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JP Morgan Chase FINRA Discipline Alert! From January 2019 to July 2022, the firm’s financial risk management controls and supervisory procedures were not reasonably designed to prevent certain erroneous orders that exceeded appropriate price or size parameters. Punishment? A $750k fine & censure.

May 23, 2023 10:03 am

by Dismal-Jellyfish https://www.finra.org/sites/default/files/fda_documents/2018058111301%20J.P.%20Morgan%20Securities%2C%20LLC%20CRD%2079%20AWC%20gg.pdf The firm’s market access controls failed to prevent five erroneous orders routed to exchanges and alternative trading systems: On January 30, 2019, a firm trader on the Program Trading Agency Desk routed to the market an order …

ANOTHER black mark for the FBI: Bureau misused surveillance tool more than 278,000 times on January 6 suspects, crime victims, political donors and BLM activists – court document reveals days after Durham report release

May 19, 2023 9:15 pm

Section 702 under FISA allows U.S. federal intelligence agencies to conduct targeted searches of foreigners, but sometimes Americans are improperly searched in the process FBI agents obtained information on Americans despite it not having any ‘analytical, investigative or evidentiary purpose,’ …

FBI Misled Americans On January 6 ‘Pipe Bombs’ Planted At RNC And DNC, Ex-Agent Says

May 14, 2023 7:51 am

JUST IN: FBI Misled Americans On January 6 'Pipe Bombs' Planted At RNC And DNC, Ex-Agent Says https://t.co/kH6hTS3KyB — Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) May 12, 2023 “A former FBI agent, Kyle Seraphin, has come forward with crucial information regarding the pipe …

The purchasing power of the dollar continues to VANISH! In April, the purchasing power of $100 in January 2000 is $55.70 (down $.20 from March).

May 14, 2023 5:44 pmMay 13, 2023 8:11 pm

by Dismal-Jellyfish Remember, CPI tracks the loss of the purchasing power of your dollars, and thereby the purchasing power of your hard earned labor. Source: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CUUR0000SA0R Let’s zoom in on this since 2020: CPI tracks the loss of the purchasing …

Tesla cuts U.S. prices for fifth time since January

April 7, 2023 1:55 pm

via CNBC: Tesla cut prices in the United States between 2% and nearly 6%, its website showed on Thursday, as the company extends a discount drive on its electric vehicles that analysts caution could hurt profitability. The fifth such cut …

Law Enforcement Had “At Least 40” Undercover Informants On January 6th

April 7, 2023 1:37 pm

On Wednesday, Roger Roots, the lawyer for defendant Dominic Pezzola, revealed that there were at least 40 undercover informants working as part of law enforcement agencies to conduct surveillance among defendants on January 6th. Pezzola is in jail and faces …

Case-Shiller January Home Prices Slow To 3.79% YoY As Fed Retreats (All 20 Metro Areas Decline MoM With Seattle And Las Vegas Declining The Fastest)

March 28, 2023 6:06 pmMarch 28, 2023 4:10 pm

by confoundedinterest17 The Federal Reserve is in retreat and housing prices reflect the retreat. Case-Shiller’s national home price index slowed to 3.79% YoY in January as The Fed slows its money printing. All 20 cities were down MoM in January with Seatlle declining …

US Treasury Funds drop below 200 Billion. They had 579 Billion in January.

March 23, 2023 8:01 pm

View post on imgur.com Bank failures may be accelerating the default. h/t jlee2027

Pence Says ‘History Will Hold Donald Trump Accountable’ for January 6

March 17, 2023 12:05 pmMarch 15, 2023 10:22 pm

by Chris Black >Former Vice President Mike Pence made his most blistering comments yet about former President Donald Trump’s role in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol during remarks Saturday evening at the annual Gridiron Club Dinner in …

Chair of the January 6 committee says members never had access to J6 video? That they hired people–the ABC showrunner and his team–to handle it

March 10, 2023 10:47 am

Preventing lawyers defending J6 Defendants from seeing this footage is inexcusable They deserve new trials And Millions in Settlements 🙏 — Reminiscences of an American Capitalist (@4Awesometweet) March 9, 2023

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy vows to release all January 6th Capitol surveillance footage to the public

March 9, 2023 11:11 pm

🚨 BREAKING: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy vows to release all January 6th Capitol surveillance footage to the public pic.twitter.com/0JBesN9isI — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) March 9, 2023 🚨BREAKING: Never before seen video of January 6 shows Jacob Chansley, the QAnon Shaman, …

Previously Unseen January 6th Footage

March 8, 2023 10:01 pm

BREAKING : Previously Unseen January 6th Footage pic.twitter.com/0jxqANbNVn — @stevenvoiceover (@stevenvoiceover) March 7, 2023

U.S. Bought $508,600,000 in Imports from Russia in January; Ran $464,000,000 Bilateral Trade Deficit

March 8, 2023 9:58 pm

This January, eleven months after Russia invaded Ukraine, the United States bought $508,600,000 in Russian imports, according to data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States imposed trade restrictions on Russia. While …

Chuck Schumer is Enraged at Tucker Releasing the January 6th Tapes

March 8, 2023 9:53 pm

by Chris Black Listen to his conviction when he says the video tapes are the liars, and that Tucker should be prevented from showing the lying video tapes. This is your answer to “how could they lie about the Holocaust?”

A word about Tucker Carlson and January 6, 2021

March 8, 2023 5:35 pm

by SunkenGravyBoat There’s a lot of pushback, mostly from the left about Tucker Carlson playing the unedited footage from inside the Capitol on January 6, 2021. The people who have been most vocal claim that it is an inaccurate representation …

TUCKER CARLSON’S FULL JANUARY 6 SURVEILLANCE VIDEO EXPOSÉ [PART 2]

March 8, 2023 12:51 pm

Well here it is , part 2 Free Speech rules. h/t PINKORCHID

Trump Reacts to January 6 Surveillance Footage Released by Tucker Carlson

March 7, 2023 10:35 am

Congratulations to Tucker Carlson on one of the biggest “scoops” as a reporter in U.S. history. The New Surveillance Footage of the January 6th Events sheds an entirely different light on what actually happened. The Unselect Committee was a giant …

THE JANUARY 6 NARRATIVE IS BUILT ON LIES: Jan. 6 Footage Shows Officer Brian Sicknick Walking Uninjured in Capitol Around the Time Rioters ‘Killed’ Him Outside.

March 7, 2023 8:36 am

BREAKING: Tucker Carlson has obtained footage of Brian Sicknick walking around the Capitol healthy after the media claimed he had been killed by Trump supporters pic.twitter.com/Vd5sEu6oqS — Jack Posobiec (@JackPosobiec) March 7, 2023 via legalinsurrection: Tucker Carlson blew up so many …

US Pending Home Sales UP 8.1% MoM In January, But Down -22.4% YoY (Negative YoY Growth For 19 Of Last 20 Months)

February 27, 2023 3:18 pm

by confoundedinterest17 US pending home sales rose 8.1% in January. At the same time, pending home sales declined -22.4% on a year-over-year (YoY) basis. So, YoY pending home sales growth has been negative for 19 of the last 20 months.

US Existing Home Sales Crash -37% YoY In January (Median Price YoY Falls To 0.67%) As The Fed’s Thrill Is Gone

February 21, 2023 8:06 pmFebruary 21, 2023 3:07 pm

by confoundedinterest17 The thrill is gone from housing as The Fed tightens away. Well, January’s existing home sales numbers were horrific. Down -37% year-over-year (YoY) and down -0.7% MoM. The median price of existing home sales fell to 0.67% YoY.

The CPI number is out- 6.4% from year ago. Up 0.5% in January

February 14, 2023 9:10 pmFebruary 14, 2023 9:42 am

Its Utilities. I’m using good bit less than same time last year and I’m paying like 40% more. shits crazy. it’s been hotter this winter too. h/t ShinyBeach

After The Worst January Job Cuts ‘Since The Great Recession’, Here Are 12 Major Layoffs That Have Already Been Announced In February

February 10, 2023 7:35 pmFebruary 9, 2023 9:55 pm

by Michael It appears that the tsunami of layoffs that started late last year is starting to accelerate. January was a horrible month for job losses, and major layoff announcements are coming fast and furious here in February. But of …

January Payrolls Increase by 517K jobs, Unemployment rate drop to a record low 3.4%

February 3, 2023 10:08 am

Ahead of today’s payrolls report, we warned that there is the possibility for a lot more “market whiplash” because as Goldman explicitly warned, there is the risk for an outlier strong report in January due to massive seasonal adjustments… … …

Challenger Job Cuts Rise 440% In January

February 3, 2023 9:45 amFebruary 2, 2023 12:13 pm

by confoundedinterest17 President Biden had better give his State of the Union Address before the economy worsens any more. In January, the Challenger, Gray and Christmas jobs cuts index was a doozy. Jobs cuts rose 440%. This is happening as …

Slow Down! ADP Jobs Added Slows To 106k In January, Lowest Since August 2021

February 1, 2023 6:20 pm

by confoundedinterest17 The US economy is slowing down. In fact, ADP jobs added just printed at 106k in January, the lowest reading since August 2021. ADP jobs added follows the slow down of M2 Money growth YoY as The Fed …

Kansas City Fed Services Survey Tanks To -11 In January As Fed Withdraws Monetary Punch Bowl (US Real GDP Was Only 0.959% YoY In 2022)

January 27, 2023 3:24 pm

by confoundedinterest17 Kansas City is a wonderful city. But the KC Fed’s Services Survey is not. In fact, it plunged to -11 for January. Rough start to the new year. The decline in the KC Fed survery mirrors that of other regional …

US January S&P Global flash manfacturing PMI 46.8

January 24, 2023 8:53 pm

Manufacturing 46.8 vs 46.0 expected Prior was 46.2 Services PMI 46.6 vs 45.0 expected Prior services 44.7 Composite 46.6 vs 44.6 prior New orders declined, led by manufacturing Cost burdens increased for the first time in eight months Backlogs of …

The Empire Strikes Out! NY State Manufacturing Index Collapses To -32.9 In January (Wells Fargo Pulling Out Of Mortgage Market)

January 17, 2023 5:28 pm

by confoundedinterest17 The Empire Strikes Out! No, not Klaus Schwab and the World Economic Forum, but the New York State Manufacturing index. For January, the index fell to -32.9. Then we have Wells Fargo and their crashing mortgage originiations. Everytime …

Good news for the January 6 prisoners in DC

January 10, 2023 4:08 pm

EXCLUSIVE: J6 defendants sitting in the D.C. gulag are seeing a slight sign of hope. These political prisoners are now being allowed to receive face-to-face visitors, religious services, and more. This all happened after @RepTroyNehls visited the jail last Thursday. …