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We Are Being Conditioned to Expect Some Sort of a “Big Reveal”, and All of a Sudden It Seems Like Just About Everyone Is Talking About UFOs and Aliens
(End of the American Dream)—It isn’t just a coincidence that there has been an explosion in interest in the subject...
Behind Turkey’s Gold Sales: The Biggest Ever Plunge in Foreign Reserves
(Zero Hedge)—Shortly after the Iran war started, with gold unexpectedly tumbling, we showed that the reason behind gold's paradoxical move -...
Japanese Company Simplifies Ketchup Packaging Amid Ink Shortage Tied to Middle East Conflict
(Zero Hedge)—Kagome is revamping the packaging of several ketchup products after supply disruptions made white printing ink harder to source,...
Europe Tried Wealth Taxes — Most Gave Up
(The Center Square)–Democratic senators are advancing a series of proposals to tax America's wealthiest households, with supporters projecting trillions in...
Americans Are Getting Behind on Their Debts at a Very Frightening Pace
(The Economic Collapse Blog)—U.S. households are now 18.79 trillion dollars in debt. In 1980, U.S. households were just 1.4 trillion...
The Crisis in the Strait of Hormuz Is Causing a Shortage of Diet Coke in India
(The Economic Collapse Report)—The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has created a global supply chain nightmare that is unlike...
Trump Budget Targets ‘Valley of Death’ With New Military Contractor Accountability Model
(Just The News)—The Trump administration's $1.5 trillion military budget request would rewrite how the Pentagon buys weapons – forcing contractors...
California’s ‘Billionaire Tax’ Could Reach Far Beyond Billionaires
Last week, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) announced it had gathered more than 1.5 million signatures — nearly double what it...
Gold, Debt and the Inevitable Global Housing Market Crash
(Alt-Market)—Maybe the most prominent economic discussion circulating today is the fear that the vast majority of people have been priced...
Beijing Has Already Wimped Out Less Than a Week After Trying to Look Tough by Ignoring U.S. Sanctions
(ZeroHedge)—Over the weekend, we reported that in what some called a "watershed moment", Beijing ordered Chinese companies not to comply...