A top editor at Reuters apologized on Thursday night after blaming President Trump for the deadly Capital Gazette shooting in a now-deleted tweet that was sent during a “state of emotional distress,” but he might still be disciplined by the international news service. Reuters Breakingviews Editor Rob Cox admitted that he “responded emotionally and inappropriately” […]
1 in 5 Financial Institutions Exploring Crypto Trading, Survey Finds
Mass media company Thomson Reuters has found that one in five of its financial services clients is considering trading cryptocurrencies this year. The firm recently surveyed more than 400 clients on its data and trading platforms, including Eikon, REDI, FXall and Elektron. About 20 percent of these clients were “really interested and actively exploring” launching […]
Russia Slams Report of “Hundreds of Russian Fighters” Killed in Syria as Fake News…
Two days after Bloomberg reported that over 100 Russian fighters – mercenaries fighting on behalf of Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad – were killed in Syria on February 7 by US air strikes – the Russian foreign ministry slammed these reports about alleged “dozens” or “hundreds” killed Russian military servicemen in Syria as “classic disinformation” that […]
“MAGA”: There Is Now an ETF Investing in Companies That Support the GOP…
The ongoing ETF insanity, which as of the end of August saw Vanguard fund inflows of $1.6 billion every day (or $100 million every single hour) has now boldly crossed over into the political arena, with the upcoming launch of the “MAGA” ETF, which hopes to “make America great again” by investing exclusively in companies […]
Social Media Users Mock Reuters for Calling Antifa ‘Peace Activists’…
International news agency Reuters was mocked on social media Wednesday after it referred to anti-Trump protesters as “peace activists” in its reporting of President Trump’s rally in Phoenix on Tuesday night. Four people were arrested for throwing rocks and bottles at police officers after Trump concluded his speech Tuesday…
The Leaked Statement from the ACX Crystal’s Captain Is an Easily Disproven Lie…
Tim Kelly of Reuters reports that Captain Ronald Advincula of the AXC Crystal (IMO:9360611) made a statement to the ships’s owner, Dainichi Investment Corporation, in which he stated (not a direct quote of Ronald Advincula): “The container ship steered hard to starboard (right) to avoid the warship, but hit the Fitzgerald 10 minutes later at […]
Reuters Reports, Retracts, Re-Reports, Then Replaces Story on Jared Kushner Visiting Iraq…
Reuters reported, then retracted, then re-reported, then deleted, and then re-re-reported a story about President Donald Trump’s White House adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner visiting Iraq. Several outlets reported on Sunday that Kushner was visiting Mosul on invitation from the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph F. Dunford Jr. Among those outlets […]
Hundreds Of U.S. Tanks Arrive In Europe To Support NATO Anti-Russian Buildup…
As we reported yesterday, Lithuania confirmed the presence of U.S. special forces inside its territory, stating the deployment’s purpose is to train local forces and act as a deterrent against Russian aggression. Supposedly, the move is in response to a “escalation” by Vladimir Putin, who has been deploying nuke-ready missiles in the Russian province of […]
Don’t Be So Sure Russia Hacked the Clinton Emails by James Bamford…
Last summer, cyber investigators plowing through the thousands of leaked emails from the Democratic National Committee uncovered a clue. A user named “Феликс Эдмундович” modified one of the documents using settings in the Russian language. Translated, his name was Felix Edmundovich, a pseudonym referring to Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky…
Did Big Media Run Fake Headlines on the Deutsche Bank “Settlement”?…
In the case of the announcement late last Thursday evening that Deutsche Bank and the U.S. Justice Department had reached an agreement to settle claims against the bank for allegedly swindling investors in the sale of toxic residential mortgage backed securities, all that could be heard was the sound of one hand clapping in a […]