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I got 4? Who the hell cares. Trying to alert people bout crash coming. Don't want them to lose there money. Just leave yours in there. Hehehe
Gas prices going up. People not buying much retail now. Selling off now. Can't wait for $359.65. Gonna load the boat.
Saudi gonna pay for 9-11. Market crash coming. Take profits now.
Somethin bout to happen. Someone knows something. DEA?
He's not wrong. Gonna take people's $$$$$ when they buy back into apple. Smart man. Just like my Geico insurance. Went up $75 month. No reason. Perfect record. Crook.
Now why would Buffett but Apple stock if he is predicting the stock market crash? Hmmmmmm. Lies lies lies.
Warren Buffett Predicting Upcoming Stock Market Crash?
By John Whitefoot, BA Published : May 2, 2016
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Warren Buffet Stock Market CrashBillionaires Dumping Stocks; Stock Market Crash on the Way
When it comes to investing in the stock market, we’re told to follow the smart money. Who might that be? The most influential investors/businessmen in America today are Warren Buffett, John Paulson, and George Soros. Their investing acumen has helped them amass billions of dollars and millions of followers.
With the stock market trading at record highs one would think they’re still snapping up U.S. stocks. The NASDAQ is up 232% since the markets bottomed in March 2009, and the New York Stock Exchange is up 126%.
The most important stock market indices are keeping pace. The S&P 500 has climbed more than 180% (and closed above 2,000 for the first time ever in August 2014). The Dow Jones Industrial Average has increased 145%.
But should we follow the smart money when they’re shedding American stocks? Some of the most visible and vocal billionaire investors are turning their backs on U.S. stocks. Are they preparing for a stock market crash in 2016? And should we follow suit?
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Over the last couple of years, Warren Buffett’s holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, has been dumping its exposure to American stocks that rely on consumer spending.
For example, at the end of the second quarter of 2012, Berkshire Hathaway held 10.33 million shares of Johnson & Johnson.(1) At the end of the second quarter of 2014, it held only 327,100 shares.(2) Over a two-year period, Buffett’s holding company sold off 96.8% of its holdings in Johnson & Johnson.
Berkshire Hathaway also culled its holdings in Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (NASDAQ/KRFT). In the second quarter of 2012, Warren Buffett’s holding company held 58,826,390 shares; two years later, it held just 192,666 shares. That represents a 99.7% sell-off.
In position number seven, The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE/PG) is still one of Warren Buffett’s top holdings. That said, Berkshire Hathaway currently owns 52,793,078 shares of Procter & Gamble, or two percent of the company. But four years ago, it held 59.6 million shares. In just four years, Warren Buffett has dumped 11.5% of his holdings in Procter & Gamble.
What stocks does Warren Buffett think will do well in a correction? Since the beginning of 2012, Berkshire Hathaway has increased its holding in Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE/WFC) by 23%, U.S. Bancorp (NYSE/USB) by 23%, and still has a huge stake in American Express Company (NYSE: AXP).
It appears as though other well-known billionaire investors are predicting a major correction and shedding their once-heavyweight U.S. stocks, too. Billionaire investor John Paulson’s hedge fund, Paulson & Co., is unloading certain U.S. stocks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE/JPM), Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE/FDO), and The Sara Lee Corporation.
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Billionaire business magnate George Soros is the Chairman of Soros Fund Management, which sold out its holdings in several banking giants in the first quarter of 2014, including JPMorgan, Bank of America Corporation (NYSE/BAC), and Citigroup Inc. (NYSE/C). Between the three banks, Soros Fund Management sold more than a million shares.(3)
It didn’t take long for Soros to lose faith in the U.S. markets. The divestiture comes only a quarter after his fund purchased a stake in JPMorgan and Citigroup. The fund also eliminated its stakes in Alcoa Inc. (NYSE/AA) and J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE/JCP), and decreased its stakes in Liberty Global plc (NASDAQ/LBTYA), General Motors Company (NYSE/GM), and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ/MSFT). The fund’s decreased holding in Microsoft comes just two quarters after it actually increased its stake significantly.
Stock Market Lurching Toward Crash as Economic Outlook Weakens
Despite the stock market’s record run and Washington’s assurances that the economy is getting better, some of America’s wealthiest billionaires aren’t convinced. In fact, their recent actions suggest some sort of market crash is on its way. Do they know something you don’t? Not really. The data is out there for everyone to see. Unfortunately, Wall Street is too busy ignoring the warning signs.
The stock market is supposed to be a reflection of the economy, but right now, it isn’t. That’s because most Americans aren’t even aware we’re in the midst of a recovery.
Not unlike the stock market, the U.S. economy looks good on paper. The U.S. unemployment rate is under six percent, interest rates are low, and the economy is picking up steam.(4)
Dig a little deeper, though, and you’ll discover that the underemployment rate is still at an unacceptable 14.6%(5), wages are stagnant, personal debt levels are high, and one in seven Americans are on food stamps.(6) Plus, more than half of Americans are still living paycheck to paycheck.(7)
For the world’s biggest economy, these are not the makings of an economic recovery. Nor are they the foundation for sustainable economic growth, especially when you consider the fact that the U.S. gets more than 70% of its gross domestic product (GDP) from consumer spending. This might explain why some of the country’s wealthiest investors are dumping certain U.S. stocks.
It’s quite possible that Warren Buffett, John Paulson, and George Soros also think U.S. stocks are in a bubble. And why not? Stocks have a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.67. Over the last 10 years, that average has been 15. Stocks are currently priced 71% higher than their 10-year average.(8)
If the economy and strong corporate earnings and revenues haven’t been driving the stock market higher, then what is? The stock market has been doing well because it’s the only avenue investors can turn to.
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Federal Reserve Shuts off Tap That Propelled Stock Market Higher
In 2008, the Federal Reserve introduced its first round of quantitative easing (QE) to help kick-start the U.S. economy after it slipped into a recession. It was hoped that by artificially lowering the short-term lending rate to nearly zero, banks would more readily lend money to both businesses and individuals.
The low-interest-rate environment did three things: it essentially took “income” out of once-reliable, stable, fixed-income investments like Treasuries, bonds, and CDs; it made it easy to borrow money; and it also meant that the stock market was the only avenue for investors looking to make money.
After six years, the Federal Reserve has turned the easy money taps off. This is bad news for investors since the low-interest-rate environment is generally recognized as being the fuel that has propelled the stock market increasingly higher.
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Overvalued stocks are going to have to rely on real revenues and earnings to propel them higher. Judging by the shape of the U.S. economy, this is going to be a difficult task. In 2013, the year that the overall markets soared, U.S. GDP growth was just 1.9%. For 2014, U.S. GDP grew 2.4%. In 2015, the advance estimate for U.S. GDP growth was 2.4%, the same rate as in 2014.(9)
The global economy could have a real drag on the U.S. economy in 2016. The IMF cut its outlook for global growth in 2016 to 3.4%.(10) This is bad news when you consider that roughly 40% of the public companies that make up the S&P 500 get sales from Europe.
The outlook for the stock market looks bleak. Buffett, Paulson, and Soros understand this. And the reality of the U.S. economy has led them to see there is a real good chance the U.S. markets could experience a crash or serious correction in 2016.
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Hopefully, everyday investors will be able to see the same thing and put their money in more stable investments. After all, there’s never been a crash the stock market hasn’t recovered from.
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Medical marijuana, for babies and their desperate parents
By Oren Liebermann, CNN
Updated 9:06 AM ET, Mon May 16, 2016
Israel's next export: Kosher cannabis?
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In Israel, a medical cannabis license allows patients between 20 and 200 grams per month, even kids
Outside personal anecdotes, research has shown the potential for medical cannabis to aid children
Haifa, Israel (CNN)Moments of joy are all too brief for Lavie Parush. They have been since the 2-year-old was born. "Gray" was the word his father used to describe his son, born unconscious. That night, Lavie had his first seizure.
"Immediately, they took him to the emergency room," said his father, Asaf Parush. "They doped him up and he was basically passed out the first week of his birth."
For six months, Parush and his wife, Noa, held on to the belief that Lavie's condition would improve. But the seizures worsened. He suffered dozens a day. Doctors diagnosed him with epilepsy and cerebral palsy. Lavie was severely brain damaged.
Asaf Parush administers medical cannabis oil to his son Lavie to treat his epilepsy.
Asaf Parush administers medical cannabis oil to his son Lavie to treat his epilepsy.
Doctors put the baby on one drug after another to try to stop the seizures. Each drug required another visit to the hospital. And each one led to another disappointment as the seizures continued unabated. Some drugs had severe side effects, Parush said. Steroids, for example, weakened Lavie's immune system and caused him to become incredibly bloated.
Just before Lavie's first birthday, Parush heard about the use of medical marijuana -- commonly called medical cannabis in Israel -- to treat epilepsy.
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I phones are done for
Better take profits. Buffett can't help them. Gonna have to get rid of Cook. Bring on Elon.
Some'n bout to happen here. Don't miss out.
Yes mam. But I want to buy more at 0.11. GOT IT????
DEA coming out this week to reschedule. Watch.
Yo Lebron. Go see movie Money Monster. Gotta watch the global markets. Getting ugly
Derek taking y'all's $$$$$$ again? Take profits and buy back in at 0.7 cents.
Going down now. People selling. Watch market crash. Gonna take Amazon wit it. Do your DD.
Yo. Stock market gonna cash. Take profits now. Buy back in at 0.5 cents.
Yo. Stock market crashing. Take profits. I'm buying in at $60.
China crashing. Down goes Amazon. Starts in morning. See movie Money Monster? Hmmmmmmmm
Bought a pair of Lebron James off Nike site for $125.
Amazon price $150. Every thing on Amazon so marked up to high. Gonna bite them in the ass.
Crash is a coming.
Crash a coming. The millionaires will sell first before u even know it. Take profits now. Buy back in at $287.69
China's production, investment, retail sales all disappoint in April
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Workers sit on the pavement near a construction site in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, March 2, 2016.
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Workers sit on the pavement near a construction site in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, March 2, 2016.
China's investment, factory output and retail sales all grew more slowly than expected in April, adding to doubts about whether the world's second-largest economy is stabilising.
Growth in factory output cooled to 6 percent in April, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Saturday, disappointing analysts who expected it to rise to 6.5 percent on an annual basis after an increase of 6.8 percent the prior month.
China's fixed-asset investment growth eased to 10.5 percent year-on-year in the January-April period, missing market expectations of 10.9 percent, and down from the first quarter's 10.7 percent.
Fixed investment by private firms continued to slow, indicating private businesses remain sceptical of economic prospects. Investment by private firms rose 5.2 percent year-on-year in January-April, down from 5.7 percent growth in the first quarter.
Reuters reported on Saturday that China's banking regulator has sent an urgent notice to banks telling them to clear bottlenecks holding back lending to private firms.
In its data announcement, the NBS said "Because the total amount of private investment is relatively large, the continued slowdown could restrain stable growth, and requires a high degree of attention."
Retail sales growth in April, which captures both private and government purchasing, slowed to 10.1 percent. Analysts forecast sales would rise 10.5 percent on an annual basis after gaining 10.5 percent the prior month.
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Upbeat March data had sparked hopes that China's economy was picking up after more than a year long blitz of fiscal, monetary and administrative stimulus measures. A recovering property market has also boosted demand for raw materials, giving a boost to long ailing heavy industries such as steel mills.
But much of the data on April, which included weaker-than-expected exports and imports, and soft factory activity surveys continued to underline lingering weakness in the broader economy.
China's economic growth has cooled to 25-year lows, weighed down by a combination of weak demand at home and abroad, factory overcapacity and increasing amounts of debt.
The government has made reducing the capacity glut one of its top priorities, and has vowed to put "zombie" companies out of business. But economists expect authorities to move slowly to avoid a sharp jump in unemployment.
Recently, the Chinese cabinet called for an upgrade of the consumer products sector in order to boost consumption, by improving product quality and implementing regulations to ensure market access and streamline approvals.
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True that. However GWPH is a pharmaceutical company. They will have insurance companies paying $30 month for medical marijuana pills and oils. How much u gonna pay a month for weed?
That's where it's heading. Market crash
Down it crashes. Take profits.
Yes it will
Crooks. Helps Obama and yellin to be able to raise interest rates in June. All retail stores crashing. Yet retail number today is high. Impeach Obama as they did in Brazil
Fact is. We gonna be RICH!!! Buy buy buy
What up Lebron. U right. Just waiting for the rich to sell it when market crashes.
$125-$135 on resched.
Just MMs selling. Buy em up. Aint scaring me out of my shares.
But I will take yours.
DEA to make decision next week to resched. Hmmmmm. Perfect timing. Load the boat. Holla at 7am when news break.
WALMART news: free 2 day shipping. $49 year. Amazon going down.
On Bloomberg now, speech from Paul Ryan and Trump. Passing bill to stop opioids. Medical marijuana gonna SOAR.
Made my $$$$$ in GWPH. The weed is coming.
Yes. I'm a prime member. Love Amazon. Gonna rule the world. Gotta get the Echo
I'm locked in. 1000 shares at $379.63. Thanks for advice.
What up Lebron?? Way to high. Just being manipulated. No where to go but down as it is happening now.
Y'all ain't getting my $$$$$ until it crashes down to $334.58. Just keep fluffing it up. So artificial. Regular investors like me who work full time job in medical field are not buying this over over over priced stock. Can't trick us into buying. Sorry.
Waiting for the CRASH!!!!
Sad part is vendors are not getting paid. Karmas a bitch.
Shorts done. Buy now. Soaring higher.
Sad man. 401 k holders gonna lose all there $$$$$$. They don't even know it. I'm not putting $$$$ in it cause they just gonna sale there shares and take my $$$$$. Sidelines baby. Wait for crash.
Bloomberg on TV discussing China tech bubble. When they pop the world crashes.