by irdadmin | Aug 22, 2018 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, Market Manipulation
“Financial-market and economic prospects remain far shy of the hype and headlines, amidst tanking consumer optimism and negative revisions to recent reporting.” – John Williams, Shadowstats.com The economy may seem like it’s doing well if you...
by irdadmin | Aug 10, 2018 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
Perhaps the most baffling aspect of the Elon Musk “Funding Secured” tweet is the number of financial media outlets and so-called “analysts” that are taking it seriously. The idea is a complete joke. Any valuation in excess of potential asset...
by irdadmin | Aug 8, 2018 | Financial Markets, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
“Nobody, when they’re looking at a privatization, dangles this way and does this sort of teasing dance of choreography. Somebody only does this when they are trying to distract us with a shiny new thing…There’s a lot of problems here. He...
by irdadmin | Aug 6, 2018 | Financial Markets, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
Tesla reported its Q2 numbers this past Wednesday. It reported $4 billion in revenue, up 43.4% year over year. Its net loss widened to $742 million, or $4.22 per share (some of you may have seen lower net loss and loss per share numbers but the numbers I’m using...
by irdadmin | Jul 6, 2018 | Financial Markets, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
Enron was a product of the late 1990’s dot.com / tech bubble. Similar to Tesla’s “production tent,” Enron would set entire floors of buildings to look like elaborate energy trading rooms. The operations were nothing more than a fraudulent...