Submitted by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,
Earnings Worse Than You Think
Just like the hit series “House Of Cards,” Wall Street earnings season has become rife with manipulation, deceit and obfuscation that could rival the dark corners of Washington, D.C.
It is unclear if investors were more looking forward to Weight Watchers' earnings or the company's announcement of what Oprah's weight will be today...
Today at 5pm WTW will reveal Oprah's latest weight
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) February 25, 2016
By EconMatters
A nice $2 bullish move into the close surprised a lot of shorts who focused on the Cushing inventory builds, but missed that gasoline demand is moving oil higher as we move into the summer driving season ramp up.
The European patent for aspartame reveals that the artificial sweetener uses fecal matter from E. coli as part of its ingredients. The patent confirms that the waste products of genetically modified E.coli bacteria form part of the aspartic acid-phenylalanine amino acid which are an essential part of the ingredients list for the fake sugar replacement. Upi.com reports: Though this fact was reported as early as 1999, not much attention was paid at the time to aspartame and its maker Monsanto, which was allegedly adding GM aspartame to soft drinks in Britain.
"It's not fair." No one told us that these investments could lose money... where's my lawyer?
h/t bringsjohn
One wonders how long before this issues becomes mainstream and Hillary and Sanders argue over who will bailout energy investors the fastest...