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Has World War 3 already started?
"You probably haven't heard this extraordinary piece of news. That's because the mass media has basically ignored and obscured it..."

These 3 critical charts show the long-term picture for gold right now

"When a big wedge like this breaks, it's significant. And it could still go either way for gold..."

Sjuggerud: This forgotten commodity may be about to soar
"In short, right now could be the beginning of a major rally in oil prices, based on my True Wealth Systems computers..."

'The coming months don't look great for gold'

"The coming months don't look great for gold..."

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SURPRISE: The U.S. job recovery is a global laggard
"As of June, the G-7 as a whole had recovered almost completely, while the U.S. was only 60% back from its lowest point..."

Porter Stansberry: The U.S. gov't is digging our financial grave
"Just about every economist in the world would have told you that massive increases to credit and money supply – and the resulting huge expansion of consumption – should have set off massive inflation... or at the very least, much, much higher interest rates. So... why didn't it happen?"

The 'dumbing down' of America...
"But why on earth would the controlling elite of any country seek to diminish the power to reason? The answer, in a word, is control..."

Recession in 2017?
"Next year is going to be ugly for stocks. But it will be even worse for corporate bonds..."

The Fed don't mean a thing
"Ignore the sky-is-falling headlines. The Fed’s decision during its December 13 and 14 meetings will have virtually no effect on your life or your investments..."

Rickards: The global elites' secret plan for the next financial crisis
"They say Dodd-Frank ended 'too big to fail.' No, it didn't. It institutionalized 'too big to fail.' It made 'too big to fail' the law of the land, because they haven't made the banks smaller..."

Bad news for Social Security... and it gets worse
"Last week, the Social Security Administration announced some really bad news for retirees..."

How to tell when it's the right time to buy silver
"Armen told me he expects silver to outperform gold going forward. He made a compelling argument..."

Former Goldman Sachs insider: How gold and the dollar could BOTH go up from here
"Pal is actually bullish on gold and the U.S. dollar right now..."

CHART: Biotech stocks are at a major inflection point
"Since the summer of 2015, Biotech has lagged the S&P by over 35%. Is the downside leadership over for IBB?"


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