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In what is by far the most entertaining research report of the day, Canaccord quant Martin Roberge, essentially admits and apologizes for blowing up the bank's energy client returns in 2017 (with an endless long oil reco), but then - in a bizarre follow up - says that while Canaccord overweight rating on energy has been "costly and like many investors, we feel like throwing in the towel on the group. However, being wrong is not a good reason enough to change one’s stance."

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It Is the Presstitutes, Not Russia, Who Interfered in the US Presidential Election

Paul Craig Roberts

Unlike Oliver Stone, who knew how to interview Vladimir Putin, Megyn Kelly did not. Thus, she made a fool of herself, which is par for her course.

U.S. index futures point to a slightly higher open, as markets in both Europe and Asian fall.The EUR surges to one year highs as markets continue to reverberate from Draghi's hawkish comments while yields rose around the globe following similar hawkish comments from Fed speakers on Tuesday.

Authored by Gareth Porter via TheAmericanConservative.com,

Three-term Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, a member of both the Armed Services and Foreign Affairs committees, has proposed legislation that would prohibit any U.S. assistance to terrorist organizations in Syria as well as to any organization working directly with them. Equally important, it would prohibit U.S. military sales and other forms of military cooperation with other countries that provide arms or financing to those terrorists and their collaborators.