• Soros Goes All In Against Mark Zuckerberg With Trump-Facebook Conspiracy Theory

    ZeroHedge - Feb 1st 2020 5:00pm EST

    Soros Goes All In Against Mark Zuckerberg With Trump-Facebook Conspiracy Theory Billionaire George Soros is blaming Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg for helping President Trump win the 2016 election – completely ignoring that Trump’s 2016 digital director (and 2020 campaign manager) Brad Parscale simply outmaneuvered Hillary Clinton’s team when it came to social media. “Facebook helped […]

  • What If…?

    ZeroHedge - Feb 1st 2020 4:30pm EST

    What If…? Authored by Sven Henrich via NorthmanTrader.com, What if bears were right all along? What if it’s not different this time? What if this Fed liquidity inspired rally produced precisely the kind of exuberant final thrust we often see at the end of business cycles? After all, people were really bullish in 2007, people were […]

  • ‘Corpses Taken Directly To Crematorium’ – New Accounts Detail Grisly Operation At Wuhan’s Fifth Hospital

    ZeroHedge - Feb 1st 2020 4:00pm EST

    ‘Corpses Taken Directly To Crematorium’ – New Accounts Detail Grisly Operation At Wuhan’s Fifth Hospital Radio Free Asia (RFA) has tweeted a disturbing video on its Twitter account on Saturday morning detailing how those who died of coronavirus in Wuhan, the outbreak area in China, were loaded up on a bus and taken “directly to […]

  • The Supers Are Back: DNC Members Planning Move To Block Sanders… Again

    ZeroHedge - Feb 1st 2020 3:35pm EST

    The Supers Are Back: DNC Members Planning Move To Block Sanders… Again Authored by Jonathan Turley, In 2016, many of us objected to the concerted effect of the Democratic establishment and the Democratic National Committee to rig the primary for Hillary Clinton. Later it was revealed that the Clintons had largely taken over the DNC […]

  • “If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich?”: Bridgewater’s ‘Principles’ Don’t Apply To Ray Dalio

    ZeroHedge - Feb 1st 2020 3:10pm EST

    “If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich?”: Bridgewater’s ‘Principles’ Don’t Apply To Ray Dalio Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio has been a fixture in the financial press for more than a year now as he has transitioned from running his firm to establishing himself as a media commentator and pseudo-prophet, loudly exhorting the public to […]

  • Fear Of The Coronavirus Is Spreading Like Wildfire All Over The Globe

    ZeroHedge - Feb 1st 2020 2:45pm EST

    Fear Of The Coronavirus Is Spreading Like Wildfire All Over The Globe Authored by Michael Snyder via The End of The American Dream blog, We haven’t seen an outbreak like this in any of our lifetimes, and it is really starting to frighten a whole lot of people.  This virus has an incubation period of up […]

  • Arab League Formally Rejects Trump’s “Deal Of The Century” – Abbas Cuts Ties With US

    ZeroHedge - Feb 1st 2020 2:20pm EST

    Arab League Formally Rejects Trump’s “Deal Of The Century” – Abbas Cuts Ties With US Well that didn’t take long. Despite President Trump previously touting support from some Gulf Arab states like Bahrain and United Arab Emirates for his ‘deal of the century’ Mideast peace plan unveiled at the White House Tuesday, the Arab League […]

  • Democrats Need To Break Their Cold War–Addled Impeachment Fever

    ZeroHedge - Feb 1st 2020 1:55pm EST

    Democrats Need To Break Their Cold War–Addled Impeachment Fever Authored by Aaron Maté via The Nation, When liberals start rallying around John Bolton, you know something is off… Donald Trump’s far-right administration is one of the most dangerous in US history, which makes the disappointment over the imminent failure of his impeachment case understandable. But […]

  • Bird Flu Is Back – China Faces Yet Another Viral Plague

    ZeroHedge - Feb 1st 2020 1:30pm EST

    Bird Flu Is Back – China Faces Yet Another Viral Plague It’s been a tough few months for China… First, they faced food shortages (and soaring food costs) as African Swine Fever swept across the nation cutting China’s pork production in half and slaughtering hundreds of millions of their porcine pals. Then, they faced total […]

  • What Does Lowest Population Growth In US History Mean For Employment?

    ZeroHedge - Feb 1st 2020 1:05pm EST

    What Does Lowest Population Growth In US History Mean For Employment? Authored by Chris Hamliton via Econimica blog, 2019 saw US population growth at its lowest percentage level in US history aside from the pandemic years of 1918/1919 (when the Spanish flu took the lives of nearly 700,000 Americans). The 0.5% annual growth meant US […]

  • China Outraged As World Cancels Flights And Shuts Borders Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

    ZeroHedge - Feb 1st 2020 12:40pm EST

    China Outraged As World Cancels Flights And Shuts Borders Amid Coronavirus Outbreak Countries that surround China have closed their border crossings and halted trade this week, air carriers across the world have also suspended flights to and from the country because of the novel coronavirus outbreak. Beijing has responded with outrage, by saying the measures […]

  • “Definition Of A Rigged System”: DNC Changes Debate Rules for Billionaire Latecomer Mike Bloomberg

    ZeroHedge - Feb 1st 2020 12:15pm EST

    “Definition Of A Rigged System”: DNC Changes Debate Rules for Billionaire Latecomer Mike Bloomberg Authored by Eoin Higgins via CommonDreams.org, After debate rules were changed in favor of allowing billionaire Mike Bloomberg to join the candidates onstage vying for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination on Friday, Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign hit back, calling the decision […]

  • China To Exempt Taxes For Certain U.S. Products To Win Fight Against “Devil Virus”

    ZeroHedge - Feb 1st 2020 11:50am EST

    China To Exempt Taxes For Certain U.S. Products To Win Fight Against “Devil Virus” The Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China published a statement Saturday, reviewed by Reuters, noting that tax exemptions for imported products from the U.S. will be enacted to help the country combat the deadly outbreak of coronavirus. According […]

  • Russian Oil Firm Could Sign Fuel-For-Diamonds Deal In This African Nation

    ZeroHedge - Feb 1st 2020 11:25am EST

    Russian Oil Firm Could Sign Fuel-For-Diamonds Deal In This African Nation Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, Russian oil firm Tatneft could strike a deal with Zimbabwe to supply fuel to the crisis-stricken African country in exchange for diamonds, the Zimbabwe Independent reported on Friday, describing the potential deal as ‘murky’ because Zimbabwe’s Minister of Mining, Winston […]

  • “BOOOO!”: Squadmate Rashida Tlaib Boos Hillary Clinton At Bernie Sanders Event

    ZeroHedge - Feb 1st 2020 11:00am EST

    “BOOOO!”: Squadmate Rashida Tlaib Boos Hillary Clinton At Bernie Sanders Event It appears that the progressive wing of the Democratic party is still bitter over the way Bernie Sanders was treated in the 2016 primaries, after WikiLeaks email releases exposed a coordinated effort to hurt the Vermont Senator while helping then-candidate Hillary Clinton. Clinton, meanwhile, […]

  • The Fed’s View Of Valuations May Be Misguided

    ZeroHedge - Feb 1st 2020 10:30am EST

    The Fed’s View Of Valuations May Be Misguided Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve concluded their January “FOMC” meeting and released their statement. Overall, there was not much to get excited about, as it was virtually the same statement they released at the last meeting. However, Jerome Powell made a comment which […]

  • Brexit: What The European Union Loses

    ZeroHedge - Feb 1st 2020 9:55am EST

    Brexit: What The European Union Loses 1,317 days since the nation went to the polling booths and voted to leave the European Union, ‘Brexit Day’ is finally here. A lot has been written, forecast and argued about what the effect on the UK will be once it is finally out of the EU, but in […]

  • ‘Calm Before The Storm’ – How Will The Coronavirus Really Impact The Markets?

    ZeroHedge - Feb 1st 2020 9:20am EST

    ‘Calm Before The Storm’ – How Will The Coronavirus Really Impact The Markets? PeakProsperity’s Adam Taggart that, officials, the media, and globalist-driven organisations are downplaying Wuhan coronavirus risk, even as models suggest infections will soon soar. The sudden slowdown in new information coming out of China has Chris Martenson spooked. He walks us through the […]

  • Second Chinese City Bars Residents From Leaving Their Homes As Hong Kong Workers Demand City Close Border

    ZeroHedge - Feb 1st 2020 9:05am EST

    Second Chinese City Bars Residents From Leaving Their Homes As Hong Kong Workers Demand City Close Border Since our last update Friday evening, the situation on the ground in China has reportedly gone from bad to worse. The true extent of Beijing’s ‘quarantine’ has been exposed – and not just the ridiculously oppressive tactics exercised […]

  • Angry 17-Year-Old Girl To Trademark Her Name To “Protect” Against Misuse

    ZeroHedge - Feb 1st 2020 8:45am EST

    Angry 17-Year-Old Girl To Trademark Her Name To “Protect” Against Misuse Having failed to stir any of the world’s leader in Davos into anything more than virtue-signaling words, and still refusing to verbally attack the real global polluters – India and China – so-called climate-evangelist Greta Thunberg has decided that the world will no longer […]

  • On Brexit Day, The Times They Are A’Changing

    ZeroHedge - Feb 1st 2020 8:10am EST

    On Brexit Day, The Times They Are A’Changing Authored by Tom Luongo via Gold, Goats, ‘n Guns blog, It’s finally here after three and a half years, Brexit Day. The U.K. is formally out of the European Union. And from where I’m sitting it looks like they are only just getting started. For now though, […]

  • Negative Rates Are Forcing German Banks To Hoard So Much Cash They’re Running Out Of Space

    ZeroHedge - Feb 1st 2020 7:35am EST

    Negative Rates Are Forcing German Banks To Hoard So Much Cash They’re Running Out Of Space The increasingly unstable and unpredictable world isn’t the only reason why betting on safe-makers and security companies might not seem like a bad idea to some savvy investors. But those aren’t the only reasons. In the era of NIRP, […]

  • UK Came & Went, Leaving Europe In A Mess

    ZeroHedge - Feb 1st 2020 7:00am EST

    UK Came & Went, Leaving Europe In A Mess Authored by Diana Johnstone via ConsortiumNews,com, Whew.  Finally, at last, the United Kingdom has formally left the European Union.  Here in Paris, the champions of French withdrawal from the EU are celebrating. They see Brexit as the harbinger of a future “Frexit,” a French departure from […]

  • Are The World Elite Using A Rise In Nationalism To Reassert Globalisation?

    ZeroHedge - Jan 31st 2020 11:45pm EST

    Are The World Elite Using A Rise In Nationalism To Reassert Globalisation? Authored by Steven Guinness, Putting yourself in the mind of someone who commits an act of illegality is perhaps the only way we can begin to understand the motivation behind the transgression. A common reflex reaction to the most heinous of crimes is […]

  • The U.S. Cities With The Most Homeless People

    ZeroHedge - Jan 31st 2020 11:25pm EST

    The U.S. Cities With The Most Homeless People Over half a million Americans are currently homeless. After a period of progress and decline, Statista’s Niall McCarthy notes that the U.S. homeless population has increased slightly by three percent according to a report from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. It now stands at 567,715 with […]