David K. Lifschultz: New Forms of [Wall Street] Treason?

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Max Keiser does not really understand what the monetary expansion has to cover.

Central banks are transferring wealth from the average person to the likes of Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos – RT’s Keiser Report

You have according to the BIS 600 trillion in derivatives against a 81 trillion dollar world GDP or a multiple of 7. The BIS coordinates only the banks so this figure does not include insurance company derivatives or others in private industry unless a bank is connected to the transaction so it is grossly understated.  Some Swiss bankers tell me it is more like 1.2 quadrillion and others up to 2.5 quadrillion. 1.2 quadrillion gives you a multiple on the world GDP of 14 and 2.5 quadrillion a multiple of 30.

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Article: Buffett Sells More Stocks, Including Goldman Sachs, With No ‘Elephant-Sized’ Acquisition On The Horizon

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Buffett Sells More Stocks, Including Goldman Sachs, With No ‘Elephant-Sized’ Acquisition On The Horizon

16 May 2020

Forbes, Sergei Klebnikov

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, who told investors earlier this month that he had made a “mistake” betting on airlines, is continuing to sell stocks amid the coronavirus pandemic, the latest regulatory filing from Berkshire Hathaway shows.

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Article: Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sells majority of stake in Goldman Sachs

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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sells majority of stake in Goldman Sachs

Jazmin Goodwin

CNN, 16 May 2020

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The conglomerate slashed its holdings in the investment bank to 1.9 million shares from 12 million shares, according to SEC filings released Friday. Goldman Sachs’s share price plunged by almost a third during the first quarter as the novel coronavirus swept the nation.

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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway slashed its Goldman Sachs stake by 84% last quarter

Theron Mohamed

BusinessInsider, 15 May 2020

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Article: tZERO secures US$5M equity investment

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tZERO secures US$5M equity investment

Nawaz Ahmed

BraveNewCoin, 23 April 2020

tZERO is Patrick Byrnes’ attempt to utilize blockchain technology to replace traditional institutional market structures.

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The long term goal was to compete with the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC).

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Berkshire Hathaway Bet Big on Dialysis Giant DaVita. Jim Chanos Thinks It’s a  Scam.

Christine Idzelis, Institutional Investor, 4 December 2019

DaVita provides life-extending dialysis treatment to more than 200,000 patients. But is it gaming the system through questionable donations to the American Kidney Fund?

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Comment: Chanos is calling DVA a fraud. Stock was $59 it fell to $53.   Then it went to $115.    NICE WORK.  Buffet too big to cheat?

Article: Wall Street Allows Giants Like Morgan Stanley Special Trading Hours

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Wall Street Allows Giants Like Morgan Stanley Special Trading Hours

C. Edward Kelso

CoinSpice, 11 December 2018

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