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Biden Pushing Pipe-Dream Of Israel-Saudi Mega Deal Based On Palestinian State Recognition
19.04.2024, 00:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Biden Pushing Pipe-Dream Of Israel-Saudi Mega Deal Based On Palestinian State Recognition The Biden administration is keeping its dream of seeing Saudi-Israeli diplomatic normalization achieved (or rather, what is in fact originally Trump's dream set in motion via the Abraham Accords). But Biden is dangling something before Netanyahu that the Israeli...
Futures Rebound After 3 Day Rout As Rates Drop From 2024 Highs
17.04.2024, 14:12 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Futures Rebound After 3 Day Rout As Rates Drop From 2024 Highs US equity futures and European markets are higher, reversing several days of losses after positive earnings from some of Europe’s biggest companies lifted the mood as markets were roiled by a more hawkish outlook for interest rates. Futures on the S&P 500 rose by 0.4% reversing three days...
US Push For A 'Middle East NATO' Failed To Emerge During Iran Strikes
17.04.2024, 08:02 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US Push For A 'Middle East NATO' Failed To Emerge During Iran Strikes Via Middle East Eye The Islamic Republic’s Saturday attack on Israel was a made-for social media moment. It was also the ultimate test of US efforts to cobble together a coalition of Arab states and Israel in a so-called Middle East NATO, to jointly defend an attack from Tehran...
China's Crude Oil Imports Hit A Record High In 2023
17.04.2024, 01:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - China's Crude Oil Imports Hit A Record High In 2023 By Tom Kool of OilPrice.com China’s crude oil imports hit a record high in 2023, rising by 10% year-over-year and breaking the previous record from 2020 when the world’s top crude oil importer took advantage of the price crash to gorge on cheap crude. Last year, China’s crude oil imports averaged...
Did UAE's Cloud-Seeding Operation Flood Dubai?
16.04.2024, 20:21 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Did UAE's Cloud-Seeding Operation Flood Dubai? How it started with UAE's cloud seeding operations: How it's going: Thread of best videos I've been sent of the current situation in Dubai from the storm. pic.twitter.com/sK6aRL6Jdu — Charles Read ( chatwithcharles) April 16, 2024 Not so well... #VIDEO: Severe rain and flooding in #Dubai todaypic...
King Abdullah Warns Israel He Won't Let Jordan Become "The Theater Of A Regional War"
16.04.2024, 19:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - King Abdullah Warns Israel He Won't Let Jordan Become "The Theater Of A Regional War" The threat of a broader Middle East-wide war looms as Israel mulls retaliation for the massive weekend Iran drone and missile attack, but so far on Tuesday regional actors are strongly signaling they want to see a return to the status quo. Saudi Arabia has rejected...
Biden Admin Says "Limited Scope" Israeli Attack On Iran Still Coming
16.04.2024, 16:51 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Biden Admin Says "Limited Scope" Israeli Attack On Iran Still Coming Israel's war cabinet reportedly met for several hours on Tuesday, and widespread speculation persists over a possible Israeli military response to Iran, but with few clear answers or indicators as yet revealed concerning what's coming next. What is clear is that the Netanyahu government...
The Best And Worst Countries For LGBTQ+ Travelers
16.04.2024, 11:47 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Best And Worst Countries For LGBTQ+ Travelers In order to help LGBTQ+ tourists travel safely, the German portal Spartacus started publishing the Gay Travel Index in 2012. In the 2024 edition, the ranking compared 213 countries and territories based on the situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer people in each location...
Javier Blas Outlines Ten Takeaways For Crude Market Following Iran's Direct Attack On Israel
14.04.2024, 21:47 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Javier Blas Outlines Ten Takeaways For Crude Market Following Iran's Direct Attack On Israel Iran's direct attack on Israel on Saturday evening is viewed certainly as an escalation in the Middle East conflict. Tehran's missile and drone attack (widely unsuccessful) has been well-telegraphed (read: here & here) for the last two weeks, pushing up...
'Retaliation Risk' - What Wall Street Thinks Ahead Of Market Open
14.04.2024, 19:26 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - 'Retaliation Risk' - What Wall Street Thinks Ahead Of Market Open The first actual 'market' response we have seen to Iran's attack on Israel is in crypto, which saw - rather intriguingly - a huge puke as the drones/missiles flew, and then some comeback as the impact of the attack seemed marginal at worst (and for now retaliation remains muted)... Source:...
'Surprising' Intensity Of Houthi Attacks Push French Warship To Exit Red Sea
13.04.2024, 23:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - 'Surprising' Intensity Of Houthi Attacks Push French Warship To Exit Red Sea Via The Cradle France's Aquitaine-class FREMM frigate Alsace has turned tail from the Red Sea after running out of missiles and munitions repelling attacks from the Yemeni armed forces, according to its commander, Jerome Henry. "We didn’t necessarily expect this level of...
US Pressuring China, Turkey, Saudi Arabia To Halt Attack Plans On Israel
13.04.2024, 19:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US Pressuring China, Turkey, Saudi Arabia To Halt Attack Plans On Israel The past days have seen American diplomats in a global push to get countries to hold back Iran from launching a retaliatory attack on Israel for its April 1st embassy attack in Damascus. Washington is especially leaning on China, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia in hopes that a united...
Middle East Crisis: Container Ship Hijacked Near Strait Of Hormuz Amid Soaring Iran Tensions
13.04.2024, 13:03 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Middle East Crisis: Container Ship Hijacked Near Strait Of Hormuz Amid Soaring Iran Tensions While Israel on Friday braced for cruise missile and suicide drone attacks, there are new reports on Saturday morning that Iranian commandos hijacked an Israeli-affiliated container ship heading towards the Strait of Hormuz. AP News says the British military's...
Gulf Allies Warn US Not To Launch Strikes On Iran From Their Territory
12.04.2024, 23:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Gulf Allies Warn US Not To Launch Strikes On Iran From Their Territory America's Gulf allies say they don't want to get caught in the crossfire of any potential US/Israel and Iran shooting war. The United States has made it clear that it is ready to assist Israel in any potential response to Iranian attack. Tehran is poised to imminently retaliate for...
How Will Tehran Respond To Israel? Could Iranian Stealth Drones Target Critical Oil Infrastructure?
10.04.2024, 05:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - How Will Tehran Respond To Israel? Could Iranian Stealth Drones Target Critical Oil Infrastructure? Iran's foreign minister said on Monday that Washington military leaders gave Israel the "green light" to conduct a missile strike on its consulate building complex in Damascus last week that killed several of its top military officials, including two...
Saudi Arabia 'Scales Back' Goals Of Neom Megacity Project
09.04.2024, 11:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Saudi Arabia 'Scales Back' Goals Of Neom Megacity Project Via Middle East Eye Saudi Arabia has scaled back some of its ambitions for its desert megacity Neom, according to a report by Bloomberg. The $1.5 trillion megacity project, which organizers claim will be 33 times the size of New York City, is due to include a 170km straight-line city. When...
NATO: It's Time To Cull The Snake In America's Garden
08.04.2024, 08:02 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - NATO: It's Time To Cull The Snake In America's Garden Authored by Tom Luongo via Gold, Goats, 'n Guns blog, This week’s brouhaha in Brussels saw the Foreign Ministers of NATO emerge from their holes in the ground looking for food now that things are finally warming up for Spring. And they had a message for us: more for them and less for us. They were...
Saudi Arabia Hikes Oil Prices In Increasingly Tight Market
06.04.2024, 15:26 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Saudi Arabia Hikes Oil Prices In Increasingly Tight Market Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, Saudi oil giant Aramco, the world’s top crude oil exporter, hiked on Friday the prices of most of its crude grades for May, as Middle Eastern benchmarks are strengthening in a market that looks increasingly tight. For a second consecutive...
Crude, Food Prices Jump As Looming Israel-Iran Conflict Spark 1970s Oil Shock Fears
05.04.2024, 19:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Crude, Food Prices Jump As Looming Israel-Iran Conflict Spark 1970s Oil Shock Fears Larry MacDonald of The Bear Traps Report penned a very informative note last month that outlined, "2023-2024 look a lot like 1973-1974." He said, "We're one event away from a 1970s-style stagflation explosion..." History books remind us that the 1973 oil embargo...
"Central Banks Are Obviously Determined To Cut... Or Make You Think They Are Going To Cut"
04.04.2024, 17:05 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "Central Banks Are Obviously Determined To Cut... Or Make You Think They Are Going To Cut" By Michael Every of Rabobank The bigger 'Bigger Picture' Fed Chair Powell noted the FOMC will wait for a clearer signal from the data before starting rate cuts, which he continues to expect to begin “at some point this year.” In particular, he said that recent...
Spain To Recognize Palestinian Statehood, Calls On Western Allies To Follow Suit
04.04.2024, 08:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Spain To Recognize Palestinian Statehood, Calls On Western Allies To Follow Suit Spain has been foremost among European countries which have repeatedly condemned Israel's ongoing military operation in Gaza and the resultant soaring Palestinian death toll. The EU country is also among those demanding answers for the drone strikes that killed a group...
Billionaire Steve Cohen Sees "Four-Day Work-Week" Coming... & More Golf (& QE)
03.04.2024, 17:11 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Billionaire Steve Cohen Sees "Four-Day Work-Week" Coming... & More Golf (& QE) In one of his rare public appearances, billionaire hedge fund manager (and New York Mets owner) Steve Cohen told CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin this morning that he expects more and more businesses to move to a four-day work-week in the coming years. “My belief is that a four-day...
US Assures Iran It "Had No Involvement" In Embassy Strike As IDF Claims Only A 'Military Building' Hit
02.04.2024, 17:42 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US Assures Iran It "Had No Involvement" In Embassy Strike As IDF Claims Only A 'Military Building' Hit The Biden administration was notified just minutes before the major Israeli airstrikes on the Iranian Embassy complex in Damascus on Monday, US and Israeli officials have told Axios; however, the Israeli side wasn't asking for a greenlight, the report...
Bullish Bets On Gasoline Futs Soar As Pump-Prices Risk Rising To "Politically Sensitive" $4/Gallon Level
01.04.2024, 19:43 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Bullish Bets On Gasoline Futs Soar As Pump-Prices Risk Rising To "Politically Sensitive" $4/Gallon Level The latest surge in gasoline prices at the pump, something we detailed last week (read: here), could begin to impact the Biden administration's reelection outlook unless the White House unleashes market interventions to arrest surging prices and...
Biden Claims Saudi Arabia, Qatar 'Ready To Normalize' With Israel
30.03.2024, 16:43 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Biden Claims Saudi Arabia, Qatar 'Ready To Normalize' With Israel Via The Cradle US President Joe Biden said at a campaign event on Thursday that Arab states, including Saudi Arabia and Qatar, are ready for a full normalization of ties with Israel. During the event – which was meant to show unity in the Democratic Party ahead of US elections in...
"Huge Problem": Pentagon's Rapid Wartime Response Cargo Ships Trapped In Baltimore After Bridge Collapse
29.03.2024, 17:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "Huge Problem": Pentagon's Rapid Wartime Response Cargo Ships Trapped In Baltimore After Bridge Collapse Two high-speed military cargo ships are stuck in the Port of Baltimore following Tuesday morning's collapse of the 1.6-mile-long Francis Scott Key Bridge. The major US East Coast port has been paralyzed for several days as the bridge collapse prevents...
Pump-Prices To Hit $4 A Gallon As "Real Sleeper Risk" For Oil Market Looms
26.03.2024, 23:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Pump-Prices To Hit $4 A Gallon As "Real Sleeper Risk" For Oil Market Looms US oil prices have recently jumped above the $80 a barrel mark - the highest level since late 2023, sending worrying signals to the Federal Reserve and overly anxious White House. The surge in WTI has pushed wholesales gasoline prices up... And worse, pump prices are set to...
The Predictable 2024 Biden Non-Campaign
26.03.2024, 22:01 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - The Predictable 2024 Biden Non-Campaign Authored by Victor Davis Hanson, Joe Biden reportedly is weirdly asking the Ukrainians not to strike Russian oil facilities, despite the military utility of such attacks. Why? Not because he fears a wider war since he sent no such request in the prior two years of fighting. Apparently, it is the same reason why...
Dominoes Falling As Biden Admin Deals With Twin Energy Crisis In Russia, Middle East
26.03.2024, 11:55 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Dominoes Falling As Biden Admin Deals With Twin Energy Crisis In Russia, Middle East A twin crisis is unfolding for the Biden administration as the US tax-payer-funded Ukrainian military bombs key crude refineries deep within Russian territory with suicide drones. The administration has pleaded with the Ukranians to halt strikes on Russian energy...
Futures Slump, Dragged By Semis As Global Chip War Escalates
25.03.2024, 13:41 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Futures Slump, Dragged By Semis As Global Chip War Escalates Futs are lower following the S&P's best weekly performance of the year (sparked by dovish comments by Fed chair Powell during the last FOMC) which sent the market up +2.3%. At 7:50am, S&P futures were 0.4% lower and Nasdaq futures dropped 0.6%, dragged by MegaCap tech names which were mostly...
Which Global Brands Are Most Associated With Ramadan?
25.03.2024, 10:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Which Global Brands Are Most Associated With Ramadan? Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community. And despite it being first and foremost a spiritual period, business activity in certain sectors - food, retail, and entertainment - tends to rise in Muslim-majority...
Visualizing Asia's Massive Population Patterns By Density
25.03.2024, 07:46 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Visualizing Asia's Massive Population Patterns By Density Nearly 60% of the world’s 8 billion population lives in Asia: a vast continent sprawling over 44 million km², home to sprawling megacities, high-altitude deserts, the world’s biggest plateau, and impenetrable rainforests. Visual Capitalist's Pallavi Rao visualizes Asia’s population patterns...
Chinese-Owned Tanker Hit By Houthi Missile Despite Safe Passage Deal
24.03.2024, 20:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Chinese-Owned Tanker Hit By Houthi Missile Despite Safe Passage Deal Bloomberg's sources stated on Friday that China and Russia made a deal with Iran-backed Houthis for safe passage of their commercial vessels through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Fast forward to late Saturday night, US Central Command announced on social media platform X that...
"Drone Attacks" Hit Another Russian Refinery As Swing Producer's Refining Capacity Drops
23.03.2024, 17:15 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "Drone Attacks" Hit Another Russian Refinery As Swing Producer's Refining Capacity Drops Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries continued in the overnight hours, with two separate attacks. The latest wave of drone attacks on the Russian refinery system has forced the swing producer's daily average oil refining rate to drop to a ten-month...
Where Do The Wealthiest People In The World Live?
22.03.2024, 07:45 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Where Do The Wealthiest People In The World Live? Investors didn’t expect 2023 to be the bumper year for returns it ended up being. Despite tightening monetary policies and surging bond yields, equities continued their strong performance (helped hugely by enthusiasm around the potential of artificial intelligence). This has boosted wealth creation...
US Submits Draft Resolution Calling for "Immediate Ceasefire" In Gaza: Blinken
21.03.2024, 13:48 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - US Submits Draft Resolution Calling for "Immediate Ceasefire" In Gaza: Blinken Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times, The United States had submitted a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council calling for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza in return for the release of hostages held by Hamas, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said...
Oil Hits New Cycle High After China Data, Russian Refinery Attacks, Iraq Supply Cuts
18.03.2024, 13:38 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Oil Hits New Cycle High After China Data, Russian Refinery Attacks, Iraq Supply Cuts Oil prices hit a fresh four-month high as macro-economic data from China came in ahead of expectations, Iraq says it has reduced its oil exports for the coming months to absorb the oversupply from Jan. and Feb, and Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries heightened...
Haitian National Arraigned For Rape Of 14-Year-Old Girl At Massachusetts Hotel
18.03.2024, 13:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Haitian National Arraigned For Rape Of 14-Year-Old Girl At Massachusetts Hotel Authored by Alice Giordano via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A 26-year-old Haitian national has been charged with raping a 14-year-old girl at a Massachusetts hotel being used to house illegal immigrants under the Gov. Maura Healey administration. Cory Alvarez was arraigned...
"Dramatic Picture For History Books": LNG Tankers Still Absent From Red Sea
18.03.2024, 09:15 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - "Dramatic Picture For History Books": LNG Tankers Still Absent From Red Sea Ongoing attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels on commercial vessels navigating through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait have forced all liquefied natural gas tankers with destinations to Europe and the US to divert routes, which means longer and more expensive routes. "This is a dramatic...
Escobar: Will BRICS Launch A New World Order In 2024?
18.03.2024, 04:22 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Escobar: Will BRICS Launch A New World Order In 2024? Authored by Pepe Escobar via The Cradle, BRICS doubled its membership at the start of 2024, and faces huge tasks ahead: integrating its newest members, developing future admission criteria, deepening the institution's groundings, and most importantly, launching the mechanisms for bypassing the US...
Four-Star Sellouts
16.03.2024, 22:30 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Four-Star Sellouts Authored by Citizen Soldier via RealClear Wire, “The jungle is dark but full of diamonds, Willy. One must go in to fetch a diamond out.” I’ve been thinking about that line from Arthur Miller’s masterpiece, Death of a Salesman, as I watch prominent men risk prison or disgrace to enrich themselves. Look at the news. Sen. Bob...
Weaponization Of Crude: Russian Oil Refiners Under Drone Attack
16.03.2024, 18:25 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Weaponization Of Crude: Russian Oil Refiners Under Drone Attack Brent crude prices climbed to their highest level in four and a half months last week following attacks on multiple Russian oil refineries by Ukrainian drones. Additionally, this morning, drone strikes on two more oil refining facilities were reported deep within Russia. Bloomberg reports...
Doha Hunts For Whistleblowers Who Revealed Qatar's Funding Of ISIS
16.03.2024, 02:40 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Doha Hunts For Whistleblowers Who Revealed Qatar's Funding Of ISIS Via The Cradle Qatar National Bank (QNB) and Qatar Charity (QC) are attempting to uncover the identities of confidential sources that supplied documents to lawyers representing the family of murdered US journalist Steven Sotloff, which allege the financial institutions – acting at...
Watch: Saudi AI Robot 'Gropes' Female Reporter
14.03.2024, 18:20 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Watch: Saudi AI Robot 'Gropes' Female Reporter Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Footage of an autonomous robot developed in Saudi Arabia has gone viral because it appeared to decide to ‘grope’ a female reporter. The incident took place at tech conference DeepFest in Riyadh, which was advertised as the “premier meeting place for the...
Bei Präsentation: Saudi Roboter „Mohammed“ grabscht Alarabiya-Reporterin ans Gesäß
14.03.2024, 16:18 Uhr. Report24 - https: - Mit großem Stolz der mohammedanischen Welt sollte der humanoide Roboter "Mohammed" auf einer Technik-Messe in Saudi-Arabien vorgestellt werden. Nach wenigen Sekunden griff er der vor ihm stehenden Reporterin Rawya Kassem ans Gesäß. Nutzer Sozialer Medien mutmaßen, er habe dieses Verhalten am Vorbild menschlicher Männer erlernt....
OPEC's Oil Production Rose In February Despite Cut Extension
12.03.2024, 20:00 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - OPEC's Oil Production Rose In February Despite Cut Extension By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com Despite the voluntary production cuts of several major producers of the OPEC+ alliance, OPEC’s oil production rose in February by more than 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) compared to January, driven by higher production in Libya, which is exempted from the...
Saudi Aramco Hikes 2023 Dividend To $98 Billion Despite Lower Profit
11.03.2024, 20:21 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Saudi Aramco Hikes 2023 Dividend To $98 Billion Despite Lower Profit In what may be an early signal that the cadence of "unexplained" oil supply-linked terrorism incidents is about to see a significant increase (wink wink), on Sunday, Saudi oil giant Aramco raised its total 2023 dividend payment by 30% to nearly $98 billion, assuring that Saudi Arabia...
Mapping How Much Netflix Costs In Every Country
07.03.2024, 10:15 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - Mapping How Much Netflix Costs In Every Country Netflix, the renowned streaming giant, has transformed the way we consume entertainment, providing a vast library of movies, TV shows, and documentaries at the touch of a button. However, the cost of accessing this digital haven varies significantly from country to country, reflecting economic disparities...
WTI Extends Gains After Big Product Draws, Crude Production Cut
06.03.2024, 16:38 Uhr. ZeroHedge News - https: - WTI Extends Gains After Big Product Draws, Crude Production Cut Oil prices are rising this morning after Saudi Arabia unexpectedly increased prices of its main grade to buyers in Asia and broader financial markets rebounded from Monday’s losses. Traders will be closely watching Powell's testimony before the House Financial Services Committee for...