Coronavirus
– Even Asymptomatic People Carry the Coronavirus in High Amounts
– ‘It was chaos!’ Students get suspended for posting pictures of packed halls — now the high school is closing after 9 people were infected
– Global COVID-19 Pandemic Surpasses 20 Million Confirmed Cases: Live Updates
– The CDC issues a dire warning for the fall if coronavirus measures are not followed
– Paris Placed On “Red Alert”, German COVID-19 Cases Spike, As ‘Second Wave’ Fears Rattle Europe
Business/Economics
– Mortgage rates fall to a record low for the eighth time this year, making buying a home more affordable for many Americans
– Job Openings Soar Amid Record Surge In Americans Quitting Their Job
– Here’s how record negative ‘real yields’ are driving a crowded rally in stocks, gold and everything else
– “Financially Devastated” – 83% Of NYC Restaurants Unable To Pay July Rent
– After “Big Jobs Numbers”, Initial Jobless Claims Fall Below 1 Million For First Time In 21 Weeks
– AMC to offer 15-cent tickets on first day of reopening
– Ford Is Slashing 10,000 Positions And Closing 6 Factories In Europe
– $5,630,859,000,000: Federal Spending Has Already Set Annual Record; Deficit at Record $2,807,295,000,000
– US Bankruptcies Are Already At 10-Year High As Pandemic Takes Its Toll
– 1933 Friday – Best 100 Days Since the Great Depression – Markets Love Mayhem!
Government/Politics
– Trump extends unemployment benefits, defers payroll tax
– Mnuchin ‘Willing To Listen’ On Stimulus As Pelosi Calls Trump Executive Orders ‘Unconstitutional Slop’
– Biden Picks Kamala Harris As Running Mate
– Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate, first Black woman
Global
– Clashes Erupt in Beirut at Blast Protest as Lebanon’s Anger Boils Over
– China Mobilizes Invasion Craft On Coast Near Taiwan As Top US Official Arrives In Taipei: Report
– Lebanon’s Government Resigns Amid Widespread Anger Over Blast
– China Faces Food Shortage As Droughts, Flooding, And Pests Ruin Harvest
– UK suffers record recession on virus fallout
Money/Currency
– Short on Money, Cities Around the World Try Making Their Own
Gold/Precious metals
– Precious Metal Pummeling Continues In Early Asia Trading
– Silver Crashes Most Since Lehman Bankruptcy
Protests/Riots
– Faculty, Students Across US Stage “Die-Ins” To Protest Return To Campus
– Riot declared as fire burns in Portland police union offices
– Chicago Police Arrest More Than 100 People After Looting Batters Downtown
Food
– Car Line Stretches More Than A Mile At Fair Park Food Giveaway
Earthquakes
– Magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits NC, most powerful quake state has seen in over 100 years
Sports
– Big Ten cancels football season; no games for Michigan, Michigan State in 2020
