“Do Not Kill Your Protesters” – Trump Warns Iran As Crackdown On Growing Protests Begins

“Do Not Kill Your Protesters” – Trump Warns Iran As Crackdown On Growing Protests Begins

“Do Not Kill Your Protesters” – Trump Warns Iran As Crackdown On Growing Protests Begins

Protests in Iran have spread for a second consecutive dayafter student-led demonstrations and clashes with police at a Tehran university Saturday saw crowds chanting “death to liars!” and “Khamenei] resign, resign!” They are demanding that Iran’s leaders, including Ayatollah Khamenei step down over their…

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The New Electric Hummer Makes Tesla’s Cybertruck Look Like A Kid’s Tonka Toy

The New Electric Hummer Makes Tesla’s Cybertruck Look Like A Kid’s Tonka Toy

The New Electric Hummer Makes Tesla’s Cybertruck Look Like A Kid’s Tonka Toy

General Motors has finally decided to bring back the Hummer: millennial style.

The Detroit automaker is going to be buying Super Bowl airtime to debut the Hummer as an all-electric pickup, carrying on the model’s lineage that was discontinued about a decade ago. GM has even signed LeBron James to appear in the…

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US Expels Saudi Servicemen Over Extremist Ties And Pedophilia In Wake Of Pensacola Shooting

US Expels Saudi Servicemen Over Extremist Ties And Pedophilia In Wake Of Pensacola Shooting

US Expels Saudi Servicemen Over Extremist Ties And Pedophilia In Wake Of Pensacola Shooting

Over a dozen Saudi trainees stationed at US military installations will be expelled from the country following an investigation stemming from a deadly December shooting at a Navy base in Pensacola, Florida, according to CNN.

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While the expelled students…

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Macron Abandons Plan To Raise Retirement Age As Rock-Throwing Protesters Get Tear-Gassed

Macron Abandons Plan To Raise Retirement Age As Rock-Throwing Protesters Get Tear-Gassed

Macron Abandons Plan To Raise Retirement Age As Rock-Throwing Protesters Get Tear-Gassed

French President Emmanuel Macron has scrapped plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, as tens of thousands of anti-government activists – many donning yellow vests – returned to the streets of Paris and elsewhere on Saturday to protest the proposed pension reforms, according to the New York Times.

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IEA: The Oil Glut Is Going Nowhere

IEA: The Oil Glut Is Going Nowhere

IEA: The Oil Glut Is Going Nowhere

Authored by Irina Slav via OilPrice.com,

Global oil markets will remain well supplied this year, with a possible overhang of some 1 million bpd, the head of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Bitol, told Reuters.

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“Non-OPEC production is very strong. We still expect production coming from, not just United…

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China’s Geely Considers Investment In Cash-Desperate Aston Martin

China’s Geely Considers Investment In Cash-Desperate Aston Martin

China’s Geely Considers Investment In Cash-Desperate Aston Martin

As things get dire in the auto industry across the global, consolidation of companies looks like it could be the next step.

China’s Geely is in talks with Aston Martin, as the EV maker considers partnering what FT calls some “much needed cash” into the luxury automaker. 

Geely is in the midst of due diligence and is looking to…

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Will A Credit Crisis Threaten Boris’s 2020 Brexit Plans?

Will A Credit Crisis Threaten Boris’s 2020 Brexit Plans?

Will A Credit Crisis Threaten Boris’s 2020 Brexit Plans?

Authored by Alasdair Macleod via The Mises Institute,

Boris and the Conservatives won the General Election with a very good majority. In truth, opposition parties stood little chance of success against the Tory strategists, who controlled the narrative despite a hostile media.At the centre of their slick operation was Dominic Cummings, who…

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Luongo Fears “An Abyss Of Losses” As Iraq Becomes MidEast Battleground

Luongo Fears “An Abyss Of Losses” As Iraq Becomes MidEast Battleground

Luongo Fears “An Abyss Of Losses” As Iraq Becomes MidEast Battleground

Authored by Tom Luongo via Gold, Goats, ‘n Guns blog,

The future of the U.S.’s involvement in the Middle East is in Iraq. The exchange of hostilities between the U.S. and Iran occurred wholly on Iraqi soil and it has become the site on which that war will continue.

Israel continues to up the ante on Iran,following President…

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An Empire Self-Destructs

An Empire Self-Destructs

Authored by Jeff Thomas via InternationalMan.com,

Empires are built through the creation or acquisition of wealth.

The Roman Empire came about through the productivity of its people and its subsequent acquisition of wealth from those that it invaded.

The Spanish Empire began with productivity and expanded through the use of its large armada of ships, looting the New…

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Institutions, Retail And Algos Are Now All-In, Just As Buybacks Tumble

Institutions, Retail And Algos Are Now All-In, Just As Buybacks Tumble

Institutions, Retail And Algos Are Now All-In, Just As Buybacks Tumble

When it comes to gauging market euphoria, one place to find the current state of retail investor (super) sentiment, is the CNN Fear and Greed Index, which over the past three weeks, has printed at all time series highs.

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What about institutional sentiment? Well, contrary to…

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