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Appeals Court Terminates Criminal Contempt Proceedings Against Trump Admin Authored by Stacy Robinson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), An appeals court has put a stop to criminal contempt proceedings initiated by a district judge against the Trump administration. District Judge James Boasberg, chief judge of the District Court for the District of Columbia, stands for a portrait at E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington on March 16, 2023. Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via AP In a brief, unsigned order on April 14, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit...

"Buy The Dip" Is Dead: Retail Sells Today's Market Bounce, 2nd Time This Week; Sells Nvidia Two weeks ago we warned that the BTFD trade - that staple of every market dip in the past 3 years - appeared to be fading rapidly, as retail investors were demonstrating "persistent signs of weakness" following the start of the Iran conflict with weekly purchases decelerating by ~30% after defying seasonal patterns and making February their 3rd largest month on record; additionally, that Monday marked the largest retail net-selling day in single stocks in...

The ceasefire in Lebanon appears to be collapsing as Israel and Hezbollah are escalating attacks.  On Saturday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the IDF to “vigorously attack Hezbollah targets” in Lebanon. The conflict between Hezbollah and Israel started after the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack.  In November 2024, Hezbollah and Israel agreed to a ceasefire. […]