Investment Watch Blog

https://www.asiafinancial.com/china-evergrande-debt-crisis-five-developers-on-the-brink This year is likely to witness the collapse of more Chinese property firms as the China Evergrande debt crisis rumbles on. Tight funding access, falling sales and rising debt repayment pressures continue to intensify an unprecedented liquidity crunch for the firms. An estimate by Nomura analysts shows China’s developers face repayment of $19.8 billion … Read more

Just 23% of Democratic primary voters would choose President Joe Biden for a second term, a “shocking” sign of his unpopularity within liberal ranks, according to the latest look at the 2024 race. Former first lady Michelle Obama, meanwhile, is surging as the only Democrat threatening Biden. Her support among Democratic primary voters is 19%, … Read more

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-bans-cash-exports-russia-exceeding-10000-value-kremlin-2022-03-01/ MOSCOW, March 1 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a decree banning cash exports of foreign currency from Russia exceeding $10,000 in value with effect from March 2, the Kremlin said in a statement.

As the clouds began to part in flood-ravaged south-east Queensland, providing the Sunshine State with its first glimmer of sunlight in several days, bands of heavy rain converged over the Northern Rivers of NSW on Sunday and Monday, causing record-breaking floods in the state’s Lismore region. The flooding in NSW’s north came as Queensland’s floods … Read more

by pdwp90 Here’s a link to the disclosure. Pelosi exercised: Up to $5M in call options in $AAPL Up to $5M in call options in $DIS Up to $1M in call options in $PYPL Up to $500K in call options in $AXP and put up to $500K into AllianceBernstein holdings Here’s a link to a Twitter account … Read more

AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron said the movie theater chain is testing out variable pricing in the U.S. That means newly released films could cost more than other films playing in the same theaters at the same time. The first film to test this new pricing model is Warner Bros.′ “The Batman.” It is unclear … Read more

by Tripartist1 Take the few months leading up to the 08 crash and copy from there to the bottom of the crash. Overlay it onto the current chart, adjusting for time and % differences. The two charts are almost carbon copies, with the same interrupt on the inital reversal, the same distribution pattern directly after. … Read more

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https://twitter.com/RJRCapital/status/1498799852192419843 Inflation Raises Expenses for Pension Funds: Cost-of-living increases are rising significantly for the first time in years, adding to retirement system liabilities. ising inflation is driving up expenses for many large U.S. pension funds that have promised retirees cost-of-living raises. About half of states link pension benefits for some or all of their retired … Read more

If a horse at the southern border of the US scares an illegal immigrant, it’s 24/7 news story on MSM about intimidation and excess force. If Canadian mounted police run over peaceful protestors, MSM doesn’t care. The hypocrisy is insane. — Brian Wesbury (@wesbury) February 21, 2022 NBC: Wisconsin governor's race & chances of Dem … Read more

2nd round of Pfizer docs that the FDA wanted sealed until 2097 are pic.twitter.com/TtnKM15cVu — Rogue girl (@StaceyVansyoc) March 1, 2022 Full report here https://t.co/QYmPveHHtJ — Rogue girl (@StaceyVansyoc) March 1, 2022 h/t savcash