Editor: Vlad Rothstein | Tactical Investor Muckraking and Scandals During a recent press conference in the UK, Donald Trump shut down a reporter from the news network he loves to hate. “CNN is fake news – I don’t take questions from CNN,” he said, moving swiftly on to a reporter from Fox News. It’s easy to … Read more
Editor: Draco Cooper | Tactical Investor Jokes reveal people’s unhappiness If you owe the bank $100, that’s your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that’s the bank’s problem. BULL MARKET: A random market movement causing an investor to mistake himself for a financial genius. BROKER: The person you trust to help you make … Read more
Editor: Vlad Rothstein | Tactical Investor Meet the dollar vigilantes One way or another – interest rates are going up. The Fed and/or markets will see to that. The dollar is going to be de-valued. The dollar vigilantes will see to that. First – some history. In the early 1990s, so-called “bond vigilantes” threatened to sell … Read more
Russia Ups Nuclear Missile Troop Drills Russia is to up the number of nuclear training drills it holds by 50 percent over the next year. The increase will affect Russian troops of all military branches, including the Strategic Missile Troops (RVSN), responsible for maintaining the nation’s nuclear and non-atomic warheads. Russia revamped its training exercises … Read more
Editor: Vlad Rothstein | Tactical Investor Pros and Cons of Feminism; Independent Viewpoints The U.K. will soon have a trio of new statues in its streets, each celebrating inspiring female figures throughout British history. The monuments will adorn cities across England, with Manchester set to honour pioneering suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst and late comedian Victoria Wood, … Read more
Editor: Philip Ragner | Tactical Investor So long Obama New York, United States – Back in 2004, Barack Obama, then a fresh-faced senate wannabe from Illinois, burst onto the political scene with a rousing speech stressing national unity in the face of racial tensions and a controversial war in Iraq at a big party meet … Read more
Editor: Draco Cooper| Tactical Investor Russian hacking controversy NEW YORK (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump dismissed controversy over Russian hacking during the 2016 U.S. election campaign as a “political witch hunt,” the New York Times reported on Friday before U.S. intelligence agencies were to brief him on the matter. The 12:30 p.m. briefing coincides with … Read more
Editor: Vlad Rothstein | Tactical Investor Israel’s parliamentary plot against UK politicians The Israeli government is in the midst of a brazen, covert influence campaign in Britain, a six-month undercover investigation by Al Jazeera will reveal. Each episode of the four-part series “The Lobby” will be broadcast daily on Al Jazeera from January 11 at 22:30 … Read more
Editor: Draco Cooper | Tactical Investor Trump slams stupid people President-elect Donald Trump is hitting Twitter hard on Saturday, one day after the release of an intelligence report that concluded Russia interfered in the U.S. presidential election with the intention of helping him win. After two earlier tweets that criticized Democrats and downplayed Russia’s role … Read more
Chris Christie start 2017 New Jersey’s environmental leaders reacted on Wednesday to the election of Donald Trump with shock, despair and anger as the prospect of a diminished Environmental Protection Agency began to take hold. While Gov. Chris Christie has not been an environmental champion during his tenure, the EPA under President Obama has … Read more
