analyst expectations. The company posted earnings per share

by Charles Hugh-Smith It’s all so pathetic, isn’t it? The only way left to get ahead in America is to leverage up the riskiest gambles. It’s painfully obvious that the only way left to get ahead in America is crazy-risky speculation, but nobody seems to even notice this stark and stunning reality. Why are people piling

Rogers Communications’ revenue and profit increased in its first quarter as its cable and media operations saw improvements.  Rogers Communications’ (RCI.B) total revenue came in at C$3.49 billion in the quarter ended March 31, an increase of 2% from the first quarter of 2020. Cable and media revenue grew by 5% and 7%, respectively, in the quarter.  There was an increase of 44,000 net wireless postpaid customers while 56,000 prepaid subscribers were lost

by confoundedinterest17 Yikes! The Federal Reserve continues to print money at a historic high rate and with it we get an epic asset bubble as demonstrated by the Buffett Indicator (Stock Market/GDP) plotted against M2 Money. Note that the dot.com bubble of the late 1990s was seemingly detached from Fed money printing. As such, the Shiller

A picture of a woman starting Netflix on a TV inside her apartment. Artur Widak | NurPhoto | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Netflix — The streaming giant’s shares plunged more than 6% after the company reported a big subscriber miss as the demand surge from the pandemic started

Clinical-stage pharmaceutical company Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Inc. (CRNX) has seen a key corporate insider snap up shares recently. Regulations require corporate insiders to make their trading activity public, and their actions could signal to investors that now is the time to get in on the action. In the last 12 days, corporate insider Perceptive Advisors LLC,

In this article ISRG THC IBKR CSX NFLX Signage outside the Netflix office building on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, on Monday, April 19, 2021. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell on Tuesday: Netflix — Shares of the streaming giant dipped 10.4% after the

Stanford Study Noting Ineffectiveness and Harm of Masks Is Censored on Twitter But Now a Second Study Published on the CDC’s Website Confirms Masks Cause Serious Side Effects I find it odd that pretty much any other search engine, even Microsoft Bing, doesn’t censor this badly compared to Google. At this point Google has “fallen”

It’s that time again – time to look for upwardly mobile stocks at relative bargain prices. We’ve just seen a pullback in market prices, but for some stocks the pullback started earlier and has run deeper. That’s opened up opportunities that Wall Street’s analysts have been quick to point out. These are Strong Buy stocks,

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Stocks are now in a choppy period, and technical analysts say it has the look of a short-term pullback. Strategists say it would make sense for this week’s selling to fit in the pattern of many pullbacks with a 3% to 5% decline.

by Michael Snyder Would you pay $100 for a sheet of plywood?  I know that sounds absolutely crazy, but we are almost there.  The price of plywood has been soaring into the stratosphere in recent weeks, and analysts are telling us that it will remain high for the foreseeable future.  Memes about plywood have started

Rising Chip Demand Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. (TSMC) is gearing up towards increasing its manufacturing capacity and cater to the rising demand for semiconductors. The company’s management elaborated on the company’s plans on an earnings call following the release of the 1Q 2021 results. TSMC (TSM) believes that a combination of factors, including the rise

by visualcapitalist Cryptocurrencies have been some of the most talked-about assets in recent months, with bitcoin and ether prices reaching record highs. These gains were driven by a flurry of announcements, including increased adoption by businesses and institutions. Lesser known, however, is just how much electricity is required to power the Bitcoin network. To put this

In this article AN MO KSU Kansas City Southern (KSC) Railway locomotives idle on a fuel pad before pulling freight trains from Knoche Yard in Kansas City, Missouri. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.  Johnson & Johnson — Shares of the pharmaceutical giant rose 2.5%

Parler, the embattled social networking app popular with conservatives, can re-list on the Apple Store, according to CNN Business. In a letter sent to Congress, Apple indicated that the app is welcomed back after significant improvements to issues initially raised. Improvements in the detection and moderation of hate speech are some of the changes that

Yuriko Nakao | Getty Images Bitcoin’s big swing in prices over the weekend likely set the stage for a period of consolidation before the cryptocurrency can make another move higher. The digital currency lost as much as 15% over the weekend, and rival coins like ethereum also fell. Bitcoin traded around $55,970 at 4 p.m.

by Michael Snyder Greed is one of the seven deadly sins, and what the wealthiest football clubs in Europe are trying to pull off stinks of pure greed.  I don’t normally write a lot about sports, because in the grand scheme of things there are so many other topics that are of far greater importance,

Boeing (BA) has struggled in recent years, as it has dealt with the repercussions of the 737 MAX crashes. The aircraft’s recertification came at the end of last year, after Covid-19 had decimated the aviation industry and brought the company dangerously close to bankruptcy. However, with the economy reopening, Jefferies analyst Sheila Kahyaoglu thinks the time

by Shaun Richards Yesterday brought news that has long been in the offing and it has created quite a stir. Twelve of Europe’s leading football clubs have today come together to announce they have agreed to establish a new mid-week competition, the Super League, governed by its Founding Clubs. AC Milan, Arsenal FC, Atlético de

In this article STLD ZION ELS UAL IBM Pedestrians walk past the IBM building in New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines after the bell on Monday: IBM — Shares of the computer hardware company ticked up 2.9% after IBM reported better-than-expected results for the first quarter. IBM posted earnings

“Kids, get off that treadmill or you will die” is not the sort of instruction a parent expects to make after purchasing a new workout product. However, that, in a nutshell, is what the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC) has said consumers should do as a safety measure when faced with Peloton’s (PTON) exercise machine,

A monitor displays Peloton Interactive Inc. signage during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) across from the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Peloton — Shares of the fitness company dropped more than 9%

by Martin Armstrong Ok, the Associated Press Stylebook has joined the woke crowd. They now have said that a “mistress” to a married man can no longer be called a “mistress,” but “companion, friend or lover.” I think many wives prefer “homewrecker” or just “bitch.” Meanwhile, realtors are told to no longer call the master bedroom “master”

Medical education group Afya Ltd. has acquired health tech company Cliquefarma. The latter operates a free-of-charge website that follows the pricing of prescription drugs, cosmetics, and personal hygiene products in Brazil. Afya (AFYA) CEO Virgilio Gibbon said, “The acquisition of Cliquefarma will enhance our Digital Prescription pillar, creating the opportunity to leverage traffic and GMV

by Amy S.  Warning to America: The Greatest Depression of All Times Approaching Worse than 1929 : Be Prepared! The Greatest Depression of All Times Inflation, hyperinflation, financial collapse, societal collapse, and world war III. The only unknown is the timeline. Lowered FED balance sheet, higher than expected unemployment, and the stock market at levels hedge

It’s natural to want to buy into a rising stock, so much so that following upward trends as a market strategy has a name: momentum investing. It’s the art of following the upward trends. Momentum investing has its advocates and detractors, as do all investing styles. While past performance does not guarantee future returns, it’s

by Michael Snyder Even though the stock market has been booming and the corporate media is full of talk about “recovery”, there are many communities in the United States where a permanent atmosphere of despair seems to hang in the air.  The federal government gives us doctored numbers that show that the national unemployment rate

There is buzz that the massive direct listing of Coinbase (COIN) is similar to the Netscape IPO of the mid-1990s. Netscape represented the ushering in of the dot-com boom, whereas the Coinbase offering reflects an inflection point for cryptocurrency. Well, for investors, the analogy should be taken with some caution. Remember, Netscape no longer exists,