The bull market’s biggest driver is falling—fast… Bloomberg reports U.S. share buybacks dropped 38% in 2016. That’s the steepest drop since the depths of the Great Recession in 2009. And that’s not the only thing falling… Profits have dropped for the fourth straight quarter. That’s led to a seven-year high in the number of companies […]
In 18 U.S. states, 3 in 10 Americans are now obese… Gallup reports the national obesity rate has risen from 25.5% to 28% in just seven years. West Virginia has the highest number of obese residents (37%). Hawaii has the fewest (18.5%). You can see where your state sits in the “obesity range” below… The […]
Six Saudi Arabian government officials helped terrorist group al Qaeda execute the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001… That’s according to former 9/11 commission member John Lehman. CNN reports Lehman now supports a move to declassify 28 pages of a congressional inquiry about the attacks. That effort joins a bill to let victims’ families sue the […]
Your cash options are getting narrower… Yahoo Finance reports the European Central Bank (ECB) will discontinue the 500-euro bank note by 2018. That makes the 200-euro note the largest bill left in the world’s biggest economic zone. The article goes on to praise the ECB’s decision. It notes “terrorists and criminals” will have a harder […]
From Mark Ford, editor, Creating Wealth: When it comes to business relationships, I have an aversion to paper. I prefer handshakes and have done 80% of my deals with oral agreements. Some of my friends and colleagues think I’m being foolish, but I feel fortunate and proud. To work like that, you have to be […]
Editor’s Note: In today’s special Daily, we’re pleased to welcome back Strategic Intelligence editor (and currency collapse expert) Jim Rickards. Last week, Jim showed us how Warren Buffett’s recent actions may be pointing to disaster ahead. Today, he reveals the real reason world economies have been “keeping the lid on the price of gold”… and […]
$ Dyson: “Brilliant… Any time he speaks, I listen.” New York Times best-selling author Doug Casey recently issued a shocking forecast for America in 2016. Now Doug’s spearheading an urgent event to help readers prepare and profit from the coming crisis. And loyal Palm Beach readers are invited. Should you attend? Tom says Doug’s “brilliant… any […]