Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Liquidates All US Airlines Holdings

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Liquidates All US Airlines Holdings

Berkshire Hathaway had held sizeable positions in the major US airlines, including an 11% stake in Delta Air Lines, 10% of American Airlines, 10% of Southwest Airlines and 9% of United Airlines at the end of 2019, according to its annual report and company filings. The legendary...
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Exxon Posts First Loss in Three Decades

Exxon Posts First Loss in Three Decades

Exxon Mobil Corp. took a $2.9 billion writedown in the first quarter, resulting in a $610 million loss. The company’s earnings fell 126 percent in the first quarter ended March 31, down from the $2.4 billion profit it reported a year ago....
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The FED Will Monetize Double The Total Treasury Issuance

The FED Will Monetize Double The Total Treasury Issuance

For The First Time Ever, The FED Will Monetize Double The Total Treasury Issuance. While daytraders look transfixed at a stock market which continues to surge higher even as the US has lost around 22 million jobs in the past...
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Break-even Oil Prices for 2020, Driller Diamond Offshore Filed for Bankruptcy

Break-even Oil Prices for 2020, Driller Diamond Offshore Filed for Bankruptcy

A sharp drop in oil prices adds to rating pressures for oil-exporting Middle East and Africa (MEA) sovereigns with vulnerable public and external finances, says Fitch Ratings. A slump in tourism, weakening demand for non-oil exports, and financial volatility a...
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GS Now Sees A 123% Plunge In Q2 S&P Earnings, $850 Billion Drop In Corporate Spending

GS Now Sees A 123% Plunge In Q2 S&P Earnings, $850 Billion Drop In Corporate Spending

With 9% of S&P 500 firms having already reported Q1 earnings including all of the major banks, results have generally disappointed relative to already tepid expectations. 43% of companies have missed consensus expectations, on pace for the highest rate sin...
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Historic Oil Crash Sends Canadian Oil Prices Negative, WTI To $11.05

Historic Oil Crash Sends Canadian Oil Prices Negative, WTI To $11.05

When GS’s crude oil analysts turned apocalyptic last month, writing that “This Is The Largest Economic Shock Of Our Lifetimes”, they echoed something we said previously namely that the record surge in excess oil output amounting to a mindblow...
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FED To Start Buying Junk Bonds

FED To Start Buying Junk Bonds

As free markets are actually dead, back on March 23, when the Fed unveiled it would start buying investment grade corporate bonds, many analysts said “now that the Fed is effectively all in, it will buy stocks and junk bonds next.” Two weeks...
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Oil rallies 24 to 36% within minutes after Trump says he spoke to Putin, MBS and expects Saudis, Russia to announce 10 million barrel cut

Oil rallies 24 to 36% within minutes after Trump says he spoke to Putin, MBS and expects Saudis, Russia to announce 10 million barrel cut

Saudis and Russia deny every Trump’s word. Brent oil shoot up 36% (temporary) and West Texas up 24% This was the most expected market event amongst commodities traders. The President later said in a tweet that a production cut would be...
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Ford Is Delaying North American Production Indefinitely

Ford Is Delaying North American Production Indefinitely

There are basically no U.S. auto sales right now. With what are sure to be ugly March sales numbers looming, Ford has now decided it is cancelling plans to re-start production in the U.S. and Mexico over the next two...
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The Real Reason for The Rescue: JPM and Citi Have $2.96 Trillion in Exposure to CDS

The Real Reason for The Rescue: JPM and Citi Have $2.96 Trillion in Exposure to CDS

JPMorgan Chase and Citibank Have $2.96 Trillion in Exposure to Credit Default Swaps. According to the most recent report from the regulator of national banks, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), JPMorgan Chase has exposure to $1.2 trillion i...
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Key Points of $2 Trillion Stimulus Package

Key Points of $2 Trillion Stimulus Package

While it will take some time to sort through all the pork contained in the massive $2 trillion coronavirus legislation negotiated between the Trump administration and Congressional leaders early Wednesday, here are some of the major provisions. The bill &#8211...
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Boeing Seeks “A Minimum $60 Billion” Government Bailout

Boeing Seeks “A Minimum $60 Billion” Government Bailout

Aerospace giant Boeing seeks “a minimum $60 Billion” government bailout after fully drawing-down $13 Billion credit line. This bailout demand comes after the company blew nearly $100 billion on  stock buybacks since 2013helping push its stock to...
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Global Liquidation Continues Despite Massive Monetary Intervention

Global Liquidation Continues Despite Massive Monetary Intervention

Federal Reserve cuts rates to zero and launches massive $700 billion quantitative easing program i.e. QE5. US Futures were halted limit-down overnight, and when cash markets opened, they were halted (down over 7%) before rallying all the way back up...
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FED Unveiled $3 Trillion Repo Bailout, Expands “Not QE4” To Genuine QE5

FED Unveiled $3 Trillion Repo Bailout, Expands “Not QE4” To Genuine QE5

After increases in its repo facility twice already this week, from $100billion to $150billion to $175billion per day, and adding added a new 1-month term repo facility, the New York Fed just stunned the market and fired its biggest bazooka...
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Banks, Big Oil, Boeing Stocks Crashed Spectacularly, Biggest Crash Since Lehman Event

Banks, Big Oil, Boeing Stocks Crashed Spectacularly, Biggest Crash Since Lehman Event

When two black swans collide and third is en route. Folks, it is just warm-up lap. $2.5 Trillion wiped out as world stocks crash most since 2008. Bank of America, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank down 14 percent, British Petroleum crashed...
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