Archive for October 29th, 2013

By Andre Damon and Barry Grey Global Research October 29, 2013 Food assistance benefits for over 45 million Americans will be slashed starting this Friday, in the first-ever nationwide reduction in benefits under the US government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), popularly known as food stamps. The cuts total $11 billion over the next... »

MATTHEW BOESLER BusinessInsider.com Oct. 29, 2013 BofA Merrill Lynch equity strategists report data on what their clients are doing in the U.S. stock market on a weekly basis. Last week, BAML’s hedge fund clients unloaded the most stock since 2008, while institutions and retail clients were net buyers. In a note to clients, BAML... »

Investmentwatchblog.com October 28th, 2013 The S&P 500 moves into the danger zone Well, this past week, we saw the AAII Investor Sentiment registering only 17.6% bearishness, whereas the long-term average is 30.5%. Furthermore, we may be seeing evidence that the Russell 2000 and the financials, represented here by the Select Sector SPDR-FinancialXLF -0.10% ,... »

Prison Planet.com October 29, 2013 The Obama administration knew as early as 2010 Americans who liked their current health insurance plans may not be able to keep them, NBC Nightly News reports. From the report: Our sources deeply involved in the Affordable Care Act tell NBC NEWS that 50 to 75 percent of the... »

By Live Free or Die BeforeItsNews.com Monday, October 28, 2013 Will November 1st bring food stamp/EBT riots to America this coming Friday? This story from Dean Lautermilch shares with us three big changes that are coming this Friday to the SNAP program and shares with us that considering the recent near riots that occurred... »

The New York Times Shreds The Obama Administration As ‘Pathetic’ On NSA Spying BRETT LOGIURATO BusinessInsider.com OCT. 29, 2013 The New York Times editorial board ripped the Obama administration as “pathetic” in its defenses and assurances on revelations about National Security Agency spying on foreign leaders and citizens of close world allies. President Barack... »

Controlling social behavior: Proposal could ban criticism of Islam, feminism Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com October 29, 2013 A frightening proposal currently being considered by the European Parliament would direct governments to monitor citizens deemed “intolerant” and could even lead to a ban on all criticism of Islam and feminism. The European Framework National... »

by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 10/29/2013 JPMorgan, Pimco, and now BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, all join the bubble warning chorus. From Bloomberg: FINK SAYS IT’S “IMPERATIVE” THAT THE FED BEGIN TO TAPER FINK CALLS MARKET `OVER-ZEALOUS’ FINK SAYS THERE ARE “REAL BUBBLE-LIKE MARKETS AGAIN” So… when the three largest banks/asset managers in the... »

GoldCore GoldSeek.com Tuesday, 29 October 2013 In the Financial Times, veteran financial journalist and gold watcher, John Dizard noted the increasing strain in the physical gold market and detailed how that should lead to much higher gold prices. “Something is unsettling the animals in the forest of the gold market. Usually there is a... »

BY DAN CANNON Gunssavelives.net OCTOBER 28 2013 According to the NRA-ILA, the last primary lead smelter in the United States will close down its operation in December. This means the US will lose its capability to produce lead ammo completely within its borders from the process of mining to production of commercial cartridges. Here... »