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Zerohedge
Former Special Forces Officer Warns Of 'Color Revolution Tactics' Used Against Trump https://t.co/XP6sBogyin
Microsoft Asia's A.I. 'Girlfriend' Has A State-Imposed Filter To Avoid Sex & Politics https://t.co/cutwtOjIOh
The Dehumanizing Danger Of Social Media https://t.co/HZuKAEgCzL
Ben & Jerry's Unveils Super-Woke Kaepernick Ice Cream "To Dismantle Systems Of Oppression" https://t.co/BWlpr7sGoC
Saudi Arabia Sends Joe Biden Mixed Messages https://t.co/MoLroYpsqy
Bloomberg
Hong Kong plans to ease social-distancing rules for people vaccinated against the coronavirus as authorities try to incentivize more of the population to get inoculated https://t.co/meQeGJkIhv
Sinovac's vaccine halved the risk of developing symptomatic Covid-19 in a key Brazilian study, suggesting the shot is less potent than some other immunizations https://t.co/gA6xLTOBR5
What's next for Huarong? The best and worst case scenarios for one of China’s largest bad-debt managers https://t.co/Yr18twGLaG
Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union signals broad support for party chairman Armin Laschet as its candidate to run for chancellor in September’s election https://t.co/8l0aJm4qfR
Matsuyama makes history as the first Japanese person to win the Masters https://t.co/2fmrgZr9PQ
Dealbook
.@jswatz writes that nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, went from that thing you never heard of to the thing you’re tired of hearing about — most likely without your ever having figured out what they actually are. https://t.co/3TPIl4dMK3
“Over the last 30 years, the bond market has only gone one way, but a change is occurring now, and it’s likely to be an abrupt one.” https://t.co/f4fDNG5yvv
Without the fancy parties, @sullivanpaul asks, what’s a luxury brand to do to sell its products? https://t.co/u8NSVFXZJs
Luxury brands — the type of items that people like to be seen wearing and using – are struggling to figure out a way to connect with customers in the pandemic. https://t.co/xEh74Es83f
In the weekend edition of the DealBook newsletter: What working too much does to a person's health — and why company efforts to stop it so often fail. https://t.co/Lei9AdTuaN
Briefing.com
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$SRNE: Sorrento Therapeutics files for 851,305 share common stock offering by selling shareholders https://t.co/5TxnFGNiSc
$CCJ: Cameco to restart production in April at its Cigar Lake uranium mine https://t.co/qcCc2FYZCd
$TSCO: Tractor Supply and Orscheln Farm receive request for additional information from the FTC in connection with... https://t.co/r4QCuB172O
Benzinga
Apple's Upcoming High-End iPad To Face Low Initial Supplies Over Production Woes: Report $AAPL https://t.co/BzeoRM96e8
Why Tesla Is Facing Legal Action Threats From Solar Roof Customers $TSLA https://t.co/UQRNe67xEr
Why Is Alibaba Stock Surging Despite $2.87B Antitrust Fine? $BABA https://t.co/Gwoolsjfm4
Apple To Lead 'Transformational' Augmented Reality Revolution, Says Munster $AAPL $MSFT $FB $GOOGL $GOOG $SSNLF https://t.co/AzC3aPo5kt
Psychology of Trading with Ryan Rozbiani | Benzinga Stock Market LIVE https://t.co/G0w5qA77Ed
Mohamed El-Erian
Week Ahead: Big data week with a particular focus on the strength of the global recovery and the #inflation issue. Look specifically for #China #exports and Q-1 GDP #Eurozone IP #US inflation, retail sales and IP. Also look for the release by US #banks of quarterly earnings
A good read: @TheEconomist on design #bias, of both the input and output varieties. https://t.co/QnZ1MutDiI The analysis reminds me of the 2019 must read book by @CCriadoPerez: Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men." #equality #inclusion #diversity #inequality https://t.co/TDlGs2pOSy
.@TheEconomist is right. The US recovery is accelerating notwithstanding, at least for now, some worrisome #Covid infections. A “jumbo” 2021 expansion and high global growth dispersion became conventional wisdom this week A second, that of no long-term scarring, is less warranted https://t.co/LWSIRNSzup
Video link to this week's @IMFNews seminar on "Averting a #Covid-19 #Debt Trap" moderated by the @FT's @martinwolf_ It was a pleasure and honor to participate in the panel with #IMF Managing Director @KGeorgieva and @UN Under-Secretary-General @SongweVera https://t.co/KD4G504Ex4
In deep sadness on the passing of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, we convey to Her Majesty the Queen and to the family our enormous condolences. Our thoughts/prayers are with them. May Prince Philip RIP. Having inspired so many, he will be remembered for all his amazing public service
Joe Weisenthal
I wrote about the supercontango in the Bitcoin futures curve for the morning note today. Sign up here before it hits inboxes https://t.co/Pl5nZqsNJq
$BABA shares up 6% in pre-market after the company paid a $2.8 billion antitrust fine https://t.co/Ii03vICh60 https://t.co/Wto6uaQ27C
What’d I miss?
Ghost Kitchen spam on Seamless is becoming a problem.
Listen to Nic! Going to write about Bitcoin again for the newsletter tomorrow. Subscribe here. https://t.co/Pl5nZqsNJq https://t.co/R3KWEKcJyN
CNBC
Op-ed: Heidi Heitkamp on the political lessons in financial literacy America needs to discuss #investinyou (In partnership with @acorns.) https://t.co/JmurOJAkpx
Cybersecurity start-up Darktrace plans to go public in London despite Deliveroo's IPO flop https://t.co/E3j3WC2kPO
India overtakes Brazil to become the second-worst hit country as Covid cases soar https://t.co/xebmkq12x0
Is this the end of the minivan? Here’s how this practical yet “uncool” car went from an automotive superstar to nearing extinction. https://t.co/C3FY8jgQ3g https://t.co/4UEGFMjA67
Treasury yields fall after Powell reiterates commitment to easy policy https://t.co/DL63GMIpCX
AdvisorHub
The damage-control work at Credit Suisse Group AG from a pair of disasters that stunned the banking world will soon give way to the question of how the 165-year-old institution will rehabilitate its business and reputation. https://t.co/SxXMVrGmAt
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management has hired a four-person private wealth management team generating $4 million in annual revenue at UBS Wealth Management USA in Chicago, according to a person familiar with the move. https://t.co/1J3YYWrONz
It happened almost 25 years ago, but the head of an independent advisory firm rollup succeeded this week in expunging a $30,000 settlement with a customer over a stop-limit order from his regulatory record. https://t.co/2J7fNFFtTn
A top-ranked Morgan Stanley broker with a client book of about $1 billion has found a new home after allegedly being forced out over a fracas with his former partner. https://t.co/sJYh6iBc3q
A former Edward D. Jones & Co. financial advisor has sued the firm for discrimination, claiming that a “forced sexual encounter” with another advisor during her training culminated in her unlawful termination in 2019. https://t.co/Ja1b4G0GOa
247 Wall St.
5 Top Biotech Stocks to Buy for 2021 With Massive Upside Potential https://t.co/8eiVJ8lvgf https://t.co/FX2n0GHZci
5 Top Biotech Stocks to Buy for 2021 With Massive Upside Potential https://t.co/8eiVJ8lvgf https://t.co/FX2n0GHZci
The 5 Most Overvalued Companies in the S&P 500 https://t.co/G1akEWoSrw https://t.co/zg6olvnE1i
The 5 Most Overvalued Companies in the S&P 500 https://t.co/G1akEWoSrw https://t.co/zg6olvnE1i
If This Movie Chain Goes Bankrupt, Investors Will Get Zero https://t.co/reuU4uz1SP https://t.co/YR1GeYX25j
Financial Times
Nightclubs are trying to figure out how to reopen in the post-Covid future https://t.co/bRwvvm38oK
A record $2.8bn fine marked the end of an antitrust investigation into Jack Ma’s ecommerce group Alibaba, prompting a sharp rise in the company’s shares https://t.co/V0gvK8bfNw
Millionaire businessman Guillermo Lasso elected Ecuador’s president https://t.co/HwjBXOKTD2
China backtracks on comments questioning efficacy of local vaccines https://t.co/GYUMhBMsYM
Murdoch’s News Corp accused of undermining democracy https://t.co/wT3SdABeUB
Albert Edwards
I’m not sure if central banks will ever realise not only do their QE polices increase inequality and fan the embers of popularism, but after having done that, rocketing food prices ignite that discontent into raging infernos as occurred during the Arab Spring a decade ago. https://t.co/1tUbeAQKVL
After the GFC, both commodities and equities rocketed up due to global QE. But as China tightened, commodities softened despite continued Fed QE but continued their rally. If the current China tightening undermines the commodity rally, will the whole reflation trade go pop!? https://t.co/CRtZIdrgDP
There’s been a lot on Twitter and in the press about people working in finance who have set up Tiger Cubs. My contribution to the discussion is that this immaculate Tiger Cub on the front of the Haynes Workshop Manual belongs to my big brother. https://t.co/pGQ9W7ar9J https://t.co/h0Hitl32Ep
Reuters Business
Kristina Hooper, Invesco global chief market strategist, gives @Reuters her outlook and market picks for 2021 https://t.co/yPHvVskv5e
Kristina Hooper, Invesco global chief market strategist, gives @Reuters her outlook and market picks for 2021 https://t.co/yPHvVskv5e
Global crude oil markets lost about a fifth of their value in 2020 as strict lockdowns paralyzed much of the global economy, and prices were not expected to make much progress in 2021, according to a @Reuters poll. Read more https://t.co/wsOfOzX8gx https://t.co/xbKHpXdoVd
Global crude oil markets lost about a fifth of their value in 2020 as strict lockdowns paralyzed much of the global economy, and prices were not expected to make much progress in 2021, according to a @Reuters poll. Read more https://t.co/wsOfOzX8gx https://t.co/xbKHpXdoVd
After golden year for precious metals, silver set to shine in 2021 https://t.co/7OjjaVhJy3 https://t.co/KBDnBYI0Oc
Morningstar
We think the #coronavirus #vaccines could drive the U.S. to herd immunity by early summer. Check out our #healthcare sector outlook and see our top picks. https://t.co/5cIucxwZXo
More #funds have become dedicated to investing in companies that focus on environmental, social, and governance issues. @RussKinnel guides us through the growing #ESG fund universe and shares some picks. #sustainableinvesting https://t.co/HUljhwPyq6
Despite what you see on the surface, similar #indexes have significant differences. It is all about how they select stocks, weight them, and maintain their portfolios over time. We take a closer look. https://t.co/w7ilbim3Er
International Value Advisers, or #IVA, announced plans last month to liquidate its two #mutualfunds and close the firm. What happened? We break down the firm’s story from start to finish. https://t.co/aW8q6kW72B
Because of its strong fundamentals and #dividend #yields, we think #utilities can continue producing positive returns. Learn more in our sector outlook. https://t.co/UsRTdKCh27
The Economist
Polls suggest that, were an election to be held today, Marine Le Pen might score 47-48% to Emmanuel Macron’s 52-53%, a chillingly narrow margin https://t.co/ggRASrEPNs
In poor countries, statistics are both undersupplied and underused. A new report from the World Bank calls for a culture change https://t.co/YrKhTBfPdZ
“The Republic of False Truths” is already banned in Egypt and other Arab countries https://t.co/cfmgnyCMvF
Big Pharma has an opportunity to reinvent itself and rebuild its reputation https://t.co/pgNv9YPcuB
There are many examples of design bias beyond medicine, such as in IT systems that recognise white faces but not black ones https://t.co/fUK68PAUje
MarketWatch
Strategist: 'Our view is that the market should oscillate between the Fed’s scenario and, as the macroeconomic momentum and inflation pick up, a more aggressive scenario for interest rates.' https://t.co/Jak1ox7JzS
Take a look at the new electric Hummer https://t.co/EaF44qUWEA
Good morning ☕ 🇮🇳 Stocks in India slumped on coronavirus fears 🇺🇸 U.S. stock futures lower after setting records last week 🇨🇳 Alibaba up after $2.8 billion fine 🇪🇺 Suez, Veolia strike tentative merger pact https://t.co/q7rD54dnP5
The 12 best new cars of the year https://t.co/SUOKqzqE9N
European stocks slip on coronavirus fears https://t.co/uMv7uQJu2Y
Alex Berenson
Fun fact: that was a cannabis-only case https://t.co/YZw54Lcvv1 https://t.co/YxxnFPWvwp
A Florida woman who allegedly ran over and killed a federal judge Friday before telling police she was Harry Potter supposedly used bath salts; turns out they may not have been the only psychomimetic drug in her arsenal. Cannabis, psychosis, and driving deaths, a love story. https://t.co/hEFFqbuwJB
Poor Cecilia drew the short straw on this one... Yes, I did. (After repeatedly being censored.) https://t.co/NU92y6iYho
1/ I truly don’t know what to make of this. Before I accuse @amazon of anything I would like to know if anyone else has had this happen. A reader emailed that a printed copy of Unreported Truths 4 - bought from Amazon - has been altered so the first pages read “How To Scam.” https://t.co/X5JZ5d3GNW
Fact check: he’s right. And it’s not just the Robert Moses parkways. The Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago is another famous example. https://t.co/KiGSJvyw4m
The Fly
MAKE BELIEVE LAND ON FIRE https://t.co/v4hXvVl28P
EUROPEANS FLACCID: EUROSTOXX 50 FLAT
BITCOIN ENCROACHES ON $61,000; BEARS INEXORABLY BTFO ***
Microsoft in advanced talks to buy Nuance for about $16 billion, announcement could come Monday $NUAN
Alibaba shares jump 5% after being hit with $2.8 billion fine in anti-monopoly probe $BABA
Jim Bianco
According to the latest data from: https://t.co/Jc8MJ6wkLS 101 Coins now have a market cap of over $1 billion.
His will be speaking 36 hrs before Tues CPI report. My guess, he will tell everyone the coming CPI spike is a “base effect.” He will then properly pronounce the word "transitory" several times. Then he will reassure that the printing press will remain at 11 until its too late. https://t.co/jHH7Xh3R32
The number of airport travelers continues to recover, but still remains well below pre-pandemic levels. Many believe this measures a robust return to leisure travel and a tepid return to business travel. (1/3) https://t.co/XDB5tgWUVt
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Apparently this is now a thing! https://t.co/6ei8Pfy71a
Charlie Bilello
Country ETF Returns over the last 10 years... Highest: USA @ +14.5% per year. $SPY Lowest: Brazil @ -5.4% per year. $EWZ Data via @ycharts https://t.co/GLkOxX7HhI
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Asset Class returns over the last 10 years... Data via @ycharts https://t.co/h3BIjRdVHp
Returns over last year... Cardano $ADA: +3,290% BinanceCoin $BNB: +3,058% Polkadot $DOT: +1,353% Ethereum $ETH: +1,171% Uniswap $UNI: +953% Chainlink $LINK: +875% Bitcoin $BTC: +728% XRP $XRP: +532% Litecoin $LTC: +406% Bitcoin Cash $BCH: +161% Gold: +3% US Dollar Index $USD: -8%
From its peak $1,422 in January 2018, Ethereum fell over 94% to a low of $83 in December 2018. It has since rallied 2,523%, hitting another new high of $2,195 today. $ETH https://t.co/TrU0O5tbt5
Andrew Adams
DEALBREAKER
Tweets From Mistress Alleging Abuse Had Absolutely Nothing To Do With Leon Black’s Early Retirement Five Days Later https://t.co/BhXtSffIwr
Opening Bell: 4.9.21 https://t.co/a4TY6bMGV1
Private Equity Exec. Indicted In College Admissions Scandal Must Really Like Going To Court https://t.co/BVjCA7No0d
D-List Actor Accused Of Grade-A Ponzi Scheme https://t.co/bWlFGeAHof
Opening Bell: 4.8.21 https://t.co/nV1MlDJEo5
Investing.com
*Stocks on Wall Street set to drop to start the week as investors await bank earnings, inflation data - https://t.co/LVhEFvEbOd $DIA $SPY $QQQ https://t.co/wx3Gsv2iHt
https://t.co/3ozPqbPM4o
*Global stocks anxious for earnings season, U.S. data deluge - https://t.co/LVhEFvEbOd https://t.co/TECdIMD9bg
*APPLE FACING SUPPLY SHORTAGE OF UPCOMING HIGH-END IPAD DISPLAYS $AAPL https://t.co/FJH52CFY0Y
⚠️BREAKING: *U.S. STOCK INDEX FUTURES POINT TO LOWER OPEN TO KICK OFF ANOTHER BUSY WEEK ON WALL STREET $DIA $SPY $QQQ $IWM $VIX https://t.co/NuiMaIPfT3
Associated Press
Thailand has reported 985 new coronavirus cases, its highest daily increase since the start of the pandemic. Health officials say they are worried the number of new infections could be far higher after this week’s traditional Thai New Year holiday. https://t.co/MPty0zVG1z
India reported another record daily surge in coronavirus infections to overtake Brazil as the second-worst hit country. The 168,912 cases added in the last 24 hours pushed India’s total to 13.5 million. https://t.co/5wrdtV9bYa
Tokyo adopted tougher measures against the coronavirus as it struggles to curb the rapid spread of a more contagious variant ahead of the Olympics in a country where less than 1% of people have been vaccinated. https://t.co/05oOAg1fCe
BREAKING: Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has blamed Israel for the sabotage attack at the underground Natanz nuclear facility, warning Iran would take revenge for the attack. https://t.co/AMOekZoXL3
Iran’s nuclear program has been targeted by diplomatic efforts and sabotage attacks over the last decade. The new attack at the Natanz facility threatens to upend nuclear talks and further heighten regional tensions across the Mideast. By @jongambrellAP https://t.co/BM4gVcE74Z
Senator Eloise Williams CFA, MBA, PHD
Saw Bill Hwang prostituting himself for Big Macs last night.
.@ParikPatelCFA. My number one rule in life is when a chick on FinTwit wears your branded hat with pride you ask her out on a date. https://t.co/9zEbLhgQbJ
Dumbest tweet of 2021 https://t.co/8r6L2KS8xW
If my portfolio closes red for the day I will buttchug a vial of fentanyl and livestream it.
This man stole my business plan! https://t.co/YQaixFXFy7
Bespoke
It’s going to be smart if people could continue to socially distance and wear masks,” Powell said. https://t.co/mXCvkm7V2C
And the kickoff of earnings season too. Buckle up! https://t.co/2tI58Xoorj
The Russell 2,000 was left out of the party last week: https://t.co/jibHM0nhza
A year ago, US index ETFs were in the midst of a face-ripping rally but were still down significantly YTD after the COVID Crash. Here's our Trend Analyzer snapshot from 4/11/20: https://t.co/CAxSWLSMlB
Our weekly reading list includes a look at the EV-fueled boom in one Midwest town, dearth of rental cars, a burst bubble in NBA highlights, vaccine hoarding, and Wall Street's focus on smaller slices of the labor market. https://t.co/TZiZCyV5uL
NYT Business
Even as students flock back to classrooms, some families that have come to prefer remote online learning are pushing to make it permanent— and school districts are rushing to accommodate them. https://t.co/e6c88FVR6g
Two Korean battery manufacturers building plants in the U.S. settled a trade secrets case on Sunday that threatened domestic production of electric vehicles and, with it, the Biden administration’s green agenda. https://t.co/YIradjaZ0A
As the U.S. population grows more racially diverse, older white men still make up the largest chunk of The Wall Street Journal’s readership. Some newsroom employees say change is crucial to the paper's survival, but executives aren’t convinced. https://t.co/jRbs9dyLJh
In just 15 years, more than a quarter of American newspapers disappeared, leaving behind “news deserts.” Billionaires are buying up metropolitan dailies. As saviors of the news are they oases or mirages? https://t.co/uPPkjUC7Vw
In the weekend edition of the DealBook newsletter: What working too much does to a person's health — and why company efforts to stop it so often fail. https://t.co/p5rVDwsNYu
Jerome A Powell
Live shot of #Bitcoin https://t.co/2NNazkVlJz
PLEASE WATCH MY INTERVIEW ON 60 MINUTES. I GET PAID DEPENDING ON RATINGS
If you invested $25K in Apple instead of going to Harvard 20 years ago you would’ve had $25 million today.
OnlyUp https://t.co/KH2OSeXqax
Just went to a Ferrari dealership. They told me how I’m going to pay for it. Told them that I’m willing to exchange it for the 0.000036 bitcoin I own. I was thrown out by security in a matter of seconds. Bitcoin is not the future.
WSJ Markets
A change by Congress doubled the estate- and gift-tax exemption starting in 2018. The expansion reduced the number of taxable estates to about 3,000 in 2019 from about 8,000 in 2017. https://t.co/T6KIeRpPE4
Defaults by low-rated U.S. companies have fallen to their lowest level in 10 months, helping to extend sharp rallies in markets for junk bonds and floating-rate loans https://t.co/V75Zrl79SH
After their local hospital stopped delivering babies, a group of Wyoming residents decided to build their own. Now it’s them against Apollo Global Management-owned LifePoint hospital chain https://t.co/CYiRjLunFh
This earnings season, investors will be looking for clues about customer demand and costs to help ease their concerns about stock valuations, https://t.co/DQqGjuypEb
For 2020, the standard deduction is $12,400 for single filers and $24,800 for married couples filing jointly. It was nearly doubled by Congress in 2017. https://t.co/JMoel5WFjU
Abnormal Returns
📈 Posts from Abnormal Returns for 04/11/2021 📉 - https://t.co/Qz5RkHS24K
🆓 Sunday links: analyst mis-estimates, the race to a Bitcoin ETF and five cities experiencing a jobs boom. https://t.co/UABwJlHfU6 chart: https://t.co/HetOEJas0J https://t.co/Wn60PgN9XN
🆕 What everyone was reading this week [04.10.21] on Abnormal Returns: the rise of retail traders, the case against stock picking and why dividend stocks are not a substitute for bonds. https://t.co/GFSMG1KMTc chart: https://t.co/sNENMlLC5J https://t.co/kBnZXxref4
Tucci is also the best thing in an already great movie “Margin Call.” https://t.co/hLNan9VNNq
📈 Posts from Abnormal Returns for 04/10/2021 📉 - https://t.co/eYtkWEqHuX
Sahil Bloom
Kaizen is a powerful concept for unlocking growth in your career, startup, business, writing, or life. A short thread on what it means and the magic of continuous improvement... https://t.co/bGdEUyzZUY
BREAKING NEWS: I can now officially confirm that I am, in fact, the real Sahil Bloom. Thanks, @jack - I appreciate you. https://t.co/pCW90vapik
Happy 29th Birthday to my one and only! No one in the world I would rather be on this wild and crazy adventure with. “Celebrate we will. Because life is short, but sweet for certain.” https://t.co/dIcnY49t8N
Julia LaRoche
Give my new friend @doyouknowchamp a follow! https://t.co/x1P7SACC7B
.@marc_lore and @AROD are in negotiations to buy the @Timberwolves https://t.co/1dXCIYv4aN
Here’s the joint statement from @AROD and Marc Lore on their plans to purchase the Minnesota @Timberwolves https://t.co/J0Xavwki3k
Family shopping trip 🛒 🐶 https://t.co/UmWb9FrIsd
Wishing @SamRo a very Happy Birthday! I'm so thankful we've been able to work together for 10 years. https://t.co/Ka43U5KEwv
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