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The Nigerian Army late Thursday warned Nigerians not to believe a new video released by the leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, in which he instructed his men to sheath their swords and embrace peace. Shekau also said his leadership of the terrorist group, which had caused the deaths of tens of thousands […]

In case you missed it, DM central banks are locked in a truly epic FX deathmatch. Sluggish growth and trade and the attendant global deflationary supply glut have left the world stuck in a nauseating, perpetual hangover from the financial crisis. Subpar inflation and disappointing growth have become the norm in developed markets and that’s […]

Submitted by Simon Black via SovereignMan.com, On Friday March 15, 2013–just over three years ago–people across the entire nation of Cyprus went to bed believing that everything was OK. The next morning they woke up to a different reality. It turned out that their banking system was totally broke. After suffering enormous losses, banks no […]Read More

It appears ‘winter’ is coming for The Republican Party. Having already warned “there wil be riots,” if he’s denied the nomination, Politico reports, a majority of Republican insiders say Donald Trump should not get the GOP presidential nomination if he falls short of winning a majority of delegates – even if Trump amasses more than […]Read More

When a three star Russian general strolled into the US Embassy in Baghdad on September 30 of last year, US personnel were taken aback by what he said: “If you have forces in the area we request they leave. Airstrikes start in one hour.” That was the beginning of Russia’s intervention in Syria and it […]

Submitted by Bill Bonner of Bonner & Partners (annotated by Acting-Man/com’s Pater Tenebrarum), Who’s Anti-American? Maryland!The Old Line bugle, fife, and drum,Maryland!She is not dead, nor deaf, nor dumb.Huzza! She spurns the Northern scum!She breathes! She burns! She’ll come! She’ll come!Maryland! My Maryland! – Maryland’s State Song J’accuse… Guilty as Charged Yesterday, one dear reader […]Read More

Back in January 2015, when we looked at the utterly disconnected fundamentals of the energy sector, we were stunned to note that the forward 12-month P/E for the Energy sector has risen above 22.4, the first time it had done so since April 8, 2002. On that date, the closing price of the Energy sector […]

Submitted by Patrick Buchanan via Buchanan.org, “We are not at war with Islam,” said John Kasich after the Brussels massacre, “We’re at war with radical Islam.” Kasich’s point raises a question: Does the Islamic faith in any way sanction or condone what those suicide bombers did? For surely the brothers and their accomplice who ignited […]Read More

The “wife” feud, which initially many though was merely a sideshow between Donal Trump and Ted Cruz, has taken a quick turn for the ugly and is escalating dramatically with every passing day, and now that even the National Enquirer has entered the fray, has rapidly devolved to nothing less than the surreal twilight zone. […]

“It’s almost like the timing belt on the global growth engine is a bit off or the cylinders are not firing as they should.” That’s from WTO chief economist Robert Koopman, and it’s a quote we’ve used on a number of occasions. Koopman is referring to the fact that for several years in a row, […]Read More

Stanbic IBTC has informed the Nigerian Stock Exchange, shareholders and investors that it will not be submitting its 2015 annual report within the NSE stipulated period. The bank claimed that its decision to postpone the release of its results was because of the reporting challenges experienced with the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC) in 2015. […]

Skye Bank issued the following profit warning to its shareholders and investors. SKYE BANK PLC FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 – EARNINGSGUIDANCEThe Management of Skye bank Plc. wishes to intimate its shareholders and investorcommunity of anticipated material decline in its profits for the full year ended December 31,2015 compared with that of 2014. The […]