Daimler Sees 70% Drop in 1Q Earnings, Renault and Hyundai Follow

Daimler Sees 70% Drop in 1Q Earnings, Renault and Hyundai Follow

Daimler AG (owner of Mercedes-Benz) sees first-quarter earnings plunge almost 70% as the coronavirus-related lockdowns have left its auto showrooms closed. The German luxury automaker announced that it expected preliminary adjusted first-quarter earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) to drop to...
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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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Oil Glut – At Least 160 Million Barrels Are Held in Tankers

Oil Glut – At Least 160 Million Barrels Are Held in Tankers

At Least 160 Million Barrels Are Held in Tankers Amid Lack of Onshore Storage. The pandemic and related self-isolation measures have triggered a massive fall in global demand for oil. Traders are now struggling to find storage space for excess...
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Schedule of the delayed OPEC+ webinar

Schedule of the delayed OPEC+ webinar

The delayed OPEC+ webinar on Thursday will arguably be the most important gathering of ministers to date, with countries outside OPEC+ also poised to potentially tune into the discussions, thus presenting scope for coordinated action. The meeting is due to...
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Emerging Markets After $18 Trillion Global Equity Wipeout

Emerging Markets After $18 Trillion Global Equity Wipeout

Emerging market stocks trade at record 65% discount to U.S. after $18 trillion global equity wipeout. The global financial rout triggered by the pandemic wiped $18 trillion off global equity markets in the year to date, and emerging markets, in...
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IATA: Airlines Urgently Need $200B In Capital

IATA: Airlines Urgently Need $200B In Capital

Global airlines running out of cash, need government support. Swift government action is needed to help global airlines that are in a desperate situation and running out of cash, the International Air Transport Association warned on a media call on...
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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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Cutting Rates Is Now About As Relevant As Painting A Sinking Ship

Cutting Rates Is Now About As Relevant As Painting A Sinking Ship

The bear market rally probably didn’t persuade anyone the epidemic crisis is over. Nevertheless there are a surprising number of articles saying manufacturing production is recovering rapidly in China – although the weather satellites show rising NOx ...
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Markets Crash In Worst Week Since Lehman Event

Markets Crash In Worst Week Since Lehman Event

Friday’s market performance has traditionally been the weakest, even during the meltup phase ahead of the recent coronacrash, and as such it will probably not come as a surprise that today’s overnight rout which followed the biggest 6-day correctio...
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Alstom is buying Bombardier rail unit for up to $6.7 billion

Alstom is buying Bombardier rail unit for up to $6.7 billion

France’s Alstom SA has agreed to buy the rail division of Canada’s Bombardier Inc for up to 6.2 billion euros ($6.7 billion) to create the world’s No. 2 train manufacturer and better take on Chinese leader CRRC Corp. The cash...
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Gasmaggedon sweeps over global gas market

Gasmaggedon sweeps over global gas market

China’s state-owned gas importers are considering declaring force majeure on LNG imports, which would amplify the turmoil in global gas markets. Shipments of oil and gas are backing up at Chinese ports, which is creating ripple effects across the world....
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India Announces $40 Billion Emergency Fiscal Injection

India Announces $40 Billion Emergency Fiscal Injection

India Announces $40 Billion Emergency Fiscal Injection As Economy Plunges.  India’s economy is rapidly decelerating and could be headed for a financial crisis. As an emergency response to plunging growth rates and falling energy consumption, along with ...
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IMF boss Georgieva says global economy risks return of Great Depression

IMF boss Georgieva says global economy risks return of Great Depression

The head of the International Monetary Fund has warned that the global economy risks a return of the Great Depression, driven by inequality and financial sector instability. Speaking at the Peterson Institute of International Economics in Washington, Kristalin...
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33 Disinformation Schemes

33 Disinformation Schemes

33 Disinformation Schemes Used By Wall Street, Corporate America, & The ZioMedia This is a collection of 33 tactics, instances, misnomers, immortal fake propaganda, and even wrong-doing cropping up ceaselessly on Wall Street, in press releases, in earning...
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Airbus Deliveries Soar To Record High As Boeing’s Fades

Airbus Deliveries Soar To Record High As Boeing’s Fades

A new report from Reuters specifies how Airbus locked in a record number of aircraft deliveries in Dec. to exceed full-year delivery targets while outshining troubled Boeing in becoming the world’s top planemaker. By midnight on New Year’s Eve, A...
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