Category: Editors’ Picks

Bailouts for the Rich, the Virus for the Rest of Us
29. 3. 2020 No Responses

Bailouts for the Rich, the Virus for the Rest of Us

For the second time in a generation, the President and Congress are creating an artificial economy under the guise of ‘saving the economy.’ Through bailouts for the executives of corporations and institutions whose coffers have been emptied for their own...
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The Real Reason for The Rescue: JPM and Citi Have $2.96 Trillion in Exposure to CDS
27. 3. 2020 No Responses

The Real Reason for The Rescue: JPM and Citi Have $2.96 Trillion in Exposure to CDS

JPMorgan Chase and Citibank Have $2.96 Trillion in Exposure to Credit Default Swaps. According to the most recent report from the regulator of national banks, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), JPMorgan Chase has exposure to $1.2 trillion i...
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Ford and 3M Designers Making Respirators Out of F-150 Seat Coolers
26. 3. 2020 No Responses

Ford and 3M Designers Making Respirators Out of F-150 Seat Coolers

Ford and 3M Designers Go MacGyver, Making Respirators Out of F-150 Seat Coolers, Power Tool Batteries and Pool Supply Hoses. Their creative collaboration combines off-the-shelf components with digital fabrication and ingenuity. To help fight the COVID-19 crisi...
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Key Points of $2 Trillion Stimulus Package
25. 3. 2020 No Responses

Key Points of $2 Trillion Stimulus Package

While it will take some time to sort through all the pork contained in the massive $2 trillion coronavirus legislation negotiated between the Trump administration and Congressional leaders early Wednesday, here are some of the major provisions. The bill &#8211...
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Dems $2.5 Trillion Counterproposal Includes Delays For Mortgage, Auto, And Credit Card Payments
24. 3. 2020 No Responses

Dems $2.5 Trillion Counterproposal Includes Delays For Mortgage, Auto, And Credit Card Payments

The $2.5 Trillion economic stimulus plan unveiled by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (and which is ‘on the 5 yard line’ according to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell) will have significant implications for the financial sector – forcing l...
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Dems Unveiled $2.5 Trillion Stimulus Counterproposal
23. 3. 2020 No Responses

Dems Unveiled $2.5 Trillion Stimulus Counterproposal

House Democrats Unveil $2.5 Trillion Stimulus Counterproposal, $1.5k Direct Payment per Person. The new Democrat counterproposal will equate to nearly $2.5 trillion, including a $1,500 direct payment to citizens. It will include $150 billion in healthcare fund...
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Boris, Don’t Listen to Sir Vallance and Tim Martin!
21. 3. 2020 No Responses

Boris, Don’t Listen to Sir Vallance and Tim Martin!

Boris Johnson appeared at a press conference flanked by England’s chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty, and the government’s chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance. Boris Johnson wanted the UK to know the nation’s best experts – and i...
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Governor Cuomo Orders NY Lockdown, GS Now Expects A Record 24% Crash In Q2 GDP
20. 3. 2020 No Responses

Governor Cuomo Orders NY Lockdown, GS Now Expects A Record 24% Crash In Q2 GDP

Cuomo Orders 100% Of New Yorkers To Stay Home. The morning after California laid out the most restrictive measures to combat the virus in the US, NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday laid out new measures for New York State...
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Lufthansa to Cut 95% of Flights
19. 3. 2020 No Responses

Lufthansa to Cut 95% of Flights

Lufthansa to cut 95% of the fleet in survival mode. Three of the world’s leading airlines laid bare the devastation the epidemic is inflicting on air travel, with Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Delta Air Lines Inc. parking a total of 1,500...
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Boeing Seeks “A Minimum $60 Billion” Government Bailout
18. 3. 2020 No Responses

Boeing Seeks “A Minimum $60 Billion” Government Bailout

Aerospace giant Boeing seeks “a minimum $60 Billion” government bailout after fully drawing-down $13 Billion credit line. This bailout demand comes after the company blew nearly $100 billion on  stock buybacks since 2013helping push its stock to...
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IATA: Airlines Urgently Need $200B In Capital
17. 3. 2020 No Responses

IATA: Airlines Urgently Need $200B In Capital

Global airlines running out of cash, need government support. Swift government action is needed to help global airlines that are in a desperate situation and running out of cash, the International Air Transport Association warned on a media call on...
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Global Liquidation Continues Despite Massive Monetary Intervention
16. 3. 2020 No Responses

Global Liquidation Continues Despite Massive Monetary Intervention

Federal Reserve cuts rates to zero and launches massive $700 billion quantitative easing program i.e. QE5. US Futures were halted limit-down overnight, and when cash markets opened, they were halted (down over 7%) before rallying all the way back up...
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Spain And France Declare Lockdowns, Berlin Shuts Museums And Brothels
14. 3. 2020 No Responses

Spain And France Declare Lockdowns, Berlin Shuts Museums And Brothels

Spainish impose 15-day lockdown effective immediately. France announces national lockdown. Berlin shuts museums, bars and even brothels, in tough crackdown on virus spread. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has signed the emergency decree Spain under an I...
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FED Unveiled $3 Trillion Repo Bailout, Expands “Not QE4” To Genuine QE5
12. 3. 2020 No Responses

FED Unveiled $3 Trillion Repo Bailout, Expands “Not QE4” To Genuine QE5

After increases in its repo facility twice already this week, from $100billion to $150billion to $175billion per day, and adding added a new 1-month term repo facility, the New York Fed just stunned the market and fired its biggest bazooka...
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Wikipedia demasked as political disinformation instrument
11. 3. 2020 No Responses

Wikipedia demasked as political disinformation instrument

Wikipedia is generally thought of as an open, transparent, and mostly reliable online encyclopedia. Yet upon closer inspection, this turns out not to be the case. In fact, the English Wikipedia with its 9 billion worldwide page views per month is governed ...
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