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Standoff in Texas Park!
Submitted by hedgeless_horseman on 01/08/2016 13:47 -0500Free Corzine!!! Hasn't he already served enough time?
5,000 Swiss Army Troops Will Protect World's Billionaires During Annual Davos Boondoggle
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/07/2016 14:37 -0500With a new wave of terrorism, mass shootings and unprecedented social violence around the globe now a part of the daily routine for billions of people across both developed and developing nations, one group wants to be certain there is no chance of "close encounters", violent or otherwise, with the peasantry during its upcoming annual boondoggle at the World Economic Forum in Davos. According to Swissinfo, when the world's billionaires land their private jets in the gorgeous Swiss town (which at 1,560 m is also the highest town in Europe) on January 20, they will have up to 5,000 Swiss army troops protecting them.
Brazil's Olympic Stadium Goes Dark Over Unpaid $250,000 Electric Bill
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/06/2016 19:10 -0500To be sure, there were already a number of concerns about the upcoming Olympic games in Rio. For instance, last summer we learned that thanks to a lack of sanitation infrastructure, Olympic athletes are almost certain to come into contact with disease-causing viruses in the water. In the latest embarrassment, power to the stadium that will host the Olympic track and field events was cut off after a dispute between the government and a soccer club ended in a $250,000 unpaid utility bill.
Islamic State's New "Jihadi John" Was Bouncy Castle Salesman, Nirvana Fan, Aspiring Dentist
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/05/2016 17:40 -0500"He stopped studying and rented bouncy castles for children's parties while supporting banned militant group Al-Muhajiroun and running 'roadshows' aimed at attracting troubled youngsters in inner-cities"...
Poker's 10 Most Valuable Investment Lessons
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/01/2016 14:20 -0500While most amateurs will bet on most hands, take speculative positions where the odds of success are stacked against them or try to bluff their way through a losing hand; professionals play with a cold, calculated and unemotional discipline. The professional gambler understands the odds of success of every play and measures his “bets” accordingly. He knows when to be “all in” and when to “fold and walk away.” Do they succeed all the time – of course not. However, by understanding how to limit losses they survive long enough to come out a winner over time.
Turkey's Erdogan Praises "Hitler's Germany" As Example Of Effective Government
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/01/2016 12:01 -0500Back in August, Nationalist opposition leader Devlet Bahceli took to Twitter to call Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a "locally produced Hitler, Stalin or Qaddafi." While Bahceli probably meant that as an insult, Erdogan seems to agree.
Swiss Army Chief Warns Of Social Unrest, Calls Upon Citizens To Arm Themselves
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/30/2015 22:42 -0500Swiss army chief André Blattmann warned, in a Swiss newspaper article on Sunday, the risks of social unrest in Europe are soaring. Recalling the experience of 1939/1945, Blattman fears the increasing aggression in public discourse is an explosively hazardous situation, and advises the Swiss people to arm themselves and warns that the basis for Swiss prosperity is "being called into question."
Oil Slumps As Saudis "Won't Change" Policy, Russia Rethinks 2016 Price Forecast
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/30/2015 08:19 -0500“We will satisfy the demand of our customers. We no longer limit production. If there is demand, we will respond. We have the capacity to respond to demand," Saudi oil minister Ali al-Naimi told reporters on Wednesday, underscoring the kingdom's belligerent stance as "lower for longer" heads into 2016. Meanwhile, Russia's Finance Ministry may reconsider its forecast for $50/bbl crude, a move which could inflate Moscow's budget deficit.
Global Stocks, Futures Dragged Lower By Commodities As Oil Slumps Back Under $37
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/30/2015 07:02 -0500- 7 Year Treasury
- Apple
- Bank of America
- Bank of America
- Bond
- China
- Copper
- Creditors
- Crude
- Crude Oil
- default
- Economic Calendar
- Equity Markets
- European Central Bank
- Germany
- Hong Kong
- India
- Italy
- KKR
- Kuwait
- Market Manipulation
- Market Sentiment
- Merrill
- Merrill Lynch
- Mexico
- Natural Gas
- New Zealand
- Newspaper
- OPEC
- PIMCO
- Puerto Rico
- Swiss Banks
- Switzerland
- Yuan
With just two days left in 2015, the main driver of overnight global stocks and US equity futures remains the most familiar one of all of 2015 - crude oil, which, after its latest torrid bounce yesterday has resumed the familiar "yoyo" mode, and again stumbled dropping below $37 on yesterday's surprising API 2.9 million crude inventory build, as well several more long-term "forecasts" by OPEC members, with Kuwait now budgeting for $30 oil, while Venezuela's Maduro said the oil price fell to $28/bbl and is "headed downward." As a result U.S. futures declined and European stocks fell, extending their worst December drop since 2002 in thin volume on the last full trading day of the year.
Sweden's First Month Of 'Islamic Multiculturalism' - Rapes, Acquittals, & Severed Heads
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/29/2015 22:45 -0500Some 30 Muslim men thought that the woman was in violation of Islamic sharia law, by being in Sweden unaccompanied by a man. They thought that she should therefore be raped and her teenage son killed. At first, the woman did not want to call the police. "She felt sorry for him [the rapist] ... and was afraid he would be deported back to Iraq." Two Swedish citizens were convicted by a Gothenburg Court of joining an Islamist terror group in Syria and murdering two captives. Video evidence showed one victim being beheaded. One week after Sweden raised its terror alert level to the highest ever, the police raised another alarm -- saying their weapons are simply not good enough to prevent a potential terror attack.
Death Of Top Syrian Rebel Commander May Derail "Peace" Process, Evacuation Efforts
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/26/2015 16:05 -0500“For sure it will cause a big delay and it may kill the whole process. Whoever committed this crime is pushing for a military solution, not a political process solution.”
The After-Christmas Hangover: Why There Is No Peace On Earth
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/26/2015 13:10 -0500- Afghanistan
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- China
- Eastern Europe
- ETC
- Exxon
- First Amendment
- France
- Henry Kissinger
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Kuwait
- Middle East
- Mohammad
- National Debt
- national intelligence
- national security
- Nationalism
- Neocons
- Newspaper
- None
- Nuclear Power
- OPEC
- Reza Shah
- Robert Gates
- Romania
- Salient
- Saudi Arabia
- Slovakia
- Totalitarianism
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- Uranium
- White House
101 years after the Christmas truces along the Western Front there is still no peace on earth. And the long suffering American taxpayers, who foot the massive bills generated by the War Party’s demented and destructive policies, have no clue that Imperial Washington is the principal reason.
Exclusive: "And It's Gone... It's All Gone" - The One Gold Scandal That Goes To The Very Top
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/25/2015 22:20 -0500Following the yellow brick road leads us deep, very deep inside the rabbit hole...
US Had "Secret" Discussions With Assad "Regime", Tried To Start Military Coup
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/24/2015 08:23 -0500According to WSJ, "the Obama administration pursued secret communications with elements of Syria’s regime over several years in a failed attempt to limit violence and get President Bashar al-Assad to relinquish power, according to U.S. and Arab officials. Early on, the U.S. looked for cracks in the regime it could exploit to encourage a military coup, but found few.”
China Proposes A Fix For Its Crashing Housing Market: "Transplant" 100 Million Farmers Into Its Cities
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 12/24/2015 07:46 -0500There is just one very big problem with this "solution"...



