Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/29/2016 - 10:26 Either they rig the convention, or they create an accident. The “establishment” does not appear willing to accept Trump under any conditions.
Trump Campaign Manager Arrested, Charged With Assault Of Ex-Breitbart Reporter
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/29/2016 - 11:32 "You are totally delusional. I never touched you. As a matter of fact, I have never even met you."
Pentagon Orders Hundreds Of Military Families To Evacuate Turkey
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/29/2016 - 11:24 Has the US finally had enough of its "ally" Erdogan?
Trump, Sanders, & The Deep State Darling
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/29/2016 - 08:51 Always remember who's selling whom, and who's in charge.Trump's Support Nears 50% Among Republicans As Countdown To Convention Continues
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/29/2016 - 07:38
Why Gold Has Been Falling (In 1 Simple Chart)
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/29/2016 - 11:17 Over the past 40 years, gold has typically fallen more in March than any other month. So, it’s not surprising to see gold’s latest retreat.
Why Yellen's Speech Will Likely "Underwhelm" The Market: Deutsche Bank's Take
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/29/2016 - 10:58 "If Yellen is merely trying to square off the confusion between data and recent hawkishness, she will lean on the dovish side, if only to continue the market rally. However, as Deutsche Bank adds, "if we look at the impact of past Yellen speeches on macro sensitive topics since she became Fed Chairperson, we find a typical underwhelming impact."
Loonie?
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/29/2016 - 10:56 Oil and the Canadian Dollar have traded tick-for-tick for the last 24 hours... until around 5amET, when the loonie was suddenly bid despite a plunge in crude. As US equities opened and crude extended its losses, CAD quickly plunged but it appears someone, or something, was ready to buy with both hands and feet...
As Conference Board Confidence Jumps, Gallup Confidence Dumps
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/29/2016 - 10:09 A yuuge surge in stocks - amid collapsing earnings and GDP expectations - appears to have enabled a modest bounce off 2-year lows for consumer confidence. The Conference Board’s index of consumer confidence increased to 96.2 in March from 94 a month earlier - but still below January's levels. The bounce was driven purely by "hope" as expectations for the future rose and current conditions dropped to 4-month lows. At the same time Gallup's consumer confidence survey plumbes new depths to its lowest since 2015.
Here Are The Four Reasons Why Investors Never Believed This Rally
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/29/2016 - 09:52 The "smart money" have been net sellers of US stocks for the ninth consecutive week.Investors are positioning for a market reversal based on leveraged positions in volatility funds.
Oil bulls never jumped on board the latest rally.
The CS Fear Barometer remains elevated
Commodities Longs Will "Liquidate In Unison," Driving Bulls Off A Cliff, Barclays Warns
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/29/2016 - 09:36 "Key commodities markets such as oil and copper already face overhangs of excess production capacity and inventories, but also now face another obstacle in the recovery process, that of positioning which is now approaching bullish extremes. The risk for commodities is that investors seek to liquidate long positions quickly and in unison, with potentially highly negative consequences for prices." Look out below...
Case-Shiller Home Prices Jump Driven By West Coast Chinese Buyers
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/29/2016 - 09:19 US Home prices rose 5.75% YoY according to Case-Shiller (the fastest rate since July 2014) as it appears the Chinese buyers are migrating south from Canada with Portland, Seattle, and San Francisco reported the highest year-over-year gains among the 20 cities with another month of double digit annual price increases. Home prices continue to climb at more than twice the rate of inflation amid a suply shortage as West Coast propertty markets become "Vancouvered."need to keep the sheep scared...
Capitol On Lockdown For Second Day As Police Investigate Suspicious Package
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/29/2016 - 09:19 Less than 24 hours after a Monday incident that saw a self-styled "prophet from God" pull a gun before before ultimately being subdued and taken into custody, police are now investigating two "unattended packages" near the Capitol building.
WTI Crude Tumbles Into 'Correction' To 2-Week Lows
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/29/2016 - 09:03 The greatest short-squeeze on record is over and now the great global oil glut in history, largest inventories since The Great Depression, and global growth demand collapsing fundamentals are being priced back in. WTI Crude is now down 10% from its highs a week ago, back to near 2-week lows and near a $37 handle. Can we just get another random 'Doha' meeting headline...
SunEdison Plummets 40% On "Substantial Bankruptcy Risk" Warning
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/29/2016 - 08:29 Just as we warned was likely, the once infamous hedge fund hotel US solar company SunEdison unit TerraForm Global said on Tuesday there was "substantial risk" that SunEdison would soon seek bankruptcy protection given liquidity difficulties, noting that "such an action would have a material adverse effect” on TerraForm Global. In 2016 alone, SUNE has collapsed from a hope-strewn $6 price to just 73c this morning...
Prominent Hedge Fund Luxor Capital Warns Redeeming Investors Will Be "Gated" After Sharp Losses
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/29/2016 - 08:09 About a decade ago, Christian Leone's Luxor Capital was one of the biggest brand names in the industry, and alongside Harbinger and DB Zwirn, every trader and analyst on Wall Street wanted to work there. Since then things have changed. According to Reuters, Luxor, which had $3.8 billion under management at last check, "has been losing money for months" and on Monday it surprised investors when it announced it would "not be returning exiting investors cash in full, keeping a portion locked up until some illiquid investments can be sold."
from Common Dreams:
Hillary Clinton’s chief campaign strategist has dodged Bernie Sanders’ call for a debate before the April 19 primary in New York, saying the former secretary of state’s response depends on whether the Vermont senator changes his “tone.”
Hillary Clinton’s chief campaign strategist has dodged Bernie Sanders’ call for a debate before the April 19 primary in New York, saying the former secretary of state’s response depends on whether the Vermont senator changes his “tone.”
“This is a man who said he’d never run a negative ad ever. He’s now
running them. They’re planning to run more,” Clinton operative Joel
Benenson said Monday on CNN. “Let’s see the tone of the campaign he wants to run before we get to any other questions.”
Asked what the risk is to debating Sanders in New York, Benenson replied that there is “no risk” for Clinton but that Sanders “doesn’t get to decide” the schedule.
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by Harvey Organ, HarveyOrganblog:
Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen:
Gold: $1,220.90 down $1.50 (comex closing time)
Silver 15.19 UNCHANGED
In the access market 5:15 pm
Gold $1221.50.00
silver: 15.23
Let us have a look at the data for today.
At the gold comex today, we had a poor delivery day, registering 0 notices for nil ounces and for silver we had 0 notices for nil oz for the active March delivery month.
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Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen:Gold: $1,220.90 down $1.50 (comex closing time)
Silver 15.19 UNCHANGED
In the access market 5:15 pm
Gold $1221.50.00
silver: 15.23
Let us have a look at the data for today.
At the gold comex today, we had a poor delivery day, registering 0 notices for nil ounces and for silver we had 0 notices for nil oz for the active March delivery month.
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from Wolf Street:
This wasn’t part of the rosy scenario.
Monsanto, the world’s largest seed manufacturer, is not having a good year. The company recently slashed its 2016 earnings forecast from the $5.10-$5.60 per share it had forecast in December to $4.40-$5.10, claiming that about 25-30 cents of the reduction was due to the stronger dollar. But judging by recent trends, a strong dollar could soon be the least of its concerns.
Across a number of key markets, the company is facing growing resistance, not only from farmers and consumers but also, amazingly, governments.
In India, the world’s biggest cotton producer, the Ministry of Agriculture accuses Monsanto of price gouging.
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This wasn’t part of the rosy scenario.Monsanto, the world’s largest seed manufacturer, is not having a good year. The company recently slashed its 2016 earnings forecast from the $5.10-$5.60 per share it had forecast in December to $4.40-$5.10, claiming that about 25-30 cents of the reduction was due to the stronger dollar. But judging by recent trends, a strong dollar could soon be the least of its concerns.
Across a number of key markets, the company is facing growing resistance, not only from farmers and consumers but also, amazingly, governments.
In India, the world’s biggest cotton producer, the Ministry of Agriculture accuses Monsanto of price gouging.
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by Julie Fidler, Natural Society:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has opened the door for farmers to plant MON87419, a new strain of genetically modified (GM) corn created by Monsanto to tolerate the weed killers dicamba and glufosinate without government oversight. The move will likely increase spraying of the herbicides.
Like earlier strains of GMO corn, MON87419 is designed to withstand being coated in toxic chemicals that wipe out weeds and other plant life on farm fields. The deregulation was announced by the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service last Monday. [1]
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has opened the door for farmers to plant MON87419, a new strain of genetically modified (GM) corn created by Monsanto to tolerate the weed killers dicamba and glufosinate without government oversight. The move will likely increase spraying of the herbicides.Like earlier strains of GMO corn, MON87419 is designed to withstand being coated in toxic chemicals that wipe out weeds and other plant life on farm fields. The deregulation was announced by the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service last Monday. [1]
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by Claire Bernish, Activist Post:
A new report from the Guardian says the “CIA took naked photographs of people it sent to its foreign partners for torture.”
These detainees had been part of the CIA’s covert practice of “extraordinary renditions” — the “U.S. government’s global kidnap and secret detention” program. Because the CIA operated the program to avoid scrutiny, exactly how many detainees have been “rendered” remains unclear — as is how many of them were photographed naked by the agency.
Insiders with knowledge of the photographs say the purpose of the pictures was to act as a buffer against potential political and legal fallout from torture perpetrated by the U.S. and its allies. CIA officials claim such documentation would provide evidence of humane treatment while prisoners were in the agency’s custody. But some detainees were rendered to other countries with dubious records of allowing torture — so the premise for such photographs appears questionable, at best.
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A new report from the Guardian says the “CIA took naked photographs of people it sent to its foreign partners for torture.”These detainees had been part of the CIA’s covert practice of “extraordinary renditions” — the “U.S. government’s global kidnap and secret detention” program. Because the CIA operated the program to avoid scrutiny, exactly how many detainees have been “rendered” remains unclear — as is how many of them were photographed naked by the agency.
Insiders with knowledge of the photographs say the purpose of the pictures was to act as a buffer against potential political and legal fallout from torture perpetrated by the U.S. and its allies. CIA officials claim such documentation would provide evidence of humane treatment while prisoners were in the agency’s custody. But some detainees were rendered to other countries with dubious records of allowing torture — so the premise for such photographs appears questionable, at best.
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by Pater Tenebrarum, Acting-Man.com:
A Truism Dies
Hitherto it has always been assumed that Britain’s business community would be a monolithic bloc arrayed against the possibility of the much-dreaded “Brexit”. It seems however that this is not entirely true. We have always thought that a British exit from the EU would be bad for the remaining EU, or rather, its citizens. This is so because a British exit means that a voice arguing in favor of the subsidiarity principle will be lost, which in turn is likely to hasten the erection of a socialist superstate in continental Europe.
However, we could never see why the UK business community in its entirety should be in favor of Britain staying with the EU. After all, the UK isn’t using the euro, so there will be no costs in terms of currency reconversion. If the UK were to simply become a member of EFTA (the European Free Trade Area), it would retain all the advantages of being a member of the common market, while getting rid of the absurd bureaucratic dictates emanating from Brussels. Why on Earth should UK businesses be happy with the flood of regulations spewing forth from the EU Commission every year?
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A Truism DiesHitherto it has always been assumed that Britain’s business community would be a monolithic bloc arrayed against the possibility of the much-dreaded “Brexit”. It seems however that this is not entirely true. We have always thought that a British exit from the EU would be bad for the remaining EU, or rather, its citizens. This is so because a British exit means that a voice arguing in favor of the subsidiarity principle will be lost, which in turn is likely to hasten the erection of a socialist superstate in continental Europe.
However, we could never see why the UK business community in its entirety should be in favor of Britain staying with the EU. After all, the UK isn’t using the euro, so there will be no costs in terms of currency reconversion. If the UK were to simply become a member of EFTA (the European Free Trade Area), it would retain all the advantages of being a member of the common market, while getting rid of the absurd bureaucratic dictates emanating from Brussels. Why on Earth should UK businesses be happy with the flood of regulations spewing forth from the EU Commission every year?
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