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By Irina Slav WTI rose almost 90 percent last month, which is the strongest monthly increase in the U.S. benchmark price ever recorded. Naturally, the news has been cause for joy among those rooting for higher oil prices. But should it? It is true that demand for oil is improving, slowly, but improving after lockdowns started being … Read more

via fxstreet …Some economists are predicting a death blow to small businesses that were already under unprecedented financial strain. If they weren’t ransacked, looted, and destroyed by hooligans, they will feel the macro effects of urban decline and flight, plummeting consumer confidence, falling property values, and worsening budgetary crises for state and local governments. But don’t … Read more

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by Simon Black So it turns out that Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was filmed murdering George Floyd last week, had 17 different complaints of serious misconduct during his career. That puts him among the 10% worst offenders in the Minneapolis police department. The complaints vary from being named in a brutality … Read more

Invert the 5-day Put/Call ratio and layer in the S&P 500 behind. Interesting to see how important pivots in this ratio have tracked just ahead of turning points for $SPX. Mom always said nothing good happens after midnight. I think nothing good happens below 0.55 on the $CPCE… pic.twitter.com/XoteTEmw55 — Grayson Roze (@GraysonRoze) June 4, … Read more

What’s happens if the amount of debt, in a debt based economy, shrinks? #badtimes I explain in 1, simple, fast step! 🔥😎👇 pic.twitter.com/WpVnAtKK29 — George Gammon (@GeorgeGammon) June 4, 2020  

"It’s one thing to expect a V-Shaped recovery because you’re looking at a bunch of U.S. Equity charts until companies have to report their earnings reality. It’s entirely another thing if it’s a global recovery." via @KeithMcCullough https://t.co/XIP9kJg4st — Hedgeye (@Hedgeye) June 4, 2020 https://twitter.com/QTRResearch/status/1268610142926508034 Small-caps have continued to climb, but “zombies” (EBIT/int exp < … Read more

by Unlucky-Prize https://www.thestreet.com/investing/ex-enron-ceo-skilling-raises-funds-for-digital-energy-marketplace The original Enron CEO, noted smartypants, lying liar who lies, and very compelling public speaker Jeff Skilling, returns from prison to bring you… Enron 2.0! The timing couldn’t be better with the energy sector in collapse! Based on the history, this can be a giant castle built of sand, ready to collapse … Read more

by  Mrsaloom9765 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenspan_put Leading up to the Dotcom bubble 2000 “The Fed’s pattern of providing ample liquidity resulted in the investor perception of put protection on asset prices. Investors increasingly believed that in a crisis or downturn, the Fed would step in and inject liquidity until the problem got better. Invariably, the Fed did so … Read more

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-03/uber-s-ride-hailing-recovery-comes-slowly-with-business-down-70?srnd=technology-vp Uber Technologies Inc.’s global rides business is down 70% from last year, a slight improvement from its low point in the coronavirus pandemic but an indication that recovery will come slowly. The decline in rides continues to be at least partially offset by a food delivery boom. The Uber Eats business is more than … Read more

by dlkdev I legit thought we weren’t going to fall into the same trap as last time, and we’d start dumping earlier than last time. But we are. God damn this market is so retarded even the Fed got caught off guard: Fed Unexpectedly Deviates From POMO Schedule, Buys Only 70% Of Scheduled Treasurys That’s … Read more

by you_jizz The mainstream media has a history of enticing racial hatred amongst Americans by using stretched titles and exaggerations to get people wiped into a hatred frenzy. The media, NOT Americans, is the largest contributing factor to racism in America.     Disclaimer: This is a guest post.