Baltimore Leader Says Conservatives "Should Be Afraid" For Calling Him The "DEI Mayor"

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Says his “purpose in life” is to make white people feel uncomfortable...


FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried To Be Sentenced For Fraud Today

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The founder of fallen cryptocurrency exchange FTX faces decades in prison for playing fast and loose with deposits and defrauding the U.S. government...


Bidenomics Blowback - Survey-Based Sentiment Collapses As 'Hope' Evaporates

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...so much for Bidenomics.


Stars Are Aligning For An Energy Sector Catch-Up

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Energy is a "cash machine and a geopolitical hedge"...


UMich Inflation Expectations Slide To 3 Year Lows, Republicans Lift Sentiment In March

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“Not only did inflation expectations fall sharply, so did inflation uncertainty,”


Pending Home Sales Hover Near Record Lows In February

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...a small bounce back from January's collapse.


BlackRock CEO "Very Bullish" On Bitcoin As Its ETF Crosses $17 Billion

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"IBIT is the fastest growing ETF in the history of ETFs. Nothing has gained assets as fast as IBIT in the history of ETFs"


The Great Volatility Outlier Is Crashing

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Bond volatility at the lowest levels since early February 2022

Fisker Slashes Price Of Its Only Model By 39% In Last-Ditch Bid To Stay Solvent

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The price cut marks a $24,000 discount to the model's original MSRP. 


FInal Q4 2023 GDP Revision Comes In Red Hot 3.4%, Beating Estimates

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It's ancient history by now, but moments ago the Biden Bureau of Economic Goalseeking Analysis reported that in its third estimate of Q4 GDP, the US was estimated to have grown by 3.4% (3.440% to be precise), above the 3.2% reported last month and above the 3.2% estimate.


Facebook Secretly Wiretapped Competitors: Documents

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Facebook violated federal law with its secret program, according to some lawyers.


Jobless Claims Continue To Hover (Miraculously) Near Record Lows

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WARNs are soaring... claims are not.


Stocks Set To Close Blowout Week, Month And Quarter At All-Time High; Gold Soars To Record

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Feels a little like the early stages of Weimar Germany, doesn't it


Leaked Document Reveals Amazon To Dump Office Space, In Cost-Cutting Move Amid CRE Tower Crisis

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More bad news for CRE space. 


Bad Is Good

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Everyone thinks of inflation as being purely a financial phenomenon. However, it is much more than that. It is also a social phenomenon...


The Declining Value Of The US Federal Minimum Wage

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In 1960, the federal minimum wage was $1 per hour. After accounting for inflation, this would be worth around $10.28 today (it's at $7.25)


Stateside equity futures softer, Dollar bid post-Waller though Crude/XAU remains resilient; US IJC due - Newsquawk US Market Open

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  • European bourses hold a positive bias whilst Stateside futures are subdued ahead of a busy docket
  • Dollar bid acting as a drag on G10 peers, Antipodeans lag
  • Bonds are lower in a continuation of post-Waller price action
  • Crude and XAU remains in the green despite the stronger Dollar as geopols remain in focus
  • Looking ahead, Highlights include US GDP (F), IJC, UoM Inflation Expectations (F), Japanese Tokyo CPI & Unemployment Rate, Comments from ECB’s Knot, BoE’s Mann &amp

US 'Backed Itself Into Corner' By Blaming ISIS For Moscow Attack As Fires Burned: Kremlin

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"It took them only a few hours to get to a microphone, turn on the lights, summon the press, & draw a conclusion about who is to blame."


Baltimore Bridge Collapse May Cost Billions, Dramatically Disrupt Supply Chains

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The collapse of Maryland’s Francis Scott Key Bridge Tuesday after it was struck by a cargo ship continues to block access to the Port of Baltimore and could disrupt shipping flows across the U.S.


These Are The Sectors Most-Targeted By Cybercrime

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...a majority of the theaters of war have become digital, with state-sponsored or -affiliated groups conducting cyber warfare against targets in various sectors...