Addison Wiggin / February 7, 2025
The entire global financial system is at risk. Specifically, enthusiasm for AI stocks in U.S. markets is driving high-tech stocks. A collapse in those stocks could rival any bust we’ve seen — the .dotcom bust, the financial crisis of ‘08.
This week provided a cold glass of water in the drunken face of Wall Street… and some subtle opportunity if you know where to look.
Addison Wiggin / February 7, 2025
his is a scandal of epic proportions, and there is no way that these media outlets will ever recover from this because their credibility is totally gone.
What has been happening at Politico is particularly egregious.
It is supposed to be an independent media entity, but it has been receiving millions of our tax dollars.
Lau Vegys / February 6, 2025
What this means is that if China restricts exports of key components (like rare earth elements or semiconductors), it won’t just hurt U.S. companies. Manufacturers in Europe, Japan, South Korea, and other regions that rely on these inputs would be affected too. Production delays, higher prices, and shortages across industries worldwide would soon follow.
Addison Wiggin / February 6, 2025
The entire world is watching in horror as the crimes of the United States government under the Biden administration are being revealed by DOGE for all the world to see. Election interference, overthrowing governments, ruthless censorship of ideas, funding terrorism, funding abortion, targeting politicians for harrassment and promoting the exploitation of children are just some of the crimes against humanity that our government has been committing.
Addison Wiggin / February 6, 2025
Protests for 50 days in 50 states might make for good video clips and grandstanding soundbites, but the real story streamlining, efficiency and cutting government spending are 100% necessary as the government coffers careen toward bankruptcy.
Yeah, the Trump playbook has a lot of bizarre media front and center. What’s really going behind the scenes is not only more interesting. It will produce a lot of “winners and losers” over the next two years… before the fickle populist pendulum swings into midterm elections.
James Howard Kunstler / February 5, 2025
Concerning President Donald Trump’s executive order requiring new federal buildings to show a preference for “classical architectural style” which includes Neoclassical, Georgian, Federal, Greek Revival, Beaux-Arts, and Art Deco, referencing the architectural traditions of Greek and Roman antiquity. . .

Addison Wiggin / February 5, 2025
Jim Rickards reached out over the weekend. He sees a new phase coming in the Currency Wars, one that could settle the fate of the dollar for a decade to come. When he is motivated enough to reach out, I believe it’s worth it for us to pay attention.
He’ll be releasing his research tomorrow with a special broadcast from Pentagon City.
Jim informs me that his presentation will have three parts.

James Hickman / February 4, 2025
According to Federal Reserve data, there will be roughly $28 trillion worth of US government bonds maturing over the next four years, i.e. now through the end of 2028.
That’s more than 75% of the government’s $36+ trillion national debt.
This is an absolutely staggering figure, averaging $7 trillion per year for the next four years.

Andrew Packer / February 4, 2025
Investors have been conditioned to buy market dips heavily over the past 15 years. Since the end of the financial crisis, zero percent interest rates made cash in the bank and bonds unattractive. Stocks were the best game in town.
Even the Covid crash, which saw stocks sink 30% peak-to-trough, recovered within the span of a few months. It was one hell of a dip, but holding onto your stocks or even buying more during the panic looked like the wise choice within just a few months.
But as they say in finance, past performance is not indicative of future results. Eventually, buying the dip will fail. Stocks will fall further than expected. And then fear will truly take off.

Addison Wiggin / February 3, 2025
The market’s reaction today mirrors the panic we saw in 2018 — tech stocks are taking the hardest hit, with Nvidia tumbling over 5% and Tesla close behind. The Dow is down another 600 points, and we haven’t even seen the full impact of these tariffs play out yet.
Last time around, Wall Street eventually calmed down, betting that Trump’s “erratic” trade policy would be softened through negotiations with China. And as Trump would often tweet that a proposed tariff was being held off … for now.
But if history is any guide, the real victims won’t be politicians or corporate execs — it’ll be the American consumer, once again footing the bill for a trade war that does nothing but make everyday goods more expensive.
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