Liberty and Finance, Released on 4/23/22There is a new "Iron Curtain" due to the Ukraine/Russia conflict. Amid the highest inflation in 40-years, the sanctions will exacerbate the rise in cost of living. The "Independent Speculator" Lobo Tiggre says monetary metals, agricultural commodities, and uranium will benefit from these economic trends.0:00 Intro1:08 New Iron Curtain9:21 Investing13:08 Gold...Read More
LewRockwell.com, Released on 4/21/22War is the health of the state and the graveyard of liberty. The drug war was a disaster for freedom. The war in Ukraine will be so as well, only if we permit it.Continue... Trashing The Constitution To Seize Russians' Property added by Herman James on 04/24/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
Armstrong Economics, Released on 4/24/22Here is one view of the President of Ukraine from outside of the West's propaganda network. Continue... The Real Zelensky from Outside the USA added by Herman James on 04/24/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
Mish Talk, Released on 4/22/22Today feels bad for bulls but it is not even a down payment on what's coming.Continue... Mish Shedlock: Expect More Stock Market Pain Because It's Coming added by Herman James on 04/24/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
Of Two Minds (via Dollar Collapse), Released on 4/22/22The global economy is perched on the edge of an abyss, and averting our gaze doesn't actually lessen the risk, it increases Continue... Charles Hugh Smith: Staring Into the Abyss added by Herman James on 04/24/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
Project Syndicate (via Zero Hedge), Released on 4/22/22The International Monetary Fund's significant downward Continue... El-Erian Warns 'Global Growth Engines Are Sputtering' added by Herman James on 04/24/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
Wall Street Silver - Twitter, Released on 4/24/22New footage of police in Shanghai drilling doors shut at a restaurant so nobody can leave. This is nuts.Sound On pic.twitter.com/fA5iHL7hrH- Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) April 24, 2022 New footage of police in Shanghai drilling doors shut at a restaurant so nobody can leave. This is nuts. added by Herman James on 04/24/2022View all posts by...Read More
Wall Street Silver - Twitter, Released on 4/23/22Why is there a new fence around the Federal Reserve headquarters?!Sound optional pic.twitter.com/QFghKehzY3- Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) April 23, 2022 Why is there a new fence around the Federal Reserve headquarters?! added by Herman James on 04/24/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
Zero Hedge, Released on 4/24/22"There was hope for a deal. Putin was going back and forth. He needs to find a way to come out of this Continue... Putin Has 'Lost Interest' In Diplomacy added by Herman James on 04/24/2022View all posts by Herman James ?+'Read More
Wall Street On Parade, Released on 4/21/22JPMorgan Chase's Board has turned Dimon into a billionaire - on the backs of its low-wage tellers and customers paying double-digit interest rates on credit cards during a pandemic and declared national emergency.Continue... While JPMorgan Chase Was Getting Trillions of Dollars in Loans at Almost Zero Percent Interest from the Fed, It Was Charging American...Read More
Egon von Greyerz - Twitter, Released on 4/24/22the Fed's real mandate is not the USA, its workers or the cost of groceries.The #Fed isn't even federal.It's a private bank created by bankers to prop markets not national interest.DON'T ever forget this.- Egon von Greyerz (@GoldSwitzerland) April 24, 2022 Egon von Greyerz is founder and Managing Partner of Matterhorn Asset Management AG & GoldSwitzer...Read More
RAPAPORT... De Beers' production grew 25% year on year to 8.9 million carats in the first quarter as the company responded to strong demand and benefited from improved conditions at its mines.The rise partly reflected a favorable comparison with a period of operational difficulties a year earlier, when high rainfall in Botswana and at the Venetia mine in South Africa restricted output.Product...Read More
RAPAPORT... Kering's jewelry and watch divisions grew sharply in the first quarter amid strong sales in North America and Western Europe.Revenue from the company's "other houses" segment, which includes jewelry and watches, rose 35% year on year to EUR 973.4 million ($1.05 billion) for the three months ending March 31, the company said last week. "Kering's other houses posted an extremely strong f...Read More
RAPAPORT... De Beers has inked two exploration agreements with the Angolan government, paving the way for the miner's return to the African country after a decade-long absence.The 35-year "mineral investment contracts" are for license areas in northeast Angola, De Beers said last week. They cover all stages from exploration to mining. The company expects to begin exploration activities this y...Read More
RAPAPORT... US consumers are expected to spend a record amount on jewelry this Mother's Day as they look to find "meaningful" gifts for their loved ones, according to a National Retail Federation (NRF) survey."Jewelry remains a timeless gift selection for Mother's Day and continues to capture an increasing market share," said Phil Rist, vice president of strategy for Prosper Insights & Analyti...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Wonder Woman actress Gal Gadot is the face of Tiffany & Co's campaign for its new high jewelry collection.She wears a dandelion-inspired diamond necklace, an orchid brooch and a diamond and sapphire thistle necklace from its spring Blue Book collection, entitled Botanica. She also wears several of Jean Schlumberger's masterworks, including his iconic Bird on a Ro...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Bulgari has crafted a platinum, diamond and emerald tiara to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 70 years on the throne.The Italian jeweler says a a team of five, led by a master goldsmith, spent over 1,500 hours creating the piece, which is to be sold privately. No price has been disclosed.The tiara features a 63.44-carat Zambian emerald, carved with a blooming lotus flower. It i...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The Jewelers' Security Alliance (JSA) is offering a reward of up to $5,000 after a pawnshop owner in New York was bludgeoned to death with a metal pipe.Arasb Shoughi, 60, was so badly beaten that police initially thought he'd been shot in the head.He was attacked during a jewelry robbery at the Global Pawn Shop, on Jamaica Avenue, Queens, on 28 March, and died in hospital...Read More
Why do we hate mailmen so much? What have America's mail carriers done to deserve such disrespect?We've mandated these folks deliver mail to us six days a week. And we expect them to do it despite any and all weather conditions.Mail carriers have to make anywhere from 200 to 800 delivery stops a day. Each delivers thousands of letters, packages, and mailers every single day. And if a single postca...Read More