New York City Police Department documents obtained by The Verge show that police camera teams were deployed to hundreds of Black Lives Matter and Occupy Wall Street protests from 2011–2013 and 2016. Originally acquired through a Freedom of Information Law request by New York attorney David Thompson of Stecklow & Thompson, the records are job […]
Preet Bharara Explains Why He Let Wall Street Bank Executives Avoid Prison…
Recently dismissed U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara, is suddenly being celebrated as an aggressive warrior in the fight against Wall Street corruption. Really? You could’ve fooled me. Perhaps I was in a coma when a string of big bank executives were arrested and sent to prison. No, what actually […]
Until the Banking System Is Reformed, There Will Be No Sustainable Recovery…
The Fed did what was entirely expected today, and did it with a pedestrian view towards the future increases. Slow and steady. And so the markets were ‘surprised’, the dollar dumped hard, stocks rallied, and gold and silver got some legs higher. Today was more a ‘technical event’ than anything else. In other words, it […]
What Went Wrong in Wall Street Reform: Obama Versus FDR…
Following the Wall Street crash of 1929, thousands of banks failed in the United States. More than 3,000 banks went under in 1931 followed by more than 1400 the following year. There was no Federal insurance on bank deposits in those days so both depositors and shareholders were wiped out or received pennies on the […]
Arora Report: “Three-Quarters Of Today’s Market Surge Is From A Massive Short Squeeze”…
For those wondering what unleashed today’s ferocious post-Trump, post-hawkish Fed speeches rally, the reason may have nothing to do with optimism in the economy or another inflow of retail funds via ETFs, and everything to do with a buildup of bearish short positions ahead of Trump’s speech last night. According to an analysis by the […]
Dr. Doom Warns of Stock Market Selloff ‘Avalanche’…
Marc Faber, known as ‘Dr. Doom’ for his pessimistic views of equity markets, has warned investors that US stocks are vulnerable to a seismic selloff, which could start any moment. The Swiss investor doesn’t expect the rally’s disruption to be evoked by any catalyst, as the markets are overbought and sentiment is way too bullish […]
Stockman: “After March 15 Everything Will Grind To A Halt”…
“I think what people are missing is this date, March 15th 2017. That’s the day that this debt ceiling holiday that Obama and Boehner put together right before the last election in October of 2015. That holiday expires. The debt ceiling will freeze in at $20 trillion. It will then be law. It will be […]
SEC Weighs Curbing Investigators’ Powers to Probe Wall Street…
“Something Snapped” – Stocks Decouple As VIX Call Volume Explodes…
As one veteran trader noted “something snapped” two days ago as VIX and US equities decoupled notably for the first time since the election. This morning VIX is surging once again (near 12) at the same time as US stocks are soaring…
Wall Street Banks Are Trading in Their Own Company’s Stock: How Is This Legal?…
The week that Donald Trump shocked markets around the globe by getting himself elected President of the United States, Wall Street banks like Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and others traded millions of shares of each other’s stocks – as well as trading millions of shares of their own publicly traded stock…
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