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Retail is getting a bit too bullish. Equity put/call ratio has dropped to 0.42. Suggesting that most retail investors are buying calls even as markets hit all-time highs.$SPX $NDX $RTY pic.twitter.com/iLJfHENE91 — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) September 3, 2021 It seems that auto loans are booming pic.twitter.com/XRhRWeZivP — Alessio (@AlessioTMAD) September 2, 2021

As a state of emergency is declared in New York City and New Jersey, this guy is another level of chill!#Ida #Hurricane #ViralVideo #Manhattan #Flash Flood Emergency #flood #Bronx #Brooklyn #nycwx #NJwx #TORNADOEMERGENCY #climate pic.twitter.com/4HvtUPKQrn — pragiya (@pragiyatewari) September 2, 2021 They were stuck overnight on the train without electricity, ventilation, food or water during … Read more

The FED says we’re not seeing inflation yet We need to go to da moon pic.twitter.com/6hNj5jkMsY — Alessio (@AlessioTMAD) September 2, 2021 Companies will probably use their record amounts of cash to boost share dividends and buybacks, since corporate balance sheets are on average in better shape than they were pre-pandemic: TS Lombard via @SoberLook … Read more

The Chinese leader tells cadres at the Central Party School that the ‘risks and challenges we face are conspicuously increasing’ Xi’s comments about the the need to fight to protect national security come amid ongoing tensions with the United States Chinese officials have been warned by President Xi Jinping to “discard their illusions” about having … Read more

(Bloomberg) — The Bank for International Settlements will test the use of central bank digital currencies with Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa in an experiment that could lead to a more efficient global payments platform. Codenamed “Project Dunbar,” the study aims to develop prototypes for a common platform that will enable international settlement in … Read more

Pandemic unemployment benefits end in September and states aren’t extending them Around 7.5 million people are poised to lose *all federal unemployment benefits* in a week. They’re going to $0 in jobless aid as delta cases + hospitalizations surge. The looming UI cliff is 3x larger than previous biggest one in 2013, so it’s not … Read more

https://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/guidelines/overseas-guidelines.html     h/t bgny

How radical is the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion monstrous spending bill? Well, it’s not only the single most expensive legislation in American history, it may well be the most far-reaching expansion of the welfare state as well. Democrats have crammed pieces of virtually every one of their agenda items into the … https://nypost.com/2021/08/31/job-no-1-for-gop-stop-bernies-3-5t-monstrosity/  

Should they fail, the local police department will be sent to follow up in person." https://t.co/7CV15XDowT — Luke Rudkowski (@Lukewearechange) September 2, 2021

A Microsoft survey of more than 30,000 global workers showed that 41% of workers were considering quitting or changing professions this year. Americans are leaving their jobs in droves, and many of those who haven’t left yet say they’re thinking about it. A Microsoft survey of more than 30,000 global workers showed that 41% of … Read more

🚨#BREAKING Shocking video shows flood waters ripping through apartments in New York City 📌#Manhattan I #NYC Reports of catastrophic flash flooding happening across in New Jersey and New York City as millions of people brace for this devastating floods pic.twitter.com/0Y2170sgKo — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) September 2, 2021

More than 1 million Rainbow High dolls are primed for the holidays — but first they need to make it out of China. The popular toys have already overcome their share of hurdles, including short-staffed factories and record-high plastic prices. But now there’s a shortage of the shipping containers that ferry them from Asian factories, warehouses … Read more

The Pentagon will have to start drafting women in order to receive funding after House Democrats amended the defense budget. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D., Pa.) put forward a measure on Wednesday to require all women over the age of 18 to register for selective service. Houlahan said her policy would best draw on the “talents … Read more

  IMPEACH HIM! Joe Biden asked the President of Afghanistan to LIE! In the transcript, Biden told Ghani to say that the fight against the Taliban was going well "whether it is true or not." The Afghan President responded, "Mr. President, we are facing a full-scale invasion…" — Kayleigh McEnany (@kayleighmcenany) September 1, 2021 Wow, … Read more

The vast majority of American voters believe Joe Biden should resign as president following the disastrous withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan. According to Rasmussen Reports on Wednesday, a poll asked respondents “Should President Joe Biden resign because of the way the US withdrawal from Afghanistan was handled?” Some 52 percent of likely U.S. voters … Read more

Even though the Biden administration has stopped its efforts to evacuate people from Afghanistan, private citizens are working around the clock to rescue those who have been left behind. The group Ark Salus intends to rescue Afghans who helped the U.S. military during nearly two decades of war. “We are a group of private American … Read more

Nicole Jones had September circled on her calendar for months, marking when life would return to normal. Her four kids would be back in school, so she could go back to work. But it’s not turning out that way. Her oldest son had to return home, evacuating from Xavier University of Louisiana ahead of Hurricane … Read more