THE DEATH OF EQUITIES REDUX: The Booming Market for Gloom.

via commentarymagazine NBC News speculated that the shift millions of Americans have made to working, learning, and interacting with friends and family online will be difficult to roll back. “The major question will be whether ‘normal life’ ever returns,” this report concluded. And what about those of you who enjoyed socializing in the Before Time? Presumably, you … Read more

Company layoffs accelerate as recovery appears elusive… 9,000 Catholic churches received PPP loans meant for small businesses

Company Layoffs Accelerate as Recovery Appears Elusive General Electric, Airbnb, Uber among employers planning job cuts Corporate America unveiled another wave of job cuts and warned of additional reductions, as executives signal they are resigned to a lengthy coronavirus-induced economic downturn. This past week, General Electric Co., Uber Technologies Inc. and Airbnb Inc. said they would lay off thousands of workers. MGM … Read more

Celente: Market Spike A Fraud. ‘Greatest Depression’ Has Begun

Trends Research, Released on 5/8/20 Gerald Celente is a pioneer trend strategist and founder of The Trends Research Institute. He is the author of the national bestseller Trends 2000: How to Prepare for and Profit from the Changes of the 21st Century and publisher of the internationally circulated Trends Journal newsletter. Gerald Celente is a political atheist. Unencumbered … Read more

Is The Tesla Bubble About To Burst?

By Nawar Alsaadi I started trading stocks in the late 90s, it was an exciting time; the internet was coming of age, and investors, or rather day traders, were extremely excited about the riches of this new digital era. I was in my early 20s, and I had very limited investing knowledge at the time, … Read more

Revealed this week about RussiaGate: Everything the MSM told you was a lie. Everything Congressional Democrats told you was a lie. Everything the “Intelligence Community” told you was a lie.

Revealed this week about RussiaGate: Everything the MSM told you was a lie Everything Congressional Democrats told you was a lie Everything the "Intelligence Community" told you was a lie Everything we told you about the Russia Hoax was the Truth Nobody on the left cares — Carpe Donktum🔹 (@CarpeDonktum) May 9, 2020 The Federalist: … Read more

The ECONOMIC COLLAPSE Is Based On A LIE! – Is This A MANUFACTURED CRISIS?

Ron Paul interviewed by Josh Sigurdson via WAM Josh Sigurdson talks with Former Congressman Dr. Ron Paul of The Liberty Report about the collapse of the global economy due to a stunning exaggeration and lie. As people are left without a job, will we see stagflation? Hyperinflation? How will people react when they realize the lie they’ve been told? … Read more

Elon Musk to relocate Tesla HQ California over coronavirus restrictions..updated lawsuit info

Now sues california…In the latest clash over coronavirus-related restrictions, Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said Saturday that the company would file a lawsuit and seek to move its headquarters out of California after local officials again prohibited the electric car company from restarting vehicle production. Tesla on Saturday filed a lawsuit against the California county … Read more

J.C. Penney ‘will file for bankruptcy and plans to permanently close around 200 of its stores

 Sources have told Reuters that J.C. Penney is preparing to file for bankruptcy protection as early as next week  While the company is aiming to reorganize and reemerge, it reportedly plans to permanently shutter around 200 of its 859 stores J.C. Penney was first established in 1902, and  currently employs nearly 85,000 people across  49 … Read more

How to estimate option leverage

by rwhit9 I though I would share a quick tip. Estimating option leverage is a helpful way to help understand the risk/reward of an option position. The calculation is simple: current leverage = (delta/option price)*current stock price. Recap: Delta is an estimate of how the value of an option changes for each $1 move in … Read more

Canada Mortgage: Defaults to Jump, Originations to Tumble, Sales to “Suffer”

#Canada Mortgage: Defaults to Jump, Originations to Tumble, Sales to “Suffer” -New mortgage originations could fall by 35-40% Q2 & 3 -Moody’s forecasting a 10% decline in home prices -Material increase in delinquency rates when mortgage deferrals expirehttps://t.co/BiJDuOthiZ pic.twitter.com/Js6dhDKOqV — Tracy Shuchart (𝒞𝒽𝒾 ) (@chigrl) May 9, 2020  

EIDL Grant – Some interesting inside information for anyone curious on exactly how the process works. It seems it was outsourced to a private company called RER Solutions, along with other interesting facts. If you didn’t get the grant this might be useful information as to why.

by cue378 I see a lot of messages about confusion surrounding this process. Recently, in a lawsuit the SBA was forced to disclose information about exactly how the process works including the fact they outsourced it to a private company. I suppose this explains why they don’t seem to have much control over it. Some … Read more

American Express, JPM, and VNQ (real estate ETF) aren’t exactly screaming V. Liquidity swirling down the drain starting next week.

In terms of this whole debate about “is the market pricing in a v-shaped recovery?” people need to get more granular, with less focus on index numbers. American Express, JPM, and VNQ (real estate ETF) aren’t exactly screaming V pic.twitter.com/eUp3mwXDjd — Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) May 9, 2020 https://twitter.com/hks55/status/1259231385795125248 CLOs pic.twitter.com/ZtWUruHvv1 — Alessio (@AlessioTMAD) May 9, … Read more

Trump made the biggest deal ever with China and they didn’t buy anything from 6 months. Americans are living bailout to bailout in the greatest economy ever

trump made the biggest deal ever with China and they didn’t buy anything from 6 months Americans are living bailout to bailout in the greatest economy ever — Alessio (@AlessioTMAD) May 9, 2020 We will never be a Socialist or Communist Country. IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY HERE, YOU CAN LEAVE! It is your choice, … Read more

When Valuations Actually Matter

by NegativeTangibleBook TL;DR – a high correlation between savings/monetary base ratio and 10y US treasury yields imply yields may soon rise, making stocks less attractive. DISCLAIMER: not a post you want to read if you’re looking for a C/P, price, and expiration. ​ WHEN VALUATIONS MATTER Stock valuations, and their valuations levels, only matter in … Read more