United States

Over the last 5 years, I have warned that T-Mobile would start turning up the heat in the US dead beat carrier business (see links below). I call them dead beat carriers because they relied on a virtual duopoly of cash cow cash flows and failed toi innovate. They actually allowed Silicon Value to capitalize on thier apathy, and now they are rlelgated to bg dumb utlitiy pipes in lieu of the lifeblood... the synapses of communication and commerce between all people an businesses. 

In President Trump's first official press conference with a foreign leader, the president sounded calm and collected, and reaffirmed the special relationship between the US and UK Some highlights:

• NATO: May said Trump told her that "he is 100% committed to NATO"

British PM Theresa May says she and Trump have agreed on committing 100 percent to NATO pic.twitter.com/kdQOArSJpi

— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 27, 2017

Submitted by Michael Shedlock via MishTalk.com,

Global export of goods (priced in US dollars) has collapsed in Japan, the EU, and emerging markets, since their recovery highs following the great recession.

The US is the best of the lot, but US exports of goods are down substantially as well.

What’s behind the move? Is it protectionism? Currency related? Take a guess before reading further. The answer is coming up.

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Fourteen Years AFTER Bernanke Defined the U.S. Dollar as Worthless

Written by Jeff Nielson (CLICK HERE FOR ORIGINAL)

Submitted by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog,

The Dow Jones Industrial Average provides us with some pretty strong evidence that our “stock market boom” has been fueled by debt.  On Wednesday, the Dow crossed the 20,000 mark for the first time ever, and this comes at a time when the U.S. national debt is right on the verge of hitting 20 trillion dollars.