The fight is over.... Aye, and bye! The European Parliament on Wednesday ratified the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement and bid farewell to its British members, capping a two-hour-long debate and more than three-and-a-half years of tortured negotiations between Brussels and … [Read more...] about European Parliament ratifies Brexit treaty…
the Economy
4th Qtr 2019 Economy shows last years slowed from 2017 and 2018….
This place has pushed back on the rosy stories from the Trump admin people on the 'Great' Donald Trump economy... It's been bull shit.... The American GDP has been SLOWING since Donald Trump got his day job.... In MORE bull shit ? Donald Trump promised everyone he's … [Read more...] about 4th Qtr 2019 Economy shows last years slowed from 2017 and 2018….
Stock market drops by hundreds of points on China virus worries…
The US Stock market and other financial indicators are falling today due to the Wuhan virus concerns in China that had vast area's of that country cut off from the world.... Additional cars have begun turning up in America and around the planet... The closures in China … [Read more...] about Stock market drops by hundreds of points on China virus worries…
America’s economy IS declining …Yelp…
All of the traditional measures of the American economy and those that might have Donald Trump's influence are singing about a 'great' American economy... There are a LOT of us who do NOT believe them... Yelp is out with their look at local economies declines... Someone … [Read more...] about America’s economy IS declining …Yelp…
Donald Trump pledges to NOT cut Social Security…
Told ya so.... Yesterday in Davos Switzerland one Donald J. Trump mussed about cutting American entitilemts..... NOT A GOOD LOOK.... Cutting Social Security is something NO Democrat or Republican wants to defend come November... I KNEW someone was gonna take the big … [Read more...] about Donald Trump pledges to NOT cut Social Security…
Is Donald Trump working to assure himself one term?…Open Thread for 1/23/2020
More Wall money.... Increased Travel ban.... Banning pregnant women from getting visa's.... Thinking of shipping illegals in trains to the border... Another 'tax cut'.... More budget deficit spending... Withdrawing troops from abroad in area's terrorists … [Read more...] about Is Donald Trump working to assure himself one term?…Open Thread for 1/23/2020
Boris Johnson says ‘we’ve done it’ …Brexit….
The Brits will exit the European Union family the end of next week.... This will be the easy part... The 'devil is in the details'.... Boris Johnson on Wednesday hailed the safe passage through parliament of the law needed to take the U.K. out of the European … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson says ‘we’ve done it’ …Brexit….
Stores will HAVE TO take cash in the Big Apple…
My grand children may see cash as a relic .... But not now.... But more and more? People have given up their cash fro plastic .... But?...Not so fast.... Everyone can't or don't want to play, the bank's credit card game.... From a cup of coffee to a car ride, … [Read more...] about Stores will HAVE TO take cash in the Big Apple…