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Communism Again Gets A Free Pass - Setting The Record Straight On Castro

Communism Again Gets A Free Pass - Setting The Record Straight On Castro

Submitted by Erico Matias Tavares via Sinclair & Co.,

With well over 100 million direct casualties and countless other social, economic and environmental disasters under its name, communism is arguably the worst human experiment in history. And yet, how many communist leaders have been formally prosecuted in a court of law for their crimes?

Treasury Shorts At 6 Year Highs; Hedge Funds Quietly Exit Stocks As Oil Shorts Crushed Again

Treasury Shorts At 6 Year Highs; Hedge Funds Quietly Exit Stocks As Oil Shorts Crushed Again

With the last traces of the Trumpflation rally still noticeable, US equity inflows continued last week as positive economic data surprises rose to a 4-year high. Inflows into US equities ($4.4bn) continued for a 4th straight week, cumulatively adding $45bn. This is the longest consecutive stretch of inflows since June 2014, i.e., when the severe dollar shock began.

Pentagon Chief: U.S. Must Stay In Iraq After ISIS Defeat

The US Secretary of Defense has said that the American military forces and its coalition allies need to stay in Iraq, even after the terrorist group ISIS has been defeated. Ashton Carter said terrorist groups were headed towards a lasting defeat but the US-led coalition, which has purportedly been striking Islamic State positions in Iraq since 2014, had to stay and keep training local security forces to ensure the group does not rise again Press TV reports: “But there will still be much more to do after that to make sure that, once defeated, ISIL stays defeated,” the Pentagon chief said.

The Most Important Market In The World (That You've Never Heard Of)

Submitted by Chris at Capitalist Exploits blog,

This is the first part of a series of articles (I don't know how many, I'm not done yet) designed to explain what is easily THE most important, albeit poorly understood (even by professionals) market on this ball of dirt.

Eurodollars: What Are They?

To best explain what Eurodollars are we start with the English language.

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