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  • China Slams TikTok Deal As “American Trap”, CCP Won’t Kowtow To “Bullying And Robber Logic”

    ZeroHedge - Sep 23rd 2020 9:35am EDT

    China Slams TikTok Deal As “American Trap”, CCP Won’t Kowtow To “Bullying And Robber Logic” Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 09:35 Despite President Trump claiming he had given the TikTok-Oracle/Wal-Mart deal “his blessing” over the weekend, it looks like the deal will fall apart now that the administration has abandoned its Sunday deadline, while Beijing […]

  • Rabo: Brexit Was Always Inevitable If Politicians Understood UK Drinking Habits

    ZeroHedge - Sep 23rd 2020 9:20am EDT

    Rabo: Brexit Was Always Inevitable If Politicians Understood UK Drinking Habits Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 09:20 By Michael Every of Rabobank Markets were briefly roiled yesterday by the Fed’s Evans being misquoted in suggesting that the Fed might do the complete opposite of what it has just pledged to stick with – not doing […]

  • Hunter Biden Raised ‘Counterintelligence And Extortion’ Concerns, May Have Participated In Sex Trafficking: Senate Report

    ZeroHedge - Sep 23rd 2020 9:05am EDT

    Hunter Biden Raised ‘Counterintelligence And Extortion’ Concerns, May Have Participated In Sex Trafficking: Senate Report Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 09:05 A long-awaited Senate report on Hunter Biden’s financial dealings with Ukrainian, Chinese and Russian businesses created potential “criminal financial, counterintelligence and extortion concerns,” and alarmed US officials who perceived an ethical conflict of interest […]

  • Belarus’ Lukashenko Sworn-In At ‘Secret’ Ceremony To Avoid Protests

    ZeroHedge - Sep 23rd 2020 8:55am EDT

    Belarus’ Lukashenko Sworn-In At ‘Secret’ Ceremony To Avoid Protests Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 08:55 After his Aug.9 controversial reelection to a sixth term, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has been sworn in during an event international reports describe as a “secret ceremony” which was held with no prior announcement. Belta state news agency was the first to […]

  • Over-Promise, Under-Deliver: Brussels, Banks, & Battery Day

    ZeroHedge - Sep 23rd 2020 8:35am EDT

    Over-Promise, Under-Deliver: Brussels, Banks, & Battery Day Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 08:35 Authored by Bill Blain via MorningPorridge.com, “I would worry less about the gods and more about the fury of a patient man.” As the market sort of rallies on the back of Fed Head Jerome Powell suggesting the lack of US stimulus […]

  • Gold & Silver Slammed As USD Surges Above Key Technical Level

    ZeroHedge - Sep 23rd 2020 8:20am EDT

    Gold & Silver Slammed As USD Surges Above Key Technical Level Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 08:20 The dollar continues to extend its recent gains, reaching near 2-month highs… Source: Bloomberg …and breaking above the key 50-day moving-average. Source: Bloomberg This has weighed on precious metals with gold futures battered back below $1900… Gold has […]

  • Futures Extend Rebound As Nike Soars, Tesla Tumbles; Powell On Deck For 2nd Day

    ZeroHedge - Sep 23rd 2020 8:09am EDT

    Futures Extend Rebound As Nike Soars, Tesla Tumbles; Powell On Deck For 2nd Day Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 08:09 S&P futures and global stocks rose on Wednesday for the second day as Tuesday’s global rebound extended after the recent correction, ahead of data that would throw light on the pace of an economic recovery […]

  • Johnson & Johnson Project Becomes 4th COVID-19 Vaccine To Enter ‘Phase 3’ Trials

    ZeroHedge - Sep 23rd 2020 7:24am EDT

    Johnson & Johnson Project Becomes 4th COVID-19 Vaccine To Enter ‘Phase 3′ Trials Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 07:24 As worries about vaccine makers’ credibility intensify, Johnson & Johnson announced Wednesday morning that it would become the fourth US vaccine project to enter ‘Phase 3’ trials. Johnson & Johnson has officially started dosing the first […]

  • Amazon Says It Isn’t Involved With Echelon’s $500 ‘Peloton Killer’; Bars Bike From Platform

    ZeroHedge - Sep 23rd 2020 7:03am EDT

    Amazon Says It Isn’t Involved With Echelon’s $500 ‘Peloton Killer’; Bars Bike From Platform Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 07:03 Peloton shares took a hit on Tuesday after Amazon supposedly unveiled a low-budget alternative that was priced at just $500, roughly one-fifth the price of a Peloton. Such a deal seemed almost too good to […]

  • Why Is The Mainstream Media Suddenly Signaling That A Much Larger Stock Market Decline Is Coming?

    ZeroHedge - Sep 23rd 2020 6:00am EDT

    Why Is The Mainstream Media Suddenly Signaling That A Much Larger Stock Market Decline Is Coming? Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 06:00 Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, Why would the mainstream media want all of us to believe that stock prices are about to fall dramatically?  Just like we witnessed earlier […]

  • Edward Snowden Agrees To Forfeit Over $5 Million From Book, Speaking Fees

    ZeroHedge - Sep 23rd 2020 5:30am EDT

    Edward Snowden Agrees To Forfeit Over $5 Million From Book, Speaking Fees Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 05:30 Former CIA analyst Edward Snowden has agreed to hand the US government over $5 million in earnings from his book and speaking fees, after his memoir, Permanent Record, violated a nondisclosure agreement he signed with the agency. […]

  • COVID-19: Does Sweden Have Herd Immunity?

    ZeroHedge - Sep 23rd 2020 5:00am EDT

    COVID-19: Does Sweden Have Herd Immunity? Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 05:00 Authored by Sebastian Rushworth, M.D., At the beginning of August I wrote an article about my experiences working as an emergency physician in Stockholm, Sweden during the covid pandemic. For those who are unaware, Sweden never went in to full lockdown. Instead, the country imposed […]

  • Russia Pledges Military Sales To Iran The Moment UN Arms Embargo Expires Next Month

    ZeroHedge - Sep 23rd 2020 4:15am EDT

    Russia Pledges Military Sales To Iran The Moment UN Arms Embargo Expires Next Month Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 04:15 Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani delivered a fiery speech to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, saying the next US administration will have to “surrender” to Iran’s resilience.  “We are not bargaining chip in U.S. elections and domestic […]

  • Fundamentals Do Matter… In Europe

    ZeroHedge - Sep 23rd 2020 3:30am EDT

    Fundamentals Do Matter… In Europe Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 03:30 Authored by Daniel Lacalle, One of the most repeated sentences in the financial media is: “do not fight central banks”, making the argument that you have to be invested in equities and especially in the most cyclical part because central banks increase money supply and support […]

  • Airbus Reveals Three “Carbon-Free” Commercial Aircraft For 2035 Flight

    ZeroHedge - Sep 23rd 2020 2:45am EDT

    Airbus Reveals Three “Carbon-Free” Commercial Aircraft For 2035 Flight Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 02:45 On Monday, Airbus revealed three visual concepts for “zero-emission” commercial airliners powered by hydrogen, which could enter service by 2035.  The planemaker’s push for the world’s first zero-emission commercial aircraft is part of a much larger ambition for emission-reducing airliners as non-governmental organizations, such as the OECD, are urging industries and […]

  • “No Medical Justification For Emergency Measures” – Open Letter From 100s Of Doctors, Health Pros Urges End To Lockdowns

    ZeroHedge - Sep 23rd 2020 2:00am EDT

    “No Medical Justification For Emergency Measures” – Open Letter From 100s Of Doctors, Health Pros Urges End To Lockdowns Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 02:00 AIER reports that the following letter has made an impact on public health authorities not only in Belgium but around the world. The text could pertain to any case in which states […]

  • Chinese Property Tycoon Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison After Calling President Xi A “Clown”

    ZeroHedge - Sep 23rd 2020 1:00am EDT

    Chinese Property Tycoon Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison After Calling President Xi A “Clown” Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 01:00 President Xi’s intolerance for criticism is widely known to the outside world – and feared within China. The Chinese internet was scrubbed of practically all references to the children’s cartoon “Winnie the Pooh” because […]

  • Hyperinflation, Fascism, & War: How The New World Order May Be Defeated Once More

    ZeroHedge - Sep 23rd 2020 12:05am EDT

    Hyperinflation, Fascism, & War: How The New World Order May Be Defeated Once More Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 00:05 Authored by Matthew Ehret via the Saker Blog, While the world’s attention is absorbed by tectonic shifts unfolding across America as “a perfect storm of civil war, and military coup threatens to undo both the elections […]

  • 80% Of Americans Say Post-Pandemic Food Inflation Is Impacting Their Budgets

    ZeroHedge - Sep 22nd 2020 11:45pm EDT

    80% Of Americans Say Post-Pandemic Food Inflation Is Impacting Their Budgets Tyler Durden Tue, 09/22/2020 – 23:45 With its Beige Book, the Federal Reserve and its regional banks frequently gauge business owners’ subjective impressions of the overall economy. Recently, these reports have shown signs of permanent economic scarring, though the September report emphasized a different […]

  • Canada’s Speech From The Throne

    ZeroHedge - Sep 22nd 2020 11:25pm EDT

    Canada’s Speech From The Throne Tyler Durden Tue, 09/22/2020 – 23:25 Written by Keith Oland, Global Strategist at IceCap Asset Management On August 18th, 2020, the Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau asked Governor General Julie Payette to prorogue Parliament. This means all parliamentary activity stops until a new session of parliament is opened with […]

  • Iran Will Not Renegotiate Nuclear Deal If Biden Wins Presidency, Demands Compensation: FM Zarif

    ZeroHedge - Sep 22nd 2020 11:05pm EDT

    Iran Will Not Renegotiate Nuclear Deal If Biden Wins Presidency, Demands Compensation: FM Zarif Tyler Durden Tue, 09/22/2020 – 23:05 There’s little doubt that Iran’s leadership is quietly hoping that Democratic nominee Joe Biden wins the US presidency in November, given at the current rate of Trump’s maximum pressure campaign there seems no ‘off ramp’ […]

  • Taiwan’s Military Says It Has The Right To Counterattack Chinese Warplanes

    ZeroHedge - Sep 22nd 2020 10:45pm EDT

    Taiwan’s Military Says It Has The Right To Counterattack Chinese Warplanes Tyler Durden Tue, 09/22/2020 – 22:45 Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, With tensions between Taiwan and mainland China on the rise, Taiwan’s military redefined its rules of engagement and said its forces have the right to “self-defense” and a “counter-attack” against Chinese warplanes. The statement […]

  • Delaware Police Seize Enough Fentanyl To Kill At least 75% Of State’s Population

    ZeroHedge - Sep 22nd 2020 10:25pm EDT

    Delaware Police Seize Enough Fentanyl To Kill At least 75% Of State’s Population Tyler Durden Tue, 09/22/2020 – 22:25 On Monday, Delaware State Police and the FBI announced a two-year, multi-jurisdictional investigation that led to the arrest of more than two dozen people connected with a significant drug organization operating in Deleware, reported local news station WDEL.  […]

  • Did Global Warming Play A Significant Role In The Recent Northwest Wildfires?

    ZeroHedge - Sep 22nd 2020 10:05pm EDT

    Did Global Warming Play A Significant Role In The Recent Northwest Wildfires? Tyler Durden Tue, 09/22/2020 – 22:05 Via Cliff Mass Weather blog, A number of groups and individuals are claiming that the recent major wildfires in the Pacific Northwest are predominantly or significantly the result of climate change produced by increasing greenhouse gases. In […]

  • China Says US Spy Planes Posed As Airliners “Over 100 Times” & Put Civilians At Risk

    ZeroHedge - Sep 22nd 2020 9:45pm EDT

    China Says US Spy Planes Posed As Airliners “Over 100 Times” & Put Civilians At Risk Tyler Durden Tue, 09/22/2020 – 21:45 Earlier this month Chinese and Russian media began highlighting what was reported as a significant uptick in US spy planes changing their transponder codes in order to disguise themselves during operations near China. One known recent […]