Israel appeared headed for a unity government on Friday after opposition leader Benny Gantz moved towards an agreement with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, disappointing voters who had hoped to bring down the right-wing premier. Gantz was elected parliamentary speaker on Thursday with support from Netanyahu’s Likud and allied parties, angering many of his own partners over the possibility he could form an alliance with a leader […]
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have moved permanently to Los Angeles, having fled Canada before the borders between the countries were closed, in a bombshell move that will throw the royal family into fresh turmoil. U.K. paper the Sun reported Thursday night that the couple took a private flight with their 10-month-old baby Archie to the L.A. area and plan to set up a new, permanent […]
The Civil Aviation Administration of China announced Thursday that it will drastically cut its international flight routes in an effort to contain the growing number of imported Covid-19 cases. The body issued a notice on Thursday. “Each Chinese airline is only allowed to maintain one route to any specific country with no more than one flight per week,” it reads, while “each foreign airline is only allowed […]
Authored by Patrick Hill via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, As the pandemic drives markets to the 2018 lows, certain relationships in trends between the markets and the COVID-19 virus are evident. As social distancing increases, markets continue to fall. So, by looking at the expected breakout levels of the virus, we can assess possible market reactions. The chart below shows the inverse correlation between the expected peaks of the […]
In a historically unprecedented measure, the Russian military has sent well over a dozen strategic lift aircraft packed with medics and medical equipment to help the Mediterranean nation battle COVID-19. Russian military medics sent to Italy to assist that country in its fight against coronavirus have been spotted on route to Bergamo, the Lombardy region city which has become one of the global epicenters of the […]
Fox News’ Bill Hemmer spoke with President Donald Trump after today’s big town hall and made a point of asking if he’s shifting away from “Chinese virus” rhetoric this week. At Monday’s press conference, the president made a point of speaking out on protecting Asian-Americans, and one Washington Post photographer caught a glimpse of the added paragraph as well as “Chinese” being crossed out in a […]
![Many European citizens went to fight in Syria/Iraq and had children there, now EU countries are facing a decision over whether to bring them home or not - Cartoon [Sabaaneh/MiddleEastMonitor]](https://1buv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/eu-asks-greece-to-move-migrants-most-at-risk-from-coronavirus-out-of-crowded-camps-middle-east-monitor.jpg)
The European Union has asked Greece to move migrants most at risk of contracting the coronavirus from overcrowded camps on its Mediterranean islands, the EU’s top migration official told Reuters on Tuesday. Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said Athens had opposed moving the migrants to the Greek mainland, citing the absence of coronavirus cases in the camps while the disease is spreading elsewhere in Greece. With […]
In Unprecedented Move, Fed Unveils Open-Ended QE Just as we expected – given the political cover they have been provided – The Fed has this morning unveiled more programs, this time enabling The Fed to buy corporates bonds (primary and secondary). Additionally, in addition to Treasuries, The Fed will buy Agency Commercial MBS all in unlimited size. The market – for now – is loving the […]
Despite a global pandemic, Full House actress Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli’s trial must go on. That’s what U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton said in a straightforward Tuesday order. “This judicial officer hereby determines that all pre-established pre-trial deadline in the above-captioned case continue to apply,” Gorton said. “Any motion for an extension of time will be considered on an individualized basis and granted […]
On one hand, the recent surge in 10Y yields is precisely what one – and certainly we – would expect: after all, the official arrival of helicopter money in the form of $1,000 checks to most Americans means that people’s expectations for government generosity repriced overnight, and now the political debate shifts to how much more free cash Americans should expect and for how long (with […]
And after all of that, the Russian troll farm’s American lawyers have the last laugh? The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia led by former William Barr aide Timothy Shea has filed a motion to dismiss the case against Concord Management and Consulting LLC, which has often been referred to as the Russian troll farm defendant. Concord Management was one of many people or […]
While you’re busy trying to figure out whether the sudden trend of #QuarantineAndChill means you should budget for the purchase of baby presents in, oh, about nine months, we’re contemplating the other viral matter du jour: can President Donald Trump use the Coronavirus to delay the November election and remain in office longer? The answer, simply, is that no, he can’t. The conspiracy theory was likely […]
WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity joined hundreds of conservation groups to file formal comments today with the Trump administration opposing its plans to gut the rules that govern the landmark National Environmental Policy Act. In documents submitted today, the Center said the proposed rules governing environmental reviews of federal activities will threaten critical safeguards for air, water and wildlife. “These rules would hand the keys to our […]
Kadena CEO Will Martino had already been considering abandoning his blockchain development company’s Brooklyn HQ before coronavirus came to New York City. The fast-spreading virus, however, recently convinced him the office had to go. On Feb. 21, he told his team to begin working from home. The New York Metropolitan area’s surging coronavirus count is forcing more of the region’s cryptocurrency and blockchain companies to prepare […]
Submitted by Market Crumbs, When you think of Tulsa, Oklahoma, you may not think it’s becoming a hotbed for coworking spaces filled with young professionals working remotely. The landlocked city with a population of about 400,000 people is often referred to as the “Oil Capital of the World.” Thanks to a program called Tulsa Remote, that’s exactly what is happening. The program, which is funded by […]
American shale drillers are poised to be among the biggest losers in the Riyadh-launched oil price war, experts told RT. They say the kingdom’s dramatic move will be ‘painful’ for the US fracking industry. Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is trying to give OPEC control over the price of oil, according to political expert Jack Rasmus. “What’s really happening long-term… the problem is the […]
HomeWorld News 9 Mar, 2020 20:47 Get short URL A day after Italy’s north was put into lockdown over the coronavirus, PM Giuseppe Conte put the whole country on quarantine, restricting movements and banning public gatherings. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source
There was a bizarre moment this afternoon, when in the 40 minutes heading into the final hour of trading, the VIX kept rising and rising, preventing the S&P from doing its sworn duty of spiking higher into the weekend. And then, just after 310pm ET (or 1210 PT), the VIX collapsed, plunging by as much as 14 vols from 54.39 – the highest print since Lehman […]
View Bitcoin’s hourly chart is signaling a bullish reversal and scope for a rally to $9,550. Daily chart indicators are also aligning in favor of the bulls. Markets may shake out weak hands by revisiting sub-$9,000 levels briefly before printing stronger gains on the bull breakout. The 200-day average at $8,713 is the level to beat for the bears. Bitcoin has crossed above $9,000, confirming a […]
Libya’s internationally recognized government will soon try to push back Khalifa Haftar’s eastern forces that have been attacking the capital Tripoli for months, Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha has said. “The GNA (Government of National Accord) and its forces do not want to see Tripoli subject to shelling every day and it will move these forces [of Haftar] away from Tripoli,” Bashagha told Reuters late on Sunday. […]
The US plans to cap the number of personnel who can work at Chinese government-backed “propaganda” news outlets in the US, reported The Wall Street Journal, citing a senior Trump administration official on Monday afternoon. The move comes after China expelled nine foreign reporters since 2013, and three last month over their reporting of the virus outbreak. The senior official said caps on Chinese media outlets […]
If you love The Daily Beast’s royal coverage, then we hope you’ll enjoy The Royalist, a members-only series for Beast Inside. Become a member to get The Royalist in your inbox every Sunday. Prince Andrew made a habit of seating his potential conquests on the Queen’s throne at Buckingham Palace as part of a routine to woo them, The Daily Beast understands, after a friend of the model […]
Erdogan is urging US and NATO help to halt the Syrian-Russian offensive in Idlib, and elsewhere Libya is also turning into a full-blown major conflict involving external powers, notably also Turkey which is providing military support to Tripoli against Gen. Haftar’s offensive. Turkey and Syria are currently downing each other’s aircraft over Idlib province in a major escalation. And now the Marine Traffic maritime information portal has identified along […]