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by Excellent_External76 An ETN with no underlying asset To those not familiar, VXX is meant to track the VIX or Volatility Index. This is done by buying futures contracts of CBOE VIX. Normally, when a trader buys VXX, a new share is created and the issuer, Barclays, will buy a futures contract of VIX and … Read more

by SchwarzLotus SS: Almost everyone in the world is on drugs, because the most important events make the least sense. Let me recap some observations from this past week or so: Europe is buying natural gas from their sworn enemy, Russia The US is accusing other counties of creating WMDs I’m being told to enjoy … Read more

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., on Monday introduced an amendment that would eliminate Dr. Anthony Fauci’s position as the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and decentralize it, so that no one person can act as “dictator-in-chief” in the name of public health, the senator said. Paul’s amendment would reorganize NIAID … Read more

No more Petro-Dollars?!#SaudiRussiaChina pic.twitter.com/6pcSwKfuTh — Willem Middelkoop (@wmiddelkoop) March 15, 2022 The Beginning of the End of the Petro Dollar System Saudi Arabia is in active talks with Beijing to price its some of its oil sales to China in yuan, people familiar with the matter said, a move that would dent the U.S. dollar’s dominance … Read more

READ MORE:https://t.co/lNvKxNHSP3 — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) March 15, 2022 Russia sanctions BIDEN and 10 other US officials “Russia on Tuesday sanctioned US President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Tony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and ten other administration officials and political figures. Moscow has said that the sanctions are a reciprocal measure, imposed after Washington … Read more

View post on imgur.com https://news.yahoo.com/china-developer-shares-tumble-most-091941813.html Chinese stocks listed in Hong Kong had their worst day since the global financial crisis. Concerns over Beijing’s close relationship with Russia and renewed regulatory risks sparked panic selling. 2/5https://t.co/hnImJs2ryE via @JeannyYu @CharlotteYTYang pic.twitter.com/Cc78EbT3TG — Rebecca Choong Wilkins 钟碧琪 (@RChoongWilkins) March 14, 2022 h/t dr0id

https://www.sec.gov/news/statement/tm-staff-statement-20220314 Division of Trading and Markets March 14, 2022 Staff of the Division of Trading and Markets (“Staff”) urges broker-dealers and other market participants to remain vigilant to market and counterparty risks that may surface during periods of heightened volatility and global uncertainties. It is always prudent that broker-dealers have strong risk management practices. In … Read more

VXX halted for the 4th time — zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 15, 2022 VXX completely busted, surging as VIX slides — zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 15, 2022

WallStreetPro – Twitter, Released on 3/15/22 More on this story: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10614389 New iOS 15.4 emojis are very confusing… Do you agree?🤔 #Retweet pic.twitter.com/TtFiu5idhC — WallStreetPro (@wallstreetpro) March 15, 2022

Saudi Arabia is in active talks with Beijing to price its some of its oil sales to China in yuan, people familiar with the matter said, a move that would dent the U.S. dollar’s dominance of the global petroleum market and mark another shift by the world’s top crude exporter toward Asia. The talks with … Read more

As gas prices across the country continue to rise, Americans should be directing their rage at Russian President Vladimir Putin — and not U.S. President Biden — a Democrat in the House of Representatives said, claiming that blaming anyone but Putin is “denying reality” and “frankly un-American.” During an interview Monday, Democratic Rep. Kim Schrier, … Read more

For more than two decades, the system codified in federal law for ensuring that persons prohibited from possessing a firearm are not able to lawfully acquire one from a licensed firearms retailer has worked reasonably well. Since 1998 when the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, or “NICS,” became operational, the FBI has completed hundreds … Read more

https://twitter.com/RawaBarzinji1/status/1503014772840742917 Although Israel regularly bombs Iranian assets in Syria, an attack on an Iranian base inside of Iran would be an extremely rare, even unprecedented, move.https://t.co/CHZn2ifyd3 — World Israel News (@worldisraelnews) March 15, 2022

DAYCARE PLEA DEAL: The daycare worker who was caught on video breaking a 2-year-old child's leg will avoid jail time as part of her plea deal. #8NN https://t.co/q4KcYUk9Li — 8 News Now (@8NewsNow) March 15, 2022

If true, this would be an inexcusable capitulation by the Biden Administration to Russia, over Iran … and a shameful spit in the face of Ukraine (which is being ravaged by Putin) and ally Israel (whose destruction Iran seeks) pic.twitter.com/CN7ikgit7A — Arsen Ostrovsky 🎗️ (@Ostrov_A) March 15, 2022

  A blue check account I know nothing about spouts off on his view on a possible Russian -US nuclear exchange. The conspiracy is that those with protected voices are espousing dangerous rhetoric to such a talking point they will risk their own lives and yours to make it and think nothing of it. But … Read more

Have you been seeing less NFT chatter around the internet lately? Hearing a bit less about the metaverse? Well, you’re not alone. Despite an initial surge in usage of the buzzwords, interest in both concepts appears to be sharply declining, at least according to Google search trends, which have been seeing deep downward turns for both … Read more

https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1503713905763360777 New Post: 7-Chart Monday…https://t.co/3yu0uexqPD pic.twitter.com/l8Hg54HErc — Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) March 14, 2022 View post on imgur.com   h/t dr0id

This is so deranged. The View calling for Tucker and Tulsi to be investigated by DOJ and suggest prison. pic.twitter.com/t96QRUVKrb — Watchdog (@LibWatchdog) March 14, 2022