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  • Adam Schiff’s Latest Russia ‘Whistleblower’ Investigated By House Intel, Inspector General, & Was Fired From DHS For Surveilling Press

    ZeroHedge - Sep 10th 2020 3:04pm EDT

    Adam Schiff’s Latest Russia ‘Whistleblower’ Investigated By House Intel, Inspector General, & Was Fired From DHS For Surveilling Press Tyler Durden Thu, 09/10/2020 – 15:04 On Wednesday, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) has unveiled a new whistleblower – former DHS intelligence official Brian Murphy, who claims that Trump administration officials at the White House and Department […]

  • Ukraine, Russia, & Venezuela Are Leading The World In Crypto Adoption: Chainalysis

    ZeroHedge - Sep 10th 2020 2:45pm EDT

    Ukraine, Russia, & Venezuela Are Leading The World In Crypto Adoption: Chainalysis Tyler Durden Thu, 09/10/2020 – 14:45 Authored by Samuel Haig via CoinTelegraph.com, Recent data published by Chainalysis revealed a surprising first place for Ukraine in the Global Crypto Adoption Index 2020, followed by Russia and Venezuela. image courtesy of CoinTelegraph The index looks at three […]

  • Is Powell Sending A Message: The Fed Bought No Bond ETFs In The Entire Month Of August

    ZeroHedge - Sep 10th 2020 2:26pm EDT

    Is Powell Sending A Message: The Fed Bought No Bond ETFs In The Entire Month Of August Tyler Durden Thu, 09/10/2020 – 14:26 For much of the past six months, the biggest story was the Fed’s Blackrock-mediated purchases of corporate bonds, either in the primary or secondary market, or via ETFs. As a reminder, while […]

  • The Race For The US Senate

    ZeroHedge - Sep 10th 2020 2:10pm EDT

    The Race For The US Senate Tyler Durden Thu, 09/10/2020 – 14:10 Authored by Paul Horvath, CEO of Orchard Global Asset Management, via MorningPorridge.com, Most people are focused on the highly politicized and polarized Presidential race. The contest for control of the Senate may have even larger implications for markets and the investment community. Tax […]

  • “It’s Happening Again” – Traders Store Oil At Sea As Recovery Falters 

    ZeroHedge - Sep 10th 2020 1:50pm EDT

    “It’s Happening Again” – Traders Store Oil At Sea As Recovery Falters  Tyler Durden Thu, 09/10/2020 – 13:50 Crude prices slid Thursday as the stalled global economic recovery from the virus pandemic triggers a “second wave” of demand fears and sparks renewed interest in floating storage as the oil market flips bearish.  Reuters said a “fresh […]

  • Most Americans Think The Government Is Corrupt

    ZeroHedge - Sep 10th 2020 1:29pm EDT

    Most Americans Think The Government Is Corrupt Tyler Durden Thu, 09/10/2020 – 13:29 Authored by Mac Slavo via SHTFplan.com, Americans may finally be waking up, even minimally. A majority of those living in the United States believe that the government is corrupt and unaccountable. This brings to mind a quote: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power […]

  • Private Equity Firms Use Junk Loans To Fund Dividend Payments

    ZeroHedge - Sep 10th 2020 1:09pm EDT

    Private Equity Firms Use Junk Loans To Fund Dividend Payments Tyler Durden Thu, 09/10/2020 – 13:09 Back in March, in the aftermath of the Fed’s announcement it would start buying corporate investment grade and some high-rated junk bonds, we pointed out that the bond market had torn in two, with the part of it that […]

  • Container Rate Records Are Shattered As US Imports Surge

    ZeroHedge - Sep 10th 2020 12:50pm EDT

    Container Rate Records Are Shattered As US Imports Surge Tyler Durden Thu, 09/10/2020 – 12:50 By Greg Miller, via Freightwaves, Just how high can Asia-U.S. West Coast spot rates go? They blew past $3,000 per forty-foot equivalent unit (FEU) in early August and have been climbing ever since. They’ve just topped $3,700. Can they reach […]

  • Assange Trial Abruptly Halted After US Attorney Exposed To COVID-19: “Courtroom At Risk”

    ZeroHedge - Sep 10th 2020 12:30pm EDT

    Assange Trial Abruptly Halted After US Attorney Exposed To COVID-19: “Courtroom At Risk” Tyler Durden Thu, 09/10/2020 – 12:30 During the fourth day of resumed Julian Assange extradition hearings the judge has unexpectedly halted proceedings due to one of the lawyers possibly being exposed to coronavirus.  District Judge Vanessa Baraitser said the London hearing has […]

  • First (& Most Important) Rule Of Investing: Master The Art Of Doing Nothing

    ZeroHedge - Sep 10th 2020 12:15pm EDT

    First (& Most Important) Rule Of Investing: Master The Art Of Doing Nothing Tyler Durden Thu, 09/10/2020 – 12:15 Authored by Jesse Felder via The Felder Report, This post is an excerpt from a recent Market Comment featured on The Felder Report PREMIUM. “One of the best rules anybody can learn about investing is to do […]

  • Oregon Faces “Greatest Loss Of Life In State History” From Wildfires As La Nina “Threatens Bigger Blazes, Storms”

    ZeroHedge - Sep 10th 2020 11:55am EDT

    Oregon Faces “Greatest Loss Of Life In State History” From Wildfires As La Nina “Threatens Bigger Blazes, Storms” Tyler Durden Thu, 09/10/2020 – 11:55 As wildfires move north from California, the state of Oregon is being engulfed in dangerous wildfires – some of the most destructive in its history – as La Nina conditions drive some of the […]

  • EU Demands UK Scrap New “Intermarket Bill” By Month’s End As Brexit Talks Suddenly Matter Again

    ZeroHedge - Sep 10th 2020 11:38am EDT

    EU Demands UK Scrap New “Intermarket Bill” By Month’s End As Brexit Talks Suddenly Matter Again Tyler Durden Thu, 09/10/2020 – 11:38 As expected, Brussels isn’t thrilled about new draft legislation from UK PM Boris Johnson that would effectively invalidate the hated “Irish Backstop” – as the provision in the withdrawal agreement was known before […]

  • Key Charts: Technicals Keep “Firing Warning Signs” On A Big Structural Level

    ZeroHedge - Sep 10th 2020 11:35am EDT

    Key Charts: Technicals Keep “Firing Warning Signs” On A Big Structural Level Tyler Durden Thu, 09/10/2020 – 11:35 Authored by Sven Henrich via NorthmanTrader.com, We’ve just come out of a summer period where nothing seemed to matter with markets relentlessly accelerating high to suddenly everything mattering as we just saw the most aggressive correction off […]

  • Senate To Vote On GOP Pandemic Stimulus Bill Opposed By Democrats

    ZeroHedge - Sep 10th 2020 11:15am EDT

    Senate To Vote On GOP Pandemic Stimulus Bill Opposed By Democrats Tyler Durden Thu, 09/10/2020 – 11:15 The US Senate will vote today on a ‘skinny’ GOP bill to provide approximately $300 billion in new COVID-19 aid – a stopgap measure which would renew a federal unemployment benefit, and establish new protections for businesses against […]

  • WTI Holds Below $38 After Surprise Crude Build Raises Demand Fears

    ZeroHedge - Sep 10th 2020 11:05am EDT

    WTI Holds Below $38 After Surprise Crude Build Raises Demand Fears Tyler Durden Thu, 09/10/2020 – 11:05 Oil prices are sliding once again this morning, with WTI unable to hold above $38 as concerns over rising American crude stockpiles pick up as global oil demand is expected to decline over 8 million barrels a day this year […]

  • The Evidence Keeps Piling Up: Lockdowns Don’t Work

    ZeroHedge - Sep 10th 2020 10:46am EDT

    The Evidence Keeps Piling Up: Lockdowns Don’t Work Tyler Durden Thu, 09/10/2020 – 10:46 Authored by Ryan McMaken via The Mises Institute, The toll lockdowns have taken on human life and human rights has been incalculable. Increases in child abuse, suicide, and even heart attacks, all appear to be a feature of mandatory stay-at-home orders issued by […]

  • Trump Tweets “Kim Jong Un Is In Good Health” After Latest Round Of ‘Near Death’ Rumors

    ZeroHedge - Sep 10th 2020 10:26am EDT

    Trump Tweets “Kim Jong Un Is In Good Health” After Latest Round Of ‘Near Death’ Rumors Tyler Durden Thu, 09/10/2020 – 10:26 Two-and-a-half weeks ago the UK Sun as well as New York Post set off the latest round of rumors suggesting North Korean strongman Kim Jong Un was on his way out due to […]

  • ByteDance Pleads With Washington For More Time To Sell TikTok As Beijing Adds New Obstacles

    ZeroHedge - Sep 10th 2020 9:48am EDT

    ByteDance Pleads With Washington For More Time To Sell TikTok As Beijing Adds New Obstacles Tyler Durden Thu, 09/10/2020 – 09:48 One day after the WSJ confirmed that ByteDance was in talks with the White House about the possibility that there might be some ‘wiggle room’ regarding President Trump’s looming ban (we’ve previously discussed possible […]

  • Johnson Pushes The EU To The Brink Over Brexit

    ZeroHedge - Sep 10th 2020 9:28am EDT

    Johnson Pushes The EU To The Brink Over Brexit Tyler Durden Thu, 09/10/2020 – 09:28 Authored by Tom Luongo via Gold, Goats, ‘n Guns blog, When the end-game of a political issue becomes obvious I tend to move on to other pressing issues. For most of 2018 and 2019 Brexit was a top-drawer issue because […]

  • Global COVID-19 Deaths Top 900,000, China Confirms Another “Reinfected” Patient

    ZeroHedge - Sep 10th 2020 9:14am EDT

    Global COVID-19 Deaths Top 900,000, China Confirms Another “Reinfected” Patient Tyler Durden Thu, 09/10/2020 – 09:14 Summary: Global deaths top 900k China confirms another reinfected patient Europe cases top 4.6 million as outbreak worsens India reports another record daily case total with 95k+ Victoria state sees another daily decline * * * Yet another case […]

  • Citi Names First Female CEO Of Wall Street Mega-Bank; Corbat Out

    ZeroHedge - Sep 10th 2020 9:01am EDT

    Citi Names First Female CEO Of Wall Street Mega-Bank; Corbat Out Tyler Durden Thu, 09/10/2020 – 09:01 Citigroup is making Wall Street history. Michael Corbatt, the long-serving CEO of Citigroup who led the bank through most of its post-crisis recovery, will retire in February, and in his stead, the bank has appointed Jane Fraser, who […]

  • Nikola Shares Drop After Hindenburg Research Calls It A “Intricate Fraud”, Compares It To Theranos

    ZeroHedge - Sep 10th 2020 8:54am EDT

    Nikola Shares Drop After Hindenburg Research Calls It A “Intricate Fraud”, Compares It To Theranos Tyler Durden Thu, 09/10/2020 – 08:54 Nikola shares are selling off pre-market in response to a new report from Hindenburg Research, which calls it an “intricate fraud” based on conversations with former employees. “Today, we reveal why we believe Nikola is […]

  • Euro Surges On Report ECB Agrees No Need To Overreact To Euro Gains As Lagarde Says “Will Not Target Exchange Rate”

    ZeroHedge - Sep 10th 2020 8:48am EDT

    Euro Surges On Report ECB Agrees No Need To Overreact To Euro Gains As Lagarde Says “Will Not Target Exchange Rate” Tyler Durden Thu, 09/10/2020 – 08:48 In what can only be described as the most coordinated trial balloon between ECB sources and Bloomberg, at the very moment that Lagarde started her press conference, Bloomberg […]

  • What Possible Disruption Is Coming That Requires China To Start Massive Stockpiling Of All Possible Commodities

    ZeroHedge - Sep 10th 2020 8:44am EDT

    What Possible Disruption Is Coming That Requires China To Start Massive Stockpiling Of All Possible Commodities Tyler Durden Thu, 09/10/2020 – 08:44 By Michael Every of Rabobank Today is like one of those rare occasions when the Broadway understudy for a leading role finds out that the star has the ‘flu (not Covid-19) and so […]

  • Continuing Jobless Claims Disappoint As Part-Time Jobs Recover, Full-Time Lags

    ZeroHedge - Sep 10th 2020 8:35am EDT

    Continuing Jobless Claims Disappoint As Part-Time Jobs Recover, Full-Time Lags Tyler Durden Thu, 09/10/2020 – 08:35 For some reason, the line in the sand for ‘good’ news on initial jobless claims has become 1 million. Twice in the last four weeks, there has been fewer than 1 million Americans filing for first time unemployment benefits […]