“Democracy Is Overrated” Doug Casey’s Top 5 Reasons Not To Vote
Submitted by Doug Casey via InternationalMan.com, Democracy is vastly overrated. It’s not like the consensus of a bunch of friends agreeing to see the same movie. Most often, it boils…
Caught On Tape: U.S. Test Fires Nuclear ICBM, Warns “We Are Prepared To Use Nuclear Weapons”
Less than two years ago, news of Russia test-firing an ICBM just as the east Ukraine civil war was heating up, was sufficient to send the stock market into a…
Why A Hedge Fund Manager Who Made A Killing From Subprime Is Buying Bitcoin
Long before “The Big Short’s” Michael Burry was a household name for his insight into the upcoming subprime crisis of 2006-2007, there were many others among them John Paulson, Kyle…
The Quagmire To End All Quagmires
Submitted by StraightLineLogic.com’s Robert Gore via The Burning Platform blog, There are few good reasons to go to war, but the US faces the danger of being dragged into World…
Beta Glass: Frigoglass Cancels $225 million Sale To GZ Industries
Frigoglass, the parent company of Beta Glass Plc has terminated its agreement to sell its 70% stake in Beta Glass Plc in a deal that was worth about $225 million.…
Who Is “Killing” The Naira? By Opeyemi Agbaje
The assumption that Nigeria is divided between those who “want” devaluation and those who oppose it is a false appearance. Any rational Nigerian, especially middle class individuals, who can be…
While Gundlach Was Warning That “Equities Are In A Bear Market” 2 Weeks Ago, He Was Busy Buying Stocks
If it feels like just two weeks ago when Jeffrey Gundlach was spewing almost daily fire and brimstone about the future of the market is because that’s precisely when he…
Gold’s Best Month In 4 Years Sees Record February COMEX Volumes
As gold prices “Golden Cross,” the precious metal is set for its best month in 4 years, and best 2-month rise since 2011. The entire precious metals complex is active…
Satyajit Das: This Is Why You Can Expect Another Global Stock Market Meltdown
Authored by Satyajit Das’, author of the new book “The Age Of Stagnation” (via MarketWatch), The mispricing of assets across world markets has reached epidemic proportions. Stock prices have made…
An Odd Correlation Between Market Crashes And “Socialism”
Yesterday, in an odd attempt to criticize the “financial media for highlighting bearish stories but ignoring bullish ones” and to pidgeonhole “Zero Hedge and friends” as addicted to “permabear newsflow”,…