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Fun on Friday: Zucked!

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg experienced the big-boy version of getting called into the principal’s office this week. He spent about 10 hours testifying before Congress after news came out that a data firm accessed Facebook user information. The iconic image from the hearing was Zuckerberg perched on a booster cushion. He looked like Dennis the Menace […]

Silver Mine Output Drops for Second Straight Year; Industrial Demand Up

Global silver mine supply dropped for the second straight year as industrial demand rose for the first time since 2013, according to the World Silver Survey 2018 produced by the GFMS team at Thompson-Reuters and released by the Silver Institute this week.

Germans Showing Off Their Gold

The Germans are showing off their gold. The country ranks second in the world only to the US in official gold holdings. This week, the Bundesbank launched a six-month exhibition on gold showcasing its reserves along with the bank’s most interesting gold bars and coins. The official exhibit is part of a renewed emphasis on the […]

The Ace Up China’s Sleeve

Last week, Pres. Trump said US markets might have to endure some short-term pain if the trade war with China escalates. But never fear, in the long run, everything will be great! We have to do things that other people wouldn’t do. So, we may take a hit, but you know what, ultimately, we’re going […]

Your Optimism Can’t Trump Economic Reality

You can say, “Everything is great,” all you want. But if it isn’t, it isn’t. Pundits and politicians keep trying to talk up the economy. They might be able to keep optimism running high for a while, but at some point, expectations will run headfirst into economic reality. In his most recent podcast, Peter Schiff […]

Retail Defaults at All-Time High

There were more signs of a retail apocalypse in the first quarter of this year. Defaults by retail companies rated by Moody’s hit an all-time high in Q1. There were a total of nine defaults among Moody’s-rated retail corporates. According to Wolf Street, total corporate defaults in Q1 were up 22% from last year, and […]

Frank Holmes Is Bullish on Gold: It’s Outperformed the S&P 500 (Video)

Last month, US Global Investors CEO Frank Holmes said he thinks gold may well hit $1,500 this year. He listed the specter of increasing inflation, a weakening dollar, and income growth in China and India as three reasons to be bullish on the yellow metal. This week, Holmes appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box and continued to […]

Economic Growth Can’t “Pay For” Republican Tax Cuts and Spending

One of the favorite Republican talking points is that tax cuts will “pay for themselves” by spurring economic growth. This seems plausible. But GOP talking heads underestimate just how much growth would be necessary to pay for the massive tax cuts and spending increases recently passed by Congress. In fact, the Congressional Budget Office released […]

Peter Schiff: Nobody Is Prepared for the Long-Term Pain That’s Coming

The stock market continued its yo-yo ways on Friday. After three straight days of healthy gains, the Dow Jones Industrials fell 572 points to end the week, closing below 24,000. The Nasdaq also plunged, dropping 161 points. Peter Schiff has been saying for weeks this is a bear market. Well, now even Pres. Trump has said […]

Has the Subprime Auto Bubble Burst?

It looks like the subprime auto loan bubble has popped. Last year, we reported that the auto industry’s check engine light was on. Now it looks like the thing is totally breaking down. Small subprime auto lenders are starting to go belly-up due to increasing losses and defaults. As ZeroHedge noted, “we all know what comes […]