Category: Financial System
Financial System
Justice Department Focused On Spoofing And Scalping In Ongoing Short Seller Probe
From ZH The U.S. Department of Justice reportedly “seized hardware, trading records and private communications” belonging to well-known activist short seller Carson Block last October, as part of a wide ranging investigation into short selling, the Wall Street Journal reported this morning. The ongoing DOJ probe, which has been in the news over the last several months, […]
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“A Recurring Fountain Of Revenue”: FDA Exec Admits Biden Planning Annual Shots, Including Toddlers
from zh Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Executive Officer Christopher Cole was caught on undercover camera by Project Veritas, where he revealed that his agency plans to announce that annual Covid-19 vaccinations will become official policy. As Project Veritas reports (emphasis ours): Cole is an Executive Officer heading up the agency’s Countermeasures Initiatives, which plays a critical role in ensuring that drugs, vaccines, […]
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Pfizer Quietly Adds Language Warning That ‘Unfavorable Pre-Clinical, Clinical Or Safety Data’ May Impact Business
From Zero Hedge Two weeks ago, the FDA begged a Texas judge to delay production on the first monthly batch of 55,000 pages of Covid-19 vaccine data submitted to the agency by Pfizer. Originally, the agency was set to produce just 500 pages-per-month. Now, Pfizer – which just forecast $54 billion in Covid-related sales in 2022, appears to […]
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Pipeline Politics Hits Multipolar Realities: Nord Stream 2 & The Ukraine Crisis
Authored by John Foster via Counterpunch.org, Amid escalating tensions between US/NATO and Russia, all eyes are on Ukraine, but Nord Stream 2, a pipeline built to bring Russian gas under the Baltic Sea directly to Germany, is an integral part of the story. US Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland, asserted (Jan 27), “If Russia invades […]
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Rabobank: “Prepare For Impact”
By Michael Every of Rabobank “Prepare For Impact” This is not a Friday brimming with positive developments, to put it mildly. However, at time of writing Asian stocks were following US futures higher on what looks to my jaded eye to be nothing more than a good key earnings report. Here’s a Friday thought: perhaps […]
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For Robinhood, Firing Vlad Tenev Is The First Step To Redemption
Submitted by QTR’s Fringe Finance Robinhood (HOOD) – a name that I have been buying since about 40% ago, as detailed here, and am continuing to buy (baghold) this afternoon – posted an ugly-looking quarter after hours today, as I actually somewhat expected again from the struggling brokerage. Before diving into the details of the report, there’s […]
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Ackman Buys 3.1 Million Netflix Shares With $1.25 Billion Profit From Massive Treasury Short
From ZH A few days ago we pointed out that one of the event risks in a sliding market is distressed M&A in which cash-rich buyers scoop up beaten down assets, and of which we have already seen two examples: Microsoft’s acquisition of a deeply discounted Activision and more recently, last week’s acquisition of Kohl’s […]
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