Month: August 2020

Squeezing a 350-pound sofa down four flights of a narrow prewar staircase isn’t easy on the best of days. Doing so in a heat wave while wearing a mask is a lot harder. “Sweat is dripping down your face, it slips,” said Vladislav Grigor, a foreman and dispatcher at Empire Movers in Manhattan. “It is … Read more

By Irina Slav Offshore drilling major Valaris became the latest victim of the crisis this week as it filed for bankruptcy in the U.S., proposing a swap of some $6.5 billion in debt that will see creditors become its owners. But it is just the latest headache for offshore drillers. There is more than $20 billion in offshore … Read more

“SHOULD TV NETWORKS AIR RNC IN FULL?” @BrianStelter advanced rationale for nets not to: “Television nets are going to have interesting choices to make…about whether to cut away if there’s this stream of disinformation happening live.” Promises CNN will cut in w/ “fact checks. pic.twitter.com/7GBgDSdiaI — Brent Baker 🇺🇲🇺🇦 🇮🇱 (@BrentHBaker) August 23, 2020 CNN’s … Read more

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US schools are changing their curriculum in response to Black Lives Matter as survey finds 81% of teachers support the movement -US schools are altering their curricula to include more focus on black history and experiences -It comes as a direct response to the Black Lives Matter protests this summer -There were increased demands for … Read more

by i-kno-nothing I’ve dome sone DD on an indicator very few know about called the Volatility Skew. or simply SMILE index. This is an indicator that measures the IV on ITM & OTM options of different strikes for the same expiration date one week out or so. When option premiums get “skewed” out of balance, … Read more

by PapaThundaga I’m hellbent on beating the indexes regularly by buying quality stonks that have caught fire. Let’s share some tickers that aren’t Tesla or complete garbage based on pure speculation? ​ RKT – Rocket Companies Recent IPO, parent company of of Quicken loans in the mortgage business. Housing market is red hot and this … Read more

At first investors will be able to buy stocks of 19 companies using roubles. The head sales director Ihor Maric mentioned that doing trading and other operations using local currency will help to avoid excessive fees and immediately allow to see owner’s portfolio. This was reported by the newspaper “Vedomosti”. It has been announced that … Read more

This is a must read thread. China launched a massive social media campaign to get other countries to lockdown and destroy their economies. Presumably to close down foreign competitor companies to Chinese exports This is a must read thread.China launched a massive social media campaign to get other countries to lockdown and destroy their economies.Presumably … Read more

The simultaneous evolution of two tropical systems is captivating. Here is a seven day animation of #Laura and #Marco’s development. pic.twitter.com/6tflxLwuER — Meteorologist Grant Gilmore (@GrantGilmoreWX) August 24, 2020

HR 6154 LANGUAGE BILLHide Overview Sponsor: Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] (Introduced 03/08/2019) Committees: House – Oversight and Reform; Budget | Senate – Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Reports: S. Rept. 116-57 Latest Action: Senate – 07/15/2019 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 149. (All Actions) Roll Call Votes: There has … Read more

A gas pipeline explosion in Damascus countryside has led to widespread power outages all across Syria, SANA reports, citing the country’s electricity and energy ministries https://www.rt.com/news/498842-syria-gas-explosion-blackout/ There’s a total blackout throughout the entire country caused by a gas pipe explosion. Syrian oil minister says an explosion targeting the main line feeding the southern region could … Read more

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BUSTED: Joe Biden Delivered the Same Speech in 2020 He Gave in 2008 – Same Old Lies in Rehashed Speech (VIDEO) This is remarkable. Sleepy Joe gave the same speech in 2020 as he did in 2008. This is just uncanny. Via Power Tie: This is unbelievable. Same exact speech. https://t.co/doY5R6QqKA — Power Tie (@realPowerTie) August … Read more

Some investors are bracing for a record amount of domestic corporate defaults in China. “The government has neither the firepower nor the will to backstop it all.” https://t.co/YAUstYDUku — Lisa Abramowicz (@lisaabramowicz1) August 24, 2020  

🇺🇸 S&P 500 US active managers are extremely bullish, as allocation levels are near extremes👉 https://t.co/yIk7SZYp6p h/t @LanceRoberts #NAAIM #bullish #sentiment$spx #stocks #equities #markets #stockmarket #investing pic.twitter.com/y4P7veppl1 — ISABELNET (@ISABELNET_SA) August 24, 2020 Debt keeps piling up … total-debt-to-EBITDA ratio for investment-grade companies climbed to 3.53 in Q2 (5.42 for high-yield), which is highest since … Read more