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Submitted by Michael Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Illinois has the worst migration statistics in the nation. Every 5 minutes, someone decides to leave. This a guest post by Michael Lucci, Vice President of Policy at the Illinois Policy Institute. Out-migration is a serious problem for Illinois, and policymakers should focus on curtailing it by fostering a […]

Stocks shrugged off Carney’s disappointment and focused on what Bernanke, Mester, Kuroda, and Abe had to say… [embedded content] The S&P 500 is as overbought as at any local high in the last year… Notably the last two days have seen the same opening squeeze of shorts as before but unlike before, “Most Shorted” stocks […]Read More

Because nothing says ‘confronting the issues’ and running a serious campaign like a Pokemon Go ‘meet-up’… As The Hill reports, Hillary Clinton’s campaign is getting in on the Pokemon Go craze. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s campaign is holding an event at a Pokestop in Ohio on Saturday. On The Campaign Website… “She supports The […]Read More

Submitted by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Who’s Buying It? With the market breaking out to all-time highs, the media has started to once again reach for their party hats as headlines suggest clear sailing for investors ahead. While I certainly do not disagree the breakout is indeed bullish, and signals a continuation of the long-term […]

Last Friday, we were impressed by Goldman’s brazenness when the bank, whose alumni have populated virtually all prominent central banks, announced it had hired the former president of the EU Jose Manuel Barroso, as a non-executive chairman and advisor, in what was a clear move to lobby for even more clout within a Europe that […]

Nigerian stocks closed trading on a negative note as the all share index dropped -0.10%. Market capitalization at the close of trading was N9,858,058,278,764.80. Highlights of today’s trading session. NSE All Share Index was 28,703.09 down -0.10%. Market capitalization closed at N9.85 trillion compared to yesterday’s market capitalization of 9.87 trillion . Volume of shares traded was 203,578,653.00 units. Top Trades […]Read More

Note: “Buy” refers to the rate you pay if you want to buy forex. “Sell” is the rate that you sell to parallel market operators. Our rates are obtained from black market operators on the mainland and the island of Lagos. We prefer to publish the higher of the two. Dollars Buy   – N362 […]

In an analysis of moral turpitude crimes, the Fourth Circuit recently found that embezzlement is not tantamount to theft for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act. In the case at bar, it involved a man who was under threat of removal from the United States for having committed an “aggravated felony.” But it also […]

The Seventh Circuit stepped in to reduce some rather handsome lawyer fees sought by class action attorneys, and the move could make class action litigation that much less enticing to practicing attorneys. The issue gets to the heart of whether or not attorney fees should be based off a percentage of the final pot, or […]

Hamas, the Palestinian political group designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S. government, apparently has a fairly robust Facebook presence. According to a recent lawsuit filed against the social media leviathan, Hamas leaders, spokesmen, and members maintained official Facebook accounts openly and with little or no interference. That same lawsuit is asking for $10 […]

A disability discrimination lawsuit can be a major blow to any company, not just because they can be expensive to defend against, but because they can also tarnish an employer’s reputation. Yet, disability discrimination claims are common, and growing. In 2015, disability discrimination made up 30 percent of EEOC bias charges, the third most common […]

The Supreme Court might be the highest Court in the United States, but that doesn’t mean the justices are bound in by our nation’s borders, and they’re certainly not grounded to D.C. In fact, many of the justices are frequent fliers, jaunting off to Asia to give a speech on the U.S. Constitution, for example, […]Read More