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Emotions are running high in this campaign. And that—not any candidate’s policies—is the real threat to your portfolio. Here’s how to drown out the noise. Stocks will plunge if Donald Trump is elected President. And the bond market could capsize if Trump goes ahead with plans to renegotiate the national debt. Yeah, but if Hillary Clinton wins the White House, she’ll cripple the economy by hiking taxes by $1 trillion. And oh, by the way, her foreign policy will end up destroying the world. As these are actual statements made by famous investors—like billionaire Mark Cuban and Swiss investment adviser...

UK voters shocked just about everyone when they voted Thursday to leave the European Union. The Brexit shows the weakness not only of the EU and globalization — but also of polling. And doesn’t Donald Trump love that! Wall Street too was caught completely off guard because it appeared that firms did independent polling that they believed showed the "remain" votes would win, traded the pound sterling up on that notion and then got crushed when the news came out the other way. It really was a rejection of the British establishment by the voters, with a great deal of...

A Swedish football referee sent a player off (ejected him from soccer game) for farting on the pitch (soccer field). He gave Adam Lindin Ljungkvist two yellow cards, and finally a red, when he broke wind during a match. The ref called Adam's flatulence "unsportsmanlike" and, according to Adam, thought he was "farting on someone else". "I was shocked [I got sent off]," Adam tells Newsbeat. "The bench didn't believe me when I came to them and said I got a red card for farting!" Adam, 25, plays for the Swedish team Pershagen SK, which is on the bottom tier...

Jenna Marbles just cracks me up

Hillary Clinton’s speech attacking Donald Trump’s economic proposals on Tuesday mentioned a new analysis that says his ideas — if enacted in full — would bring about a “lengthy recession” by the end of his first term. That report, released on Monday by Moody’s Analytics... “If Mr. Trump gets precisely what he’s proposed, then the U.S. economy will suffer meaningfully,” said...   ... Moody’s Analytics. “It will result in a lot of lost jobs, higher unemployment, higher interest rates, lower stock prices.”...  ... Zandi, the report’s lead author, is a registered Democrat who has donated to Mrs. Clinton. But he has...

Found this today... lol as funny and true now as it was 22 years ago!

(DATELINE: April 1, 2017) Two million Muslims are thought to have died, and over a million are injured in a huge earthquake that has devastated the predominantly Wahhabist Muslim Middle East. Iraq , Saudi Arabia, Iran and Syria are totally ruined and the governments there don't know where to start with providing help to rebuild. The rest of the world is in shock. Britain is sending troops to help keep the peace. Egypt is sending oil money & other monetary assistance Israel is sending medical teams of of highly skilled trauma surgeons. Latin American countries are sending clothing. New Zealand...

On Facebook Tuesday, the 67-year-old singer posted a fake video of Bernie Sanders shooting Hillary Clinton. The video includes a clip from a Democratic debate where Clinton was quoting a statistic that “90 people on average a day are killed” because of gun violence. Her Democratic opponent chuckles before pulling out a handgun and shooting Clinton. “I got your guncontrol right here bitch!” Nugent captioned the video. More than 8,000 people have “liked” the post so far.

... We could not resist getting [Mike] Diva, whose real name is Mike Dahlquist, on the phone. Katy Waldman: You’ve tweeted that all you want to do is “make stuff that is pretty/funny/terrifying at the same time.” How would you break down the percentages in this video? Mike Dahlquist: Honestly, I tried to make it as even as possible with those three things: funny, terrifying, pretty. That’s what I’m going for with all my work. Trump, of course, is already terrifying. Seeing his face everywhere has been something we’ve all have to deal with ...

Eighth grade graduation speech given in the manner of the 2016 presidential candidates, and Obama.

Trump just can't be caught. (Short video)http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e10_1465938158

Twitter accounts belonging to supporters of the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) have been hacked in the wake of the Orlando shooting, with jihadist content replaced with gay pride messages and links to gay pornography.

A few months ago we pointed out that mass layoffs were coming for bankers due to declining revenues and more difficult market conditions, and now we're seeing the first major wave of that come to fruition. Bank of America has announced that it will fire as many as 8,000 employees within its consumer division the FT reports.The core reason given for the headcount reduction in this instance is that digital banking is picking up the pace, and has reduced the need for "back office staff" and bank tellers. This is a trend that BofA highlighted in its In its Q1...

https://youtu.be/40U6VKq-2yk

In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth and populated the Earth with broccoli, cauliflower and spinach, green and yellow and red vegetables of all kinds, so Man and Woman would live long and healthy lives. Then using God's great gifts, Satan created Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream and Krispy Creme Donuts. And Satan said, "You want chocolate with that?" And Man said, "Yes!" and Woman said, "and as long as you're at it, add some sprinkles." And they gained 10 pounds. And Satan smiled. And God created the healthful yogurt that Woman might keep the figure that...

I just wanted to stop and take a breath here before the media hand feeds us a meme that will live forever in people's minds. The initial attack in Orlando brought several meme's out of the woodwork but what stuck initially was the shooters name was Arab so bing, bang, boom, there's the answer. I agree Islam is from the devil and deserves much scrutiny for any philosophy that condones killing women, homosexuals, Christians, all infidels, and of course other Muslims that don't think just like you do. And of course, the automatic gun control effort rears it's ugly head...

Businesspeople often say political uncertainty put a brake on expansion. This year it may be true. In election years, it’s common to hear businesspeople talk about political uncertainty acting as a brake on expansion and a stiff headwind. I’m generally a little suspicious of such claims. Entrepreneurs decide whether to open another restaurant, or a furniture store, or a hedge fund, based on whether they see demand or market opportunity – not on who they think might control Congress next year, or whether a presidential candidate might propose raising the tax rate on capital gains. But this year might actually...

Hillary Clinton's lock on the Democratic nomination is a historic milestone for our country, and these libertarian women are so proud...