Dark Pool trading by the 11 First Republic Bank “Rescuers” exploded in volume as the bank tanked. FINRA (multi-week delayed reporting) the volume of shares traded by banks in secretive Dark Pools went from 3 million shares Feb 27th to an explosion of 71 million shares traded in Dark Pools Mar 13th.

via wallstreetonparade: Jamie Dimon, the Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, has cranked up his public relations machine since March 16 to promote the narrative that he came to the “rescue” of the plunging regional lender, First Republic Bank. The so-called …

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Trump Vows Revenge in Easter Message

by Chris Black The only problem is that he did that on Truth Social, his own social media platform, which means no one saw it. https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/110169571584277770 I agree with his agenda outlined in this post, but I can’t help but …

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Global Real Estate Apocalypse Already Here

by Chris Black This is not me, but Morgan Stanley.  RT: Morgan Stanley Wealth Management has predicted a collapse in the US commercial real estate (CRE) sector that will be worse than the Great Financial Crisis. The market faces a …

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This is Not the 1990’s Anymore America

by Chris Black Here is the new reality: The Chinese military on Sunday simulated a series of "precision strikes" against key targets in Taiwan, as Chinese battleships, fighter jets and drones carried out a second straight day of major drills …

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WE CAN’T AFFORD IT, GO AWAY

“Sustainable Development’s” $4 Trillion Price Tag. If you ask the question – what would it take to put the world on a track of sustainable development? – the best guesses of the experts who have spent most time trying to …

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The Empire is Imploding…

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Puts on Tech?

The technology sector has outperformed the S&P 500 over the past year, thanks in part to strong growth in companies like Amazon and Facebook. However, it’s important to remember that PE ratios are mean-reverting, so don’t expect this outperformance to …

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The Market Bottomed In October. Now What?

by Lance Roberts The market bottomed last October despite ongoing concerns about inflation, higher rates, recessionary risks, and a banking crisis. While the media headlines and youtube podcasts are filled with “crisis” headlines, as noted in “Analysts Raise Estimates,” expectations for growth and earnings are …

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