Progressive feminist author Naomi Wolf’s new book has been delayed by the publisher after a BBC radio host destroyed a major part of the book’s premise during a live interview in May. <!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> Naomi Wolf In the course of her research for the book Outrages: Sex, Censorship, and the Criminalization of Love – which… Read More
Via Cliff Mass Weather and Climate blog, On Friday, the front page of the Seattle Times had a terrifying story about Seattle heat waves that could kill hundreds— in fact, over 700 per event. And that only by rapidly cutting greenhouse gas emissions, might our fellow citizens be saved. <!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> Courtesy of the… Read More
Submitted by Eric Peters, CIO of One River Asset Management “I don’t think we’re well prepared at all. And I don’t think the public is aware of what’s coming,” said the Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. He was discussing the rapid advance of synthesis technology. This new artificial intelligence capability allows competent programmers to… Read More
Just last week, Jeff Gundlach – in his latest DoubleLine investor call – cracked jokes that Deutsche Bank’s imploding stock which has been hitting fresh all time lows virtually every day, has a major support area at €0. <!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> Once again, he was on to something because now, just a few… Read More
A Dutch MP is still fuming over Formula One’s 2018 decision to remove grid girls from the sport due to “female patronizing.” <!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> Grid girls at risk of losing their livelihoods due to feminism “Grid girls belong in Formula 1 as much as the cars do,” exclaimed Roy van Alast –… Read More
Authored by Jason Ditz via AntiWar.com, US military intelligence agency the DIA has issued a new statement directly accusing the Russian government of conducting low-yield nuclear tests in the course of developing more advanced nuclear arms. “The U.S. government, including the Intelligence Community, has assessed that Russia has conducted nuclear weapons tests that have created nuclear yield.… Read More
Millions of people and entire cities descended into darkness as a massive, unprecedented power failure kept Argentina and Uruguay in the dark on Sunday morning, the same day as provincial elections were to be held in parts of Argentina. Parts of Brazil and Paraguay also were affected, according to the BBC. Ahora en Boedo se… Read More
roy.luck [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)] As the impasse continues in the trade war between China and the United States, Washington [read more] The post Trump’s Tariff Policy Is Threatening To Undermine the US LNG sector appeared first on . Source: thesiriusreport.com
Authored by Andrew Sheets, global strategist at Morgan Stanley <!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> Last Friday the US economy produced significantly fewer jobs than expected. And the markets cheered. The S&P 500 jumped 1.1%, capping its best four-day run all year, credit spreads tightened,and bond prices rose. A distinct line of reasoning drove these moves… Read More
Via InternationalMan.com, <!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–> International Man: For many years, President Trump has made no apologies for trying to pay the least amount of taxes possible. He’s clearly stated this in many interviews. His desire to minimize his taxes has brought scorn from many in the mainstream media, and politicians from both sides of… Read More
We pointed out earlier this year that “factor based” quant funds were having difficulty finding strategies to beat the market – especially now that all quant funds are doing the same thing. But now, the computer scientists at Cantab Capital, based out of Cambridge, have taken on another challenge: trying to create the next “bond… Read More
Authored by Sven Henrich via NorthmanTrader.com, Fed Games Clever markets. Many index charts have camped themselves inside tight key price zones ahead of the Fed meeting this coming week leaving potential for important breakouts or equally important breakdowns. The trigger to render the decision next week: The Fed of course. <!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–><!–[if IE 9]><![endif]–>… Read More
Certain users of online forum 8chan may want to lawyer up, after a recently unsealed affidavit reveals that the FBI served the website with a search warrant in April for the IP addresses and metadata information on Chabad of Poway shooter John Earnst, along with “all of the individuals who responded to his posts on the forum. lmaooooooo 8chan… Read More
Authored by Nouriel Roubini via Project Syndicate, Across the advanced economies, monetary and fiscal policymakers lack the tools needed to respond to another major downturn and financial crisis. Worse, while the world no longer needs to worry about a hawkish US Federal Reserve strangling growth, it now has an even bigger problem on its hands.… Read More
The recent surge in bitcoin, and the entire cryptocurrency space accelerated over the weekend, coinciding with the latest massive protest in Hong Kong which may be among the catalysts for the aggressive buying, and sending bitcoin above $9,000 for the first time since May 10, 2018, a price that is almost triple where bitcoin traded… Read More