Dividend Cuts and Suspensions – Week of April 26, 2020

by AlwaysHavingFun2020 DATE ticker name comment 05-01 $WY Weyerhaeuser Company suspend thx u/invalidTypecast 05-01 $DNKN Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. suspend thx u/nhairnuattoa7 04-30 $RDS-A Royal Dutch Shell plc reduce $0.47->$0.16 thx u/speacial_s 04-30 $WDC Western Digital Corporation suspend thx u/infidel129 04-28 $HOG Harley-Davidson, Inc. reduce …

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This isn’t a Credit Cycle. This is a Systemic Cycle. They pushed it Too Far. Beyond the Breaking Point. Now the Systemic Collapse has Commenced. There is No Stopping it. From here, Annihilation.

This isn’t a Credit Cycle. This is a Systemic Cycle. They pushed it Too Far. Beyond the Breaking Point. Now the Systemic Collapse has Commenced. There is No Stopping it. From here, Annihilation. On the Other Side, we can Rebuild …

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Buffet lost $54.5 billion in Q1 2020

by jpk unrealized losses of 54.5 billion from investments First, some highlights: Q1 operating earnings: $5.871 billion, up from $5.555 billion last year ($5.56 billion expected by analysts Q1 investment gains: -$54.517 billion, down from $15.498 billion last year Q1 net earnings …

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Tens of thousands of protestors throughout California against the overly draconian Wuhan Virus lockdown measures. Chants include: Down with Gavin, Down with democratic party. Bigger rallies in coming days. California Governor Gavin Newsom says the beaches and parks are to kept closed. #CALIRISING

by Bigboss1738   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkN-ElfYFdE Residents in Orange County, California, turned out in the hundreds to protest Governor Gavin Newsom’s order to close all beaches as #COVID19 lockdowns enter week seven. READ MORE: https://on.rt.com/ag8i

A Crisis Unlike Anything We Have Ever Seen. Economic Collapse Stimulus Can’t Fix

Why We Don’t Know Which Businesses Are Getting COVID-19 Aid | Time https://time.com/5829594/business-coronavirus-relief/ New York City’s subway system may turn to the Federal Reserve for a loan https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/30/new-york-citys-subway-system-may-turn-to-the-federal-reserve-for-a-loan.html U.S. Mortgage Rates Tumble to a Record Low https://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-mortgage-rates-tumble-record-140000589.html 196abc7f6da78cd819517b9fc9eda647 (1200×675) https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/W9eO4yPDL0EtqAdgWnNUNQ–~A/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjtzbT0xO3c9MTIwMDtoPTY3NQ–/https://media.zenfs.com/en/bloomberg_markets_842/196abc7f6da78cd819517b9fc9eda647 …

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Deflationary Spiral Incoming

by Reduntu Cliffs: Anecdotal evidence suggests wages are starting to decline. Wages never decline — people and employers prefer layoffs. Employees are unwilling to take pay cuts, and employers don’t want to destroy morale. Wages didn’t even decline in the …

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The case for shorting Intel.

by ilikepancakez While Intel has had a great run over the past decade, I believe we’ve reached an inflection point. They’ve already had to start laying off employees: https://investorplace.com/2020/01/intel-layoffs-2020-things-to-know/ With AMD breathing down their back, Intel is lowering prices on their …

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Sell in May and go away? Medium- and long-term VIX futures have risen over the past month, indicating that investors expect markets to remain volatile despite April’s dramatic rally.

Sell in May and go away pic.twitter.com/YxhFIU1jJx — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) May 1, 2020 Medium- and long-term VIX futures have risen over the past month, indicating that investors expect markets to remain volatile despite April's dramatic rally. — Win …

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