Impeachment = BULLISHRevising Earnings down 80% = BULLISHPMI collapse = BULLISHISM collapse = BULLISHNuclear Missile = BULLISHTradedeal disinformation = BULLISHBEARISH = BULLISHBULLISH = BULLISHBOJ owning 70% of total equity mkt – BULLISHChina data fabrication = BULLISH — mcm-ct.com (@mcm_ct) April 18, 2019
via @Schuldensuehner: Just to put things into perspective. DB highlights that China total govt spending rose by 23% in Q1. DB analysts noted that fiscal policy was eased by a fairly eye catching 6ppts of nominal GDP in Q1, so China GDP upside surprise not so impressive!
via @Schuldensuehner: an excessively low cost of capital allowed zombies to survive, and depressed prices. Outrageously easy monetary policies would become the Hotel California of central banking.
by confoundedinterest The Dodd-Frank Wall Street legislation was signed into law back in 2010 by then President Obama. The legislation to limit banks from trading for their own accounts has generated its own conflict: what is the optimal level of transparency? (Bloomberg) — U.S. market regulators are proposing to test whether keeping large corporate bond trades secret for two days … Read more
via MarketWatch: You can kiss George Bailey’s mortgage market goodbye. As the small-town banker in Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life,” Bailey epitomized an old-fashioned world in which bankers know every borrower personally. In the mortgage market of 2019, borrowers can do just about everything online, never meeting the lender behind the process. And as … Read more
via wallstreetonparade: Deutsche Bank Headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany On July 21, 2011, when the GAO released its audit of the Federal Reserve’s secret $16.1 trillion in bank loans during the financial crisis, a foreign bank ranked number 9 on the list of the largest borrowers. The loans went not just to the largest banks on Wall Street but … Read more
via @OccupyWisdom : 1/the earth is 4,543,000,000 years old 2/the climate is, and has been changing, for all of that time. It is a complex, dynamic & emergent system like financial markets. It is never static 3/the big question is if/to what extent do industrial humans contribute to the climate changing. B/ CLIMATE FACTS 4/this question hasn’t … Read more
via @Simple_Trends: And btw this divergence DWARFS the last three we just saw. The reaction off of it should dwarf the last three moves as well.
When the water changed color from brown to orange, they said the water was safe. When people reported rashes, hair loss, odor and sewage, they said the water was safe. When Legionnaires disease began to infect, and later kill, numerous citizens, they said the water was safe. Why? h/t fiztja
Ecuadoreans are joining the worldwide chorus of voices protesting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s arrest in the UK. Protestors in Ecuador have come to see President Moreno as “corrupted” by the US and say that he sold out Assange for money. https://youtu.be/fi6sWchWmJs After Assange arrest, IMF gives $4.2B to Ecuador https://youtu.be/8Ou4hOH4Fpw https://youtu.be/Vj6xzDeJcJs Julian Assange has won … Read more
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Stories Of The Day Read By A Real Live Human In The Real Live World… No WeakText To Speech Here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG0cjuOLnxA
VIDEO: “President Trump Responds to Barr Presser: I’m Having a Good Day, No Collusion, No Obstruction” h/t KOS
BREAKING: Laguna Beach city council just asked people in room to raise hand if they support the new USA flag decals on police cars. Almost everyone in room raised hand. When asked who opposes, one, single person raised their hand, to chuckles from the crowd. @FOXLA pic.twitter.com/E2PyQWAh76 — Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) April 17, 2019 BREAKING: … Read more
Under President TrumpOpens a New Window.’s new tax law, 60 of America’s biggest corporations paid $0 in federal taxesOpens a New Window. in 2018, despite earning billions of dollars in profits. AmazonOpens a New Window., NetflixOpens a New Window., General MotorsOpens a New Window., Chevron, JetBlue, IBM and U.S. Steel were all among the companies that avoided taxes last year … Read more
"The building was so overburdened with meaning that its burning feels like an act of liberation." We talked to architects and historians about the significance of Notre Dame — and what should happen next https://t.co/0tulGIjwMA pic.twitter.com/pNll70pJfF — Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) April 16, 2019
Washington Post: Admit it: Fox News has been right all along! Throughout most of southern Ohio, residents who watch cable news are predominantly glued to one channel: Fox News. People there don’t watch Fox News to know what to think; they already know what they think, and they avoid news channels that insult their intelligence … Read more
Several analysts have raised concerns over earnings this quarter due to external risks such as low economic growth, uncertainty over U.S.-China trade deal, Brexit and a U-turn on major central bank policy towards more easing. European banks are suffering from years of weak profits, massive fines, ultra-low monetary policy and uncertainty surrounding the U.K.’s exit … Read more
Bridgewater Warns of Peak us Profit Margins, Lower Stock Prices The major drivers of high U.S. corporate profit margins are unsustainable and “now under threat”, which will eventually result in much lower equity prices. Over the last few decades, almost every major driver of profit margins has improved, Bridgewater said. There is also more discussion … Read more
It’s been a while since Mike Maloney has given an update on the ‘Death Of The Dollar‘ as the world’s reserve currency. Join him today for a look at some important events that are unfolding right now.
by distroyaar Saw the post lamenting tech IPOs as all scams and money burners, just thought I’d share some of the more successful ones in recent times for perspective: SAIL IPO at $13 now $27 OKTA at $23 now $92 TTD at $27 now $198 TWLO at $26 now $123 ZScaler at $33 now … Read more
by EarningsCallsApp Q1 net income of $1,550 million or $1.80 per share, compared with net income of $1,634 million or $1.86 per share a year ago. Q1 EPS of $1.80 included an addition to legal reserves of $0.21 per share related to a merchant litigation that has now been resolved. Q1 consolidated total revenues net … Read more
Some 60 people in five states are being charged in connection with illegally prescribing more than 32 million pain pills, federal prosecutors say. Those charged include doctors, pharmacists and nurse practitioners, the Justice Department says. Some 60 doctors, pharmacists and other licensed medical professionals in five states are being charged in connection with illegally prescribing … Read more
U.S. authorities have charged 53 medical professionals, including 31 doctors, for their roles in illegally prescribing opioids and other dangerous drugs, sometimes in exchange for sex. Making the announcement in Cincinnati, Ohio, Wednesday, federal officials said their work is not finished. VOA’s Zlatica Hoke has more. Originally published at – https://www.voanews.com/a/us-arrests-…