Congress passed a two-day stopgap spending bill Friday night, averting a partial government shutdown and buying yet more time for frustratingly slow endgame negotiations on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19…
Continue ReadingThe House passed a two-day stopgap spending bill Friday night to avert a partial government shutdown, trying to buy time for frustratingly slow endgame negotiations on an almost $1 trillion…
Continue ReadingNot for the first time, people are having strong feelings about Pete Buttigieg. President-elect Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he’d nominate the former Democratic presidential rival and mayor of South…
Continue ReadingWhen Money Dies, 100 Years Later Tyler Durden Thu, 12/17/2020 – 20:40 Authored by Jeff Deist via The Mises Institute, When Money Dies, Adam Fergusson’s cautionary account of hyperinflation in Weimar-era…
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden said Tuesday that he is nominating his former rival Pete Buttigieg as secretary of transportation. He also intends to choose former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm as his…
Continue ReadingBERKELEY (CBS SF / CNN) — President-elect Joe Biden is poised to tap former Michigan Gov. and UC Berkeley professor Jennifer Granholm to lead the Department of Energy, two people familiar…
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL BALSAMO, JONATHAN LEMIRE, THOMAS BEAUMONT and ELLEN KNICKMEYER WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden nominated his former rival Pete Buttigieg as secretary of transportation on Tuesday and intends…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is expected to pick his former rival Pete Buttigieg as secretary of transportation and former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm as energy secretary, according to…
Continue ReadingRecord Wall Street Euphoria Triggers First BofA “Sell Signal” Since February 2020 Tyler Durden Tue, 12/15/2020 – 13:12 At the start of December, we showed in a handful of charts…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Electoral College meeting (all times local): Electors gathered in 50 states and the District of Columbia on Monday to formally affirm President-elect Joe…
Continue ReadingThe Biggest Janet Yellen Red Flag Is George Akerlof Tyler Durden Sun, 12/13/2020 – 14:45 Authored by John Tamny via RealClearMarkets.com, In Phishing for Phools, a 2015 book that George Akerlof…
Continue ReadingWill Government ‘Allow’ Bitcoin To Go Wall St.? Tyler Durden Sun, 12/13/2020 – 09:20 Authored by Tom Luongo via Gold, Goats, ‘n Guns blog, The big worry among the bitcoin…
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden listens as his Secretary of State nominee Tony Blinken speaks at The Queen theater, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. | Carolyn Kaster, Associated Press The…
Continue ReadingOver a month after election day, President-elect Joe Biden has started announcing many of his early choices for cabinet positions. Many are diverse and historic selections, including Linda Thomas-Greenfield as…
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT, ROBERT BURNS and LISA MASCARO | Associated Press WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden’s nomination of retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin to be secretary of defense has put…
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