The tug of war between Bull and Bear has rarely been so clearly matched–and the stakes have rarely been so high. Bulls are confident that central banks have their back in 2016. After all,whatever it takes has successfully pushed equities

Blockchain to hit bank profits, wipe out lenders, reports @Johnkehoe23 https://t.co/Tk9ctVsKUn #ausbiz pic.twitter.com/dCapXoBJlN
— Financial Review (@FinancialReview) April 18, 2016

George Clooney’s next door neighbor held his own fundraiser — to benefit Bernie Sanders — during the actor’s posh Hollywood soiree Saturday night with Hillary Clinton. Howard Gold, whose family founded the 99 Cents Only store chain, called his bash the “99% Party,”

The Ruble Is the Most Gold-Backed Currency in the World https://t.co/ovfLGId0PA pic.twitter.com/9uZyGdOVLW
— Russia Insider (@RussiaInsider) April 18, 2016

Miami is a goner, but it won’t happen incrementally, but all at once, during a Cat-5 https://t.co/745T12futW — Nils Gilman (@nils_gilman) April 18, 2016

When adhering to law proves burdensome the crooked buy back their own shares. pic.twitter.com/CzPhZsgY4g
— Max Keiser (@maxkeiser) April 18, 2016

The next few years will strip away the illusions of “growth” and reveal which dominates our society and economy: privilege or social mobility. Among the many lessons of empires is one shared by virtually every empire:once the privileged few limit

Tech’s favorite policy, universal basic income, is about to get its first big test https://t.co/uiBpno4tBG pic.twitter.com/OIFOC3oYmL — The Verge (@verge) April 18, 2016

The Secret World of Tiny Phones That Go Inside Your Butt https://t.co/YzzJC4KKHL
— Stacy Herbert (@stacyherbert) April 17, 2016

We discuss disintermediation of the meatspace, onshore services by offshore property sites such as Uber and AirBnB, and what the inevitable collapse in tax revenue will mean for the onshore citizen. We also discuss Goldman Sachs’ alleged $5-billion fine for

Was informed HSBC Monaco warned offshore customers to “change account names” 30 days before #PanamaPapers revealed. pic.twitter.com/17yYzDfDqU — Jim Rickards (@JamesGRickards) April 16, 2016

Saudi Arabia Threatens It Will Liquidate Its Treasury Holdings If Congress Probes Its Role In Sept 11 Attacks https://t.co/GVtd6zCYPZ
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) April 16, 2016

We’ve seen bits and pieces emerge from Hillary Clinton’s infamous $225,000 speech to Goldman Sachs in October 2013, but an article published by the Huffington Post yesterday adds some additional perspective. In a nutshell, the author believes that a release of these