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  • 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 […]

  • Biden Asked Point Blank About Apparent Cognitive Decline… It Didn’t Go Well

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 12:55pm EDT

    Biden Asked Point Blank About Apparent Cognitive Decline… It Didn’t Go Well Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 12:55 Over much of the past year there’s been increased scrutiny focused on presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s possible cognitive decline, given a series of bizarre statements, mishaps, and sometimes testy exchanges with constituents. To our knowledge, […]

  • Microsoft Reportedly Expands Scope Of TikTok Deal Talks To Cover Entire Ex-China Business

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 12:39pm EDT

    Microsoft Reportedly Expands Scope Of TikTok Deal Talks To Cover Entire Ex-China Business Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 12:39 Updates about the ongoing deal talks between Microsoft and ByteDance are arriving almost as rapidly as updates about the ongoing negotiations between the White House and Congressional Democrats over an extension of financial relief for American […]

  • Filling In The Gaps

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 12:25pm EDT

    Filling In The Gaps Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 12:25 Authored by Sven Henrich via NorthmanTrader.com, I had the pleasure of speaking with Raoul Pal of RealVision a few weeks ago. The interview was recorded in mid July and it was an opportunity have a heart to heart discussion about the key big issues all […]

  • China Helped Saudis Build Secret Nuclear Site For Extracting Yellowcake: WSJ

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 12:04pm EDT

    China Helped Saudis Build Secret Nuclear Site For Extracting Yellowcake: WSJ Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 12:04 When it comes to America’s allies in the Middle East, Washington has long “looked the other way” while they recklessly pursue questionable weapons technology. Think Pakistan’s nuclear program at a time when the Reagan administration prioritized fighting the […]

  • The Open Trap Door Under Real Yields Rings Many Alarms

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 11:45am EDT

    The Open Trap Door Under Real Yields Rings Many Alarms Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 11:45 By Laura Cooper, market strategist at Bloomberg With no imminent end to collapsing real yields – which just hit a new record low -1.10%, the side effects of financial repression warn of stagflation, asset bubbles and policy impotence. Fresh […]

  • NY AG Accuses NRA Of “Massive Fraud”, Seeks To “Dismantle” Guns-Rights Organization

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 11:44am EDT

    NY AG Accuses NRA Of “Massive Fraud”, Seeks To “Dismantle” Guns-Rights Organization Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 11:44 Update (1140ET): James is starting off the hearing by detailing a state lawsuit against the NRA and seeking the dissolution of the pro-second amendment organization, one of several subjects she was expected to address today. BBG published […]

  • Capital One Hit With $80 Million Fine, Cease & Desist Order, Over 2019 Data Breach

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 11:21am EDT

    Capital One Hit With $80 Million Fine, Cease & Desist Order, Over 2019 Data Breach Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 11:21 The Fed on Thursday announced a new fine imposed on Capital One for a massive data breach last year that impacted more than 100 million people. Within 90 days, the company must also submit […]

  • The Unraveling Will Accelerate

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 11:15am EDT

    The Unraveling Will Accelerate Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 11:15 Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via The Daily Reckoning, Since the first news of pandemic in late January, I’ve been discussing potential accelerants to the unraveling of our fragile financial system. The system appears stable until a catalyst pushes it off the cliff. Catalysts come […]

  • “He Abandoned The Deadly Cargo”: Meet The Mysterious Businessman At Center Of The Beirut Blast Saga

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 10:55am EDT

    “He Abandoned The Deadly Cargo”: Meet The Mysterious Businessman At Center Of The Beirut Blast Saga Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 10:55 Thus far an official ongoing investigation by Lebanese authorities into the cause of Tuesday’s Beirut port blast, now considered the largest non-military munitions explosion in history, has dubbed it severe “negligence”.  It’s now well […]

  • New Survey Confirms Second Wave Of US Layoffs Is Well Under Way

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 10:45am EDT

    New Survey Confirms Second Wave Of US Layoffs Is Well Under Way Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 10:45 Readers may recall in mid-April, the first signs of the second round of layoffs and furloughs appeared. Then by June, high-frequency data of the U.S. economy suggested the recovery reversed as state governors were forced to pause reopenings due to […]

  • Homebuyers Step Back As Mortgage Rates Plunge To Record Lows

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 10:25am EDT

    Homebuyers Step Back As Mortgage Rates Plunge To Record Lows Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 10:25 Via MarketCrumbs.com, Mortgage rates in the U.S. continue to fall to record lows. The average contract interest rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to a record low 2.88% last week compared to 2.99% the previous week. But, despite […]

  • Key Wirecard ‘Business Partner’ Turns Up Dead In The Philippines After Mafia Links Exposed

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 10:05am EDT

    Key Wirecard ‘Business Partner’ Turns Up Dead In The Philippines After Mafia Links Exposed Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 10:05 Wirecard’s collapse was forestalled for years thanks to Germany’s financial regulator BaFin, which aided the fraud by targeting journalists (most notably the FT’s Dan McCrum) who sought to expose the crude shell game used by […]

  • Rabo: “Everything Can Appear ‘Hunky-Dory’…Until The Real Money Runs Out”

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 9:45am EDT

    Rabo: “Everything Can Appear ‘Hunky-Dory’…Until The Real Money Runs Out” Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 09:45 Authored by Michael Every via Rabobank, Where’s The Beef In This Word Salad? It’s summertime, and the living isn’t easy – except for the lazy analysis in the summertime market analysis ‘word salads’ we are being fed, which miss […]

  • Over 80% Of Black Americans Don’t Want To ‘Abolish Police’

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 9:25am EDT

    Over 80% Of Black Americans Don’t Want To ‘Abolish Police’ Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 09:25 While BLM would have one believe that cops are inherently evil and must be abolished, a new Gallup poll finds that’s most minorities in America don’t feel that way. Of those surveyed, 61% of Black Americans are just fine […]

  • Turkish Lira Crashes To Record Low, CDS Spike As ‘Plan Z’ Fails

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 8:45am EDT

    Turkish Lira Crashes To Record Low, CDS Spike As ‘Plan Z’ Fails Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 08:45 Despite Turkey’s draconian “Plan Z” measures where it effectively nationalizes the FX market,  the world is rejecting Turkish Lira today, sending Erdogan’s currency to a new record low against the dollar… Additionally, the CDS markets are starting […]

  • Ahead Of “Big Jobs Numbers”, Initial/Continuing Claims Offers ‘Positive’ Surprise

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 8:37am EDT

    Ahead Of “Big Jobs Numbers”, Initial/Continuing Claims Offers ‘Positive’ Surprise Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 08:37 Initial Jobless Claims was above a million last week for the twentieth straight week, but, after two straight week of rising, fell last week from 1.435mm last week to ‘just’ 1.186 million new Americans signing up for jobless claims […]

  • Germany Suffers Biggest Jump In COVID-19 Case Since May; Philippines Passes Indonesia As Region’s Biggest Outbreak: Live Updates

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 8:34am EDT

    Germany Suffers Biggest Jump In COVID-19 Case Since May; Philippines Passes Indonesia As Region’s Biggest Outbreak: Live Updates Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 08:34 Summary: Global cases near 19 million Deaths top 700k Germany reports more than 1,000 new cases for first time since May Philippines now worst outbreak in Southeast Asia Victoria reports another […]

  • Andrew Cuomo Begs Rich Hedge Funders Fleeing NYC: “Please Come Back”

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 8:30am EDT

    Andrew Cuomo Begs Rich Hedge Funders Fleeing NYC: “Please Come Back” Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 08:30 While Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (whose close friend and fellow activist Cori Bush just upset a longtime incumbent in a Missouri Congressional primary earlier this week) pushes for a ‘first-in-the- nation’ wealth tax that most reasonable people fear would destroy […]

  • Futures Slide Ahead Of Jobless Claims As Gold Surge Continues

    ZeroHedge - Aug 6th 2020 8:17am EDT

    Futures Slide Ahead Of Jobless Claims As Gold Surge Continues Tyler Durden Thu, 08/06/2020 – 08:17 US stock index futures dropped on Thursday alongside European stocks as investors looked forward to the latest weekly jobless claims report to gauge the pace of a rebound in the labor market, while also anticipating a new fiscal stimulus […]