Evening Headlines
Bloomberg:
- Taiwan Warns China Can ‘Paralyze’ Island’s Defenses in Conflict.
- Chinese Firms Rush to Embrace Xi’s ‘Common Prosperity’ Slogan.
- Asian Stocks Eye Steady Open After U.S. Tech Gains: Markets Wrap.
- Oil Drops After OPEC+ Alliance Agrees to Return More Barrels.
- U.S. DOJ Readying Google Antitrust Lawsuit Over Ad-Tech Business.
- Sacklers to Exit From Complex Purdue Bankruptcy With Billions.
- Javits Center Debt Downgraded as NYC Tourism Struggles to Revive.
- Moderna Seeks U.S. Authorization for Covid Booster Shot.
- New Orleans Power Crisis: Fix 2,500 Broken Poles in a Swamp.
- Nordstrom Cut to Junk by Moody’s as Recovery Lags That of Peers.
- Covid Test Maker Cue Health Files for IPO After Revenue Gains.
Wall Street Journal:
- Taliban Seeking to Expand Capabilities With U.S. Arms.
- Hundreds of American citizens, residents remain stuck after airlift’s end.
- Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Plan Is Approved, Shielding Sackler Family.
- Energy Traders See Big Money in Carbon-Emissions Markets.
- Ben Dugan Works for CVS. His Job Is Battling a $45 Billion Crime Spree.
- The Entitlement State’s Bankruptcy Dates.
- Biden’s Ugly Defense of His Afghan Failure.
Fox News:
- Retired US generals call on Biden's top military and diplomatic officials to resign after Afghanistan crisis.
- LIVE UPDATES: Biden leaves behind US-sponsored journalists he vowed to evacuate.
- WH refuses to deny report Biden pushed Taliban narrative on Afghan leader in bombshell chat.
- Even Biden's own WH staff 'literally horrified' he stranded Americans in Afghanistan.
CNBC.com:
- Fanatics shocked the sports world with trading card deals — Here’s what’s next ahead of expected IPO.
- TSA airport screenings drop to lowest since May as travel, fares fall.
- Ford cuts F-150 pickup production again due to chip shortage.
- WHO says it is monitoring a new Covid variant called ‘mu’.
- 23,876 ‘at risk’ Afghans have already arrived in the United States, State Department says.
- Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Chewy, Five Below, ChargePoint and more.
Zero Hedge:
- Biden Told Afghan President To "Create Perception" Taliban Wasn't Winning "Whether It Is True Or Not".
- COVID Hospital Admissions Fall For First Time Since June In Latest Sign Delta Wave Has Peaked.
- Bank Buybacks Hit Record Propelling Stocks To All Time HIgh.
- 'I Feel Good': Joe Rogan Contracts Covid, Bounces Back Within Days Using Drug Cocktail Including Ivermectin.
- "We Are F**king Abandoning American Citizens" Says Livid Army Colonel In Leaked Afghanistan Texts.
- Here Are The Best And Worst Performing Assets In August.
- 'Cash For Criminals': San Francisco Will Start Paying People Not To Shoot Each Other.
- CDC Director Tells The Unvaccinated Not To Travel Over Labor Day Weekend - Except What About Natural Immunity?
- State Dept Contradicts Biden, Says Vast Majority Of Interpreters & Visa-Eligible Afghans Were "Left Behind".
- Rally Fizzles As Banks And Energy Dump While FANGs Hit All-Time High; Cryptos Soar.
Newsmax:
TheGatewayPundit.com:
- Taliban Fighters in US Uniforms Throw Victory Parade Riding in US Military Equipment with US Guns (VIDEO).
- REPORT: DoD had Foreknowledge of Kabul Airport Bomber – Denied Permission to Fire Predator Drone that had Lock on Him – 13 US Heroes Dead.
- Federal Judge Bars Western Michigan University From Mandating Covid Vaccines for Athletes.
- Phoenix: Teachers Who Refuse To Teach CRITICAL RACE THEORY Will Be Paid LESS Than Those Who Do.
- Pope Chides US and the West Over Afghanistan War – Quotes Putin and Says It’s Irresponsible to Enforce Your Own Values on Others.
- AWFUL: Mitch McConnell Shoots Down Calls for for Biden’s Impeachment — After He Threw Trump Under the Bus After Second Impeachment.
- Reality Bites: 52% of Voters Believe Joe Biden Should Resign for Historically Disastrous Surrender in Afghanistan and Arming of the Enemy.
The Epoch Times:
Covid-19(Data, Maps, Graphs):
- Our World in Data: New Global Covid-19 Cases(7-day rolling average graphs). New US Covid Hospital Admissions/ICU Admissions/Deaths
- FT.com: Fully Vaccinated by Country(graph). Global Lockdown Stringency Index(map).
- Bloomberg.com: International Travel Restrictions. Case Graphs by State.
- NYTimes.com: County Trends and Clusters. Local ICU Occupancy.
- Brown School of Public Health: Covid Severity by State/County(map). US Hospital Capacity(region).
- CovidActNow: Covid Severity/Infection Rate by Metro Area.
- KFF: US Vaccinations by Race/Ethnicity.
- Carnegie Mellon: Covid-Like Symptoms in Community. Covid Symptom Searches on Google. Covid-Related Dr.Visits. Restaurant Visits. Wearing Masks. (graphs)
- Safegraph.com: Commerce Patterns(graphs).
Night Trading
Morning Preview Links
Earnings of Note
Company/Estimate
- Asian equity indices are -.25% to +.5% on average.
- Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 65.25 -.5 basis point.
- China Sovereign CDS 32.0 -.75 basis point.
- Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 60.57 +.03%.
- Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk Off Index 2,984.0 +7.0 points.
- Volatility Index(VIX) futures 20.5 +.02%.
- FTSE 100 futures +.20%.
- S&P 500 futures +.10%
- NASDAQ 100 futures +.10%.
Earnings of Note
Company/Estimate
Before the Open:
- (AEO)/.55
- (CIEN)/.79
- (DCI)/.66
- (GCO)/.03
- (GIII)/.10
- (HRL)/.39
- (PDCO)/.37
- (SIG)/1.69
- (TTC)/.79
After the Close:
- (AVGO)/6.91
- (COO)/3.29
- (DOCU)/.40
- (HPE)/.42
- (MDB)/-.40
- (OXM)/2.34
- (NX)/.44
Economic Releases
7:30 am EST
- Challenger Job Cuts YoY for Aug.
8:30 am EST
- Initial Jobless Claims for last week are estimated to fall to 345K versus 353K the prior week.
- Continuing Claims are estimated to fall to 2808K versus 2862K prior.
- The Trade Deficit for July is estimated at -$70.9B versus -$75.7B in June.
10:00 am EST
- Factory Orders for July is estimated to rise +.3% versus a +1.5% gain in June.
- Factory Orders Ex Transports for July is estimated to rise +.5% versus a +1.4% gain in June.
Upcoming Splits
- None of note
Other Potential Market Movers
- The China Services PMI report, weekly Langer Consumer Comfort Index, weekly EIA natural gas inventory report and the (BF/A) investor day could also impact global trading today.
- 9:30 am - 4:00 pm EST
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