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How An Israeli Firm Tried To Influence Indian Elections Using ChatGPT
01.06.2024, 13:01 Uhr. GreatGameIndia - https: - According to a recent report by OpenAI, an Israeli firm named STOIC tried to influence Indian elections using ChatGPT but was thwarted by OpenAI. Four days before the results of the Lok Sabha elections are announced, OpenAI made a stunning announcement claiming that it has thwarted clandestine efforts that aimed to manipulate Indian elections through...
Time To Pay Satan: Canadian Asset Manager Blocks Cash Distributions On Private Credit Funds
31.05.2024, 21:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Time To Pay Satan: Canadian Asset Manager Blocks Cash Distributions On Private Credit Funds Just one day after JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said private credit could spark turmoil if when the opaque sector of financial markets weakens, warning that "there could be hell to pay," and adding that he has "seen a couple of these deals that were rated by a rating...
How A US Retail Giant Conquered Inflation
31.05.2024, 19:41 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - How A US Retail Giant Conquered Inflation Authored by Andrew Moran via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), (Illustration by The Epoch Times, Shutterstock, Getty Images) In an economic climate of high inflation, Walmart has emerged as the retail victor, offering cheap goods to cost-conscious consumers. As millions of shoppers grapple with rising prices...
Futures Dip On Disappointing Tech Results As Markets Brush Off Trump Verdict
31.05.2024, 13:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Futures Dip On Disappointing Tech Results As Markets Brush Off Trump Verdict Futs are slightly lower as bond yields rise after European inflation prints came in stronger than expected and PCE looms. As of 7:30am S&P futures are down -0.2%, off the worst levels of the session; Nasdaq futures slumped 0.5% as last night’s latest round of tech earnings...
As Copper Soars, Telecoms Sitting On $7 Billion Mother Lode Of Old Cable
31.05.2024, 13:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - As Copper Soars, Telecoms Sitting On $7 Billion Mother Lode Of Old Cable Driven by soaring demand associated with artificial intelligence, electric vehicles, power infrastructure and automation, copper prices are up around 50% in four years. Now, telecom giants are poised to cash in -- by pulling their old copper lines back out from from the ground and...
Futures, Rates Drop As Salesforce Implosion Sours Mood
30.05.2024, 14:10 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Futures, Rates Drop As Salesforce Implosion Sours Mood US equity futures are weaker despite lower bond yields, breaking away from this week’s narrative of Equity/Yields negative correlation, after Salesforce plunged 15% due to disappointing guidance. Small-caps are poised to outperform but have failed to hold gains this week. As of 7:45am, S&P futures...
Japan's Largest Nuclear Reactor Remains Idle, Despite Nation's Energy Crunch
30.05.2024, 03:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Japan's Largest Nuclear Reactor Remains Idle, Despite Nation's Energy Crunch We don't think it'll be long before nuclear power once again has a renaissance, as we've written about extensively. But for now, the world's largest nuclear power plant, the Kashiwazaki Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in Japan, is sitting idle even as the world's energy needs continue...
Ugly Beige Book: "Negligible Job Gains", "Lower Discretionary Spending", "More Pessimistic Outlook"
29.05.2024, 20:29 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Ugly Beige Book: "Negligible Job Gains", "Lower Discretionary Spending", "More Pessimistic Outlook" Extending the dismal pace of US economy growth (if not outright contraction) observed in last month's Beige Book, which was validated by the sharp drop in Q1 GDP growth which tumbled to just 1.6% from more than 3% in Q4 and is expected to slide further...
American Airlines Shares Plummet After Slashing Optimistic Guidance Issued Last Month
29.05.2024, 17:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - American Airlines Shares Plummet After Slashing Optimistic Guidance Issued Last Month American Airlines shares hit turbulence Wednesday morning, tumbling the most since early Covid, after executives slashed the adjusted earnings per share outlook for the second quarter, just one month after issuing it. Additionally, Chief Commercial Officer Vasu Raja...
Missiles Pound Bulk Carrier Twice In A Day In Chaotic Red Sea; Brent Crude Moves Higher
29.05.2024, 14:52 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Missiles Pound Bulk Carrier Twice In A Day In Chaotic Red Sea; Brent Crude Moves Higher A bulk carrier in the southern Red Sea was struck by missiles for the second time this week, according to an X post by the UK Maritime Trade Operations. These highly contested waters near the Bab al-Mandab Strait are controlled by Iran-backed Houthis, who have...
Futures Slide As Bond Yields Spike To 3 Week High
29.05.2024, 14:19 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Futures Slide As Bond Yields Spike To 3 Week High US futures are weaker with tech and small caps underperforming after the NDX made a new ATH yesterday on the back of the relentless Nvidia meltup. The weakness has been driven by surge in yields, a result of the latest batch of hawkish Fed remarks, two very weak bond auctions and stronger macro data...
Business Exodus Continues: China's Cofco Has Enough With Crime-Ridden Downtown Detroit
29.05.2024, 12:55 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Business Exodus Continues: China's Cofco Has Enough With Crime-Ridden Downtown Detroit Out-of-control violent crime across downtown Detroit has forced Cofco International Ltd., the trading arm of China's largest food company, to shift operations outside the metro area to safer suburbs. Bloomberg spoke with those familiar with the plans to relocate Cofco...
Signs Of America's Declining Power & The Emerging Multipolar World
29.05.2024, 05:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Signs Of America's Declining Power & The Emerging Multipolar World Authored by Christopher Roach via American Greatness, If we want our country to be safe and powerful, we should start on the firm foundations of respect for peace, human life, and other nations’ sovereignty. During Bush’s years as president, Democrats frequently criticized his foreign...
Supreme Court Rejects Lawyer Michael Avenatti's Bid To Overturn Conviction
28.05.2024, 20:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Supreme Court Rejects Lawyer Michael Avenatti's Bid To Overturn Conviction Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Supreme Court on May 28 said it was rejecting a bid by lawyer Michael Avenatti, known for representing adult film actress Stormy Daniels, to overturn his conviction in a Nike-related case. Attorney Michael...
Greek-Owned Bulk Carrier Taking On Water After Missile Strike In Red Sea
28.05.2024, 15:56 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Greek-Owned Bulk Carrier Taking On Water After Missile Strike In Red Sea According to Bloomberg, citing maritime security firm Ambrey and a US defense official, a bulk carrier flying under the Marshall Islands flag was attacked in the southern Red Sea on Tuesday. This incident occurred as Israeli forces advanced further into the south of Gazan city...
Futures Rise On Apple China Sales Rebound As Attention Turns Back To Inflation
28.05.2024, 14:08 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Futures Rise On Apple China Sales Rebound As Attention Turns Back To Inflation Stocks traded in a narrow range as markets reopened in the US and Europe with investors putting (a stronger than expected) Q1 earnings season in the history books, and looking to Friday's core PCE print prints and central bank speakers for hints on the timing of interest-rate...
NATO Country Says Goal Should Be Breakup Of The Russian Federation
26.05.2024, 16:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - NATO Country Says Goal Should Be Breakup Of The Russian Federation Last week, Russian media took note of the latest provocative statements by Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. She has led Russia's tiny Baltic neighbor into a firm hawkish anti-Moscow position. The country was part of the wave of eastern European nations to join NATO in the mid-2000s...
Hedges: The Slow-Motion Execution Of Julian Assange Continues
25.05.2024, 05:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Hedges: The Slow-Motion Execution Of Julian Assange Continues Authored by Chris Hedges via Scheerpost.com, The decision by the High Court in London to grant Julian Assange the right to appeal the order to extradite him to the United States may prove to be a Pyrrhic victory. It does not mean Julian will elude extradition. It does not mean the court has...
First Time Since GFC: Holders Of AAA 'CRE-Backed' Debt Hit With Losses
24.05.2024, 21:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - First Time Since GFC: Holders Of AAA 'CRE-Backed' Debt Hit With Losses Investors holding a tranche of top-rated debt backed by commercial real estate have suffered losses for the first time since the housing meltdown collapsed the economy 16 years ago. This alarming development signals a worsening multi-year downturn in the CRE space, fueled by the...
Twitter Files: CIA - Exposing The Secret Effort By US Intelligence To Seize Control Of Social Media
24.05.2024, 18:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Twitter Files: CIA - Exposing The Secret Effort By US Intelligence To Seize Control Of Social Media While the CIA is strictly prohibited from spying on or running clandestine operations against American citizens on US soil, a bombshell new "Twitter Files" report reveals that a member of the Board of Trustees of InQtel - the CIA's mission-driving venture...
"Hybrid Pressure": Russian Proposal To Change Baltic Sea Border Briefly Appears Online
24.05.2024, 08:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "Hybrid Pressure": Russian Proposal To Change Baltic Sea Border Briefly Appears Online Russia just gave its Baltic neighbors a big scare this week, after a new draft decree appeared on a government website published by the defense ministry which proposed redrawing 100+ year old borders around Russian islands in the Gulf of Finland as well as around...
S&P To Open At All-Time High After Blowout Nvidia Earnings Spike Global Markets
23.05.2024, 14:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - S&P To Open At All-Time High After Blowout Nvidia Earnings Spike Global Markets Global markets rallied and US equity futures are sharply higher, poised to push the S&P to a new all time high, after blowout earnings from Nvidia reassured investors that the global artificial-intelligence juggernaut will keep powering equity markets. As of 7:30am, S&P...
Walmart, Target Unleash Price-Cut Tsunami As Working-Poor Hit Brick-Wall
23.05.2024, 11:46 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Walmart, Target Unleash Price-Cut Tsunami As Working-Poor Hit Brick-Wall Some of the nation's largest retailers are rolling back prices in response to low-income consumers hitting a proverbial brick wall. These consumers have maxed out credit card debt and drained personal savings to dangerously low levels in the era of failed Bidenomics. This...
Bankrupt Red Lobster Proves "All You Can Eat" In An Obese Country Isn't A Good Idea
23.05.2024, 00:04 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Bankrupt Red Lobster Proves "All You Can Eat" In An Obese Country Isn't A Good Idea Red Lobster's bankruptcy report is revealing details about how the chain, famous for trying to turn a profit selling "all you can eat" shrimp to a country that has gotten so fat it needs to occupy two seats on most airline flights, went under. In a post-mortem, CNN detailed...
Rep. Stefanik Alleges Major Conflict Of Interest In Trump Trial, Calls For Judge's Recusal
22.05.2024, 21:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Rep. Stefanik Alleges Major Conflict Of Interest In Trump Trial, Calls For Judge's Recusal Authored by Chase Smith via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) has submitted a formal complaint to the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct, alleging a conflict of interest involving the judge overseeing former President Donald...
BuzzFeed Surges After Vivek Ramaswamy Buys 7.7% Stake In The Cat Slideshow Tabloid
22.05.2024, 15:32 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - BuzzFeed Surges After Vivek Ramaswamy Buys 7.7% Stake In The Cat Slideshow Tabloid Shares of BuzzFeed, a notorious slideshow clickbait farm and propaganda disseminator - which recently fired its entire "news" division - soared early Wednesday after multi-millionaire and former US presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy reported a stake in the online...
"It's Happening" - Ethereum ETF Bidders Amend SEC Filings, List At DTCC
22.05.2024, 15:06 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "It's Happening" - Ethereum ETF Bidders Amend SEC Filings, List At DTCC Five potential spot Ether exchange-traded fund (ETF) issuers have submitted amended 19b-4 filings after receiving last-minute feedback from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Several filings show changes from asset managers Fidelity, VanEck and Franklin...
Futures Drop, Yields Jump On Red-Hot UK Inflation, Nvidia Earnings On Deck
22.05.2024, 13:58 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Futures Drop, Yields Jump On Red-Hot UK Inflation, Nvidia Earnings On Deck US futures are lower on Nvidia day; with the stock down 56bps in premarket trading, while Mag7 and semis are also all lower pre-mkt. As of 7:20am, S&P futures are down 0.1%, just off session lows amid signs of sticky inflation that dampened bets on early interest-rate cuts; Nasdaq...
San Francisco Remains The Top Startup City On The World
22.05.2024, 04:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - San Francisco Remains The Top Startup City On The World A richly connected network of founders, venture capital firms, and tech talent are some of the key ingredients driving a startup ecosystem. As engines of growth, these tech clusters are evolving on a global scale. While the world’s leading startup cities are concentrated in America, several ecosystems...
How Private Equity "Adds Value" In A Fiat-Financed World
21.05.2024, 15:44 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - How Private Equity "Adds Value" In A Fiat-Financed World Authored by Mark Jeftovic via BombThrower.com, This past weekend I was at the Canadian Bitcoin Conference in Montreal, where I moderated a panel on Bitcoin As A Treasury Asset For Corporations. At the time I disclosed that 100% of easyDNS‘ retained earnings are in Bitcoin – and that the...
Futures Flat As Investors Wait For Nvidia Earnings; Ethereum Soars
21.05.2024, 14:06 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Futures Flat As Investors Wait For Nvidia Earnings; Ethereum Soars US futures are flat, reversing earlier losses, with European bourses and Asian markets all lower as the international risk-off tone carries over to the US pre-mkt, likely driven by a desire to see the NVDA print before determining near-term direction. Until then, markets are hunting...
Behind Rosy Economic Data, Americans Struggle To Make Ends Meet
21.05.2024, 12:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Behind Rosy Economic Data, Americans Struggle To Make Ends Meet Authored by Emel Akan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Monica Lomax, a 59-year-old resident of Elkridge, Maryland, has been feeling the pinch of rising costs. She’s had to tighten her budget, especially for groceries and clothing. Now, her shopping trips are primarily for essentials...
The Biden Administration's Scientific Integrity Policies
21.05.2024, 03:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Biden Administration's Scientific Integrity Policies Authored by Curtis Schube via RealClearPolitics, It is no secret that the Biden administration has prioritized insulating the administrative state from the will of the people. The goal is placing career officials on equal footing with agency leadership (i.e., political appointees). Undoing Schedule...
Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein Steps Down Amid Relentless ETF Outflows
20.05.2024, 19:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein Steps Down Amid Relentless ETF Outflows Michael Sonnenshein has stepped down from his role as the CEO of Grayscale Investments, the WSJ reported. “I would like to thank Barry Silbert for his vision and partnership and for entrusting me to lead Grayscale’s business. The crypto asset class is at an important inflection...
"You Stole From The Trump Organization, Correct?": Michael Cohen Hands Trump Prosecution Another Terrible Day
20.05.2024, 18:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "You Stole From The Trump Organization, Correct?": Michael Cohen Hands Trump Prosecution Another Terrible Day Prosecutors in Donald Trump's New York 'hush money' trial may have colluded with the Biden administration, but apparently none of the galaxy brains involved in the case thought far enough to consider that their star witness, Michael Cohen, might...
Fears Mount Of Undersea Cable Sabotage By Chinese Repair Ships, Report Says
19.05.2024, 18:50 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Fears Mount Of Undersea Cable Sabotage By Chinese Repair Ships, Report Says State Department officials told a team of Wall Street Journal reporters about the increasing risks that undersea telecommunications cables could be susceptible to espionage. The officials became concerned when a state-controlled Chinese firm that repairs undersea cables...
After Sudden CEO Departure, Vanguard Taps Outsider From BlackRock
19.05.2024, 16:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - After Sudden CEO Departure, Vanguard Taps Outsider From BlackRock After a jarringly sudden announcement of its CEO's retirement, investment giant Vanguard has tapped its first outsider to serve as the firm's fifth CEO. On July 8, Blackrock veteran Salim Ramji will take over, facing customer service challenges, uneasiness about whether an outsider will...
Oil Tanker Struck By Missile Off Yemen Coast
18.05.2024, 17:06 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Oil Tanker Struck By Missile Off Yemen Coast As Ukrainian drones relentlessly target Russia's energy complex, tensions in the Middle East are once again rising. Early Saturday, Agence France-Presse reported that a crude oil tanker was hit by a missile off the coast of Yemen. These mounting geopolitical risks underscore the possible need for a higher...
CBO Report Obscures Negative Impact Of 'Bidenomics': House Budget Committee Chairman
18.05.2024, 02:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - CBO Report Obscures Negative Impact Of 'Bidenomics': House Budget Committee Chairman Authored by Indrajit Basu via The Epoch Times, The chairman of the House Budget Committee has cast doubt on a recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report, which he says glosses over the failures of President Joe Biden’s economic policies. The White House has said...
'Baby Girl, Don't Even Play!': Waffle House Chaos Ensues In Fiery Congressional Catfight
17.05.2024, 19:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - 'Baby Girl, Don't Even Play!': Waffle House Chaos Ensues In Fiery Congressional Catfight A heated catfight broke out Thursday evening during a House Oversight Committee hearing, during which Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) asked if any of the Democrats present were employing the daughter of Trump Judge Juan Merchan - whose progressive political consulting...
Is Buffett's Cash Hoard A Market Warning?
17.05.2024, 16:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Is Buffett's Cash Hoard A Market Warning? Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Every year, investors anxiously await the release of Warren Buffett’s annual letter to see what the “Oracle of Omaha” says about the markets, the economy, and where he is placing his money. “One of the longest-running traditions in modern finance...
Out Of Control Inflation: It Now Takes At Least $177,798 For A Family Of 4 To Live Comfortably In The US
17.05.2024, 13:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Out Of Control Inflation: It Now Takes At Least $177,798 For A Family Of 4 To Live Comfortably In The US Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, I never imagined that we would ever see a time when it takes $177,798 for a family of four to live comfortably in the United States. Unfortunately, that day has arrived. Our leaders have...
Former Greenlight Employee Offers To Debate David Einhorn Over Merits Of Tesla Short
17.05.2024, 12:55 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Former Greenlight Employee Offers To Debate David Einhorn Over Merits Of Tesla Short A former Greenlight Capital employee, who is embroiled in a lawsuit against his former employer for defamation, claims the firm "fundamentally misunderestimates" Tesla and is seeking to debate Greenlight President David Einhorn on the topic. On a post on X, the employee...
Futures Flat In Quiet End To Torrid Week
17.05.2024, 12:53 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Futures Flat In Quiet End To Torrid Week US equity futures are flat to end a torrid week which saw all indexes hit a fresh all-time high while the terminally anachronistic Dow Jones briefly topped 40,000. Pre-market, MegaCap Tech are mixed: AMZN +20bp, MSFT +20bp, META -22bp, GOOGL -18bp. WMT is down 27bps pre-mkt, after its +7.0% rally post-earnings...
US Wars Are Making Türkiye's Relationship With The West Politically Untenable
17.05.2024, 08:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US Wars Are Making Türkiye's Relationship With The West Politically Untenable Authored by Conor Gallagher via NakedCapitalism.com, Turkish public opinion of the West dropped due to the Iraq War and has not recovered. There have been almost constant issues since, with both sides fanning the flames – the US with its arrogance and Turkish President...
Judge Rejects Democrat Lawsuit Challenging Wisconsin Absentee Voting Requirements
16.05.2024, 23:15 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Judge Rejects Democrat Lawsuit Challenging Wisconsin Absentee Voting Requirements Authored by Zachary Steiber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Poll workers sort out early and absentee ballots at the Kenosha Municipal building on Election Day on Nov. 3, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit claiming...
"We've Had A Hell Of A Run": Stanley Druckenmiller Sells 441,000 Shares Of Nvidia
16.05.2024, 21:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "We've Had A Hell Of A Run": Stanley Druckenmiller Sells 441,000 Shares Of Nvidia Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller, head of the Duquesne Family Office, sees the artificial intelligence bubble as overextended. He has slashed some of his holdings in "Magnificent Seven" technology stocks, including Nvidia. He's not alone. Other notable fund...
Florida Condo Owners Dump Units Over Six-Figure Special Assessments
16.05.2024, 19:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Florida Condo Owners Dump Units Over Six-Figure Special Assessments Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Have a Florida condo? Can you afford a $100,000 or higher special assessment for new safety standards? After the collapse of a Surfside Building on June 24, 2021that killed 98 people, the state passed a structural safety law that is now...
Futures Flat At All Time High As Markets Mull Next Move
16.05.2024, 13:47 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Futures Flat At All Time High As Markets Mull Next Move US index futures are flat after notching new record highs on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100, spurred on by a miss in the US CPI print and retail sales data on Wednesday, which also boosted bets the Federal Reserve will ease policy. That inflation data, which the market was feverishly anticipating,...
Toxic Atmosphere At FDIC Spurs Calls For Chair's Resignation
16.05.2024, 04:21 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Toxic Atmosphere At FDIC Spurs Calls For Chair's Resignation Authored by Philip Wegmann via RealClearPolitics, The White House did not offer their full faith and credit to the FDIC chairman when asked by RealClearPolitics about a bombshell 234-page investigation that detailed a toxic environment within the agency. Other than noting that Martin Gruenberg...