Economics And Finance
Dollar General Warns of Slower Sales Growth (#GotBitcoin?)
Dollar General Corp. on Thursday said same-store sales grew in the most recent quarter, but profit was less than expected as the retailer invests in lower prices and increases the portion of sales that come from less profitable products like food, sending shares lower. Dollar General Warns of Slower…
Purchases With Plastic Get Costlier For Merchants—And Consumers (#GotBitcoin?)
Visa and Mastercard plan to raise fees on credit and debit cards, putting new strain on retail. Purchases With Plastic Get Costlier For Merchants—And Consumers (#GotBitcoin?) Credit-card companies are increasing a range of fees that U.S. merchants will pay to process transactions, a move likely to inflame already fractious relations…
The ‘Cartel’ Is Back: 8 Banks Caught Rigging Government-Bonds
First it was the Libor-rigging cartel, then the FX exchange-rate manipulation cartel, now, European regulators have moved on to prosecuting "anti-competitive" practices in euro-denominated sovereign bond markets. The 'Cartel' Is Back: 8 Banks Caught Rigging Government-Bond Markets One month after the European antitrust regulators charged Deutsche Bank, Credit Agricole and…
Undercover Surveillance From A Party For The One-Percent Wall Street Secret Society! (#GotBitcoin?)
One-Percent Jokes And Plutocrats In Drag Recently, our nation’s financial chieftains have been feeling a little unloved. Venture capitalists are comparing the persecution of the rich to the plight of Jews at Kristallnacht, Wall Street titans are saying that they’re sick of being beaten up, and this week, a billionaire investor, Wilbur…
Mysterious Magnetic Portals Connect Earth To The Sun. Could There Be Other Portals Between Planets And Stars, Etc? (#GotBitcoin?)
A favorite theme of science fiction is "the portal"--an extraordinary opening in space or time that connects travelers to distant realms. Mysterious Magnetic Portals Connect Earth To The Sun. Could There Be Other Portals Between Planets And Stars, Etc? Our planet has come a long way in scientific breakthroughs and…
A $4 Trillion Problem For Investors: The Fed’s Shrinking Portfolio (#GotBitcoin?)
“It’s changing the psychology of investors,” said Scott Minerd, chief investment officer at money manager Guggenheim Partners LLC. A $4 Trillion Problem For Investors: The Fed’s Shrinking Portfolio The Federal Reserve Building In Washington. The Central Bank Has Been Shrinking The Portfolio Of Bonds It Bought During The Financial Crisis…
Pan-Africanism Plus Bitcoin Equals New Global Super-Power (#GotBitcoin?)
Overcoming Racism, Tribalism, and Financial Struggles through Blockchain. Pan-Africanism Plus Bitcoin Equals New Global Super-PowerBlacks And Blockchain Technology [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRvL2rImQMo&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaNnNZIpi1LtND45wkhuptUM[/embed] The discussions being held at Howard University, via the Black Blockchain Summit, are worth taking time to watch. Below, is a feed from facebook, that you’ll want to set aside time…
Very Revealing Quotes By Some Prominent Businessman, Senators and Congressmen About Our Country’s Monetary System! (#GotBitcoin?)
It's stuff like this that drives us Bitcoiners! It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning. - Henry Ford "If the American people ever allow private banks to…
Los Angeles And Other Cities Stash Money To Prepare For A Recession (#GotBitcoin?)
“Every year that the recovery lasts, it just makes the pressure around preparedness for a downturn that much more urgent,” said Mary Murphy, who studies rainy-day funds at the Pew Charitable Trusts. Los Angeles And Other Cities Stash Money To Prepare For A Recession Local officials are feeding their rainy-day…
Investors’ Dash For Cash Adds To Stock Market’s Vulnerability (#GotBitcoin?)
Investors are increasing their cash holdings at the fastest pace in a decade, highlighting doubts about the durability of the stock market’s early 2019 rebound. Investors’ Dash For Cash Adds To Stock Market’s Vulnerability Cash holdings in investment portfolios are rising quickly, raising doubts about recent rebound. Money DragStock returns…
Investors’ Flee From Stocks, Leaving Bot’s Free To Fuel Wild Market Swings (#GotBitcoin?)
Financial markets’ wild and woolly fourth quarter likely won’t translate into strong trading results at the nation’s largest banks—the latest sign of the changes sweeping the business of buying and selling securities since the financial crisis. Investors’ Flee From Stocks, Leaving Bot's Free To Fuel Wild Market Swings Trading Activity…
Utah Shows How Labor-Force Growth Fuels Economic Growth (#GotBitcoin?)
Davis Smith, co-founder and CEO of Cotopaxi, an outdoor gear and apparel company, offers a glimpse of why Utah’s economy is booming. Utah Shows How Labor-Force Growth Fuels Economic Growth The state has outpaced the country in economic expansion since 2010. Mr. Smith said he considered launching the company in…