Coronavirus
– Confirmed cases hit 10 million
– Not wearing a mask can cost you $50 in South Beach under new COVID crackdown
– Coronavirus cases are rising in 40 of 50 US states
– These are the states requiring people to wear masks when out in public
Economy/Business
– US Pending Home Sales Explode By Record In May… Back To 2001 Levels
– WarnerMedia to Sell Atlanta’s CNN Center, Sidesteps Threat of Impending Layoffs
– Nearly half the U.S. population is without a job, showing how far the labor recovery has to go
– Cirque du Soleil files for bankruptcy protection, terminates 3,500
– Dow Soars To Best Quarter Since ’87 As Fed Balance Sheet Explodes
– Despite National Lockdown & Sales Collapse, US Home Prices Accelerated For 9th Straight Month In April
– ‘Great Job Numbers’ Trump Booms As Payrolls Soar By Record 4.8 Million, Crushing Expectations
– US unemployment falls to 11%, but new shutdowns are underway
– Unemployment rate at 11.1% in June, another 1.4 million workers filed jobless claims last week
– Fed’s Balance Sheet Shrinks For Third Consecutive Week
Global
– Zimbabwe Shutters Stock Exchange, Blocks All Mobile Money Payments As Currency Collapses
– 83 Tons Of Fake Gold Bars: Gold Market Rocked By Massive China Counterfeiting Scandal
– India Bans 59 Chinese Apps Including TikTok Over “Privacy & Sovereignty” Violations
– Chinese President Xi Signs National Security Law For Hong Kong
Protests/Marches
– Couple draw guns at crowd heading to St. Louis mayor’s home
Race
– Mississippi set to remove Confederate emblem from its flag
Money
– Meijer Stops Accepting Cash As Nationwide Coin Shortage Erupts
– “Panic-Driven Hoarding Of Bank Notes”: People Aren’t Abandoning Cash During The Pandemic, They’re Socking It Away
Police/Law enforcement
– Why no outrage? Atlanta shootings surge, but it’s not the cops
– Jeffrey Epstein Confidante Ghislaine Maxwell Arrested on Sex Abuse Charges
Sports
– Novak Djokovic and the Adria Tour: the exhibition event that shocked tennis
Gold/Precious metals
– 83 Tons Of Fake Gold Bars: Gold Market Rocked By Massive China Counterfeiting Scandal
– Gold Smashes Above $1800 For First Time Since 2011
