Dow Jones futures fell early Wednesday, S&P 500 futures dipped, while Nasdaq futures jumped. Netflix (NFLX) soared late on strong subscriber growth. Fellow FANG stocks Amazon.com (AMZN), Facebook (FB) and Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL) also climbed late. Strong results from Lam Research (LRCX), ASML Holding (ASML), CSX (CSX) and United Airlines (UAL), as well as good […]
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S&P 500 futures fell to session lows, down 0.3% following yesterday’s torrid rally, while Nasdaq 100 futures also turned red despite Netflix’ 12% surge. The global rally fizzled as European shares pared earlier gains and turned flat in morning trade, after the Stoxx Europe 600 gained 1.6% on Tuesday. The dollar rebounded, trading at session […]
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Update (8 am ET): Speaking with reporters during his trip to Turkey, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo repeated his comments about the Saudis promising a “thorough, transparent” investigation that will be conducted “in a timely fashion.” Per Bloomberg: “They told me they were going to conduct a thorough, complete, transparent investigation” and made a commitment […]
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Beer is the most popular alcoholic beverage in the world by volume consumed, and yields of its main ingredient: barley, decrease sharply in the event of extreme weather A team of agricultural specialists and climate economists published a new study Monday in the Journal of Nature Plants, found the connection between extreme weather conditions, such as drought […]
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Authored by Jan Keller (a Czech Social Democrat Member of the European Parliament), via The Gatestone Institute, Multiculturalism is not a manifestation of Europe’s generosity, or some noble embodiment of love and truth. Multiculturalism is what remains after mass migration reveals itself as a threat, rather than a benefit, to the economies of European countries. […]
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Last week, the Global Times confirmed that the Hong-20, China’s newest long-range stealth bomber was ready for imminent trial flights. Now, it seems Chinese media, as per Defense Blog, has indicated that the stealth bomber will be unveiled during a massive military parade in 2019. Fan art of the PLAAF’s future Hong-20 (Source/ Defense Blog) While […]
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Authored by Pepe Escobar via The Asia Times, World leaders wrestle with a maelstrom of complex, burning issues as they prepare for November 30 summit… The G-20 in Buenos Aires on November 30 could set the world on fire – perhaps literally. Let’s start with the US-China trade war. Washington won’t even start discussing trade with […]
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Drug overdoses are the leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 50, who are now more likely to die from a drug overdose than from car accidents or firearms. The United States has the dubious distinction of having the highest percentage of drug-related deaths in the world. However, while opioid abuse is […]
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Authored by Joseph Jankowski via PlanetFreeWill.com, Big tech companies such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube have performed “perhaps the greatest bait-and-switch in American history” as they now have committed to an about-face to the American value of free speech. That is the assessment of Breitbart New‘s Allum Bokhari who exclusively presented a leaked Google internal briefing titled “The […]
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Marking the worst year since 2008, China’s tech-heavy (Nasdaq-equivalent) Shenzhen Composite index is down a shocking 35% year-to-date, and it’s starting to become a self-feeding vicious circle… As Bloomberg reports, the most recent slump in the teach-heavy index comes despite regulators’ efforts to rein in risks of share-backed loans following reports over the weekend that […]
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