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This morning's Brussels bomb attacks have led to risk-off sentiment across European asset classes, with Bunds higher and equities firmly in the red, although if the Paris terrorist attacks of November are any indication, today's tragic events may be just the catalyst the S&P500 needs to surge back to all time highs. FX markets have also been dominated by events in Brussels, with USD and JPY strengthening, while EUR and GBP softening throughout the European morning.

Authored by Paul Craig Roberts,

With much help from the failures of neoliberal economic policy and neoconservative foreign policy, we are changing the world.

Back in early February, Zero Hedge laid out what was the biggest crisis facing Canada's banks: a chronic under reserving to potential (and soon, realized) oil and gas loan losses.

Following a mysterious "third party"'s willingness to show The FBI how to unlock San Bernardino killer Farook's iPhone, court records indicate that the US government wishes to cancel tomorrow's showdown with Apple, filing a motion to vacate the hearing.

Hours after Tim Cook explcitly told the world (marketed) his firm would never sell out their privacy...

The US government filed a motion on Monday to vacate Tuesday’s hearing against Apple.

Submitted by Mike Krieger via Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,

Eric Schmidt, the former chief executive officer of Google, will head a new Pentagon advisory board aimed at bringing Silicon Valley innovation and best practices to the U.S. military, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Wednesday.