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  • Farmageddon Continues As Bankruptcies Rise 8% 

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 8:05pm EDT

    Farmageddon Continues As Bankruptcies Rise 8%  Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 20:05 The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) released a new report Tuesday (Aug. 4) showing farm bankruptcies continue to increase.  AFBF found bankruptcies rose 8% over the last 12 months (from June 2019 to June 2020), with 580 filings. The Midwest, Northwest, and Southeast recorded the most bankruptcies, representing 80% of all […]

  • Water Wars And America’s Fate

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 7:45pm EDT

    Water Wars And America’s Fate Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 19:45 Authored by Martin Sieff via The Strategic Culture Foundation, India versus China, Egypt versus Ethiopia, Israel versus the Palestinians – the Water Wars are already here in the US also, yet American and European policymakers remain disastrously blind to them. This is certain to […]

  • SEC Enforcement Co-Director Steven Peikin To Abruptly Leave Agency On August 14

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 7:25pm EDT

    SEC Enforcement Co-Director Steven Peikin To Abruptly Leave Agency On August 14 Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 19:25 It has been several weeks since Elon Musk blatantly taunted the Securities and Exchange Commission by telling them to “s*** his c***”. As a result, what has happened since then? A) A just application of the law […]

  • Senate Bill To Curb Invasive Facial Recognition Software After Rite Aid Deployed In 200 Stores

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 7:05pm EDT

    Senate Bill To Curb Invasive Facial Recognition Software After Rite Aid Deployed In 200 Stores Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 19:05 Authored by Julia Conley via CommonDreams.org, New legislation put forward by Sens. Jeff Merkley and Bernie Sanders on Tuesday would curb the use of facial recognition software by corporations and help to slow the spread of “abusive” surveillance, according to […]

  • First Photo Emerges Of Top-Secret Stealth Helicopter

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 6:45pm EDT

    First Photo Emerges Of Top-Secret Stealth Helicopter Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 18:45 The Drive has published the first-ever picture of a fully intact stealthy Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter. It sheds new light on what the US military might have used, or at least a variant of it, during the 2011 Osama Bin Laden raid.  Readers may recall the special operations teams […]

  • White House Moves To De-List Chinese Companies From American Stock Exchanges

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 6:32pm EDT

    White House Moves To De-List Chinese Companies From American Stock Exchanges Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 18:32 The Trump Administration’s campaign of non-stop foreign policy agitation – from sending Alex Azar to Taiwan, to holding more military exercises in the South China Sea, to Trump threatening to ban TikTok, and imposing sanctions on firms and […]

  • Why Antifa Is The ‘Keyser Söze’ Of Social Unrest

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 6:25pm EDT

    Why Antifa Is The ‘Keyser Söze’ Of Social Unrest Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 18:25 Authored by Jonathan Turley, Below is my column in the Hill newspaper on yesterday’s hearing in the Senate, which ended abruptly with Sen. Hirono walking out after a confrontation with Sen. Cruz over his objection that the Democrats were avoiding […]

  • Daily Briefing – August 6, 2020

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 6:25pm EDT

    Daily Briefing – August 6, 2020 Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 18:25 Senior editor Ash Bennington speaks to David Bahnsen, founder and managing partner of The Bahnsen Group, about the economics of re-opening and the state of the U.S. equity markets. Bahnsen weighs the risks and rewards of reopening the U.S. economy during the ongoing […]

  • Pandemic Triggers Rapid Food Inflation As Unemployment Remains At Great Depression Levels

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 6:15pm EDT

    Pandemic Triggers Rapid Food Inflation As Unemployment Remains At Great Depression Levels Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 18:15 Food prices at supermarkets surged during the pandemic as tens of millions of Americans lost their jobs.  According to the latest seasonally adjusted data by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), the virus pandemic has had a […]

  • US Negotiates First Ever Transfer Of Military Drones To Taiwan After Beijing Slams ‘One China’ Violations

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 6:05pm EDT

    US Negotiates First Ever Transfer Of Military Drones To Taiwan After Beijing Slams ‘One China’ Violations Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 18:05 Washington is upping the ante on China with what will be interpreted as a new direct frontal assault on the decades-old ‘One China’ official policy which has preserved the status quo in Taiwan.  Over […]

  • US Colleges Are Split Between In-Person And “Hybrid” Learning Plans For The Fall Semester

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 5:25pm EDT

    US Colleges Are Split Between In-Person And “Hybrid” Learning Plans For The Fall Semester Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 17:25 As public school districts in parts of the US start to reopen, small business owners around the country are turning their attention to one all-important question: how are colleges planning to reopen? And what does […]

  • Russia-China “Dedollarization” Reaches “Breakthrough Moment” As Countries Ditch Greenback For Bilateral Trade

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 5:05pm EDT

    Russia-China “Dedollarization” Reaches “Breakthrough Moment” As Countries Ditch Greenback For Bilateral Trade Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 17:05 Late last year, data released by the PBOC and the Russian Central Bank shone a light on a disturbing – at least, for the US – trend: As the Trump Administration ratcheted up sanctions pressure on Russia […]

  • “Significantly Reducing Prices” – Manhattan Developer Slashes Prices Of Unsold Luxury Condos

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 4:45pm EDT

    “Significantly Reducing Prices” – Manhattan Developer Slashes Prices Of Unsold Luxury Condos Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 16:45 The virus pandemic and social unrest have already sparked an exodus from major cities and now, the ability to work remotely has likely contributed to the decline in luxury condo prices.  Wealthy elites, those who still have the economic mobility to flee […]

  • Gen. Flynn Warns Of “Vicious Assault By Enemies On All That Is Good” In ‘Letter To America’

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 4:25pm EDT

    Gen. Flynn Warns Of “Vicious Assault By Enemies On All That Is Good” In ‘Letter To America’ Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 16:25 Authored by General Michael Flynn, via WesternJournal.com, This Is My Letter To America We are witnessing a vicious assault by enemies of all that is good, and our president is having to […]

  • The Endless Melt Up: Gold Soars, Global Stocks Turn Green For 2020; Apple $2 Trillion Any Second

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 4:09pm EDT

    The Endless Melt Up: Gold Soars, Global Stocks Turn Green For 2020; Apple $2 Trillion Any Second Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 16:09 Yesterday we compared this centrally-planned joke of a “market” to a physical class, one in which Newton’s first law was on full display, to wit: These days Newton’s first law is as […]

  • Texas Cops In Military-Style Raid On Man’s Home For Benefit Of Reality TV Show

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 3:45pm EDT

    Texas Cops In Military-Style Raid On Man’s Home For Benefit Of Reality TV Show Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 15:45 Authored By John Vibes Via The Libertarian Institute,  The controversial reality TV show “Live PD” was recently taken off the air, as the country is beginning to rethink its relationship with police, and how they […]

  • Death Of A Salesman: Goldman Is Building An App To Find M&A Deals And Ward Off Activist Investor “Attacks”

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 3:25pm EDT

    Death Of A Salesman: Goldman Is Building An App To Find M&A Deals And Ward Off Activist Investor “Attacks” Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 15:25 Are you a Goldman Sachs client stuck at home and, as a result, worried that the M&A pipeline might dry up? Perhaps you’re worried that an activist investor could take advantage […]

  • Dan Loeb Explains Why He Went Long Amazon, Disney In The Quarter He Returned As CIO

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 3:10pm EDT

    Dan Loeb Explains Why He Went Long Amazon, Disney In The Quarter He Returned As CIO Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 15:10 There were several notable highlights in the latest Third Point investor letter published today. The first is that following an ugly first quarter to 2020, Dan Loeb’s hedge fund returned 10.8% in its […]

  • Over 70% Of Americans Afraid To Visit Doctor Due To COVID-19: Survey

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 2:45pm EDT

    Over 70% Of Americans Afraid To Visit Doctor Due To COVID-19: Survey Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 14:45 A recent survey reveals that 71% of Americans are afraid to visit the doctor due to COVID-19, while the use of telemedicine to address medical issues has exploded – with 67% of those surveyed reporting having used […]

  • Trump’s ‘Special Envoy’ To Tehran Quits As UN Vote To Extend Iranian Arms Embargo Looms

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 2:43pm EDT

    Trump’s ‘Special Envoy’ To Tehran Quits As UN Vote To Extend Iranian Arms Embargo Looms Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 14:43 During a day where there have been “a lot of crosscurrents” unfolding as the world awaits word from a 5pm negotiating session between the White House and Congressional Dems, Brian Hook, the Trump Administration’s […]

  • 1000s Of Mail-In Ballots Once Deemed Invalid Now Ordered To Be Counted In NYC

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 2:35pm EDT

    1000s Of Mail-In Ballots Once Deemed Invalid Now Ordered To Be Counted In NYC Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 14:35 Authored by Ben Wilson via SaraACarter.com, A multitude of ballots intended for the New York June 23 election were deemed invalid due to not having postmarks or arriving at offices after the election — a federal judge […]

  • “Federal Agents In Portland Aren’t The Gestapo, Storm Troopers, Or Thugs” – Acting Homeland Security Chief Testifies Before Senate

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 2:15pm EDT

    “Federal Agents In Portland Aren’t The Gestapo, Storm Troopers, Or Thugs” – Acting Homeland Security Chief Testifies Before Senate Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 14:15 As riots smoulder in downtown Portland, Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf appeared before the Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday morning to defend the federal intervention […]

  • US/China “Phase One” Agreement: Good Luck With The Compliance Review

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 1:55pm EDT

    US/China “Phase One” Agreement: Good Luck With The Compliance Review Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 13:55 Submitted by Christophe Barraud On Tuesday, Bloomberg reported that “Senior U.S. and Chinese officials are planning to assess the nations’ trade agreement this month against a backdrop of rising tensions between the countries, according to people briefed on the […]

  • Project Veritas Founder James O’Keefe Sues FBI

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 1:35pm EDT

    Project Veritas Founder James O’Keefe Sues FBI Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 13:35 Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe is suing the FBI after the agency denied his application to buy a firearm because he is erroneously listed as a felon in the NICS criminal background check system maintained by the FBI. O’Keefe attempted to purchase […]

  • Falling Into The Abyss Between Wall Street And Main Street

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 1:15pm EDT

    Falling Into The Abyss Between Wall Street And Main Street Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 13:15 Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via The Daily Reckoning blog, I know this runs counter to every dominant narrative, but a vaccine doesn’t really matter, opening up doesn’t really matter, and the size of the “free money” stimulus checks […]