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China overtakes US as global destination for foreign investment amid Covid-19 pandemic

Posted on January 26, 2021January 26, 2021By Editor

China became one of the few countries to attract more capital than the US in 2020, making it the top destination for foreign direct investment, while overall global flows dwindled by over 40 percent. … Read More >China overtakes US as global destination for foreign investment amid Covid-19 pandemic

Business

Work-from-home option leaving big cities nearly empty, as RT’s Boom Bust discovers

Posted on January 23, 2021January 23, 2021By Editor

San Francisco is now struggling with a mass exodus of tech workers due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with city leaders warning that this will have a severe economic impact. … Read More >Work-from-home option leaving big cities nearly empty, as RT’s Boom Bust discovers

USA

2020: The year that may have finally broken American politics, and perhaps the USA itself

Posted on January 2, 2021January 2, 2021By Editor

The political establishment that for four years sought to defeat the disruption called President Donald Trump is eager to return to the way things were before 2016. That may not be possible after the year that was 2020. … Read More >2020: The year that may have finally broken American politics, and perhaps the USA itself

Business

US dollar hegemony will end very quickly & people won’t have time to get out, banker tells RT’s Keiser Report

Posted on December 30, 2020December 30, 2020By Editor

In this special end-of-year episode of the Keiser Report, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert talk to Mitch Feierstein of PlanetPonzi.com about what 2021 has in store. They look at two versions of the world. … Read More >US dollar hegemony will end very quickly & people won’t have time to get out, banker tells RT’s Keiser Report

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Taxpayer money spent on LIZARDS: Rand Paul publishes ‘Festivus Report’ revealing ‘government waste’

Posted on December 24, 2020December 24, 2020By Editor

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) has released his annual list of government pork spending, causing outrage as people realize their taxes have paid for ridiculous things like lizards running on treadmills. … Read More >Taxpayer money spent on LIZARDS: Rand Paul publishes ‘Festivus Report’ revealing ‘government waste’

Middle East

US is slaughtering Yemeni civilians to ‘keep weapons factories running,’ senior Houthi leader claims

Posted on December 11, 2020December 11, 2020By Editor

A high-ranking Houthi leader has accused the US of participating in the killing of Yemeni civilians to ensure the longevity of its defense industry, adding that Washington is the “source” of violence in the country. … Read More >US is slaughtering Yemeni civilians to ‘keep weapons factories running,’ senior Houthi leader claims

Business

China to overtake US as world’s largest consumer market ‘very soon’

Posted on December 2, 2020December 2, 2020By Editor

China’s consumer goods market is rapidly catching up with the US and is poised to become the world’s largest in the near future, according to a top Chinese economic planning agency official. … Read More >China to overtake US as world’s largest consumer market ‘very soon’

Shows

Dow breaks record while 10M jobless — is economy on edge? (Full show)

Posted on November 25, 2020November 25, 2020By Editor

Of the 22 million US workers lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 12 million mostly white-collar workers have regained employment and even benefited from record home prices and low interest rates. But what about the 10 million who are expected to continue to languish in unemployment? … Read More >Dow breaks record while 10M jobless — is economy on edge? (Full show)

Business

Covid vaccine rollout could cause US dollar crash, warns Citibank

Posted on November 20, 2020November 20, 2020By Editor

The widespread distribution of vaccines to combat the coronavirus pandemic and ongoing monetary easing could lead to the US dollar weakening as much as 20 percent next year, according to Citibank. … Read More >Covid vaccine rollout could cause US dollar crash, warns Citibank

Business

US economy on such massive jolt of monetary heroin there’s no dialing back the dosage – Peter Schiff

Posted on November 20, 2020November 20, 2020By Editor

Stocks have been on a bull run ever since their big March drop at the beginning of the pandemic, so veteran stockbroker Peter Schiff asks: if Covid-19 didn’t hurt the stock market, why should a vaccine help? … Read More >US economy on such massive jolt of monetary heroin there’s no dialing back the dosage – Peter Schiff