Editor: Vlad Rothstein | Tactical Investor Jihadi threat “In the U.S., more people are killed by far-right extremists than by those who are adherents to Islamist extremism,” said Mary McCord, a Georgetown University law professor and a former senior Justice Department official for national security. Her comments came at a discussion last week at the 9/11 … Read more
Death of Film Industry After years of studios resisting the efforts of streaming giants such as Amazon and Netflix to release their movies “day and date” — online and in theatres at the same time — the global viral scare has finally persuaded Disney and Universal Pictures to dramatically close the first-run gap. On March … Read more
Death of Movie Theatres NBCUniversal said it will make movies available to rent online in the home the same day as their global theatrical releases, as cinemas worldwide close and attendance drops because of the coronavirus pandemic. Trolls World Tour, a DreamWorks Animation movie set to open April 10 in the U.S., will be the … Read more
Editor: Vladimir Bajic | Tactical Investor Central Banks Buying Gold Trend Updated Jan 2022 The gold market is experiencing a significant shift, which is particularly evident in the central banks of emerging economies. The size of official gold purchases reached a watershed moment last year, with banks adding an astounding 651.5 tonnes to their holdings, … Read more
Insider Activity Surging Insiders have been using this massive pullback to purchase shares, and one way to measure the intensity of their buying is to check the sell-to-buy ratio. Any reading of 2.00 is considered normal, and below 0.90 is considered as exceptionally bullish. So what do you think the current ratio is; well, it’s … Read more
Quick Recovery From Coronavirus Pandemic Michael Levitt, a Nobel laureate and Stanford biophysicist, began analyzing the number of COVID-19 cases worldwide in January and correctly calculated that China would get through the worst of its coronavirus outbreak long before many health experts had predicted. Now he foresees a similar outcome in the United States and … Read more
New Jersey Republicans Pack Trump’s 2020 rally New Jersey supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday welcomed his first campaign rally in the state the same way they celebrate heroes from the New York Jets football team to native son Bruce Springsteen – with a tailgate party. Braving cold weather in lawn chairs and … Read more
Cash Injection: Fed plans to keep pumping cash “We realize that sometimes we’ll be criticized for it, but it’s not a factor driving our decisions,” he said. “We have a very clear mandate, and are focused on what we need to do.” Clarida’s speech was “music to the ears of traders and investors who have … Read more
Forever Chemicals Contaminate US Drinking Water The contamination of U.S. drinking water with man-made “forever chemicals” is far worse than previously estimated with some of the highest levels found in Miami, Philadelphia and New Orleans, said a report on Wednesday by an environmental watchdog group. The chemicals, resistant to breaking down in the environment, are … Read more
How To Be Happy: It’s Simpler Than You Think For Epicurus, the most pleasant life is one where we abstain from unnecessary desires and achieve an inner tranquillity (ataraxia) by being content with simple things, and by choosing the pleasure of philosophical conversation with friends over the pursuit of physical pleasures like food, drink, and … Read more
