ZeroHedge Top Stories: May 14

The Durden Dispatch The Best from Tyler Every Day! Featured in this Round Up: [Commenting on this list, the Editor in Chief of the Global Times, Hu Xijin, who has become a real-time translator for Chinese unspoken intentions on twitter, explained that "from perspective of China's politics, there is little room for compromises.]( [Markets Tumble As China Strikes Back, May Dump "Some Treasuries"]( After vowing over the weekend to "never surrender to external pressure", [Beijing has defied President Trump's demands]( that it not resort to retaliatory tariffs and announced plans to slap new levies on $60 billion in US goods. 44413 [One Technique I use to Profit When Stocks Crash]( I’ve made huge gains trading the market and I have hit my biggest winners on crashing stocks. I’m hosting a FREE Training where I will show you 7 real-life examples of plummeting stocks that I profited from, and how you can do the same. [Click here to read more.]( Sponsored by RagingBull [Morgan Stanley Clients Saddled With Massive Losses After Disastrous Uber IPO]( The technology bankers at Morgan Stanley are probably regretting all of the work they put in to steal the coveted 'lead left' spot in the Uber IPO from Goldman. 18200 [Oil Jumps After Saudis Admit Two Tankers Attacked As Iran Tensions Soar]( The [bizarre and mysterious explosions](that rocked the UAE port of Fujairah on Sunday just got even more strange after Saudi Arabia admitted overnight that two of its oil tankers were attacked while sailing toward the Persian Gulf possibly as part of the incident. 14092 [Kamikaze DroneBullet Knocks Enemy UAVs Out Of The Sky]( Just a few months back, we were one of the first to cover [Kalashnikov's high-precision suicide drone]( that delivers a small warhead to target coordinates. 13201 [FREE Options Webinar – May 15 at 3:30 PM CT]( For some options strategies, investors are undoubtedly trying to avoid assignment. But what if there was a strategy that actually required it? Join OIC on May 15 at 3:30 PM CT as our market experts examine cash-secured puts. Learn the basics of put options, moneyness, expiration positions and more. Plus, you'll get to see plenty of examples with P&L graphs, all covered in detail by one of OIC's professional instructors. Grab a spot for access to expert insight by registering today! [Click here to read more.]( Sponsored by The Options Industry Council [Trump: Beijing "Will Be Hurt Very Badly" If They Retaliate With More Tariffs]( As Washington and the investing public wait to learn more about Beijing's plans for retaliation following the latest round of trade-war escalation, Trump tweeted on Monday that Beijing would retaliate at its own risk: If it follows through with another round of retaliatory tariffs, Trump warned, there would "nobody left in China to do business with." 12430 ["Odds Point To A Worst-Case Scenario": Shocked Traders Respond To Latest Trade War Twist]( Friday's euphoric reversal, which saw the Dow Jones first tumble some 400 points before staging a miraculous 500 points comeback on no news but a rebound in optimism that just because new US import tariffs were put in place that would make a trade deal/compromise between the US and China more likely, appears to have been... premature. 12199 [Judy Shelton, Trump's Next Fed Choice, Favors A Gold Standard And Free Trade]( [Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk,]( 11462 InvestingChannel's Editor's Picks Newsletter [Click here now]( to subscribe to InvestingChannel's Editor's Picks Newsletter! Bubbling up Content from the Most Interesting Financial Community in the World. In partnership with InvestingChannel You are subscribed to email updates from [ZeroHedge](. To stop receiving these emails, you may [unsubscribe]( now. Zero Hedge, P.O. Box 118, New York 10018 [Link](