“A Flawed Idea”: CNBC’s Joe Kernen Destroys Elizabeth Warren On Live TV Over Price-Gouging Policy | ZeroHedge

Senator Elizabeth Warren and Joe Kernen had a heated spat on "Squawk Box" Friday morning, as the CNBC anchor took her to school over the Democrats' plan to impose a federal ban on so-called "price (more…)

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Citi Says Oil Buying Opportunity May Have Finally Arrived | ZeroHedge

By Julianne Geiger of Oilprice.com

Oil prices have dipped, with Brent crude hovering around $77 per barrel, leading some market analysts to spot potential short-term buying opportunities. Citi Research, in a note dated August 21, and seen by Investing.com, sees this price pressure as a likely precursor to a rebound despite recent easing in geopolitical tensions.

The recent price decline is primarily driven by two key factors: easing geopolitical risks, particularly in Gaza (more…)

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‘Soft Landing Scenario Less Convincing’: US Manufacturing PMI Plunges To 8-Mo Lows | ZeroHedge

S&P Global's Flash PMI data for August signals the continued divergence between US manufacturing (slump) and Services (survive).

  • Flash US Services Business Activity Index at 55.2 (July: 55.0) – 2-month high.

  • Flash US Manufacturing Output Index at 47.8 (July: 50.5) – 14-month low.

  • Flash US Manufacturing PMI at 48.0 (July: 49.6) – 8-month low.

And all that as 'hard' macro data is collapsing…

Source: Bloomberg (more…)

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