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  • US Sends M2A2 Bradleys To Challenge Russian Forces In Northern Syria

    ZeroHedge - Sep 21st 2020 10:35pm EDT

    US Sends M2A2 Bradleys To Challenge Russian Forces In Northern Syria Tyler Durden Mon, 09/21/2020 – 22:35 Submitted by SouthFront, The US military has reinforced its troops, supposedly mostly withdrawn from Syria, with a new batch of military equipment, this time M2A2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles. In an official comment released on September 18, the […]

  • Last Ditch Olive Branch? Iran’s Zarif Offers Full Prisoner Swap With US

    ZeroHedge - Sep 21st 2020 10:15pm EDT

    Last Ditch Olive Branch? Iran’s Zarif Offers Full Prisoner Swap With US Tyler Durden Mon, 09/21/2020 – 22:15 As if offering a last ditch olive branch to the Trump administration the moment the US is busy ramping up the anti-Iran maximum pressure campaign just ahead of the November election, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on […]

  • Should Scott Atlas Sue His Detractors?

    ZeroHedge - Sep 21st 2020 9:55pm EDT

    Should Scott Atlas Sue His Detractors? Tyler Durden Mon, 09/21/2020 – 21:55 Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The American Institute for Economic Research, Former Stanford professor and now White House advisor Scott Atlas has positioned himself against lockdowns and for widespread reopening of the economy, a position that is backed by high-prestige scientists around the […]

  • “Maniacal Laughing Vandal” Derails Manhattan Subway Train By Tossing Metal Objects On Tracks

    ZeroHedge - Sep 21st 2020 9:35pm EDT

    “Maniacal Laughing Vandal” Derails Manhattan Subway Train By Tossing Metal Objects On Tracks Tyler Durden Mon, 09/21/2020 – 21:35 The debt laden and horrifically inefficient MTA, who has spent the better part of the last several months petitioning for bailout money amidst a historic collapse in riders, now has another problem on its hands after a Manhattan […]

  • China Stock Shorts Soar To Record High

    ZeroHedge - Sep 21st 2020 9:15pm EDT

    China Stock Shorts Soar To Record High Tyler Durden Mon, 09/21/2020 – 21:15 By Molly Dai, Singapore based macro commentator for Bloomberg With China’s equity market cooling in recent weeks, following its fastest rally in years, investors have pushed the value of Chinese stocks being shorted to uncharted levels. The balance of securities lending in domestic exchanges has jumped […]

  • One Bank Expects COVID Herd Immunity To Emerge By 2022

    ZeroHedge - Sep 21st 2020 8:55pm EDT

    One Bank Expects COVID Herd Immunity To Emerge By 2022 Tyler Durden Mon, 09/21/2020 – 20:55 Last week, Bank of America made a rough, back-of-the-envelope calculation that roughly 12% of the US population had achieved COVID herd immunity, far below the 60% threshold that is necessary for the disease to be contained without fresh policy […]

  • NASA Is Paying For Moon-Rocks – Implications For Space Commerce Are Huge

    ZeroHedge - Sep 21st 2020 8:35pm EDT

    NASA Is Paying For Moon-Rocks – Implications For Space Commerce Are Huge Tyler Durden Mon, 09/21/2020 – 20:35 Authored by Alexander William Salter via The American Institute for Economic Research, Commercial space enthusiasts, we have liftoff! On September 10th, NASA announced that it’s soliciting proposals for private entities to collect lunar rocks and soil. Basically, NASA […]

  • “End School To Prison Pipeline” – New Kim Klacik Ad Highlights How Liberals Destroyed Baltimore 

    ZeroHedge - Sep 21st 2020 8:15pm EDT

    “End School To Prison Pipeline” – New Kim Klacik Ad Highlights How Liberals Destroyed Baltimore  Tyler Durden Mon, 09/21/2020 – 20:15 Readers may recall, in mid-August, we pointed out Kim Klacik, the GOP congressional candidate from Baltimore, is attempting to take late Elijah Cummings’ congressional seat in Maryland’s 7th congressional district.  However, there just one problem, she’s a Republican, nevertheless, a […]

  • Crazy College COVID Rules: Online-Only Student Who’s Never On-Campus Suspended Indefinitely For Attending Party

    ZeroHedge - Sep 21st 2020 7:55pm EDT

    Crazy College COVID Rules: Online-Only Student Who’s Never On-Campus Suspended Indefinitely For Attending Party Tyler Durden Mon, 09/21/2020 – 19:55 Authored by Robby Soave via Reason.com, It was a gorgeous August weekend in New York City, and Andy – a college senior at New York University (NYU) – decided to attend a rooftop social gathering […]

  • Emmys Hit Lowest-Ever Ratings With Just 6.1 Million Viewers

    ZeroHedge - Sep 21st 2020 7:35pm EDT

    Emmys Hit Lowest-Ever Ratings With Just 6.1 Million Viewers Tyler Durden Mon, 09/21/2020 – 19:35 The Emmys hit their lowest-ever ratings Sunday night, as Nielsen’s Live+SameDay fast nationals for reveal the awards ceremony had just 6.1 million viewers, and a 1.2 rating in adults aged 18-49. This is a drop of 12% over last year, […]

  • CNBC Screamfest Culminates With Muddy Waters Teasing Reveal Of New Short That “Makes Tesla Look Like Microsoft” 

    ZeroHedge - Sep 21st 2020 7:15pm EDT

    CNBC Screamfest Culminates With Muddy Waters Teasing Reveal Of New Short That “Makes Tesla Look Like Microsoft”  Tyler Durden Mon, 09/21/2020 – 19:15 Sometimes, CNBC goes too far in trying to represent “both sides” of an issue – like when Scott Wapner put himself in the awkward position of defending taxpayer handouts to corporations that […]

  • Another Bloody Chicago Weekend Sees Almost 40 Shot, With Homicides Up 50%

    ZeroHedge - Sep 21st 2020 6:55pm EDT

    Another Bloody Chicago Weekend Sees Almost 40 Shot, With Homicides Up 50% Tyler Durden Mon, 09/21/2020 – 18:55 Another grim weekend out of Chicago as the Sun Times reports at least 36 total shot, including 9 fatalities across the city after total figures were tallied Monday. This is slightly down from the prior weekend which included 42 people […]

  • Inflation As A Tool Of The Radical Left

    ZeroHedge - Sep 21st 2020 6:35pm EDT

    Inflation As A Tool Of The Radical Left Tyler Durden Mon, 09/21/2020 – 18:35 Authored Thorstein Polleit via The Mises Institute, “Lenin is said to have declared that the best way to destroy the Capitalist System was to debauch its currency….Lenin was certainly right. There is no subtler, no surer way of overturning the existing […]

  • NYPD Officer Arrested, Charged With Spying For China

    ZeroHedge - Sep 21st 2020 6:15pm EDT

    NYPD Officer Arrested, Charged With Spying For China Tyler Durden Mon, 09/21/2020 – 18:15 A NYPD officer has been arrested and charged with acting as an agent of China, according to WABC New York. Community affairs officer Baimadajie Angwang of the 111 precinct in Queens and a US Army Reservist at Fort Dix acted “at […]

  • Daily Briefing – September 21, 2020

    ZeroHedge - Sep 21st 2020 6:10pm EDT

    Daily Briefing – September 21, 2020 Tyler Durden Mon, 09/21/2020 – 18:10 Real Vision senior editor, Ash Bennington, and managing editor, Ed Harrison, discuss a volatile day in markets. Ed and Ash analyze today’s sell-off in stocks, gold, and silver as well as a significant rally in bonds. They then consider the resignation of Nikola […]

  • House GOP Report Reveals Extent Of China COVID-19 Coverup; Slams WHO Director Tedros Over “Gross Mishandling”

    ZeroHedge - Sep 21st 2020 5:55pm EDT

    House GOP Report Reveals Extent Of China COVID-19 Coverup; Slams WHO Director Tedros Over “Gross Mishandling” Tyler Durden Mon, 09/21/2020 – 17:55 Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee released their final report on how the CCP handled the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China – uncovering “even more disturbing evidence about […]

  • Tesla Tumbles After Musk Pours Cold Water On Battery Day Expectations

    ZeroHedge - Sep 21st 2020 5:36pm EDT

    Tesla Tumbles After Musk Pours Cold Water On Battery Day Expectations Tyler Durden Mon, 09/21/2020 – 17:36 After an initial drop on Monday that followed the broader market swoon, Tesla shares recovered all losses and even managed to close up 1.6% as enthusiasm over tomorrow’s Battery Day unveil once again dominated retail flow with a […]

  • “Free Assange” – Ron Paul Rages ‘This Is A War On Truth’

    ZeroHedge - Sep 21st 2020 5:14pm EDT

    “Free Assange” – Ron Paul Rages ‘This Is A War On Truth’ Tyler Durden Mon, 09/21/2020 – 17:14 Authored by Ron Paul via The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity, It is dangerous to reveal the truth about the illegal and immoral things our government does with our money and in our name, and […]

  • Goldman Sachs Promotes First Woman To Lead Investment Bank As CEO Strives To Meet ‘Diversity’ Goals

    ZeroHedge - Sep 21st 2020 4:55pm EDT

    Goldman Sachs Promotes First Woman To Lead Investment Bank As CEO Strives To Meet ‘Diversity’ Goals Tyler Durden Mon, 09/21/2020 – 16:55 Just weeks after Citigroup named the first female CEO to lead a Wall Street megabank, Goldman Sachs has announced the elevation of a handful of female MDs to leadership positions as the ‘Vampire […]

  • Fed Releases Powell’s Congressional Hearing Prepared Remarks, Defends Poor Uptake Of Main Street Bailout

    ZeroHedge - Sep 21st 2020 4:41pm EDT

    Fed Releases Powell’s Congressional Hearing Prepared Remarks, Defends Poor Uptake Of Main Street Bailout Tyler Durden Mon, 09/21/2020 – 16:41 The Federal Reserve has released Chair Powell’s prepared remarks ahead of tomorrow’s CARES Act congressional testimony to “Mad” Maxine Waters and her pals on the House Financial Services committee. While nothing much is new, we […]

  • 2020 Has Been A “Nightmare Year” For America, And The Economic Fallout Is Just Getting Started

    ZeroHedge - Sep 21st 2020 4:19pm EDT

    2020 Has Been A “Nightmare Year” For America, And The Economic Fallout Is Just Getting Started Tyler Durden Mon, 09/21/2020 – 16:19 Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, Most of us have never experienced a year that has been as tough as 2020 has been for our nation.  It has just been […]

  • ‘Bad’ Banks, Bader Ginsburg, And Limey Lockdowns Slam Stocks & Silver, USD Soars

    ZeroHedge - Sep 21st 2020 4:00pm EDT

    ‘Bad’ Banks, Bader Ginsburg, And Limey Lockdowns Slam Stocks & Silver, USD Soars Tyler Durden Mon, 09/21/2020 – 16:00 RBG’s death ramps up election, and thus stimulus, uncertainty to ’11’; blowback from the FinCEN leaks on the world’s biggest banks did nothing to comfort investors; and the resurgence of COVID across various European nations (and […]

  • “Needs To Be Quashed Immediately”: Michigan Clerk Files Criminal Complaint Against Resident Who Mocked Mail-In Voting

    ZeroHedge - Sep 21st 2020 3:10pm EDT

    “Needs To Be Quashed Immediately”: Michigan Clerk Files Criminal Complaint Against Resident Who Mocked Mail-In Voting Tyler Durden Mon, 09/21/2020 – 15:10 Authored by Jonathan Turley, A Michigan clerk appears to have taken a determined stand against lawn commode voting. The problem is not that Barb Byrum, the clerk of Ingham County is entirely humorless. Rather, she […]

  • Quant Vs Quant: Storm Erupts At JPMorgan Over Impact Of Month-End Rebalancing

    ZeroHedge - Sep 21st 2020 2:56pm EDT

    Quant Vs Quant: Storm Erupts At JPMorgan Over Impact Of Month-End Rebalancing Tyler Durden Mon, 09/21/2020 – 14:56 Last Tuesday, JPMorgan’s in-house quant star (and perpetual skeptical foil to the bank’s other far more permabullish strategists such as Marko Kolanovic), Nick Panigirtzoglou – who has far less of a media foot print than Marko – […]

  • Platts: 4 Commodity Charts To Watch This Week

    ZeroHedge - Sep 21st 2020 2:39pm EDT

    Platts: 4 Commodity Charts To Watch This Week Tyler Durden Mon, 09/21/2020 – 14:39 Via S&P Global Platts Insight blog, A hike in rhodium prices, South Korean nuclear availability and European power prices are all in the mix in this week’s selection of trends to watch in energy and raw materials markets. 1. Will supply-constrained […]