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Zero Hedge is a financial blog that compiles news and shares editorial viewpoints from both original content and external sources. The site focuses on topics related to economics, Wall Street, and the broader financial industry. It gained recognition in 2009 for highlighting the contentious practice of flash trading, claiming that Goldman Sachs' privilege to access flash order data enabled it to earn unfair profits. The news articles on the platform are authored by a team of editors who collectively use the alias "Tyler Durden," inspired by a character from the novel and film Fight Club, as well as "Robert Meyers."

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West Wanted To Provoke Russia Into Using Nukes In Ukraine, Putin Claims

1 week ago | zerohedge.com | Tyler Durden

Russian President Vladimir Putin has once again made more ultra-provocative remarks aimed at the West concerning Russia's nuclear doctrine. In a fresh interview with a Russian broadcaster that aired Sunday Putin claimed that the West "wanted to provoke us, wanted to force us to make mistakes" on a strategic level. He described, in an unprecedented allegation, that Ukraine's Western supporters in NATO were essentially trying to bait Moscow into deploying nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
Poland Slams Germany's Plans To Tighten Border Controls

1 week ago | zerohedge.com | Tyler Durden

Via Remix News,Germany and Poland have been at peace for decades, yet the border between the two is still fraught, with this new dispute arising largely due to migration. Germany’s Friedrich Merz, expected to become the country’s new chancellor in just a few days, has announced that his country would tighten the external border on the first day of his chancellorship.
"Total F***ing Disgrace": Ex-Obama Officials Slam Biden's Gaza Policies

1 week ago | zerohedge.com | Tyler Durden

Via Middle East EyeFormer senior Barack Obama administration officials criticised former US president Joe Biden’s Gaza policies on a foreign policy podcast on Thursday, sparking reactions on social media. Ben Rhodes and Tommy Vietor, both former senior Obama administration officials, co-host the foreign policy podcast, Pod Save the World.
Trump To Slap Foreign Films With 100% Tariff; All Eyes On Netflix

1 week ago | zerohedge.com | Tyler Durden

Think Trump's tariffs are only for products, think again. On Sunday evening, President Donald Trump announced that he plans to impose a 100% tariff on films produced overseas, extending his restrictive trade policies on US imports to the entertainment sector for the first time. In a post on Truth Social, the American leader said he was directing the Commerce Department and his trade representative to “immediately begin the process of instituting” the levy on foreign movies.
Watch: China Hit By Worker Protests Over Unpaid Wages, Factory Shutdowns Amid Trump Tariffs

1 week ago | zerohedge.com | Tyler Durden

President Donald Trump’s hard-hitting tariffs on China appear to be taking a toll, disrupting Chinese factories and sparking worker protests over unpaid wages.
Earnings Season Much Better Than Expected, But Beats Not Rewarded, And Misses Are Hammered

1 week ago | zerohedge.com | Tyler Durden

Now that Q1 earnings season is more than three-quarters of the way through, below we share some of the most notable talking points across sellside research. Overall:So far 1Q earnings season far better than feared with 1Q growth tracking +12%, double the +6% expected, and a solid improvement to the 7% EPS growth logged a year ago.
Trump Orders Alcatraz Reopened For "America's Most Ruthless And Violent Offenders"

1 week ago | zerohedge.com | Tyler Durden

President Trump on Sunday said that he's ordering the reopening of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary - the historic prison located in the middle of the San Francisco Bay that closed over six decades ago. "For too long, America has been plagued by vicious, violent, and repeat Criminal Offenders, the dregs of society, who will never contribute anything other than Misery and Suffering.
"Here Come Humanoids": Morgan Stanley Braces For The Looming Phase Shift in AI

1 week ago | zerohedge.com | Tyler Durden

By Katy Huberty and Adam Jonas of Morgan StanleyA core strategy of Morgan Stanley Research is combining deep sector and macro expertise with a global footprint and collaborative culture to identify investment themes that help our clients generate alpha. Over the past 30 years, fewer than 3% of stocks drove the entire $80 trillion of global equity market expansion. These stocks tend to sit at the center of the most important investment themes.
"The Ultimate Pain Trade Is A Tech Led Rally": All The Latest Observations From Goldman's Trading Desk

1 week ago | zerohedge.com | Tyler Durden

Another crazy week. With the following weekly closes on Friday, SPX +2.9%, NDX +3.45%, RTY +3.24%, S&P closed its 9th consecutive session in the green, which was the longest winning streak since 2004 and erases all losses since April 2nd. If Monday also closes green, it will be the longest stretch since 1995.
Supreme Court's Ketanji Jackson Says Criticizing Judges Is 'Attack On Democracy'

1 week ago | zerohedge.com | Tyler Durden

People who criticize activist judges (who often refuse to recuse themselves amid wide-ranging conflicts of interest while ruling against Donald Trump's agenda) are 'attacking democracy,' according to US Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. On May 1, Jackson - who was apparently referring to recent comments by Donald Trump, though not specifically naming him - told an audience at the First Circuit Judicial Conference in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, "The attacks are not random.