Election Wildcards Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 18:00 Authored by James Rickards via The Daily Reckoning, Investors need to be on guard against one or more surprises that can come without warning. I call these the “wildcards” in the election season. It’s hard to know which one might emerge, but it’s not hard to forecast…
CNN’s Don Lemon Awkwardly Walks Back ‘Blow Up The Entire System’ On-Air Remarks
CNN’s Don Lemon Awkwardly Walks Back ‘Blow Up The Entire System’ On-Air Remarks Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 17:40 CNN’s Don Lemon is trying to awkwardly walk back incendiary comments he made to his primetime colleague Chris Cuomo in front of millions of viewers Monday night. He’s now claiming that when he called for “blowing…
Market Turmoil Leads To First Pulled Junk Bond Deal Since July
Market Turmoil Leads To First Pulled Junk Bond Deal Since July Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 17:20 Two weeks ago, when we noticed that for the entire month of August the Fed had not bought a single bond ETF, we asked if Powell was sending the markets a message. Now, with the S&P500 on the…
The Great Conservative Migration And What It Means For The Future
The Great Conservative Migration And What It Means For The Future Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 23:20 Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.com, The signs really began to become visible at the end of January, 2020; there was an exodus of people brewing, and it was galvanizing fears on both sides of the political spectrum.…
Citigroup Shutters Retail Options Market-Making After Losing War Against HFTs
Citigroup Shutters Retail Options Market-Making After Losing War Against HFTs Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 18:20 Anyone following market dynamics in recent months would have been left with the impression that whereas other securities may have had a rather somnolent third quarter, option market makers would be printing cash hand over fist, thanks mostly to…
Daily Briefing – September 23, 2020
Daily Briefing – September 23, 2020 Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 18:10 Managing editor, Ed Harrison, joins Dave Floyd, founder of Aspen Trading, to review and analyze today’s price action. Ed and Dave first discuss the continuing sell-off in equities and examine Dave’s bearish position on the S&Ps. They also consider the dollar’s move upward,…
IRGC Taunts US With Spy Drone Close-Ups Of Nimitz Carrier In Strait Of Hormuz
IRGC Taunts US With Spy Drone Close-Ups Of Nimitz Carrier In Strait Of Hormuz Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 23:00 Iranian state media on Wednesday published a photo set showing the US carrier group led by USS Nimitz transiting the Strait of Hormuz which Tehran says was gained after domestic-build spy drones “intercepted” the carrier. State-run…
Tesla Sues In US Court Of International Trade To Block Trump’s Tariffs On China
Tesla Sues In US Court Of International Trade To Block Trump’s Tariffs On China Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 19:00 Tesla, which we have long suspected to be getting awfully comfortable with China (see this piece and this one), isn’t exactly going out of its way to prove us wrong. Instead, in what appears to be a…
Collapse Is A Process, Not An Event
Collapse Is A Process, Not An Event Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 18:40 Authored by Chris Martenson via PeakProsperity.com, How does one ‘get ahead’ during hard times? Look, I’m a systems guy. I think in systems terms. You should as well. Why? Because we’re entering a period of time when the major systems that have…
JPMorgan Traders Complain Bank Didn’t Warn Them About Recent COVID-19 Outbreak
JPMorgan Traders Complain Bank Didn’t Warn Them About Recent COVID-19 Outbreak Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 19:40 While the world’s biggest tech firms have come out in favor of working from home in perpetuity (or at least until next summer), JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs were among the earliest major American companies to start pushing employees…
Germany Adds 11 Regions To “Coronavirus Watch List”, France Closes Bars, Restaurants In Marseilles: Live Updates
Germany Adds 11 Regions To “Coronavirus Watch List”, France Closes Bars, Restaurants In Marseilles: Live Updates Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 19:28 Summary: Germany adds 11 regions to travel warning list France orders bars and restaurants shut in Marseilles, Paris on “high alert” Head of FDA advisory committee recuses herself from COVID vaccine review Irish…
Military Generals Are Just Another Group Of Self-Interested Technocrats
Military Generals Are Just Another Group Of Self-Interested Technocrats Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 19:20 Authored by Ryan McMaken via The Mises Institute, The United States has always had a love affair with certain generals. George Washington, of course, was immensely popular, and thirteen US presidents were generals before they were president. But prior to…
An Open Letter To Stressed-Out Preppers Who Are Tired Of This Apocalypse
An Open Letter To Stressed-Out Preppers Who Are Tired Of This Apocalypse Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 20:40 Authored by Daisy Luther via The Organic Prepper blog, Dear Friends: 2020 has certainly been quite a year so far, and a defining one for the preparedness movement. No longer are our stockpiles of rice, beans, and hand sanitizer…
Possible Ballistic Missile Launcher Vehicle Spotted At North Korea Parade Practice
Possible Ballistic Missile Launcher Vehicle Spotted At North Korea Parade Practice Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 20:20 Weeks ago, in early September, we noted how North Korea was preparing for an “October Surprise,” one where the rogue nation could launch a ballistic missile(s) ahead of the U.S. presidential elections. New commercial satellite imagery from Sept. 22 of North Korea’s Mirim…
Trump Strikes A Second Major Blow Against ‘Critical Race Theory’
Trump Strikes A Second Major Blow Against ‘Critical Race Theory’ Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 20:00 Authored by Mimi Nguyen Ly via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to stop funding to federal government contractors who hold critical race theory training sessions. “The President signed an Executive Order to end training sessions based…
The Great Unbanking: How DeFi Is Completing The Job Bitcoin Started
The Great Unbanking: How DeFi Is Completing The Job Bitcoin Started Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 22:40 Authored by Paul De Havilland via CoinTelegraph.com, While most of us will prefer to forget the horrors of 2020, DeFi may well prove to be the guarantee of a better, more liberated future… image courtesy of CoinTelegraph In…
Colleges Nationwide Enforce Strict COVID Rules… Except During BLM Protests
Colleges Nationwide Enforce Strict COVID Rules… Except During BLM Protests Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 21:20 Authored by Robert Schmad via Campus Reform, Despite imposing bans on almost all other forms of large gatherings, and applying harsh punishments to those who disobey such bans, colleges and universities appear reluctant to call out student protesters for…
Pentagon Informs Congress It’s Preparing To Have “Zero” US Troops In Afghanistan By Spring
Pentagon Informs Congress It’s Preparing To Have “Zero” US Troops In Afghanistan By Spring Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 21:00 With the Pentagon expected to reduce troops levels in Afghanistan down to 4,500 by the November elections, and with the still negotiated US-Taliban peace deal facilitating this, on Tuesday a Pentagon official told Congress it can…
China Pork Reserves At Risk Of ‘Running Out In Months’ As Prices Soar
China Pork Reserves At Risk Of ‘Running Out In Months’ As Prices Soar Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 22:20 China could be on the brink of exhausting its massive frozen pork reserves as the country’s pig herd is wiped out by African swine fever. Declining reserves are particularly bad news for the Communist Party of China, which…
What’s With The Rich-Kid Revolutionaries?
What’s With The Rich-Kid Revolutionaries? Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 22:00 Authored by Zachary Yost via The Mises Institute, By now, readers are no doubt familiar with the sight of angry mobs smashing windows, looting stores, and harassing pedestrians and street diners around the country, supposedly in the name of advocating for the rights of…
“Kind Of Like QVC” – Mall Of America Embraces Live Real-Time Shopping
“Kind Of Like QVC” – Mall Of America Embraces Live Real-Time Shopping Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 21:40 Since the virus pandemic began, consumers have stayed away from shopping malls, including Mall of America (MoA), the largest shopping mall in the US, with more than 500 stores, located in Bloomington, Minnesota. Already, MoA’s owner, Triple Five, has missed mortgage payments this…
The Fourth Turning: “Dark Years Are Here”
The Fourth Turning: “Dark Years Are Here” Tyler Durden Wed, 09/23/2020 – 16:40 Authored by Egon von Greyerz via GoldSwitzerland.com, In an ephemeral world, few things survive. I am not talking about species or human beings whose existence on earth is also transitory. Instead I am referring to social and financial systems which are now…
