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Authored by Jon Hall via Free Market Shooter blog,

Having unleashed on NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell during the Papa John's earnings call this morning...

“The NFL has hurt us by not resolving the current debacle to the players’ and owners’ satisfaction,” Schnatter, who serves as the pizza chain’s chairman and chief executive officer, said on a conference call. “NFL leadership has hurt Papa John’s shareholders.”

 

“Leadership starts at the top, and this is an example of poor leadership,” Schnatter said.

 

Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog,

Are we about to see chaos in the streets in major cities all over America? 

After years of surging premiums and deductibles, will 2018 finally be the year that America's middle class throws in the towel and brings the whole scheme crashing down? 

Authored by Raul Ilargi Meijer via The Automatic Earth blog,

Here’s the story in a nutshell: Ultra low interest rates mark a shift away from people’s wealth residing in their savings and pension plans, and into to so-called wealth residing in their homes, which are bought with ever growing levels of debt. When interest rates rise, they will lose that so-called wealth.