Anti-government protests simmering in Beirut after port blast

Anti-government protests simmering in Beirut after port blast https://t.co/ZXSqRiS19F pic.twitter.com/j1ejTJhApq — New York Post (@nypost) August 7, 2020 Anti-government protests are boiling in Beirut over the deadly port blast that killed more than 100 people and decimated the city center. Authorities deployed tear gas on dozens of demonstrators near the nation’s parliament Thursday night as … Read more

How Do You Know The Urban Insurrection Has Failed? Because The NYT, After Flying Cover For Months, Is Throwing Democratic Mayors Under The Bus:

Abolish the Police? Those Who Survived the Chaos in Seattle Aren’t So Sure. What is it like when a city abandons a neighborhood and the police vanish? Business owners describe a harrowing experience of calling for help and being left all alone. What follows is excellent reporting, a sign that the NYT can still do … Read more

Fed Chair Powell Had 4 Private Phone Calls with BlackRock’s CEO Since March as BlackRock Manages Upwards of $25 Million of Powell’s Personal Money and Lands 3 No-Bid Deals with the Fed

via wallstreetonparade: Earlier this year, Wall Street On Parade reported that the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, had an upward range of $11.6 million invested with the investment management firm, BlackRock, and its iShares Exchange Traded Funds, according to Powell’s 2019 financial disclosure form. Powell’s 2020 financial disclosure form is now available. It was signed … Read more

STIMULUS DEAL TALKS HAVE BROKEN DOWN, TRUMP PREPARING EXECUTIVE ORDERS AS EARLY AS TONIGHT – FOX BUSINESS

STIMULUS DEAL TALKS HAVE BROKEN DOWN, TRUMP PREPARING EXECUTIVE ORDERS AS EARLY AS TONIGHT – FOX BUSINESS — Breaking Market News (@breakingmkts) August 7, 2020 https://twitter.com/Fxhedgers/status/1291814558789582848 *MNUCHIN SAYS HE'LL SUGGEST TRUMP TAKE EXECUTIVE ACTION ON AID — zerohedge (@zerohedge) August 7, 2020 Larry Kudlow: Executive order to cut payroll tax ready for Trump! White House … Read more

Toyota expects profit to drop 80% this year as virus saps car sales

Toyota Motor on Tuesday said it expects profit to drop 80% to its lowest in nine years, as Japan’s biggest automaker grapples with the impact of the novel coronavirus which has sapped global demand for vehicles. Global automakers have begun to gradually resume operations factories after curbs on public movement prevented workers in many countries from … Read more

Dollar Most Oversold in 40 Years, Says Morgan Stanley; Exits Short Position… Investors Load Up on Cash, Gold in Flight From Stocks: BofA

Dollar Most Oversold in 40 Years, Says Morgan Stanley; Exits Short Position The dollar is at its most oversold level in over 40 years, investment bank Morgan Stanley said on Friday, adding it had now shifted from its dollar-bearish stance and turned “tactically neutral” on the U.S. currency.   Investors Load Up on Cash, Gold … Read more

Owning Gold And Silver Is Critical For The End Game

by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics “…unprecedented monetary stimulus is fueling asset bubbles and corporate debt addiction — rendering interest-rate hikes impossible without an economic crash…gold could rise to $3,000 to $5,000 an ounce in the next three to five years” – Diego Parrilla, head of the $450 million Quadriga Igneo fund, which is up 47% YTD … Read more

Dire warning: US-China war ‘within 3 months’ (Full show)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30A_RykK73E Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says a war between the US and China is no longer “inconceivable” unless cooler heads prevail in diplomacy. This comes at a time of growing friction between China and Australia. RT America’s John Huddy reports. Then John Sitilides of Trilogy Advisers and former UK MP George Galloway weigh in. … Read more

And Fact Checkers are officially proven worthless

by vanillathunda1989   Someone in a group I follow on FB posted this “meme” of Epstein with no contextual reference to anything at all other than I hope this doesn’t get fact checked. It proceeded to get fact checked denying any allegations about the Clinton’s involvement with him 😂😂 This is solid proof that fact … Read more

WHY ARE DEMOCRATS PUSHING MAIL-IN VOTING: Over 80,000 mail-in ballots disqualified in NYC primary mess.

The mail-in ballots of more than 84,000 New York City Democrats who sought to vote in the presidential primary were disqualified, according to new figures released by the Board of Elections. The city BOE received 403,103 mail-in ballots for the June 23 Democratic presidential primary. But the certified results released Wednesday revealed that only 318,995 … Read more