The collapse in short exposure of more than 206K contracts was the third biggest on record, and was surpassed only by two short-squeezes observed right around the time of the great quant crash in the summer of 2007.
Public health systems will be better positioned to manage the second wave. Testing and tracing capacity are ramping up, the authorities are more attuned to potential strains on medical equipment and services, and they will stockpile supplies.
The angry and the demonstrating are loud and visible; their opponents are angry and quiet... The election will reveal not just who is more numerous -- but sadly also who is the angriest.
...the Fed looks increasingly bustedin trying to defend this market without being able to prevent what the banks and bond market are already signaling: We’re staring at the prospect of a protracted downturn.
Senior editor Ash Bennington hosts managing editor Ed Harrison to discuss a day of pain on Wall Street as the coronavirus shows no signs of relenting and the…
If every single ounce of above ground gold were placed next to each other, the resulting cube of pure gold would only measure around 21 meters on each side.
