Since January, the department says, it has slashed more than $214 billion, or around $1,300 in savings per taxpayer...

The next major move can come this Friday with the October Options Expiration...

"Together, we can address critical questions: how to design the right data centres, how to solve water and..." 

Big tech vs. non profitable tech has crashed. Starting to look tempting...

...the continued positive influence of liquidity from China takes some of the sting out of the tail (literally), reducing the need for assets to incorporate a larger risk premium.

"We’re going into this earnings season with the view that it probably will validate that the corporate sector is still in relatively good shape"

"Optimism about the outlook improved noticeably,"

Minsky moment incoming...

"Strong loan and deposit growth, coupled with effective balance sheet positioning, resulted in record net interest income"

"The desk is also busy in Consumer Discretionary. There has been a decent uptick in activity in Luxury following LVMH figures with two-way better buy flow..." 

Just when you thought Wall Street couldn't get any dumber. 

"Semis are also trading well, with the UBS Semi's basket [UBXESEMI] up 2.1%, driven by ASML (up 3.8%) after they reported solid bookings and as the AI boom is fueling..." 

Inflation, taxes, and a shift in consumer spending may spell doom for some Polish breweries, says the director general of a brewery union...

Reporters told to sign the pledge by Tuesday at 5 pm or surrender their press credentials...

"Taking into account preliminary weather forecasts, the maximum storage level is unlikely to exceed 85%."

Labour plans to introduce a “total ban” on fracking this autumn...  aims to prevent future governments, such as the Reform Party, from reinstating fracking...

Paris outraged, rejecting 'baseless' charges against tourists...

"You are very welcome to be a Muslim in Sweden, but not in the way that Islam is practiced in Iran and Afghanistan"

Spain's defense minister says "not worried"...