An ancient “flying machine” has been discovered in a cave in Afghanistan, attracting the attention of world leaders including Barack Obama.  The Vimana (a flying machine often described in Sanskrit texts) was discovered by a group of U.S. soldiers on a mission in the desert of Afghanistan. Eight troops who were tasked with removing the machine from the cave have since gone missing following its discovery. The 5,000 year old machine is believed to be protected by an energy barrier, preventing the troops from removing it from the cave.

Hillary Clinton's relentless series of credibility-draining scandals started about one year ago when it was revealed that the former SecState had used a personal, unencrypted email account with the [email protected] moniker.

Combing through (45 days delayed) hedge fund 13F holdings reports used to be interesting work... before it became clear that hedge funds are just a herd of levered beta chasers, hobbled by years of central planning which has made a mockery of fundamental analysis, devoid of original ideas, and all rushing into the same idea dinner "special situations" with the result being the worst performance year for the "smart money" since the crisis.

At 1600bps, the extra yield investors are demanding to take on US energy credit risk has never been higher. However, if a new report from Deloitte proves true, this is far from enough as they forecast roughly a third of oil producers are at high risk of slipping into bankruptcy this year as low commodity prices crimp their access to cash and ability to cut debt.

Record high US Energy credit risk...

The Russian air force regularly monitors Luftwaffe Tornados conducting reconnaissance in Syrian airspace, according to a Lieutenant-General of the German Air Force, saying that both sides act professionally to prevent incidents. Russia Today reports: Russian pilots take no aggressive actions towards their German colleagues, such as intercepting them or attempting to force them out of the operations area, Joachim Wundrak told Rheinische Post daily.