Coronavirus can travel twice as far as official ‘safe distance’ and stay in air for 30 minutes, Chinese study finds

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by LiquidityMan According to a study in China, scientists observed an individual spread coronavirus in a closed environment up to 4.5 meters away. It was also observed that the virus lingered in the area for at least 30 minutes to infect more individuals. There’s also the topic of if warmer temperatures will affect the virus. According to … Read more

This Is How Concerned The Democrats Are About Coronavirus & Americans: Democrats schedule vote on bill to dismantle Trump travel restrictions

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House Democrats are set to vote on dismantling President Trump’s travel restrictions this week and rein in the executive branch’s authority to declare travel restrictions. The bill would reverse restrictions on the countries under the travel ban and strengthen provisions in the Immigration and Nationality Act that prohibit religious discrimination. Last week, Mr. Trump said … Read more

Much faster CORVID-19 test created by Diasorin in Italy & shares surge

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”Shares in Diasorin surged over 13% on Tuesday after the Italian diagnostic specialist said it had completed the studies to support the launch of a new molecular test to quickly identify the new coronavirus.” “The test developed by Diasorin enables sample-to-answer results within 60 minutes instead of the 5-7 hours currently needed to report patient … Read more

FRAUD ON THE COURT? UCSB hid federal settlement from court in Title IX due process loss, drastically lowering its penalty.

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via thecollegefix The University of California-Santa Barbara hid an agreement with federal regulators from a judge considering how to penalize the university for violating a student’s rights, according to his lawyer. The existence of the September 2018 “resolution agreement” with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights could have led the judge to award “John … Read more

US Forces Afghanistan has begun its conditions-based reduction of forces to 8,600 over 135 days

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Carla Babb @CarlaBabbVOA · 31m #BREAKING US Forces #Afghanistan has begun its conditions-based reduction of forces to 8,600 over 135 days, according to @USFOR_A spokes Col Sonny Leggett, who adds US has military means & authorities to conduct CT ops against al-Qaeda & ISIS-K and providing support to the ANDSF #BREAKING US Forces #Afghanistan has … Read more

Economist calls for ALL Aussie citizens to be given emergency cash payment of $7,780 NOW to save the economy

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‘Coronavirus the biggest physical challenge to the economy since WWII’ Economist calls for cash payment direct to citizens to stabilise economy $7780 paid weekly, enough to help pay for three months’ housing and food  Hong Kong announced a one-off payment of HK$10,000: Australia to follow?  Call comes as share prices fall after Dow’s worst plunge … Read more

Dow wipes out 945-point rally

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Stocks rolled over on Tuesday as investors fretted over the timing of potential fiscal stimulus to curb slower economic growth stemming from the coronavirus outbreak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 122 points lower, or 0.5%. Earlier in the day, the 30-stock average was up 945 points. The S&P 500 was down 0.4% after jumping 3.7%. The Nasdaq Composite advanced as much as … Read more

As recession fears mount, eyes turn to American consumer… Fears of corporate debt bomb grow

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As recession fears mount, eyes turn to American consumer… WASHINGTON —  As the White House, Congress and the Federal Reserve struggle to stem the growing financial and economic crisis, the likelihood of success may ultimately come down to one factor: the American consumer. What’s largely behind the mounting recession fears and wild gyrations of financial markets … Read more

STUDY: Boston Traffic Worst In Country

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BOSTON (CBS) – Boston traffic is the worst in the country for the second year in a row, according to a new study. Transportation analytics company INRIX found that drivers in Boston lost 149 hours in 2019 due to traffic congestion. That’s more than six days, making it the worst in the U.S. The good news … Read more

Coronavirus can travel twice as far as official ‘safe distance’ and stay in air for 30 minutes

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by fundamentalness The findings from a team of Chinese government epidemiologists from Hunan province, who investigated a cluster case, challenge the advice from health authorities around the world that people should remain apart at a “safe distance” of one to two meters (three to six and a half feet). Authorities advise people to stay 1-2 meters … Read more

Direxion releases a letter opposing alarming new proposed SEC restrictions on leveraged ETFs.

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Direxion releases a letter opposing alarming new proposed SEC restrictions on leveraged ETFs. https://materials.proxyvote.com/Approved/MC3609/20200228/SHLTR_418970.PDF “The proposed regulations, if adopted by the SEC, will require you to provide extensive financial and personal information to your brokerage firm or financial advisor who, after review and evaluation of your financial and personal information, will decide for you whether … Read more

Delta & American make deep flight cuts

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American: American to slash domestic, international flights as coronavirus hurts demand https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/10/american-to-slash-domestic-international-flights-as-coronavirus-hurts-demand.html Delta: Delta makes deep flight cuts as coronavirus hurts demand, CEO expects it to get worse https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/10/delta-makes-deep-flight-cuts-as-coronavirus-hurts-demand-ceo-expects-it-to-get-worse.html

If in 2008 subprime mortage loans blown up the world, more and more shale oil debt might blow up the current banking sector in US.

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If in 2008 subprime mortage loans blown up the world, more and more shale oil debt might blow up the current banking sector in US. — GregTheAnalyst (@Analyst_G) March 10, 2020 Coronavirus Exposes Danger of Corporate America’s Debt Binge: Bloomberg The coronavirus is threatening to expose the Achilles heel of the U.S. economy: heavily leveraged … Read more

On a Masked Bike Ride Through China

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by John Mauldin The Federal Reserve cut rates last week, after President Trump tweeted that he wanted a “big” interest-rate cut “to make up for China’s coronavirus situation and slowdown.” Bond traders see more cuts coming. Maybe so, but the problem began in China. That’s where the solution will have to begin, too. Last month, China … Read more

BONDS ARE NOT A SAFE HAVEN FOR INVESTORS. Although bonds sold to investors are unsecured and second in line to pursue claims when a firm goes bankrupt behind secured lenders, YIELDS ARE CURRENTLY WAY OUT OF LINE WITH THEIR RISKS. There are many obvious reasons, but here’s seven of them:

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by toxicmarkets1 #7. Financial Market Regulators have been in Wall Street’s pocket for longer than anyone can remember. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124208012 #6. Financial Behemoth Bankruptcies ( i.e. Lehman Bros, Bear Stearns, LTCM, Kidder, AIG) https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2019/01/creditor-recovery-in-lehmans-bankruptcy.html #5. US Treasuries and the current debt levels relative to our gross national product. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_debt_of_the_United_States #4. The incompetence of our current administration. … Read more

Just in case you were wondering why Corona isn’t a pandemic yet

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by philmacrack123 https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.ft.com/content/a6239e12-5ec7-11ea-b0ab-339c2307bcd4 Pandemic bonds. These expire July 15th, 2020. If expiry is reached without a pandemic they pay out 7% a year for time held. If pandemic happens they expire worthless. I guarantee $DB is leveraged to the tits with their $44T in derivative exposure like a bunch of fucking retards thinking they Hoodwinked … Read more