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  • Dems Urge Justice Breyer To Step Down Before Midterms To “Avoid Another ‘RBG’ Situation”

    ZeroHedge - May 24th 2021 10:10pm EDT

    Dems Urge Justice Breyer To Step Down Before Midterms To “Avoid Another ‘RBG’ Situation” As President Biden and Nancy Pelosi slow-roll Democrats’ plans to pack the Supreme Court (even as they insisted that they don’t have a position on the issue but agree it should be “studied further”), the Democratic grass roots is trying to […]

  • “Man-Made Catastrophe” – China Race Organizer Blamed After 21 Ultrarunners “Froze To Death” In Extreme Weather

    ZeroHedge - May 24th 2021 9:50pm EDT

    “Man-Made Catastrophe” – China Race Organizer Blamed After 21 Ultrarunners “Froze To Death” In Extreme Weather Authored by Nicole Hao via The Epoch Times, The Chinese communist regime announced on May 23 that 21 athletes, including China’s marathon champions, died at the Gansu ultramarathon due to the extreme weather. The death list includes Liang Jing, 31, China’s […]

  • Morgan Stanley Settles High-Profile Lawsuit Alleging It Discriminated Against Black Women

    ZeroHedge - May 24th 2021 9:30pm EDT

    Morgan Stanley Settles High-Profile Lawsuit Alleging It Discriminated Against Black Women Just days after anointing four white men as the most likely contenders to succeed CEO James Gorman… …Morgan Stanley has settled a lawsuit filed by the bank’s former chief diversity officer alleging that the bank discriminated against black women. The terms of the settlement […]

  • 17 GOP Attorneys General Back South Dakota’s Lawsuit Over Mount Rushmore July 4 Fireworks Cancellation

    ZeroHedge - May 24th 2021 9:10pm EDT

    17 GOP Attorneys General Back South Dakota’s Lawsuit Over Mount Rushmore July 4 Fireworks Cancellation Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, Seventeen Republican attorneys general have filed an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit brought by South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem against the Biden administration over its decision to deny a request […]

  • Biden Staffers Issue Open Letter Demanding “Accountability” For Israel As Blinken Heads To Region

    ZeroHedge - May 24th 2021 8:50pm EDT

    Biden Staffers Issue Open Letter Demanding “Accountability” For Israel As Blinken Heads To Region At this point the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas appears to have held firm for four days, and now US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is en route to the region in hopes of solidifying the truce. His itinerary beginning Tuesday will include Jerusalem, Ramallah, […]

  • Google Aims For Commercial Quantum Computer By 2029, What Would That Do To Bitcoin?

    ZeroHedge - May 24th 2021 8:30pm EDT

    Google Aims For Commercial Quantum Computer By 2029, What Would That Do To Bitcoin? Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Let’s explore quantum computing, problems it might solve, and what it will do to current security protocols and blockchain. What is a Quantum Computer? The New Scientist answers the question What is a Quantum Computer? Classical […]

  • Ron Paul: Fed Inflation Is Propping Up Big Government Spending

    ZeroHedge - May 24th 2021 3:45pm EDT

    Ron Paul: Fed Inflation Is Propping Up Big Government Spending Via SchiffGold.com, Inflation came in hot in April. Initially gold sold off on the news. But over the following week, there appears to have been something of a pivot in the market. Gold and the dollar both started behaving as one would expect in an inflationary […]

  • Biden Spox Deflects Over Wuhan Bombshells During Tense Exchange

    ZeroHedge - May 24th 2021 3:25pm EDT

    Biden Spox Deflects Over Wuhan Bombshells During Tense Exchange The White House on Monday deflected after Fox News’ Peter Doocy put spox Jen Psaki on the spot following a Wall Street Journal report that three workers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology fell ill with COVID-19 symptoms in December of 2019, bolstering the lab-leak theory […]

  • Hiking Corporate Taxes Won’t Improve Economic Outcomes

    ZeroHedge - May 24th 2021 3:05pm EDT

    Hiking Corporate Taxes Won’t Improve Economic Outcomes Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, The Biden Administration is discussing hiking corporate taxes to pay for the proposed infrastructure spending package. While the goal is to ensure the “rich pay their fair share,” a look at history suggests changing tax rates will have very little impact on economic outcomes. […]

  • New York City Is Back: At Least 30 People Shot Over The Weekend

    ZeroHedge - May 24th 2021 2:45pm EDT

    New York City Is Back: At Least 30 People Shot Over The Weekend New York City is officially back: almost 30 people were shot in New York City this past weekend – and that number was only up until about 2PM on Sunday.  29 victims in total had been struck by gunfire by early evening Sunday, […]

  • Inflation: 1970s, 1980s, And Today

    ZeroHedge - May 24th 2021 2:24pm EDT

    Inflation: 1970s, 1980s, And Today Submitted by Nicholas Colas of DataTrek Research The inflation of the 1970s/early 1980s is a big topic just now, but a deep dive into the historical CPI data shows the world was very different then. The CPI peak in 1974 felt awful because food/clothing was 33 pct of the index […]

  • US State Dept Issues “Do Not Travel” Advisory For Japan As Calls To Cancel Olympics Intensify

    ZeroHedge - May 24th 2021 1:45pm EDT

    US State Dept Issues “Do Not Travel” Advisory For Japan As Calls To Cancel Olympics Intensify Update (1340ET): Shortly after the warnings from Masa-san and news (below) of Japan’s push for a amass vaccination program, the US State Department has cranked up the pressure to ’11’ by issuing a Level 4 Travel Advisory for visitors […]

  • Fed Says Balance Sheet Could Hit $9 Trillion By 2023

    ZeroHedge - May 24th 2021 1:30pm EDT

    Fed Says Balance Sheet Could Hit $9 Trillion By 2023 Last week, when the entire crypto space was in freefall, we pointed to an analysis by Deutsche Bank which laid out in the cleanest way possible why the long-term trajectory for bitcoin and its non-fiat peers, was orders of magnitude higher than current levels. The […]

  • Peloton Plans To Build First US Factory Amid Supply Chain Disruptions 

    ZeroHedge - May 24th 2021 1:21pm EDT

    Peloton Plans To Build First US Factory Amid Supply Chain Disruptions  Peloton recovered some losses, last down about 2% after the company said it would build its first factory in the US.  CNBC’s Carl Quintanilla has more on the first US Peloton factory.  * PELOTON TO BUILD FIRST U.S. FACTORY * PELOTON INTERACTIVE INC – […]

  • New Hampshire Election Auditors Find Ballot “Fold” Issue, Only 28% Of GOP Votes Counted In One Machine

    ZeroHedge - May 24th 2021 12:50pm EDT

    New Hampshire Election Auditors Find Ballot “Fold” Issue, Only 28% Of GOP Votes Counted In One Machine Authored by Samuel Allegri via The Epoch Times, Auditors for a 2020 election investigation being carried out in Windham, New Hampshire, are saying that some of their latest findings are “large enough to account for discrepancies” in the […]

  • Iron Ore Futures Tumble As Chinese Regulators Attempt To Halt Commodity Boom 

    ZeroHedge - May 24th 2021 12:35pm EDT

    Iron Ore Futures Tumble As Chinese Regulators Attempt To Halt Commodity Boom  Iron-ore futures in Asia tumbled in the overnight session after China’s state planners continued to wage war against soaring commodity prices by threatening top metal firms with severe punishment for price manipulation to excessive speculation to spreading fake news, according to Bloomberg.  After a […]

  • Russia Mocks Western Outrage At Belarus Plane Arrest

    ZeroHedge - May 24th 2021 12:15pm EDT

    Russia Mocks Western Outrage At Belarus Plane Arrest As we reported last night, it didn’t take long for a flurry of condemnations from both EU and US officials in the hours after the Ryanair incident over Belarus, with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling for opposition journalist Raman Pratasevich’s immediate release. Multiple EU leaders […]

  • Social Media Censorship Slammed After Fauci Admits Possibility Of Wuhan Lab Leak

    ZeroHedge - May 24th 2021 11:58am EDT

    Social Media Censorship Slammed After Fauci Admits Possibility Of Wuhan Lab Leak Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Summit News, Questions over the ethics of social media censorship policies that previously characterized the Wuhan lab leak theory as “misinformation” are being asked following a new report bolstering the explanation and Dr. Fauci admitting it’s a […]

  • “I Have Some Bitcoin”: Dalio Prefers Bitcoin To Bonds, Thinks Ethereum Is More Efficient

    ZeroHedge - May 24th 2021 11:36am EDT

    “I Have Some Bitcoin”: Dalio Prefers Bitcoin To Bonds, Thinks Ethereum Is More Efficient A question that has been nagging Wall Street’s traders and millions of retail crypto enthusiasts since late 2020 was finally answered: Is this where Dalio will announce Bridgewater’s bitcoin hodlings pic.twitter.com/IztnL4nPPM — zerohedge (@zerohedge) February 19, 2021 During today’s CoinDesk Consensus […]

  • Russia May Cripple Google Services Over Failure To Remove ‘Illegal Content’

    ZeroHedge - May 24th 2021 11:15am EDT

    Russia May Cripple Google Services Over Failure To Remove ‘Illegal Content’ Russia may forcibly slow down Google services after the tech giant failed to remove 12 YouTube videos containing “illegal content” regarding unauthorized opposition rallies held in January 2021, according to the Moscow Times. In response to demands by Russia’s internet regulator Roskomnadzor to remove […]

  • Why Big Tech Is Melting Up Today

    ZeroHedge - May 24th 2021 11:01am EDT

    Why Big Tech Is Melting Up Today Bad news is great news for big-tech. As we detailed over the weekend, with China’s credit impulse reversal, it appears the market’s rotating back to the deflation narrative, and with it the growth over value bet is back. If market is finally getting the China credit impulse reversal, […]

  • Inflation, Taper Tantrum, Market Price Sustainability, & Contradictions?

    ZeroHedge - May 24th 2021 10:45am EDT

    Inflation, Taper Tantrum, Market Price Sustainability, & Contradictions? Authored by Bill Blain via MorningPorridge.com, “Where there is profit, panic isn’t far behind”  Forget the noise from crashing crypto – the big issue for markets is cutting through the buzz of contradictions to perceive the real picture presented by the threats of: inflation, taper tantrum and […]

  • G-7 Reportedly Nears Deal On Yellen’s Global Minimum Corporate Tax Proposal

    ZeroHedge - May 24th 2021 10:25am EDT

    G-7 Reportedly Nears Deal On Yellen’s Global Minimum Corporate Tax Proposal If the spin from the mainstream media is to be believed, it looks like the international system of corporate taxation envisioned by President Joe Biden and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is progressing nicely after the administration offered a key concession earlier this month. After […]

  • Rabobank: Fauci And The Unscientific Method

    ZeroHedge - May 24th 2021 10:05am EDT

    Rabobank: Fauci And The Unscientific Method By Michael Every of Rabobank Welcome to a new week, and to a lengthy argument I hope is worth reading through to the end of. To start, an editorial in the journal ‘Science’ just argued that Darwin’s ‘The Descent of Man’ is “often problematic, prejudiced, and injurious”, and that […]

  • Tesla Found Guilty Of Throttling Charging Speed And Battery Capacity In Norway

    ZeroHedge - May 24th 2021 9:45am EDT

    Tesla Found Guilty Of Throttling Charging Speed And Battery Capacity In Norway Tesla has been found guilty of throttling charging speed and battery capacity by a court in Norway. The company is going to “have to pay $16,000 to each of the thousands of owners affected in the country”, until it appeals, according to the pro-Tesla […]