Everything You Need To Know About Recessions (But Were Afraid To Ask)

Everything You Need To Know About Recessions (But Were Afraid To Ask)

Everything You Need To Know About Recessions (But Were Afraid To Ask)

Authored by Nicholas LePan via VisualCapitalist.com,

Just like in life, markets go through peaks and valleys. The good news for investors is that often the peaks ascend to far greater heights than the depths of the valleys.

Today’s post helps to put recessions into perspective. It draws information from Capital Group to break…

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Central Bankers Are Quietly Freaking Out About How To Fight The Next Recession

Central Bankers Are Quietly Freaking Out About How To Fight The Next Recession

Central Bankers Are Quietly Freaking Out About How To Fight The Next Recession

Authored by Pedro Nicolai da Costavia Forbes.com,

The world’s top central bank officials are rightly concerned that politicians in rich economies missed one key lesson of the last recession: Interest rate cuts can help to moderate a downturn, but aggressive fiscal policy is key to a healthy recovery. 

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Trump Admin Looking To Significantly Expand Travel Ban: Report

Trump Admin Looking To Significantly Expand Travel Ban: Report

Trump Admin Looking To Significantly Expand Travel Ban: Report

The Trump administration is considering a dramatic expansion of its highly-controversial travel ban to add several countries to the list, according to the Associated Press, citing ‘six people familiar with the deliberations’ and a ‘document outlining the plans’ which has been circulating within the White House.

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US Tried (And Failed) To Kill Soleimani’s “Guy On The Ground In Yemen”

US Tried (And Failed) To Kill Soleimani’s “Guy On The Ground In Yemen”

US Tried (And Failed) To Kill Soleimani’s “Guy On The Ground In Yemen”

Reaching the end of an insane and astounding week of Iran events, with the latest revelation being Iran’s admission and apology for accidentally shooting down a Ukrainian passenger jet amid its retaliation for Qasem Soleimani’s death, The Washington Post hasrevealed another bombshell involving a separate failed covert…

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“If The US Does That, It’ll Lose Iraq Forever” – Trump Threatened To Cut Off Baghdad’s Access To Its NY Fed Cash

“If The US Does That, It’ll Lose Iraq Forever” – Trump Threatened To Cut Off Baghdad’s Access To Its NY Fed Cash

“If The US Does That, It’ll Lose Iraq Forever” – Trump Threatened To Cut Off Baghdad’s Access To Its NY Fed Cash

After rejecting Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi’s request to begin talks on the withdrawal of American troops, there are now more signs of the eroding ties between the two countries.

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The Wall Street Journal reportsthat according…

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 Millions Brace For Weekend Winter Storm Will Hit Plains, Great Lakes, And Northern New England

 Millions Brace For Weekend Winter Storm Will Hit Plains, Great Lakes, And Northern New England

 Millions Brace For Weekend Winter Storm Will Hit Plains, Great Lakes, And Northern New England

A powerful storm could bring dangerous winds, snow, and ice over the weekend to millions of people across the US. 

The Weather Channel is calling the storm Winter Storm Isaiah and will dump snow and ice early Saturday in parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, northern Texas, and the Ozarks. 

Heavy snow is…

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Low Gas Prices Crush Appalachia Shale Boom

Low Gas Prices Crush Appalachia Shale Boom

Low Gas Prices Crush Appalachia Shale Boom

Authored by Nick Cunningham via OilPrice.com,

Low natural gas prices have finally brought the decade-long shale gas boom in Appalachia to a halt.

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Gas production in Appalachia declined by about 1 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) over the past 30 days, bringing output down to an average of 32.7 Bcf/d,acco…

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6 Moneymaking New Year’s Resolution Strategies

6 Moneymaking New Year’s Resolution Strategies

Need some help keeping those New Year’s resolutions? Already?

Don’t beat yourself up. You’re not alone. A landmark study from the University of Scranton found that one week into January, 23% of “resolvers” had given up. And according to an analysis of more than 800 million user-activities by fitness app Strava, the most popular day last year for people to break their resolutions was Jan. 19, aka…

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Has The Fed Trapped Itself?

Has The Fed Trapped Itself?

Has The Fed Trapped Itself?

Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.,com,

“Don’t fight the Fed”

That’s how I started out last week’s “Macroview.”

“That is the current mantra of the market as we begin 2020, and it certainly seems to be the right call. Over the last few months, the Federal Reserve has continued its ‘QE-Not QE’ operations, which has dramatically expanded its balance…

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Bernie Sanders Takes The Lead In Iowa Just Weeks Before Caucus

Bernie Sanders Takes The Lead In Iowa Just Weeks Before Caucus

Bernie Sanders Takes The Lead In Iowa Just Weeks Before Caucus

All of those Bernie Sanders’ meme groups on Facebook are going to have something to celebrate over the weekend. Because according to the latest batch of polls, their candidate has retaken the lead in Iowa.

Per the latest Des Moines Register/CNN poll released on Friday, Sanders frog-leaped over his top rivals to secure the No. 1 spot,…

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