Economist Jim O'Neill warns the US economy may be too dependent on consumers

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/28/economist-jim-oneill-warns-the-us-economy-may-be-too-dependent-on-consumers.html

Indexing capital gains is a bad idea, according to this conservative economist.

https://slate.com/business/2019/08/indexing-capital-gains-taxes-donald-trump-economy.html

Trump Signals Support for Cruz’s Push to Index Capital Gains Tax

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-30/trump-signals-support-for-cruz-s-push-to-index-capital-gains-tax

Mass Pig Deaths in China Cause Short Supply of U.S. Blood Thinner

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-30/mass-chinese-pig-deaths-cause-short-supply-of-u-s-blood-thinner

Basic Fun CEO Jay Foreman to keep production in China despite Trump

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/30/basic-fun-ceo-jay-foreman-to-keep-production-in-china-despite-trump.html

Penthouses, mansions, and luxury ranches aren't selling across the US — and it could be a recession red flag

https://www.businessinsider.com/recession-warning-sign-wealthy-not-buying-luxury-real-estate-2019-8

U.S. Consumer Sentiment Falls Most Since 2012 on Trade Fears

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-30/u-s-consumer-sentiment-falls-most-since-2012-on-tariff-concern

U.S., China Locked in Stare-Down as New Tariffs Set for Weekend

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-30/u-s-china-locked-in-stare-down-as-new-tariffs-set-for-weekend

'Your EPA went too far': Farmers hit hard by Trump EPA's new ethanol rules are fuming

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/your-epa-went-too-far-farmers-hit-hard-trump-epa-n1048011

IMF: China could depreciate yuan further if trade war escalates, rebuking Trump’s manipulator charge

https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3024921/imf-china-could-depreciate-yuan-further-if-trade-war

'Don't vape. Don't use Juul': Juul CEO issues stark warning to non-smokers

https://www.businessinsider.com/juul-ceo-dont-vape-long-term-effects-unknown-2019-8

Bannister: Fed could cause recession unless it cuts rates quickly

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/29/bannister-fed-could-cause-recession-unless-it-cuts-rates-quickly.html

The leading industry group for truck drivers has declared we're hurtling toward a trucking 'bloodbath'

https://www.businessinsider.com/trucking-bloodbath-ata-truckers-potential-2019-8

The Fed’s Stimulus Might Be Undermining Growth

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-08-29/the-fed-s-stimulus-might-be-undermining-growth

U.S. Second-Quarter Growth Revised Down to 2% Pace From 2.1%

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-29/u-s-second-quarter-growth-revised-down-to-2-pace-from-2-1

German Inflation Weakens in August as Recession Draws Nearer

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-29/german-inflation-weakens-in-august-as-recession-draws-nearer

Investors Regret Not Buying the Most Negative-Yielding Bond Ever

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-29/investors-regret-not-buying-the-most-negative-yielding-bond-ever

Negative Rates Actually Cut Lending, Research Shows

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-29/negative-rates-actually-cut-lending-university-research-shows

China Indicates It Won’t Retaliate Now on New U.S. Tariffs

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-29/china-indicates-it-won-t-retaliate-against-newest-u-s-tariffs

The rich aren't spending, signaling a possible recession ahead

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/28/the-rich-arent-spending-signaling-a-possible-recession-ahead.html

U.S. Inequality, Wage Stagnation Tied To Falling Union Membership In The Private Sector

https://www.forbes.com/sites/pedrodacosta/2019/08/29/u-s-inequality-wage-stagnation-tied-to-falling-union-membership-in-the-private-sector/amp/

German Economy Likely to Shrink in Third Quarter and Enter Recession, DIW Says

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-28/german-economy-likely-to-shrink-0-2-in-third-quarter-diw-says

U.S. yield curve inverts further, 30-year yields hit new record low

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-us-markets-idUSKCN1VI0OL

U.S. cotton industry quietly faces crisis from China trade war

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/08/28/US-cotton-industry-quietly-faces-crisis-from-China-trade-war/2021566927276/

Pension World Reels From 'Financial Vandalism' of Falling Yields

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-27/pension-world-reels-from-financial-vandalism-of-falling-yields

Why does the Federal Reserve alter our interest rates?

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/outreach/why-guy/why-does-the-federal-reserve-alter-our-interest-rates/85-4983907e-8d17-4ad7-9edc-4c081a208b9b

Budget Watchdog Pitches Plan to Fight the Next Recession Without Increasing the Debt

http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2019/08/27/Budget-Watchdog-Pitches-Plan-Fight-Next-Recession-Without-Increasing-Debt

The Fed Shouldn’t Enable Donald Trump

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-08-27/the-fed-shouldn-t-enable-donald-trump

These 7 Social Security myths just aren’t true, no matter how often you hear them

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/these-7-social-security-myths-just-arent-true-no-matter-how-often-you-hear-them-2019-08-27

Former New York Fed president says Trump is a threat to the economy and the Fed should act accordingly

https://theweek.com/speedreads/861390/former-new-york-fed-president-says-trump-threat-economy-fed-should-act-accordingly

Someone Just Blew a Hole in the Volcker Rule

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-08-27/weakening-the-volcker-rule-is-in-nobody-s-interest

Insiders are selling stock as recession worries mount

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/26/investing/stock-market-insider-selling/index.html

As Trade War Drags, China Scoops Up South American Soy for 2020

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-26/as-trade-war-drags-china-scoops-up-south-american-soy-for-2020

Central Banks Just Love Gold and It's Going to Stay That Way

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-27/central-bankers-new-found-love-of-gold-seen-bolstering-demand

In Switzerland, the Trade War Is Mixing Up a Painful Cocktail

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-27/in-switzerland-the-trade-war-is-mixing-up-a-painful-cocktail

Goldman Sachs reveals what’s holding back the housing market

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/goldman-sachs-reveals-whats-holding-back-the-housing-market-151655754.html

Trade War Means U.S. Dairy Is Missing Out on China's Demand Boom

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-26/trade-war-means-u-s-dairy-is-missing-out-on-china-s-demand-boom

‘American Factory’ stirs mixed feelings in China over working conditions and culture

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3024423/american-factory-stirs-mixed-feelings-china-over-working

Here’s the potential upside when the ‘Everything Bubble’ finally pops

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-the-potential-upside-when-the-everything-bubble-finally-pops-2019-08-26

Global recession signals flash again as German business confidence falls to its weakest in 7 years

https://www.insider.com/recession-signals-flash-german-business-confidence-at-7-year-low-2019-8

Yen surges, offshore yuan tumbles as trade war intensifies

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-forex-idUSKCN1VF11D

This new study calculates the amount of extra food the world produces due to waste and overeating

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-new-study-calculates-the-amount-of-extra-food-the-world-produces-due-to-waste-and-overeating-2019-08-26

Banning cash so you pay the bank to hold your money is what the IMF wants

https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-26/cash-ban-so-you-pay-the-bank-to-hold-your-money-what-imf-wants/11443646?pfmredir=sm

America must compete and beat China in global economy, not cut ties

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/08/26/america-must-compete-beat-china-global-economy-not-cut-ties-column/2114308001/

The World’s Largest Wealth Manager Just Turned Bearish on Stocks

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-26/the-world-s-largest-wealth-manager-just-turned-bearish-on-stocks

RBA’s Lowe Warns Central Banks Can’t Save World Economy Alone

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-24/rba-s-lowe-warns-central-banks-can-t-save-world-economy-alone

Income sharing agreements could cost students more than loans

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/25/income-sharing-agreements-could-cost-students-more-than-loans.html

The dirty secret about most ‘fixer uppers’ - MarketWatch

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-dirty-secret-about-most-fixer-uppers-2019-08-22

With no-deal Brexit on the horizon, US farmers are sensing a lucrative opportunity

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/brexit-us-uk-trade-agreement-chlorine-washed-chickens-a9075206.html

U.S. ‘Starting to Lose China,’ Says Global Times’ Hu Xijin

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-24/china-to-walk-the-talk-on-retaliatory-measures-people-s-daily

Germany in Uproar as Negative Rates Threaten Saving Obsession

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-25/germany-in-uproar-as-negative-rates-threaten-saving-obsession

Trump Says He’s Raising Tariffs on China After Its Retaliation

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-23/trump-says-he-s-raising-tariffs-on-china-after-its-retaliation

Fed's Mester: U.S. economy is 'about at neutral'

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/feds-mester-us-economy-is-about-at-neutral-213216786.html

National Farmers Union Says Trump Is 'Burning Bridges' With His Trade Wars

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/national-farmers-union-trump-china-trade-war-attack_n_5d605b63e4b02cc97c8d8f13

Companies respond to President Trump's China demands

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/companies-business-groups-respond-to-president-trumps-china-demands-191247638.html

Escalation in U.S.-China trade war threatens global economy, poses Trump reelection risk

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/escalation-in-us-china-trade-war-threatens-global-economy-poses-trump-reelection-risk-2019-08-23

Trade War to Last Longer Than Boost From Fed Cuts, Analysts Say

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-23/trade-war-to-last-longer-than-fed-cut-boost-analyst-roundup


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Harvard's Reinhart Warns Hong Kong Could Trigger World Recession

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-23/harvard-s-reinhart-warns-hong-kong-could-trigger-world-recession

China Hits U.S. With Higher Tariffs on Soybeans, Cars, Oil

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-23/china-to-soon-unveil-tariffs-on-u-s-says-global-times-hu

The Fed can’t rescue us from the coming supply-shock recession

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-fed-cant-rescue-us-from-the-coming-supply-shock-recession-2019-08-22

Manufacturing sector contracts for the first time in nearly a decade

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/22/manufacturing-sector-contracts-for-the-first-time-in-nearly-a-decade-according-to-ihs-markit.html

Cracks Forming in Leveraged Loan Market as Another Deal Pulled

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-22/cracks-forming-in-leveraged-loan-market-as-another-deal-pulled

Faithless elector: A court ruling just changed how we pick our president

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/faithless-elector-court-ruling-just-changed-how-we-pick-our-n1044961

This Nobel Prize-Winning Idea Is Instead Piling Debt on Millions

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-22/microlending-goes-digital-bringing-debt-stress-to-the-masses

French Activity Picks Up as Manufacturing Returns to Growth

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-22/french-activity-picks-up-as-manufacturing-returns-to-growth

Mohamed El-Erian: Europe has 70% chance of falling into recession

https://www.insider.com/mohamed-el-erian-europe-has-70-chance-falling-into-recession-2019-8

IMF Says Tariffs Are Ineffective Tool to Right Trade Imbalances

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-21/imf-says-tariffs-are-ineffective-tool-to-right-trade-imbalances

Former OMB director: Halt in US consumer spending would bring recession

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/21/former-omb-director-halt-in-us-consumer-spending-would-bring-recession.html

Consumer spending is a bubble waiting to burst, David Rosenberg warns

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/21/consumer-spending-is-a-bubble-waiting-to-burst-david-rosenberg-warns.html

Notes from Fed’s July meeting show officials widely divided on rate cut

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/notes-from-feds-july-meeting-show-officials-widely-divided-on-rate-cut

The Fed needs to radically change policy and start printing money

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-fed-needs-to-radically-change-policy-and-start-printing-money-2019-08-21

Tilman Fertitta is turning 'very conservative' economically

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/19/tilman-fertitta-is-turning-very-conservative-amid-recession-fears.html

Colleges are slashing their tuition. Here's why you won't notice.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/20/colleges-are-slashing-their-tuition-heres-why-you-wont-notice.html

What Are Negative Interest Rates and Why is Everybody So Worried About Them?

https://fortune.com/2019/08/20/what-are-negative-interest-rates-and-why-is-everybody-so-worried-about-them/

Cost of Hydrogen From Renewables to Plummet Next Decade: BNEF

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-21/cost-of-hydrogen-from-renewables-to-plummet-next-decade-bnef

Recession warning: RV sales hit the skids

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/recession-warning-rv-sales-hit-the-skids-184504512.html

The Federal Reserve’s math problem with interest-rate cuts

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-federal-reserves-math-problem-with-interest-rate-cuts-2019-08-20

Trump's China Trade War Bailout 'Nowhere Near' Covers Farmers' Losses, Minnesota Farmers Union President Says

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-china-trade-war-bailout-farmers-losses-1455101?amp=1

Fed’s Rosengren says cutting interest rates now would make next recession worse

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/feds-rosengren-says-cutting-interest-rates-now-would-make-next-recession-worse-2019-08-19

Leveraged Loan Casualty List Grows After Three Pulled Deals

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-19/leveraged-loan-casualty-list-grows-after-three-pulled-deals

McKinsey Sees ‘Ominous’ Signs of Another Asian Debt Crisis

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-20/omens-of-another-asian-debt-crisis-seen-by-mckinsey-in-stresses

Germany to Test Haven Demand as Ultra-Long Bond Coupon Set at 0%

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-20/germany-to-test-haven-demand-as-ultra-long-bond-coupon-set-at-0

Millennial drinking habits show why White Claw and hard seltzers are just getting started

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/millennial-drinking-habits-show-why-white-claw-and-hard-seltzers-are-just-getting-started-222012101.html

Dollar Soars to New 2019 High Even as Trump Laments Its Strength

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-19/bloomberg-dollar-index-climbs-to-highest-level-this-year

‘Wall of New Money’ Flees Negative Rates for American Credit

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-19/-wall-of-new-money-fleeing-negative-rates-turns-to-u-s-credit

U.S. Steel plans to lay off hundreds of workers in Michigan

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/19/us-steel-plans-to-lay-off-hundreds-of-workers-in-michigan.html

The Price Tag for Global Trade-War Uncertainty Is $585 Billion

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-19/-585-billion-the-price-tag-for-global-trade-war-uncertainty

Social Security and Immigration: Setting the Record Straight

https://www.fool.com/pwa/retirement/2019/08/19/social-security-and-immigration-setting-the-record.aspx

Japan's exports slip for eighth month, sales to China drop as recession fears grow

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-economy-trade-idUSKCN1V9015

Use your phone to turn a photo of data into an Excel spreadsheet in a snap

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/use-your-phone-to-turn-a-photo-of-data-into-an-excel-spreadsheet-in-a-snap/

Bundesbank Warns German Economy Could Enter Recession

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-19/bundesbank-sees-risk-german-economy-could-enter-recession

Report: States Shouldn't Bank On Marijuana Tax Revenue

https://www.newsy.com/stories/marijuana-tax-revenue-unpredictable-new-report-says/

31 countries where the 'American Dream' is more attainable than in the US

https://www.businessinsider.com/countries-where-intergenerational-mobility-american-dream-better-than-the-us-2019-8

Trade Whiplash Hits Israel in Slowdown Worse Than All Forecasts

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-18/israel-s-economy-slows-more-than-forecast-on-exports-investment

‘Godfather’ of technical analyst says he’s never seen such ‘a confluence of confusion’ on Wall Street

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/pioneering-stock-market-technical-analyst-says-hes-never-seen-such-a-confluence-of-confusion-on-wall-street-2019-08-16

‘Godfather’ of technical analyst says he’s never seen such ‘a confluence of confusion’ on Wall Street

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/pioneering-stock-market-technical-analyst-says-hes-never-seen-such-a-confluence-of-confusion-on-wall-street-2019-08-16

Corn’s Hellish Week Has Traders Turning Back to Fields for Cues

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-16/corn-s-hellish-week-has-traders-turning-back-to-fields-for-cues

FBI investigating possible corruption in the U.S. cannabis industry

https://mjbizdaily.com/fbi-investigating-possible-corruption-in-u-s-cannabis-industry/

What are 'VSCO girls'? Scrunchies and the newest teen lifestyle trend

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/viral/scrunchies-saving-turtles-vsco-girls-are-newest-teen-lifestyle-trend-n1041956

American Factory review – a sobering documentary by the Obamas

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/aug/15/american-factory-review-a-sobering-documentary-by-the-obamas

A Survey of Over 3,000 Managers Found That Most Use This Powerful Management Technique. Here's How to Get Started

https://www.inc.com/peter-cohan/a-survey-of-over-3000-managers-found-that-most-use-this-powerful-management-technique-heres-how-to-get-started.html

The bond 'black hole' is getting larger and scarier with a third of the global market now negative

https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-18/a-third-of-global-bonds-17-trillion-dollars-have-negative-yields/11420860?pfmredir=sm

Impossible Foods Investor Backs Beanless Coffee Startup Atomo

https://observer.com/2019/08/beanless-coffee-startup-atomo-impossible-foods-investor/

One Small City Beat the Texas Heat That Sent Power Price Soaring

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-15/how-one-small-city-beat-the-heat-that-sent-texas-power-soaring

Ray Dalio: China could weaponize US Treasury holdings in trade war

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/16/ray-dalio-china-could-weaponize-us-treasury-holdings-in-trade-war.html

OPEC sees bearish oil outlook for rest of 2019, points to 2020 surplus

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/16/opec-sees-bearish-oil-outlook-for-rest-of-2019-points-to-2020-surplus.html

China economy: Industrial output growth slows to weakest since 2002

https://www.businessinsider.com/china-economy-industrial-output-growth-slows-to-weakest-since-2002-2019-8

Global rate cuts mark broadest policy shift since crisis: Fitch

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-policy-idUSKCN1V61LT

Copper trades near a 2-year low, but ‘birth of an epic bull market’ draws near

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/copper-trades-near-a-2-year-low-but-birth-of-an-epic-bull-market-draws-near-2019-08-16

U.S. Consumer Sentiment Drops to Seven-Month Low on Trade Fears

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-16/u-s-consumer-sentiment-drops-to-seven-month-low-on-trade-fears

The growing employer health insurance crisis

https://www.axios.com/employers-health-care-costs-premiums-deductibles-9e074deb-467e-4e81-b0c3-97259324bfe6.html

Entire West Coast Goes Cage-Free on Eggs as Oregon Signs On

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-15/entire-west-coast-goes-cage-free-on-eggs-as-oregon-signs-on

Goldman Cuts Growth Forecasts for Asia’s Four ‘Tiger’ Economies

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-16/goldman-cuts-growth-forecasts-for-asia-s-four-tiger-economies

Hong Kong Unveils $2.4B Stimulus Package To Boost Slowing Economy

https://www.newsy.com/stories/hong-kong-unveils-2-4-billion-stimulus-package/

Ray Dalio on possible US recession, global economy, investing in gold

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/16/bridgewater-ray-dalio-on-possible-us-recession-global-economy-investing-in-gold.html

One Thing's for Certain About Investors' Moment of Uncertainty

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-08-16/treasury-bonds-at-a-moment-when-globalization-seems-at-risk

Walmart just showed it's being even more aggressive to take on Amazon

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/15/walmart-just-showed-its-being-even-more-aggressive-to-take-on-amazon.html

This startup delivers 5G internet broadband for $49 a month

https://www.cnet.com/news/common-networks-launches-300-mbps-broadband-for-49/

The 'bloodbath' in America's trucking industry has officially spilled over to the rest of the economy

https://www.businessinsider.com/trucking-truckers-bloodbath-signals-recession-inverted-yield-2019-8

UPS Has Been Delivering Cargo in Self-Driving Trucks for Months And No One Knew

https://gizmodo.com/ups-has-been-delivering-cargo-in-self-driving-trucks-fo-1837272680

Navarro’s Tiff With the Wall Street Journal Boils Over

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-15/navarro-s-tiff-with-wsj-boils-over-as-blame-sought-for-slowdown

Democrats’ Social Security Plan Could Finance a Tax Cut

https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/08/how-democrat-social-security-plan-could-finance-tax-cut/

Oil Slips as Swelling Stockpiles Alarm Already-Panicked Market

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-13/oil-rally-loses-steam-after-report-u-s-stockpiles-rise-further

China Signals U.S. Tariff Delay Not Enough to Stop Retaliation

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-15/china-says-u-s-violates-xi-trump-consensus-with-new-10-tariff-jzcgowh3

US-China trade war: Mark Zandi says Trump is wrong on US economy impact

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/15/us-china-trade-war-mark-zandi-says-trump-is-wrong-on-us-economy-impact.html

'Negative' Interest Rates Used to be Unthinkable in the U.S.—Not Anymore

https://fortune.com/2019/08/14/fed-negative-interest-rates/

U.S. Farmers Plant Crops You Won't Eat in Climate Change Fight

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-15/u-s-farmers-plant-crops-you-won-t-eat-in-climate-change-fight

Four essential documents that could save your financial life

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/14/four-essential-documents-that-could-save-your-financial-life.html

China July Industrial Output Growth Weakens to 17-Year Low

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-14/china-s-economy-weakens-further-as-trade-tensions-persist

German economy: GDP shrinks in the second quarter as trade slows

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/14/business/germany-economy-gdp/index.html

Trump Bows to Economic Fears in Move to Delay China Tariffs

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-13/u-s-delays-10-tariffs-on-china-imports-including-phones-toys

Yield Curves Invert in U.S., U.K. as `Doom and Gloom' Spreads

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-14/u-k-yield-curve-inverts-for-first-time-since-financial-crisis

Trump Still Doesn't Know Who Pays Tariffs

https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnbrinkley/2019/08/12/trump-still-doesnt-know-who-pays-tariffs/amp/

U.S. Farmers Stung by Tariffs Now Face a $3.5 Billion Corn Loss

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-13/u-s-farmers-stung-by-tariffs-now-face-a-3-5-billion-corn-loss

Mobile money - FAQ

https://www.worldremit.com/en/faq/mobile-money

U.S. Long-Bond Yield Nears All-Time Low as Global Anxiety Grows

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-12/u-s-30-year-yield-drops-to-fresh-2019-low-nearing-record-level

Mobile Phones Are Replacing Bank Accounts in Africa

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-08-13/mobile-phones-are-replacing-bank-accounts-in-africa

US Bonds: Yield curve at flattest level since 2007 amid risk-off sentiment

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/13/us-bonds-yield-curve-at-flattest-level-since-2007-amid-risk-off-sentiment.html

Investors are rushing into bonds, like they're the new 'Beyond Meat'

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/12/investors-are-rushing-into-bonds-like-theyre-the-new-beyond-meat.html

The Walton family gets $100 million richer every single day

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-walton-family-gets-100-million-richer-every-single-day-2019-08-12

Bank of America raises chance of a recession to 1 in 3

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/12/bank-of-america-raises-chance-of-a-recession-to-1-in-3-in-the-next-12-months.html

How Trump’s tariffs finance farmer bailouts

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/how-trumps-tariffs-finance-farmer-bailouts-124821069.html

Britain's empty shops hits highest level since 2015

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-retail-idUSKCN1V20JE

A Danish bank is offering mortgages with negative interest rates — why you shouldn’t wish for that to happen in the U.S.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/a-danish-bank-is-offering-mortgages-with-negative-interest-rates-why-you-shouldnt-wish-for-that-to-happen-in-the-us-2019-08-12

US-China trade war leaves Europe as collateral damage

https://apnews.com/430bfb5fc12b40758fb41a57e4c9495f

The Market Has Already Downgraded South Africa to Junk

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-12/the-market-has-already-downgraded-south-africa-to-junk

Bankruptcy filings rising across the country and it could get worse

https://nypost.com/2019/08/11/bankruptcy-filings-rising-across-the-country-and-it-could-get-worse/

The Dollar Looks Like a Wrecking Ball to Some Investors

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-11/the-dollar-looks-like-a-wrecking-ball-to-some-amid-historic-gain

Three of Europe's biggest economies are probably in recession — and the ECB is out of bullets

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/germany-italy-uk-are-headed-for-recession-and-ecb-is-out-of-tools-2019-8-1028435638

Farm equipment maker Deere's dealers reel from trade war, bad weather - Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-deere-dealers-sales-idUSKCN1UZ21F

Is Turkmenistan on the brink of collapse?

https://www.kvia.com/news/us-world/is-turkmenistan-on-the-brink-of-collapse/1108000616

Walmart Feels Inflation Sting Prices, and Something's Gotta Give

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-10/walmart-feels-inflation-sting-prices-and-something-s-gotta-give

Collapse of intelligence pact between US, South Korea and Japan ‘will be symbolic victory for China’

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3022178/collapse-intelligence-pact-between-us-south-korea-and-japan

One of the world’s largest banks thinks the writing is on the wall for the oil industry

https://thinkprogress.org/oil-faces-irreversible-decline-thanks-to-electric-cars-and-solar-warns-worlds-8th-largest-bank-d128101ef4a8/

Mexico, Canada and Australia are winning the US-China trade war

https://qz.com/1684207/mexico-canada-and-australia-are-winning-the-us-china-trade-war/

Subway Just Made a Stunning Announcement That Will Change Everything You Think About Subway (and McDonald's and Burger King, For That Matter)

https://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/subway-just-made-a-stunning-announcement-that-will-change-everything-you-think-about-subway-and-mcdonalds-burger-king-for-that-matter.html

Harvard Just Discovered that PowerPoint is Worse Than Useless

https://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/harvard-just-discovered-that-powerpoint-is-worse-than-useless.html

White House proposal would have FCC and FTC police social media companys' censorship

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/09/tech/white-house-social-media-executive-order-fcc-ftc/

German Exports Slump Most in Three Years on Trade Conflicts

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-09/german-exports-slump-most-in-three-years-amid-trade-uncertainty

One Coal CEO Sees Writing on Wall, Says Make Money While You Can

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-09/one-coal-ceo-sees-writing-on-wall-says-make-money-while-you-can

First U.K. Contraction Since Wake of Crisis Raises Brexit Stakes

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-09/u-k-economy-unexpectedly-shrinks-for-first-time-since-2012

Jeffrey Gundlach puts the odds of a U.S. recession before the 2020 election at 75%

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/jeffrey-gundlach-increases-us-recession-odds-75-percent-193520909.html

Oil: US likely to be China's next target as trade war rages, analysts warn

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/09/oil-us-likely-to-be-chinas-next-target-as-trade-war-rages-analysts-warn.html

New Mexico faces some of the most extreme water stress in the world

https://www.businessinsider.com/new-mexico-faces-extreme-water-stress-2019-8

I Show The Contrast Between The Two Worlds That We Currently Live In By Combining Photos

https://www.boredpanda.com/two-worlds-contrasts-photo-collages-ugurgallen/?utm_source=smartnews&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=organic

President Trump Wants a Weaker Dollar. But He Keeps Accidentally Pumping Up the Value

https://time.com/5647457/donald-trump-trade-war-strong-dollar/

Mortgage-Refi Fever Sweeps U.S., Forcing Brokers to Scramble

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-08/mortgage-refi-fever-sweeps-u-s-forcing-brokers-to-scramble

Revealed: how Monsanto's 'intelligence center' targeted journalists and activists

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/aug/07/monsanto-fusion-center-journalists-roundup-neil-young

The ECB Is Dragging Us Deeper Into Madness

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-08-08/ecb-is-dragging-the-bond-market-deeper-into-yield-curve-madness

UN climate panel urges land use changes to avert food crisis

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/07/un-climate-panel-urges-land-use-changes-to-avert-food-crisis.html

New Study Confirms That Trump's Claim About China Paying for Cost of U.S. Tariffs is Untrue

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-trade-war-china-tariffs-study-1453160

Bolstering the Affordable Care Act is our best hope to insure all Americans - CEO Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/07/perspectives/medicare-affordable-care-insurance/index.html

Think U.S. government bonds won’t go negative? Pimco analyst says think again

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/think-us-government-bonds-wont-go-negative-pimco-analyst-says-think-again-2019-08-07

Asparagus Makes Way for Weed in Canada’s Fields

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-07/pot-replaces-asparagus-as-outdoor-growing-proliferates-in-canada

World Economy Edges Closer to a Recession as Trade Fears Spread

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-07/world-economy-edges-closer-to-a-recession-as-trade-fears-spread

Bulletproof Backpacks Are A Stomach-Churning Back-To-School Trend In The U.S.

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/bulletproof-backpacks-school-shootings_ca_5d498060e4b01ae816c8b3bd

'Scary' German output figures propel recession fears

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-economy-industrial-output-idUSKCN1UX0JQ

Germany’s Yield Curve Flashes Stark Warning on Global Economy

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-07/germany-s-yield-curve-flashes-stark-warning-on-global-economy

U.S. Slaps Duty on $4.4 Billion of China Cabinets Amid Trade War

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-06/u-s-slaps-duty-on-4-4-billion-of-china-cabinets-amid-trade-war

Larry Summers: US will exploit UK in post-Brexit trade talks

https://www.businessinsider.com/larry-summers-us-will-exploit-uk-in-post-brexit-trade-talks-2019-8

China’s central bank to sell US$4.3 billion worth of yuan-denominated securities, slowing currency devaluation

https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3021587/chinas-central-bank-signals-move-shore-yuan-de-escalate

China just showed why Trump can't win with tariffs

https://theweek.com/articles/856994/china-just-showed-why-trump-cant-win-tariffs

Calling out China over its currency is an empty threat - CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/06/business/chinese-yuan-currency-manipulation/index.html

Yield Curve Blares Loudest U.S. Recession Warning Since 2007

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-05/yield-curve-blares-loudest-u-s-recession-warning-since-2007

Key Gauge of Japan’s Economy Falls to Lowest Since Early 2010

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-06/key-gauge-of-japan-s-economy-falls-to-lowest-since-early-2010

Robots Are Solving Banks’ Very Expensive Research Problem

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-06/robots-are-solving-banks-very-expensive-research-problem

China confirms it is suspending agricultural product purchases in response to Trump's new tariffs

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/05/china-confirms-it-is-suspending-agricultural-product-purchases-in-response-to-trumps-new-tariffs.html

Former Fed Chiefs Unite in Call on Trump to End Powell Threats

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-06/former-fed-chiefs-unite-in-call-on-trump-to-end-powell-threats

Trump's complaining about the Chinese yuan dropping when he should be celebrating

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/trumps-complaining-about-the-chinese-yuan-dropping-when-he-should-be-celebrating

Chinese yuan moves against the dollar amid US-China trade turmoiled

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/05/chinese-yuan-moves-against-the-dollar-amid-us-china-trade-turmoil.html

US Construction Workers Are Dropping Dead—Here’s Why

https://observer.com/2019/08/construction-worker-deaths-climate-change-economy/

American Lawns Are a Waste of Water and Time. Xeriscape Landscaping Is the Future

https://www.fatherly.com/love-money/xeriscape-landscaping-what-is-it/

Resurgent Volatility Shows Why Distrust of Stocks Runs So High

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-02/resurgent-volatility-shows-why-distrust-of-stocks-runs-so-high

China claims progress on creating world’s largest trade bloc, but ‘very difficult’ issues remain

https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3021322/china-claims-progress-creating-worlds-largest-trade-bloc

With Threatened Tariffs, Trump's China Trade War Could Cost American Households $900 Each Year

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-tariff-trade-war-annual-cost-1452411

With Threatened Tariffs, Trump's China Trade War Could Cost American Households $900 Each Year

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-tariff-trade-war-annual-cost-1452411

Fact check: Trump says China is paying for his tariffs. He's wrong.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/fact-check-trump-says-china-paying-his-tariffs-he-s-n1038751

TV Networks Stuff in More Commercials Despite Vows to Cut Back

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-02/tv-networks-stuff-in-more-commercials-despite-vows-to-cut-back

China Turns Back to Brazilian Beans After Trade War Escalation

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-02/china-is-said-to-turn-to-brazil-for-soybeans-amid-trump-tariffs

Long-term-care insurers have made big profits while they project future losses to justify rate hikes

https://pilotonline.com/news/local/health/article_4a8c6060-b306-11e9-9314-63d46a685f18.html

‘I Don’t Know Where to Begin’: Fox’s Neil Cavuto Issues Searing Fact-Check on Trump Over China Tariffs

https://www.mediaite.com/trump/i-dont-know-where-to-begin-foxs-neil-cavuto-issues-searing-fact-check-on-trump-over-china-tariffs/

It's Time to Helpi Average Americans. That Starts With Taxing People Like Me

https://www.newsweek.com/its-time-republicans-tried-helping-average-americans-that-starts-taxing-people-like-me-opinion-1452334

Never-Ending Trade War Sinks Commodities Into a World of Trouble

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-02/neverending-trade-war-sinks-commodities-into-a-world-of-trouble

FDIC chief: Trump's trade war is hurting banks in America's farm states

https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/02/business/banks-trade-war-fdic/index.html

Republicans' rendezvous with reality – their plan is to cut Social Security

https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/455912-republicans-rendezvous-with-reality-their-plan-is-to-cut-social

Germany Turns to Hydrogen in Quest for Clean Energy Economy

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-02/germany-turns-to-hydrogen-in-quest-for-clean-energy-economy

Explainer: Trump's China tariffs - Paid by U.S. importers, not by China

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-tariffs-explainer-idUSKCN1UR5YZ

Is Easy Money From the Fed Turning the U.S. Economy Japanese?

https://fortune.com/2019/08/01/fed-rate-cut-us-recession-japan/

Germany's Whole Yield Curve Dives Below 0% for the First Time

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-02/germany-s-whole-yield-curve-dives-below-0-for-the-first-time

Oil plunges, down more than 6% after Trump adds tariffs on China

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/01/oil-plunges-down-more-than-6percent-after-trump-adds-tariffs-on-china.html

Google Chrome just unlocked paywalls

https://slate.com/technology/2019/07/google-chrome-update-incognito-mode-paywall-workaround.html

Companies without credit ratings flag warnings for global economy: S&P

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/31/companies-without-credit-ratings-flag-warnings-for-global-economy-sp.html

Trump's former top adviser: tariffs backfiring on US

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49187126

Men with beards are killing the razor industry

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/men-with-beards-are-killing-the-razor-industry-2019-08-01

Factories From Asia to Europe Suffer as Casualties of Trade War

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-01/factories-from-asia-to-europe-suffer-as-casualties-of-trade-war

The Asian Century Is Over

https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/07/31/the-asian-century-is-over/

A Dollar Funding Squeeze Is Spreading Across Global Markets

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-01/a-dollar-funding-squeeze-is-spreading-across-global-markets