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MAULDIN: Americans Will Pay for Trump’s “America First” Plan

2017-02-09

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FRIEDMAN: Here’s the Real Reason Trump Does Foreign Policy in Public

2017-02-06

by John Mauldin

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Switzerland: Chocolate, Watches, And Jihad

2017-02-04

by Judith Bergman

2017-02-04

Swiss authorities are currently investigating 480 suspected jihadists in the country. "Radical imams always preached in the An-Nur Mosque... Those responsible are fanatics. It is no coincidence that so many young people from Winterthur wanted to do jihad." — Saïda Keller-Messahli, president of Forum for a Progressive Islam.

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The Trump Rally Is Likely to Pop—Here’s a Hedge

2017-02-03

by John Mauldin

Subscribe to Patrick Watson’s free weekly column, Connecting the Dots, at Mauldin Economics: http://bit.ly/2k3CMIj

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Trump’s Top FDA Picks Could Radically Reform Anti-Aging Science

2017-02-02

by John Mauldin

Subscribe to Patrick Cox’s free weekly column, Tech Digest, at Mauldin Economics: http://bit.ly/2kbd4Cd

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John Mauldin on ‘The Age of Trump’

2017-01-31

by John Mauldin

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Trump’s Trade Policies and Their Implications Explained

2017-01-30

by John Mauldin

Subscribe to Jared Dillian’s free weekly column, The 10th Man, at Mauldin Economics: http://bit.ly/2jx5lQu

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Exclusive: John Mauldin in DC for Trump’s Inauguration

2017-01-23

by John Mauldin

The Psychological Impact Of Loss

2017-01-22

by Lance Roberts

2017-01-22

For the third time in four weeks, the market was closed on Monday due to a holiday. Not only is this week shortened by a holiday, it is also coinciding with the annual Billionaire’s convention in Davos, Switzerland and the Presidential inauguration on Friday. Increased volatility over the next couple of days will certainly not be surprising.

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Davos (According To Donald Trump)

2017-01-21

by Tyler Durden

2017-01-21

Bloomberg's Anne Swardson, Zoe Schneeweiss, and Andre Tartar perfectly summed up the state of play right now during their discussion of the World Economic Forum's annual get-together: "Never before has the gap between Davos Man and the real world yawned so widely."

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Lagarde Urges Wealth Redistribution To Fight Populism

2017-01-19

by Tyler Durden

2017-01-19

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, Italian Finance Minister Pier Carlo Padoan and Founder, Chairman and Co-CIO of Bridgewater Associates, Ray Dalio

As we scoffed oveernight, who better than a handful of semi, and not so semi, billionaires - perplexed by the populist backlash of the past year - to sit down and discuss among each other how a "squeezed and Angry" middle-class should be fixed. And so it was this morning as IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, Italian Finance Minister Pier Carlo Padoan and Founder, Chairman and Co-CIO of Bridgewater Associates, Ray Dalio, espoused on what's...

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A Recession-Proof Industry That Few Investors Know

2017-01-18

by John Mauldin

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While Davos Elites Address Populism, Just “Eight Men Own Same Wealth As Half The World”

2017-01-17

by Joseph Jankowski

2017-01-17

As political and business elite gather at the Swiss ski resort of Davos, a new report is shining light on the shocking reality of the wealth gap between the very rich and poor that is “pull our societies apart.” A report by Oxfam released ahead the World Economic Forum in Davos shows the gap between the ultra-wealthy and the poorest half of the global population is starker than previously thought, with just eight men owning as much wealth as 3.6...

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Davos Elite Eat $40 Hot Dogs While “Struggling For Answers”, Cowering in “Silent Fear”

2017-01-17

by Tyler Durden

2017-01-17

For those unfamiliar with what goes on at the annual January boondoggle at the World Economic Forum in Davos, here is the simple breakdown. Officially, heads of state, captains of industry, prominent academics, philanthropists and a retinue of journalists, celebrities and hangers-on will descend Tuesday on the picturesque alpine village of Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum.

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Davos: In Defense Of Populism

2017-01-17

by Mike Krieger

2017-01-17

DAVOS MAN: “A soulless man, technocratic, nationless and cultureless, severed from reality. The modern economics that undergirded Davos capitalism is equally soulless, a managerial capitalism that reduces economics to mathematics and separates it from human action and human creativity.” – From the post: “For the Sake of Capitalism, Pepper Spray Davos”

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What Vice Costs – The World’s Cheapest (& Most Expensive) Countries For Drugs, Booze, & Cigarettes

2017-01-17

by Tyler Durden

2017-01-17

Indulging in a weekly habit of drugs, booze and cigarettes can cost you as little as $41.40 in Laos and a whopping $1,441.50 in Japan, according to the Bloomberg Vice Index.

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