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Former Gov. Sarah Palin has criticized President-elect Donald Trump's deal with the Carrier, in which as reported previously the air conditioner company would not outsource 1,100 workers to Mexico in exchange for $7 million in tax incentives over 10 years, saying that it yet another example of "corporate welfare." The harsh criticism of Trump's economic policy comes as she is reportedly under consideration to serve as Trump's secretary of Veterans Affairs.

By EconMatters

With the prominence of passive investing stock pickers need to make sure they pick a good stock, but within the right sector which has the passive money at their back from an overall fund flows perspective. Having a strong outperformer in the "hot sector" can really juice your returns!

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2016 is shaping up as the year when countless conspiracy theories will be confirmed to be non-conspiracy fact: from central bank rigging of capital markets, to political rigging of elections, to media rigging of public sentiment, and now, commercial bank rigging of both silver and gold. In short, "tinfoil hat-wearing nutjobs living in their parents basement" were right all along.

For months we've been warning that real estate markets in NYC and San Francisco, among others, are getting ready to rollover as the market is about to be flooded with new supply of luxury apartments (see here and here).  Real estate in both markets are just starting to show signs of cracking as the apartments sales cycle is getting stretched out and pricing growth has stalled.