Kerry Lutz's--Financial Survival Network

Noted Columnist and Author James Hirsen was on the show talking about the future of mandatory microchipping. While there are people now voluntarily having chips injected into their bodies in an effort to control all sorts of devices, James sees an alarming trend ahead. How long before the people who brought you massive NSA data collection decide that it's in everyone's interest to be chipped and make it mandatory? It's just another case of the technology advancing way ahead of morality. Will Americans finally say enough? 

After 50 years Toyota Motor Company is leaving the high tax state of California for the low tax state of Texas. Politicians in high tax states can't believe such things happen, but in the real world this is exactly what happens. Next, the truth is out about the phony Obamacare numbers. Want the the real number, just deduct 1/3 or divide by two. Finally, Detroit's post-bankruptcy plan is coming into focus. Is it a matter of too little too late? 

According to Tom Bowden, yet again, some of America’s most admired and innovative companies — in this case Apple, Google, Intel, Adobe, Intuit, Pixar, and LucasFilm — have fallen victim to an antitrust shakedown. Rather than face a jury at the risk of $9 billion in penalties, the defendants reportedly offered a total of $344 million in settlement. This is par for the course when it comes to government enforced notions of fairness. It never stops, whether it's Microsoft a decade ago, or Apple today. 

April is over and that means it's time for the monthly major market review with Mickey Fulp. Well the stock markets continue to break new ground, at least the Dow and S&P 500. 

• Gold and Silver down;
• Platinum and Palladium up;
• Copper stabilizes;
• WTI down, Brent Stable, Henry Hub up 10 percent;
• Dollar down, Europ up, 10 yr up;
• Bitcoin depends upon the day.