Zero Hedge | US equity futures dipped in the red after President Trump threatened to impose a third round of tariffs on China and warned that Chinese meddling in U.S. politics was a “bigger problem” than Russian involvement in the 2016 election.
Free Beacon | Some activity touches close to Democracy Alliance groups and strategies.
Michael Snyder | Is this going to be another October to remember for Wall Street?
Bloomberg | Plunging global markets lopped $99 billion from the fortunes of the world’s 500 wealthiest people on Wednesday, the year’s second-steepest one-day drop for the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
CNBC | “I think the Fed is making a mistake. They are so tight. I think the Fed has gone crazy,” the president said after walking off Air Force One in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Mac Slavo | According to Jack Ma, a billionaire and the founder and outgoing executive chairman of Chinese tech titan Alibaba, it’s the United States that will end up losing out in a trade war with China.
Michael Snyder | If you don’t believe in “coincidences”, what are we supposed to make of this?
Zero Hedge | House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy plans to introduce a bill this week that will fully fund President Trump’s much-promised border wall, according to an exclusive report by Breitbart.
Michael Snyder | We have repeatedly been told that the U.S. economy is “booming”, but meanwhile the middle class in the United States continues to be hollowed out.
CNBC | “This year has been a story of how well America has done.”
Mac Slavo | For some reason, many millennials (and even some older adults, like the actor Jim Carrey and politician Bernie Sanders) believe that capitalism is the cause of all of America’s woes, and that socialism is the solution.
Michael Snyder | The mood of the mainstream media is really starting to shift dramatically.
Zero Hedge | Foreign automakers have signaled that they will shift more of their manufacturing to the United States, Canada and Mexico thanks to the recent US trade deal with Canada and Mexico, reports the Wall Street Journal.
CNBC | Experts said the move indicate that Chinese authorities are getting nervous about a trade war with the U.S. dragging on.
Michael Snyder | Is Ron Paul about to be proven right once again? For a very long time, Ron Paul has been one of my political heroes.