Headlines in the News December 30, 2015

No Inflation, No Interest, No Recovery. Printing Money Enslaves the Middle Class
$2,957,000,000: U.S. Taxpayers Will Fund Lion’s Share of UN Budget Again in 2016
Puerto Rico is on the Brink of a BIG DEFAULT
The Guy Made Famous by “The Big Short” for Predicting the Housing Crash has a DARK WARNING
Oil Producing States Battered as Tax Gushing Wells are Shut Down
Lax Auditing Encouraged Overcharging by Medicare Advantage Plans
China December Official: PMI Likely to Show 5th Month of Contraction
Shale’s Running Out of Survival Tricks as OPEC Ramps Up Pressure
Couple Duped by Fake Craig’s List Movers Lose Everything
U.S. Carrier Harry S. Truman Has Close Call With Iranian Rockets
Robot Mule Put Out to Pasture by Marine Corps
Now in Kalifornia Well-Armed Activists Openly Defy Texas Law to Feed The Homeless
Debt distress level at highest since recession
The death of the American pension: Shifting the retirement burden from employers to workers has created an enormous financial crisis.
Millions in Fraud on Government Credit Cards
It’s a MYSTERY. Dubai’s Vaporized Gold
China Says AIIB Up and Running Early in the New Year
For Canadian Repo Men Business Has Never Been Better
7 Things That Shouldn’t Impress Us Anymore
The Real Cost of Your Shopping Habits
Scam Alert: Card Skimmers Found in Grocery Store Payment Terminals
Know how to cook with wood
The Good Lie
VA GOP to defund “protective services” in wake of political banning of CWP reciprocity
America’s Decaying Institutions
Oregon bakery owners pay more than $135G in damages over refusal to make cake for gay wedding
Hunted
Ayn Rand Federal judge: Drinking tea, shopping at a gardening store is probable cause for a SWAT raid on your home
DuPont to Cut 1,700 Delaware Jobs
Healthy job market lifts consumer confidence in December
Marc Faber: U.S. Stock Market Will Go Down in 2016
$2 gasoline not jump-starting economy
Deutsche Bank to sell stake in China lender for up to $4 billion
The Rise Of The Temp Economy: More U.S. Employers Than Ever Want A ‘Disposable Workforce’
Debt-ridden Puerto Rico looks to Congress for help
No Inflation, No Interest, No Recovery: How Printing Money Enslaves the Middle Class - Breitbart
Is the Silver Price about to Hit $50?
Dissatisfaction, anger dominate year-end reviews of Washington
Fed Rates Explained in a Rube Goldberg Machine
What Secret Do Global Banks Know about Chinese Banks?
American median incomes are finally back to prerecession levels
The most endangered jobs of 2016
The Herd Is Heading For A Cliff
Illegal Immigration Surge: 106% More Unaccompanied Minors, 173% More 'Family Units' Apprehended
Why Not an Edible City?
Too Old to Work; Too Broke to Retire
It Is Time To Return To Living Within Our Means
NASA Gets $55 Million To Build A Habitat For Living On Mars
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Unimaginable 247 Trillion In Derivatives Could Trigger “Financial Armageddon”
Ad Shows Army Prepping for Martial Law: “This Is Not Battle Training. This Is Riot Control”
The Vast Majority Just Aren’t Making It Anymore: “Honey, I Shrunk the Middle Class”

Energy Stories in the News Dec 30

New North Sea oil production begins
Russian finance minister sees oil price at $40 per barrel in 2016
Saudi Arabia says it's ready to meet any additional oil demand
Iraq's southern oil exports hold near record in December - sources
One of the world's major oil producers could face a huge problem in 2016
Iran's OPEC envoy predicts oil could reach $50 in 2016
Golar LNG linked to GAIL gas contracts
South Korea cuts natural gas rates 9% from Jan on lower LNG import bill
India pushes ahead with LNG fuel plans along its rivers
DOE Study Finds Increased LNG Exports Would Drive Production, Prices Higher
China to Halt New Coal Mine Approvals Amid Pollution Fight
Britain buries era of deep coal mining as last pit closes
Australian uranium in demand as China goes full steam for nuclear
India - US civil nuclear cooperation, highlight of nuclear sector in 2015
Cabinet nod for Indo-Australian civil nuclear cooperation deal
China sets slightly lower solar target for 2016
Vestas Receives 50 MW Order in China
Increase in Scottish solar power capacity
Vestas gets 117-MW wind turbine order in Finland
Record set by Iowa ethanol plants in 2015
India seeks more fuel ethanol use to cut pollution
2015 sees huge jump in ethanol exports to China

Precious Metals Stories in the News Dec 30

Dec 30 Christmas Edition: 2015 in Review  Frank Holmes USfunds   
Dec 30 Honey, I Shrunk the Middle Class: Perhaps 1/3 of Households Qualify  OfTwoMinds   
Dec 30 A Quick Look Ahead for 2016  KWR   
Dec 30 The Odds are Never in your Favor  SafeHaven    Must Read
Dec 30 A Crisis Worse than ISIS? Bail-Ins Begin  Ellen Brown WoD   
Dec 30 Women are the next China  BI   
Dec 30 Where the Heck is the "Dumb Bid" in this Illiquid Market?  WolfStreet   
Dec 30 Scenarios of real war between Russia and Turkey  YouTube   
Dec 30 10 Mysteries Of The Ancient World We've Just Awesomely Solved  Listverse   

Headlines in the News December 29, 2015

The War against Cash, Part II
Bal Harbour to Caracas: Millions in drug money.
The Credit Crunch is Back: Banks Scramble to Collateralize Loans to Record Levels
The Big Flop of the US Economic Recovery
The Post Crisis Disorder
Ontarians Urged Voluntarily to Pay More Taxes to Cut Province’s Debt
Puerto Rico’s Brain Drain
Taiwan is Facing Huge Problems in the Coming Years
The Death of the American Pension: Shifting the Retirement Burden from Employers to Workers Has Created an Enormous Financial Crisis
Pete Santilli was arrested
Texas to Become 45th State to Allow Open Carry
30 Reasons Why You Might Be a Crazy Prepper Nut Job
BREAKING: No More Colt 1911s In California?
191 Million US Voter Registration Records Leaked In Mystery Database
J.P. Morgan to Increase Deposit Rates for Some Big Clients
Puerto Rico is on the brink of a big default
Report: Holiday Shoppers Saved So Much On Gas, They Spent 8% More This Year
ISIS leader releases audio warning
America's 'children in the basement' won't be moving out any time soon
Data on 191 Million U.S. Voters Was Leaked Online
Recent Fed Interest Rate Hike Is “Out Of Sync”: Citi
Wall Street in 2016: What could possibly go wrong?
Ex-JPMorgan Personal Bankers Accused of Theft From the Dead
Low Holiday 2015 Sales Reported By U.S. Retailers, Fourth-Quarter Profit Declines Expected
Apple Makes $407,000 Profit Per Employee, Walmart And Retail, $6,300: Who's The Exploiter?
Mythbusters: Do We Elect Kings or Servants? - Ron Paul
Cashless Societies: How Realistic?
US leads the world in debt defaults in 2015
Colorado pot bank begs for access to nation's banking system
What can be done to help the middle class?
How Iran Will Impact Oil in 2016
Japan Factory Output Stumbles
Global Mining Companies Steel for Worse in 2016
Deutsche Bank sells China bank stake
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2016 Is “Terminal Phase of Most Destructive Ponzi Scheme” in History
OPEC Predicts Oil Prices WILL NOT Return To Triple Digits Until 2040: “Strikingly Bearish”
The Lost Home Owner: “Soaring House Prices And Lack of Decently Paid Jobs” Affect Young
“Zero Confidence”: 8 In 10 Americans Think Obama Is Losing To ISIS

Energy Stories in the News Dec 29

Precious Metals Stories in the News Dec 29

Dec 29 Silver To Lead Gold In 2016  Stewart Thomson 321gold   
Dec 29 Gold & Silver Update 24th of December 2015  Florian Grummes 321gold   
Dec 29 The Odds are Never in your Favor  SafeHaven    Must Read
Dec 29 I was asked: Whatever Happened to Inflation after all this Money-Printing?  WolfStreet   
Dec 29 The End Is Near, Part 7: Governments Become (Really Bad) Money Managers, Screw Up Markets  DollarCollapse   
Dec 29 Desert Star [web] Receives Approval to Drill Copper King Project in Arizona  DSR   
Dec 29 The death of the American pension  MB360   
Dec 29 Is Greece really on the road to recovery?  BBC   
Dec 29 Israeli Attacks On Dissident Soldiers' Could Backfire  MPN   
Dec 29 Flight attendants reveal passengers' most annoying habits  DailyMail   

Headlines in the News December 28, 2015

The War against Cash, Part I
Negative Power Prices Highlight Some Regulatory Problems
Report: Fed-Up Creditors Seek to Put US Energy’s Zombies Into Bankruptcy
The Commodities Party is Officially Over and “Now We are Suffering the Big Hangover”
Everything Central Banks Have Tried Has Failed According to Citi’s Buiter
Hope and Fear in the Endless Greek Crisis
Oil Collapse Sees Venezuela Burning Through Its Savings
Angela Merkel Going to be Less Popular In Germany
The Best Frugal Household Hacks
the Justice Department just shut down a huge asset forfeiture program
watch list for potential terrorist
H.R.4269
Thomas Jefferson on taxes
Measles Police State: ‘Parents who do not vaccinate their children should go to jail’
Economy not ‘normal’ despite steady progress in 2015
Gold Is The Money Of The Future: Gilder's 21st Century Case For Gold
No Recovery Whatsoever-Paul Craig Roberts
How Overregulation Led to the Collapse of Obamacare’s Largest Co-Op
The Cashless Society Cometh: European Nations Such As Sweden And Denmark Are ‘Eradicating Cash’
Switzerland to vote on banning banks from creating money
Oil prices weaken post-Christmas, U.S. crude defends premium over Brent
Japan Industrial Output Falls 1.0% In November
A big change could be about to come to the housing market
What if saving the economy was the easy part?
Economists predict labor shortage as baby boomers retire
Looking for a year-end surprise? Gold won't disappoint
Poll: Americans see big government as the biggest threat to our future
Japan factory output slumps as recovery stumbles
App helps you unload unwanted gifts
Why a Stronger Economy Doesn’t Mean You’ll Get a Raise
Watch out for a 'Made in China' global recession
Oil Prices 2016: What to Expect
This Could Spark a U.S. Economic Collapse in 2016
Whatever Happened to Inflation after all this Money-Printing?
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‘Cash Is Being Eradicated’: Digital Payments Take Over Western World
Report: California Police Officer Killed Protecting Alex Jones From Potential Killer

Energy Stories in the News Dec 28

Russia oil output forecast to rise next year despite low prices: Reuters poll
November Asian imports of Iran oil drop 16.2% on India, Korea cuts
Kazakhstan's Largest Oil Producer TengizChevroil's Expansion To Cost $30B
Oil falls near 11-year low as excess supply weighs
China's Nov LNG Imports Rise 3.5% on Year to 1.8 Million MT
Ukrainian Natural Gas Storage Filled Less Than Half
Oman, Iran ready to start key gas pipeline
Beijing Shivers As Natural Gas Import Delay Turns Down Heat
SA's nuclear procurement process has begun, department confirms
China's $1 Trillion Nuclear Plan
China issues slight FIT cut for solar in 2016
Oman to award wind farm project deal in early 2016
Morocco postpones opening of world's largest solar power project
Vestas gets 198-MW wind turbine order in Oklahoma
U. S. Ethanol Exports to China Are Up
UAE cuts its gasoline and diesel prices for next month

Precious Metals Stories in the News Dec 28

Dec 28 BBBBB This past week in gold  Jack Chan 321gold   
Dec 28 Gold & Silver or Meth & Madness  DI   
Dec 28 Gold to Ascend into Year's End?  Demeadville   
Dec 28 Lower Oil Prices Are Shaking the World  WolfStreet   
Dec 28 On the Completion of the Current Market Cycle and Beyond  HussmanFunds   
Dec 28 Spain's next 'white elephant'  BI   
Dec 28 Military to Military  Seymour Hersh LRB   

Headlines in the News December 25, 2015

Russia Gold “Buying Spree” Continues; Buys 22 Tons In November
U.S. Exports More Gold To Hong Kong Than It Produces
Russia keeps pumping
50 Examples of Government Waste
Fall Out from Oil Job Losses is Starting to Reach Other Sectors
U.K. Economy in Shock Slowdown as Recovery Loses Steam
The Dollar Shortage Has Arrived: Africa Runs Out of Dollars
This is Canada’s Depression: Surging Crime, Soaring Suicides, Overwhelmed Food Banks and “the Worst is Yet to Come”
Print Media Plagued by Subscription Scams
“Unstoppable” California Gas Leak Now Being Called Worst Catastrophe Since BP Spill
From the desk of Mike Williamson, Survivalblog Editor At Large Reinventing the Greenhouse
Santa and his reindeer
What happens when facial recognition tools are available to everyone
When Santa Was a Bank
When’s The Crash Happeningâ€"â€"-Right About Now!
The Fed will never succeed in its attempt to manage inflation and unemployment by varying interest rates.
Why Not People’s Quantitative Easing?
Northrop wins $93 million deal to build drone for smaller warships
Fewer Americans file new jobless claims
During the Next Crisis, Central Banking Itself Will Fail
No-down mortgages make a comeback
Obamacare plans put big dent in customers' wallets
Santa Claus rally ends
No need for Yellen to worry about overseas inflation
Rent Will Be Even Less Affordable in 2016
Rickards on helicopter money and Ariely on confabulation
Why Chip Credit Cards Are Stressing Out This Cashier
Low Gas Prices Expected To Continue In 2016
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Are You Seriously Prepared to Go On The Run? “You Have to Disappear With No Contact With Anyone”

Headlines in the News December 24, 2015

Russia Gold “Buying Spree” Continues; Buys 22 Tons In November
U.S. Exports More Gold To Hong Kong Than It Produces
Russia keeps pumping
50 Examples of Government Waste
Fall Out from Oil Job Losses is Starting to Reach Other Sectors
U.K. Economy in Shock Slowdown as Recovery Loses Steam
The Dollar Shortage Has Arrived: Africa Runs Out of Dollars
This is Canada’s Depression: Surging Crime, Soaring Suicides, Overwhelmed Food Banks and “the Worst is Yet to Come”
Print Media Plagued by Subscription Scams
“Unstoppable” California Gas Leak Now Being Called Worst Catastrophe Since BP Spill
From the desk of Mike Williamson, Survivalblog Editor At Large Reinventing the Greenhouse
Santa and his reindeer
What happens when facial recognition tools are available to everyone
Russia’s Central Bank Issues Crimea Banknote
Most Americans have less than $1,000 in savings
To Make the Payment is Almost Impossible: Puerto Rico Defaults
Inside the Billion-Dollar Battle for Puerto Rico’s Future
Existing Home Sales Fall 10.5% in November
Staples Says FTC Rejected Offer as They Try to Acquire Rival Office Depot
Finland Should Not Have Signed Up To Euro, Says Foreign Minister
President of the Czech Republic is Disappointed Greece is Still in the Eurozone
2016 May Bring a Host of New Troubles for Greece
Here’s a Sweet Deal: Make Your Own Cocoa Mix
Inside the growing popularity of safe rooms
Mass Shooting in New Orleans That Didn’t Get Top Media Attention
What happens when you decide on non-compliance?
Awesome old toys that you won’t find in stores today
ISIS appears to have acquired the equipment
Gold's Santa Rally Is Recurring Year-End Gift for Chart Watchers
Manufacturing Sector Still Weak as Durable Goods Orders Flat
Staples says U.S. regulators' complaint against merger is 'misguided'
Gregory Mannarino-Dollar Down Gold Up-2016 Forecast
Is there more trouble hidden in November’s new home sales data?
Santa’s Credit Score Is Probably Better Than Yours
Hyatt Hotels data hacked
OPEC warns it could take 24 years for oil to hit US$95
U.S. economy ending year with a whimper
Why The Regime Hates Gold
Puerto Rico Lost Track Of $10 Million In Federal Grant Money
hina and trade: 256% tariffs on steel and a massive metals Ponzi scheme
The Typical American Lives Only 18 Miles From Mom
Most Americans have less than $1,000 in savings- And over 20% don’t even have a savings account
58 Facts About The U.S. Economy From 2015 That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe
Will Fed Grinches steal Santa Claus rally?
School cafeteria worker fired for giving lunch to child with no money
IRS Can Now Revoke Tax Offenders' Passports
Good News: Malls Where Rich People Shop Aren’t Dead
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Total War Tactics: U.S. Declassifies Disturbing List Of Nuclear Targets: “Massive Civilian Casualties”
Year Ends in Economic Slump: “More Americans Than Ever Living in Poverty”
Is America On the Brink of a Civil War? “If We Defend It Together, We Can Avoid Bloodshed”

Energy Stories in the News Dec 24

Iraq seeks to reopen Saudi oil pipeline
OPEC says oil demand will continue to slide until 2020
US banks hit by cheap oil as Opec warns of long-term low
Oil companies rush to exploit end of U.S. crude export ban
Competition Within OPEC Set To Intensify Amid Low Oil Prices
Global Natural Gas Storage Market: Growing Energy Security Concerns to Boost Market at 3.7% CAGR during 2015-2023
Israel approves natural gas exports to Egypt
Spain to Receive 18 LNG Cargoes in February, Reload One
GLOBAL LNG-Prices steady in subdued market
Anglo American to sell Aust coalmine stake
Australia approves dredging for coal port near Barrier Reef
Ukrainian coal miners promise more protests
Westinghouse Expects to Sell India Nuclear Reactors by End 2016
Four nuclear reactors to reopen in Japan
Fortum kicks off 35MW in Russia
Big leap in clean electricity generated by wind
China to Cut Wind, Solar Power Prices as Construction Costs Fall
Asia gasoline demand may open window for traders to import U.S. light crude
FEATURE: PAKISTAN'S Gasoline Demand Set for Strong Growth, Imports to Rise
India: The New King Of Gasoline
USDA Trade Mission Spurs Record Ethanol Exports to China

Precious Metals Stories in the News Dec 24

Dec 24 NORAD Santa Tracker  NORAD   
Dec 24 color=red>FYI Canada/US Christmas market schedule  321gold   
Dec 24 Seasonal Message  Ron Rosen 321gold   
Dec 24 The World of Work Has Changed, and It's Never Going Back to the "Good Old Days"  OfTwoMinds   
Dec 24 The Big Short - A Review  TBP   
Dec 24 No risks, all rewards – the perfect business model!  WolfStreet   
Dec 24 This 'smart money' indicator nailed the dot-com bust, and it's even more bearish now  MW   
Dec 24 US Economy – a Year-End Overview  acting-man   
Dec 24 How Much Oil Is Needed To Power Santa's Sleigh?  MDN   
Dec 24 Dr. Strangelove: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Alex Jones and Paul Joseph Watson  VT   

Headlines in the News December 23, 2015

Survey shows US is a nation of red retail and blue retail
Congress’s $1.15 trillion spending bill: Heads they Win, Tails you Lose
The Federal Reserve Will Hand Out $11B in Riskless Profits to Foreign Banks in 2016
Third Quarter Growth Trimmed to 2%
Looking Ahead to 2016: Massive Inventory Overhang a Key Risk for Future Growth
Top Business Story in 2015: China’s Sharp Economic Slowdown
Chinese Leaders Approve Economic Plan for 2016
Japan Flags Inflation Target Fudge as Commodity Rout Deepens
7 Reasons Why You Can’t Get Out of Debt and What To Do About It
ATF Lets Straw-Purchasing Violent Criminal Walk In WV
Guns topping Christmas lists thanks to terrorism concerns, fear over restrictions
Military to Military
Unlimited Muslim immigration: A Congress of fools or traitors?
A former special-operations doctor explains why he would rather be shot with an AK-47 than an M4
U.S. economy set to grow less than 3% for the 10th straight year
Pension risks point to higher 2016 borrowing costs for some US cities
What still scares the Federal Reserve
Deutsche Bank Identifies $4B in Suspicious Transactions
U.S. Exports More Gold To Hong Kong Than It Produces
The World of Work Has Changed, and It's Never Going Back to the "Good Old Days"
N-ZIRP Goes Nuts In Swedenâ€"-Banks Furiously Dumping Cash At Year-End
"When Is The Crash Going To Happen?" - Mark Spitznagel Revisits "The Ticking Time Bomb"
Campaign Ad Spending Tops $111 Million in 2015
More blood-letting for Europe's banks?
Morgan Stanley to pay U.S. SEC $8.8 mln in 'parking' scheme case
Big Government Still Named as Biggest Threat to U.S.
Oil prices hit new lows | FT Markets
100 Year Old Christmas List From A 7 Year Old Boy Shows How Materialistic Our Society Has Become
US home sales plummet 10.5 percent in November
Is now the time to buy gold, U.S. Treasurys? Marc Faber thinks so
Saving Puerto Rico
56% of Americans Now Want Fewer Refugees
IPOs Collapse, “Worst Year Since 2009,” Worst Dec. since 2008
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Criminal Roots: A shocking exposé on the Clinton family and their rise to power
“Doomsday EMP Weapon” Could Kill 90% of U.S. Population… And Government Won’t Save You
What Fresh Horror Awaits The Economy After Fed Rate Hike?
How To Survive Occupied America: “We Will Eventually Face a Totalitarian Dictatorship”

Energy Stories in the News Dec 23

Saudi Arabia not affected by oil price drop, says King Salman
Oil major ConocoPhillips quits Russia after 25 years
OPEC Sees Demand for Its Crude Oil Falling for Rest of Decade
South Korea welcomes chance to diversify oil supply with US, Iran crude
Chevron slashes 1,200 jobs from Gorgon LNG project in Western Australia
Qatargas reshapes LNG shipping practice
Turkmenistan Completes East-West Gas Link, Enhances Export Efficiency
Chinese Power Generator, Chevron in Australia LNG Supply Pact
Cyprus and Jordan activate technical committees on natural gas
hina cuts coal-fired power price
Environmental Standards Revised For Coal-based Power Plants
Europe's Hooked on U.S. Coal, But That Can't Last
Exclusive: India says closing in on Westinghouse deal to build six nuclear reactors
China's prospects for big nuclear fade post-Paris
460 MW Of Russian Solar Power Projects Pre-Approved
More Than 50,000 Wind Turbines Now Twirl Across U.S.
Canadian Solar completes sale of 10-MW solar power plant
Jordan launches first wind power plant
EUROBOB Gasoline Barges at Record Low on Difficult Arbitrage to US, Weak Crude
India doubles ethanol blending target to help sugar mills

Precious Metals Stories in the News Dec 23

class="highlight"> Dec 23 Tax Loss Silly Season  Bob Moriarty 321gold   
Dec 23 OT Colombia Crowns Herself  TDB   
Dec 23 Market Tops and Bottoms in Gold and Silver  Silver Analyst 321gold   
Dec 23 The Dominoes Keep Falling: Leftward Lurches And EM Defaults  DollarCollapse   
Dec 23 Infographic: The World's Strangest Currencies  VisualCapitalist   
Dec 23 Precious Metals: A Positive Big Picture View of Risk vs. Reward  NFTRH   
Dec 23 Who Owns the Federal Reserve Bank and Why is It Shrouded in Myths and Mysteries?  CounterPunch   
Dec 23 What the Heck Happened to the Santa Rally?  WolfStreet   
Dec 23 Origins of Arab-Israeli conflict  VT   
Dec 23 Was the Virginia mastodon really there, or was this a big mistake?  WP   

Headlines in the News December 22, 2015

We Are Now Entering The “Discovery” Phase Of Financial Collapse
The Reason For The Coming Breakout In The Gold & Silver Market
Why Capitalists are Repeatedly Fooled by Business Cycles
Junk Bonds Finally Capitulate to Lower Oil Price Environment
The History of Junk Bond Meltdowns Points to Trouble
Junk Bonds Send Ominous Warning to the Market
Oil Prices Hit Lowest Since 2004 as Supply Balloons
Brazil’s Worrying Change of Finance Ministers
7 Austerity Measures for Your Personal Budget
Just Grow Up.
Human Rights Campaign Calls on Christian Colleges to Repent of Their Christianity
The Fallen of World War II
Anti-Gun Sheriff Negligently Discharges Weapon, Shoots Himself
Most Asylum Applicants Are Interviewed by Telephone. Feel Safer?
U.S. economy set to grow less than 3% for the 10th straight year
Pension risks point to higher 2016 borrowing costs for some US cities
What still scares the Federal Reserve
Deutsche Bank Identifies $4B in Suspicious Transactions
U.S. Exports More Gold To Hong Kong Than It Produces
The World of Work Has Changed, and It's Never Going Back to the "Good Old Days"
N-ZIRP Goes Nuts In Swedenâ€"-Banks Furiously Dumping Cash At Year-End
"When Is The Crash Going To Happen?" - Mark Spitznagel Revisits "The Ticking Time Bomb"
Campaign Ad Spending Tops $111 Million in 2015
More blood-letting for Europe's banks?
Morgan Stanley to pay U.S. SEC $8.8 mln in 'parking' scheme case
Big Government Still Named as Biggest Threat to U.S.
Oil prices hit new lows | FT Markets
100 Year Old Christmas List From A 7 Year Old Boy Shows How Materialistic Our Society Has Become
US home sales plummet 10.5 percent in November
Is now the time to buy gold, U.S. Treasurys? Marc Faber thinks so
Saving Puerto Rico
56% of Americans Now Want Fewer Refugees
IPOs Collapse, “Worst Year Since 2009,” Worst Dec. since 2008
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DJIA
The IRS Can Nix Your Right to Travel: “They Could Revoke Your Passport on Your Honeymoon”
Dictators of the Roman and American Empires – The Blue Ribbon Has To Go To Obama
The Fear Is Visible: The Ugly Truth Donald Trump Has Exposed
Pope Goes Full Doomsday: “For Those Who Celebrate Christmas… It May Be Their Last”

Energy Stories in the News Dec 22

Russian Oil Output May Fall in 2017 due to Tax Regime
Oil's rout can't temper optimism as experts count on an oil rebound
India's crude oil production dips 3.3 per cent in November over lower output
Iran Delusional About Oil Potential
Morgan Stanley: Oil's Road Toward Rebalancing Could Take a Detour in 2016
American LNG exporters turn to Europe as Asian demand sputters
Bulgaria's Energy Regulator Expected to Lower Natural Gas Price
Chevron agrees deal to sell Australian Gorgon LNG to Chinese firm
Australia ok's vast coal port expansion near Great Barrier Reef
China, Pakistan ink $820m Thar coal agreement
Half of world's coal may go unmined to meet Paris
Russia Set to Build Nuclear Power Plants in Iran
Beijing nuclear expansion leads to buying Canadian uranium
Renewable energy sources become Scotland's biggest generator of electricity for the first time
Gamesa lands contract to supply 30 MW to a wind farm under development in the US and maintain it for 12 years
Selling Solar to Rural Africa is Emerging as a Hot Market
General Electric (GE) to Provide 43 Wind Turbines for Two Projects in Eastern France
India doubles ethanol blending target to help sugar mills
UK consumed more ethanol than biodiesel during second quarter
GAIL extends bidding deadline for hiring LNG carriers

Precious Metals Stories in the News Dec 22

Dec 22 "2016: The Golden Year"  Stewart Thomson 321gold   
Dec 22 Yellen has Lift Off, But Rates Won't Go To The Moon  SKot   
Dec 22 The Confidence Game Is Ending  AP   
Dec 22 The Rate Hike Stock Market Crash Has Thrown Gasoline Onto An Already Raging Global Financial Inferno  TECB   
Dec 22 Silver: May the 100 Year Force Be With You  DI   
Dec 22 A Holiday Gift and Investment Opportunity  GaOG   
Dec 22 17 staggering facts about Saudi Arabia  BI   
Dec 22 In the Internet Era, It's Harder to Make Memes  TDB   
Dec 22 Bashar Al-Assad Has More Popular Support than the Western-Backed "Opposition": Poll  IP   
Dec 22 Intelligence genes discovered by scientists  Telegraph   

Headlines in the News December 21, 2015

Obama Increases Deficit $1 Trillion a Year
A recession is imminent: 5 charts signaling an oncoming recession. The market is overheated with debt and the public is anxious about the economy.
Official Time: Practically Opaque in Every Way
Obamas Treat Air Force One Like an Uber Ride: Spending Watchdog Says the President’s Christmas in Hawaii Trip Too Expensive to Justify
Report: Price of Obama’s Getaways $70M and Counting
Dark Pools
What is ‘Mifid’ and Why Care About It’s Delay?
China Now Has So Much Bad Debt, It’s Selling Soured Loans on Alibaba
Gallup Daily: US Consumer Spending
Vote for my husband for president
Gift Suggestion for Christmas 2016
Propaganda Games: Sesame Credit 5 Mothers are Victorious Against the New York City Flu Vaccine Mandate
IS Jihadists Stole TENS of THOUSANDS of Passorts: Where are they now?
What the Heck Happened to Our Santa Rally?
Fed's Williams wants low rates, hot economy in 2016
Egon von Greyerz-Bond Market Biggest Bubble in the World
Gas prices in the US are at a 6-year low
5 Retailers That Struck Out for Christmas
The Rate Hike Stock Market Crash Has Thrown Gasoline Onto An Already Raging Global Financial Inferno
The Fed Has Delivered Far More Than Just A Lump Of Coal This Time
Gold Stocks Remain in Position to Rebound
After 40 Years, Is America Ready To Be An Oil Exporter Again?
History of Junk Bond Meltdowns Points To Trouble

Why 2016 could bring a new Greek crisis
State Senator Proposes Bill To Fine Students For Breaking School Rules
Gold On The Rise After Fed Rate Hike
It's Officially Time to Say Goodbye to the Middle Class We Once Knew
STRATEGIST: 'The Fed is flying this plane and ... the people at the controls don't know how to fly'
2016 Might Be Gloomy â€" Here’s Why
Keiser Report: Immortality
Congress Should Care About the IMF
Affordable Housing and Jobs Are Too Far Apart
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DJIA
Refugee Crime Driving Germans to Buy Guns: “Huge Influx of Foreigners Has Frightened Many People”
Central Banks Have Pushed the Middle Class Down into Neofeudal Serfdom
Fed Throws Gas On Already Raging Financial Inferno: “We’ll Have One Disaster After Another”

Energy Stories in the News Dec 21

Oil prices plummet to 11-yr low as US lifts export ban
Total renounces oil survey work off Western Sahara
Russia passes Saudi Arabia as top China oil supplier for 3rd month in 2015
Iran woos Indian refiners to drive oil sales in cut-throat market
Libya's oil company says signs shipment deal with Egypt
Libya's oil company says signs shipment deal with Egypt
World's Largest Oil Expo cippe to Gather Top 10 Oil Giants Next March in Beijing
India to buy stakes in Iran's LNG terminal
Analysis: Turkey Balances on Brink of Gas Supply Crisis
India re-negotiating terms of gas contract with Qatar: Oil Minister
EU to extend sanctions against Russia over gas project
How Eskom is transforming coal industry
Ukraine cuts coal production by 40.9% in 11 months
International Energy Agency report says Chinese coal demand to drop further but Australia to be world's largest exporter
Researchers propose new kind of MOF to clean coal burned in power plants
India to offer site in Andhra to Russia for nuclear plant in Make-in-India push
SA's R1 trillion nuclear plans clear another hurdle
Is Indonesia Ready for Nuclear Power Plants?
Russia's largest solar farm opened in Urals
SA wind farm delivers 'cheapest wind energy ever procured' in Australia
Pakistan Cuts Solar Power Tariff By 25%
More ethanol, India asks producers
Jordan to Sign $400 Million Plant Deal With Saudi Arabia's ACWA
Gasoline prices continue to tumble in US

Precious Metals Stories in the News Dec 21

Dec 21 Gold Market Update  CliveMaund   
Dec 21 Gold forecast: When will gold bottom?  Ken Ticehurst 321gold   
Dec 21 SBSBS This past week in gold  Jack Chan 321gold   
Dec 21 Gold Still Dead Post-Fed  Demeadville   
Dec 21 The IMF Changes its Rules to Isolate China and Russia  CounterPunch   
Dec 21 Reversing the Speculative Effect of QE Overnight  HussmanFunds   
Dec 21 America's 25 Dying Industries  247Wallst   
Dec 21 Hagel: The White House Tried to 'Destroy' Me  FP   
Dec 21 Legendary Locks: Can Hair Act as a Sixth Sense, Protecting us from Danger?  AncientOrigins   

Headlines in the News December 18, 2015

Something Strange Is Taking Place In The Middle Of The Atlantic Ocean
Baltic Dry Crashes To New Record Low As China “Demand Is Collapsing”
Fed Betting It Will Avoid Central Bank Errors of the Past
Fed Aggressively Ramps Up New Tool to Pry Rates Higher
Did “Tight” Fed Policy Cause the Financial Crisis?
Bernanke Says the Fed is Likely to Add Negative Rates to Recession Fighting Toolkit
In the Middle of the Night, Congress Unveiled a Massive, Trillion-Dollar Budget Deal. Here’s what’s in it…
Russia is Bracing for $30 Oil in 2016
How to Get Your Finances in Order in 30 Days
Bering Sea monster storm hits Alaska as wind gusts reach 122 MPH and waves 40ft in the Aleutian Islands
Russia and China’s “Enhanced Human Operations” Terrify the Pentagon
Sheriff’s office confirms tip about possibly suspicious questions regarding Bagnell Dam
public power to charge cell phones in some places
In the continuing saga of the malware masquerading as an operating system Morgan Stanley targeting stock traders in job cuts
The Market's Gamblers Are Pumping Air
Shkreli charged in "Ponzi-like" scheme
World Bank lends Iraq $1.2 billion to face oil, security shocks
Gold is still going to $5,000: Peter Schiff
Janet Yellen's Unwarranted Confidence
U.S. Silver Production Plunges
Baby Boomers set another trend: more golden years in poorer health
Price of Obama getaways $70 million so far, and counting
IMF chief Christine Lagarde has been ordered to stand trial over a 20-year-old corruption scandal
Illegal minors brag about being freed in U.S., encourage others to come
Nearly Half of Uninsured Went Without Coverage Because It Was Too Expensive
How mood changed towards Fed rate rise
Survey: under Obama, race relations in the US reach 20 year low
Get ready for Generation Z at work
House Approves Massive Tax Cuts Bill
The rental revolution is crushing the poor but also the middle class: 43 million households in rentals, up 9 million from 2005
Jim Rickards: Fed raised rates too late
ConocoPhillips Among 29 US Energy Companies on Downgrade Review by Moody’s
Falling US Exports Widen 3Q Current Account Trade Deficit
The Big Banks Are Starting to Look Hard at Marijuana
USDollar/USDX Index
DJIA
Bernie Campaign Under Attack After Accusing Hillary of “Encouraging Islamic Extremism”
Fall Of The American Empire: “They Intend To Collapse the Financial System”