admin

Cast your mind back to Friday – when payrolls confirmed everything for everyone and enabled more crowing from an establishment clinging to smoke and mirrors. It appears The Fed disagrees with the ‘awesome’ jobs market that BLS proposes as today’s Labor Market Conditions Index continues to push to its weakest since 2009, drastically divergent from […]

Submitted by Mike “Mish” Shedlock of Mishtalk Italy’s Interior minister Angelino Alfano warns the refugee “system is at risk of collapse” following an 80 per cent spike in the number of arrivals to Italy across the central Mediterranean Sea in the first quarter of this year compared to 2015. Alfano fears that Syrians headed for […]Read More

Volatility (VIX) is now at its lowest level since before the August sell-off last summer yet CS Fear Barometer remains elevated leaving the spread between the two options-market-based indicators is at its widest ever. Credit Suisse sees two main reasons for the difference: 1) VIX measures just vol whereas CSFB reflects skew (i.e. Demand for […]

Submitted by Ron Paul via The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity, Last week Defense Secretary Ashton Carter laid a wreath at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington in commemoration of the “50th anniversary” of that war. The date is confusing, as the war started earlier and ended far later than 1966. But the […]

Earlier today, CNBC’s Steve Liesman made two very important, in fact “critical”, if about one year overdue, discoveries. The first one was that Americans are angry. According to the CNBC All-America Survey, a majority of Americans are angry about both the political and the economic system.  Perhaps if CNBC had discovered this sooner, it would […]Read More

Contact Information: Tips: tips [ at ] zerohedge.com General: info [ at ] zerohedge.com Legal: legal [ at ] zerohedge.com Advertising: ads [ at ] zerohedge.com Abuse/Complaints: abuse [ at ] zerohedge.com Advertise With Us Suggested Reading: Make sure to read our “How To [Read/Tip Off] Zero Hedge Without Attracting The Interest Of [Human Resources/The […]

Submitted by Uzay Bulut via The Gatestone Institute, Professional criminals convince parents that their daughters are going to a better life in Turkey. The parents are given 2000-5000 Turkish liras ($700-$1700) as a “bride price” — an enormous sum for a poor Syrian family. “Girls between the ages of twelve and sixteen are referred to […]

Nigeria’s embattled Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, who os already under investigation at home for fake declaration of assets, claimed on Monday that he has fully complied with the provisions of the law on declaration of assets by public officers. He was reacting to the claim contained in the Panama-based offshore provider, Mossack Fonseca and […]

A former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, who was remanded in prison custody, has been released having perfected his bail conditions.  The Federal Government had arraigned Badeh on a 10-count charge bordering on alleged diversion of about N3.9 billion belonging to the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) while he served as Chief […]

Renowned economist and public commentator, Professor Pat Utomi has described Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode as a man with a lot of substance who is administering the state methodically and is very sensitive to important things. Utomi, who spoke in an interview with newsmen shortly before delivering a keynote address at the unveiling of […]

A former Commissioner for Lands and Housing in Ondo State, Alhaji Abbas Aidi reportedly slumped and died at a cyber cafe in Akure, Ondo State capital yesterday. According to Huhuonline.com source, he was said to have died after receiving an important letter that he had been expecting for a long time. It could not be […]

Chelsea have now confirmed that Antonio Conte will become the next permanent Chelsea manager after Euro 2016.  Conte who has signed a three-year deal, has been chosen as the full-time successor to Jose Mourinho, who was sacked in December after presiding over a disastrous Premier League title defence. Last month, Italian football federation (FIGC) president […]