Forever 21 files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, may close up to 178 US stores

Fashion retailer Forever 21 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Sunday after being hobbled by expensive leases, declining mall traffic, digital competition and fashion choices that fell flat. Forever 21 requested court protection from its creditors in a bid to stay in business. The family-owned company, which has about 32,800 employees, said it would close “most” of its … Read more

Fitch: World GDP Growth To Hit An Eight-year Low In 2020; MORGAN STANLEY: S&P Earnings Are Poised to Go Negative

bullish https://t.co/E96Ux9afGH — Tracy Shuchart (𝒞𝒽𝒾 ) (@chigrl) September 30, 2019 MORGAN STANLEY: “.. the S&P 500 itself is a defensive asset because of its high quality/growth bias, GAAP accounting, and good liquidity. .. Yet, even with this inherent advantage, the S&P 500 has delivered subpar returns over the past 12 months with increasing volatility.” … Read more

Morgan Stanley: Around 40% of investment-grade companies now have obligations that are more consistent with junk ratings

Around 40% of investment-grade companies now have obligations that are more consistent with junk ratings, according to Morgan Stanley. — Lisa Abramowicz (@lisaabramowicz1) September 30, 2019 U.S. corporate debt loads reach highest level in a decade Rising liabilities could make it harder to navigate a downturn The great deleveraging that was supposed to sweep over … Read more

Trouble in US Repo Markets

via omfif: Four key concerns for liquidity provision There are many plausible narratives that might explain the mid-September squeeze in the US overnight funding market, but they all come down to initiating a race to hoard cash. Essentially, at a certain point on Monday 16 September, somebody wanted to acquire one dollar more than the market … Read more

Democrats weaponized the whistleblower system in attempt to make political hit on Trump

Will anyone be charged for fraud for turning a federal program into a political weapon? They have crossed the line. This needs investigating. Does the Senate have investigative powers like the House? The House needs oversight. This abuse and misuse of a federal program designed to protect citizens must be a crime? People must be … Read more

US real personal consumption expenditure growth is slowing. Slowing house price growth predicts further weakness.

In this cycle, consumer sentiment surveys have significantly overpredicted the US consumer spending growth. The chart below plots real PCE growth vs the Michigan consumer sentiment survey. The gap with the Conference Board Consumer Conf survey is even starker. pic.twitter.com/PyQMXnZgJN — Gaurav Saroliya (@GauravSaroliya) September 27, 2019

Taxpayers To Be Held Liable After Cops Steal Man’s Phone, Film Themselves Conspiring To Frame Him

This article was written by Matt Agorist and originally published at Free Thought Project On September 11, 2015, journalist and police accountability activist Michael Picard was illegally detained for lawfully open carrying and filming police on public property. During the illegal detainment, Connecticut state troopers confiscated his gun and his camera. However, the trooper who took the phone … Read more