*CHINA COMMERCE MINISTRY SAYS U.S. CONSIDERING TO LOWER TARIFFS ON CHINESE GOODS IN THE INTEREST OF U.S. FIRMS AND CONSUMERS

*CHINA CUTS COAL IMPORT TARIFFS TO ZERO - BBG

Twitter gets acquired and quickly admits it was "overestimating" millions of users since 2019...

Michael Tracey: White House fact-sheet says part of the mammoth $33 billion spending package it's requesting for Ukraine will be to "support independent media." Because nothing screams "independent" like being directly funded by the US Government as part of its "information warfare" initiative

NEW - Study finds "significantly" increased emergency cardiovascular events among under-40 population in Israel during vaccine rollout and third COVID-19 wave.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-10928-z

@disclosetv

*INDIAN REFINERS INDIAN OIL CORP, HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM, BHARAT PETROLEUM SEEKING 6-MTH OIL IMPORT DEAL WITH RUSSIA; LOOKING TO BUY UP TO 16 MLN/BBL PER MONTH OIL FROM RUSSIA -RTRS

JUST IN - Using Moscow's roubles conversion scheme to pay for natural gas would breach EU sanctions, says Kadri Simson, the bloc's energy policy chief.

@disclosetv

(Bloomberg) --Italy is set to approve a 14 billion-euro ($14.7 billion) aid package Monday in an effort to provide further support to companies and consumers that have been hit by surging energy prices, a trend that has been exacerbated by the prospect of reduced gas flows from Russia.

*EXCLUSIVE: ERRONEOUS TRADE WHICH CAUSED FLASH CRASH IN EUROPEAN STOCKS ON MONDAY WAS PLACED BY CITIGROUP - SOURCES

*EXCLUSIVE: TRADE INVOLVED ERRONEOUS CALCULATION RELATING TO NASDAQ INDEX ON SWEDISH COMPANIES - SOURCE

*European Commission Likely to Propose Ban on Buying Russian Refined Oil Products by Year End, Senior Diplomats Say -- WSJ

Would you look at that.
Trump, Nunes and White hats “encouraged” Elon Musk to buy Twitter.
I love when a plan comes together.

H/T @DaneanHere2

“Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children”. - William Thackeray

God bless all you lovely mothers out there. Thank you for all of your love and sacrifice for all of us.

Thank you for the hugs, the kisses, the discipline and the patience.

Thank you for the wisdom.

Thank you for the support, and the home cooked meals.

Thank you for always making us feel safe.

Most importantly; Thank you for bringing us here.

May God Bless you all with a beautifully serene day full of peace and calm. 🙏🏻🌸🙏🏻

Signed -

Your Sons & Daughters, We love you. ❤️

*EU drops plans to ban shipping Russian crude in face of opposition - Financial Times

*EUROPEAN COMMISSION IS PLANNING TO ISSUE NEW EU DEBT TO COVER UKRAINE’S SHORT-TERM FINANCING NEEDS OVER NEXT 3 MONTHS, ESTIMATED AT €15 BLN-POLITICO

Meanwhile the average person has no voting rights, and probably disagrees with every single sanction these motherfuckers have imposed, which in turn are destroying local economies in Europe... Government needs to be decentralized, and this setup should push people to the brink of demanding change.

(Bloomberg) --Ukraine’s natural gas grid said Russian flows to Europe via a key entry point will stop from Wednesday as occupying forces disrupt operations at the compressor station.

The Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine declared force majeure on gas transit via the Sokhranivka entry point from 7a.m., the grid said in a statement on its website. It’s still possible for gas to be rerouted to the Sudzha compressor station, allowing European contracts to be fulfilled.

European gas prices surged as much as 8.1%, reversing earlier losses. Prices then eased, and were up 1.7% to 95.35 euros a megawatt-hour by 4:39 p.m. in Amsterdam. 

*YELLEN SAYS BANNING ABORTION WOULD HURT U.S. ECONOMY

WTF!? The economy can’t grow long term with ageing demographics and declining birth rates... this statement is madness.