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High Ranking Ukraine Officials Accused of Embezzling Funds Worth 62.5 Million Allocated for Humanitarian Aid During War

On August 23, 2023, Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) exposed a scheme involving the embezzlement of UAH 62.5 million during Ukrzaliznytsia’s (Ukrainian Railways) procurement of food supplies amidst the ongoing conflict with Russia. Ukrzaliznytsia is the state-owned national railway company of Ukraine. It …

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Two Athletes Die During Ironman Event

A third athlete required medical attention during the competition as well. Just as the swimming event was commencing at 7 a.m., one athlete had a medical emergency, while a second athlete was later discovered to be unresponsive along the swimming course route. One case is being investigated as a possible cardiac …

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ICYMI: Elderly Man ‘Struggling With Mobility Issues Who Was Caring For His Blind Adult Son’ Shot and Killed During Jackbooted FBI Raid on Home

Unlike Kathy Griffin’s infamous act of holding a decapitated head of Donald Trump dripping with fake blood, past threats against President Trump’s life did not culminate in fatal home raids.” In a startling turn of events, 75-year-old Craig Deleeuw Robertson, described as an elderly Utah resident, was fatally shot during …

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Nominal hedges are cheap but expensive for portfolio performance during melt-up… Therefore they’re the longest since the top.

Per BofA/Zerohedge, it has never been cheaper to hedge.https://t.co/sVqJwRsKyE Nominal hedges are cheap but from a portfolio performance perspective hedging is VERY expensive in this melt-up. And, it's not their money. Therefore they're the longest since the top. pic.twitter.com/GVOe2QkJo3 — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) July 27, 2023 How do you keep up …

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‘The crash of 1987 was caused by a market melt-up during Fed tightening. The same thing happening now.’

The crash of 1987 was caused by a market melt-up during Fed tightening. The same thing happening now. No happy dance for FOMC:https://t.co/DDht7jDjCn"Markets have consistently front-run the Fed. That has eased credit conditions and could stoke an acceleration in growth." pic.twitter.com/vEhOMu1ozt — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) July 26, 2023 Last week saw …

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WALLS ARE CLOSING IN – Hunter Biden Called Joe AT LEAST 24 Times During Business Meetings with Clients When His Dad Was VP

Hunter Biden’s former business partner and friend is set to testify that Hunter called then Vice President Joe during meetings with clients, reports say. Devon Archer, 48, was subpoenaed on June 12 by the House Oversight Committee, which is investigating Hunter’s businesses and whether he and other members of the …

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The Federal Reserve’s rate cuts during the 1960s and 70s were slow, only taking action when market crashes were nearly over.

People assume the Federal Reserve will cuts rates well before a market crash like they've done for the past 40 years However, during the last major inflationary cycle of the 1960s & 70s the Federal Reserve was slow to act, only cutting rates when market crashes were almost over https://t.co/ZI6BH3GOSO …

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Small bank credit card loans 30+ days late reached 7.24%. University of Michigan consumer sentiment is levels last seen during 2008 Financial Crisis and 2011 Debt Crisis

Consumers face challenges. If banks borrow short and lend long, then a large % of their payments dries up, how do they pay back their lenders in full? (they don't) That eventuality is only growing larger: pic.twitter.com/N96oHRwUBG — Joe Consorti (@JoeConsorti) July 13, 2023 University of Michigan consumer sentiment is …

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The share of nonfinancial firms in financial distress has reached a level that is higher than during most previous tightening episodes since the 1970s

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/distressed-firms-and-the-large-effects-of-monetary-policy-tightenings-20230623.html TLDRS: Since March 2022, U.S. monetary policy has become tighter. More businesses are financially distressed now than in previous instances of tightening since the ’70s. Studies suggest that these conditions could lead to significant declines in investment and jobs in the near future. The theory is that …

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PEG ratio measures what investors are willing to pay for a company’s earnings growth is now at historic levels last seen during the Dot Com bubble

PEG ratio measures what investors are willing to pay for a company's earnings growth — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) June 19, 2023 Apple $AAPL made a new all-time high last week and is now just over 3.1% away from a $3 trillion market cap. pic.twitter.com/HgLmSUskG9 — Bespoke (@bespokeinvest) June 19, 2023 …

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ECB President Christine Lagarde is nevertheless expected to keep a further hike in September in play during her press conference on Thursday

“Economists polled by Reuters expect another move of the same magnitude in July before the ECB pauses for the rest of 2023. ECB President Christine Lagarde is nevertheless expected to keep a further hike in September in play during her press conference on Thursday, and to push back against traders’ …

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Johnny Depp reportedly is refusing to do a new “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie because of the way Disney treated him during the Amber Heard

Johnny Depp reportedly is refusing to do a new "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie because of the way Disney treated him during the Amber Heard debacle. Depp crushed Heard in court, and apparently isn't ready to forgive Disney for abandoning him.https://t.co/jFkL4cyALi — OutKick (@Outkick) June 8, 2023 Johnny Depp reportedly …

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High levels of bullish sentiment and FOMO buying in tech. PEG ratio is now at levels last seen during the height of the Dot Com bubble

Investor surveys, put/call ratios, sentiment gauges and fund-manager positioning data all point to sky-high levels of bullish sentiment + a lot of FOMO buying in tech. It's pretty rare to see all of them sending the same message at once. pic.twitter.com/VnuCo8uQzd — Eric Jhonsa (@EricJhonsa) June 8, 2023 This ratio …

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‘During the ’00s housing crash, it took Austin 43 months to fall 8.5% peak-to-trough. This time around, Austin has fallen 10.02% in just 9 months.’

Among the nation's 400 largest housing markets, 226 just hit (or re hit) their all-time high for home price in April 2023. Among the other 174 markets, 38% are down by 5.00% or more. Austin (-10.02%) is down the most. https://t.co/Idv6ltSIvk — Lance Lambert (@NewsLambert) June 3, 2023 While zealous …

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