Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Farmers across the US were struggling before the pandemic. This could help us survive.

U.S. corporate earnings are likely to disappoint, economist says

S. Dakota Gov. Noem says 'we will not be social distancing' at July 3 celebration with Trump at Mount Rushmore

Supreme Court: Religious school students eligible for state aid

Student debt crisis creates a 'vicious cycle' of inequality in Black, Latino neighborhoods, report finds

Here's the truth about the new swine flu with 'pandemic potential'

Trump H1B visa ban: America's loss is Canada's gain as immigrant tech workers are welcomed | Fortune

Researchers Indicate COVID-19 Mutation Has Made Virus More Contagious

Creators of JHU coronavirus tracker say public is missing the message

The PPP Ends Today. Here's What's Next

The U.S. can 'change the world' by devaluing the dollar, analyst says

China says it will retaliate against U.S. actions on Hong Kong - Reuters

Flu virus with ‘human pandemic potential’ discovered in pigs in China

Federal Reserve Chair Warns Coronavirus Needs to Be Kept in Check

Coronavirus leads Arizona governor to close bars, clubs, gyms for 30 days | Fox News

Monday, June 29, 2020

CDC says U.S. has 'way too much virus' to control pandemic as cases surge across country

Flu virus with 'pandemic potential' found in China - BBC News

Coronavirus: Nearly half the U.S. population is without a job

Student Behavior Key To Reopening Colleges During Coronavirus Crisis

Bank stocks surge as Trump regulators gut restrictions on risky Wall Street gambling

Credit card industry reins in balance-transfer offers as banks from JPMorgan to Amex fear defaults

There is no Plan B for the Economy

Jon Tester, Chuck Grassley: Livestock farmers face deep crisis

Sunday, June 28, 2020

Harvard doctor says the coronavirus pandemic will last longer than we think

A flaw in contact tracing has emerged – people aren’t answering the phone

'We Could Be Feeling This for the Next Decade': Virus Hits College Towns

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/we-could-be-feeling-this-for-the-next-decade-virus-hits-college-towns/ar-BB163B6P

Europe Finally Set to Reopen—but Not to U.S. Travelers

Hurricane season: Pandemic could lead to longer power outages following a hurricane, industry warns

Honest tweets from insuance exec comparing U.S. and Canadian health care during pandemic strike strike nerves

Can the U.S. fix unemployment with 'Universal Basic Jobs'?

How a gamer caused a trillion-dollar stock market crash

Lobster prices falling, and they could fall further

Southern states report record coronavirus surges

China reports 17 new COVID-19 cases, including 14 in Beijing

Chase Bank account holders furious as thousands of dollars go missing: 'Want my money back plus extra for breach'

Saturday, June 27, 2020

COVID-19: asymptomatic people can still develop lung damage

Iowa won't require face masks when schools restarts

Coronavirus cases in U.S.: Record-breaking 45,300 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in one day

Archbishop of Canterbury says portrayal of Jesus as White should be reconsidered in light of Black Lives Matter protests

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/26/coronavirus-mortgage-bailouts-suddenly-swell-as-homeowners-struggle.html

Do not assume US still aspires to be a world leader, Merkel warns

NC legislature passes a bill protecting universities from COVID-19 tuition refunds

Prepare for the U.S. and China to Decouple

Reopening Schools: We Can’t Forget About Teachers And Support Staff

Unorthodox desalination method could transform global water management

Another Covid crash is on the way, IMF warns investors

Friday, June 26, 2020

Coronavirus vaccine will not be a cure-all, virologist warns

Sixteen NBA players test positive for coronavirus one month before league’s return at Disney World

Texas orders bars shut amid surge in confirmed virus cases

With each positive, more reasons to shut down college football

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to invalidate Obamacare

U.S. Breaks Record for Daily Coronavirus Cases

CDC acknowledges true COVID-19 count likely 10 times higher

College Leaders Must Explain Why—Not Just How—to Return to Campus | EdSurge News

Stock Market Insights | Seeking Alpha

Thursday, June 25, 2020

Trump immigration policy tied to possible federal layoffs for 13,000

Banks soar after FDIC relaxes key Volcker Rule restrictions

Bank stocks reverse higher as regulators ease Volcker Rule, JPMorgan Chase rises 2%

America's winning continues: Macy's announces it will lay off 3,900 'corporate and management jobs'

These States May Face 'Apocalyptic' COVID-19, Says Virologist

‘We have completely failed’: Nobel economist warns US appears doomed to disease and depression

WHO warns of oxygen shortage as COVID cases set to top 10 million

Demanding a 14-day coronavirus quarantine is one thing, enforcing it is another, experts say

U.S. to hit Japan-like levels of government debt by 2050, budget group says

IMF says global economic carnage in coronavirus pandemic will be much worse than expected

GOP senator begs Trump to not pull federal funding for coronavirus tests

For $1 per person, UV light can help protect world from virus, scientists claim | The Times of Israel

An 'attack of the devil': Coronavirus resurgence hits churches

New numbers show Hoosiers under 30 making up more new COVID cases

Jim Cramer: The Awaken America trade has taken a turn for the worse

U.S. records most daily coronavirus cases since April; ‘We are in deep trouble’ - MarketWatch

The coronavirus surge is real, and it's everywhere

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Florida Researchers Say Coronavirus Becoming More Infectious in Mutant Form

Germany resumes lockdown for 500,000 people after COVID-19 spike

New York, New Jersey, Connecticut to quarantine visitors from states with high coronavirus infections

The simple reason New Zealand beat COVID-19

Exporters say China soy buyers want guarantee of coronavirus-free cargoes

Millions face 'income cliff' next month when extra $600 in unemployment ends

Trump withdrawal from Open Skies Treaty shows lack of imagination

Mass. university taking unique approach to reopening for fall semester

‘A Huge Threat’: Business Leaders Worried About How President Trump’s Visa Policy Change Will Impact Pittsburgh’s ‘Hundreds’ Of Unfilled Tech Jobs

Are you angry with the Fed? You should be | TheHill

‘Will the Fed spend trillion of dollars, every year, forever to support the market?’ asks billionaire Howard Marks

California hospital admitting only COVID-19 patients as outbreak ravages state's breadbasket

Alabama begins cutting unemployment for thousands for ‘refusal to work’

US Navy conducts freedom of navigation operation off Venezuela coast

50 Percent of Coronavirus Patients Experience This Terrifying Side Effect

Mexico Reports Record Rise in Virus Cases as Economy Reopens

5,489 New COVID-19 Cases: Texas Reports All-Time Daily High : Coronavirus Live Updates

Washington state to require face masks after county runs out of hospital beds

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Europe may issue travel ban for Americans due to coronavirus

‘I don’t kid’: Trump says he wasn’t joking about slowing coronavirus testing

Shutdown may be only way to stop COVID-19: Utah officials

Black Americans hospitalized for COVID-19 at four times the rate of whites, Medicare data shows

More Than 60 Colleges Hit With Lawsuits As Students Demand Tuition Refunds

EU tariffs: American whiskey distillers are out $340 million - CNN

Beidou: China completes rival to the US-owned GPS system

Why Reopening Isn't Enough To Save The Economy : NPR

China warned to prepare for being cut off from US dollar payment system as part of sanctions like Russia

The US Death Rate From The Coronavirus Is 49 Times Higher Than The Flu

China-dependent Australia unwise to risk trade war with Beijing, says ex-Canberra diplomat

We trolled Trump’s Tulsa rally with fake reservations. Here’s why.

Initial COVID-19 infection rate may be 80 times greater than originally reported

Concerns for downtown Indianapolis' future after COVID-19, protests

Monday, June 22, 2020

Existing home sale plunge 9.7 percent in 3rd straight monthly drop

Shale industry to be rocked by $300 billion in losses, bankruptcies

Deutsche Bank warns that investors are souring on the dollar because of a spike in US coronavirus cases

Coronavirus: South Korea confirms second wave of infections

Senators find $14 billion in unspent funds after Trump says he demanded a slowdown in COVID-19 testing

'One Of The Best Nature Shows': A River Transformed After Dams Come Down

Coronavirus: Children 'developing post-traumatic stress' from pandemic

China suspends some Tyson chicken imports after hundreds of coronavirus cases at Arkansas plant

The University Is Like a CD in the Streaming Age

Coronavirus: Shut down hand dryers to stop COVID-19 spread, warns consultant

Japan 'can no longer move forward' with $2 billion US missile defense system

If U.S. Stocks Are a Bubble, They’re Hardly Alone - Bloomberg

Report: 40 MLB players and staff test positive for COVID-19

U.S. Home-Mortgage Delinquencies Reach Highest Level Since 2011

12 states have set record highs in new COVID-19 cases since Friday

WHO reports biggest one-day rise in coronavirus cases to date

Sunday, June 21, 2020

Hospitals told to prepare to reopen specialized COVID-19 wards as cases mount | The Times of Israel

Coronavirus: Germany's R number rockets again - from 1.79 to 2.88

Coronavirus and college sports: Schools' positive tests among athletes

GOP, Trump administration threatening to throw US economy off a cliff

Banks have grown by $2 trillion in deposits since coronavirus first hit

I, Who Hates Shorting, Just Shorted The Entire Stock Market.

These animals could be the secret weapon against COVID-19

A national US power grid would make electricity cheaper and cleaner - Vox

More evidence that lack of vitamin D is linked to COVID-19 severity

Almost Half of Women Report This This Startling Coronavirus Side Effect

The Masters of the Diamond World Are Losing Control

LSU football experiences coronavirus outbreak, players isolating

Saturday, June 20, 2020

Trump rally in Tulsa: Campaign staffers test positive for coronavirus

Spike in flu deaths among cities with pro sports teams may spell trouble for COVID-19 - Study Finds

EPA drops regulation for contaminant linked to infant brain damage

Soybean farmers face 'stress, chaos,' as Trump continues to attack China trade deal

Experts Predict Solid Year of Coronavirus: 'Well Into 2021'

Fed's Neel Kashkari warns bank losses during COVID could trigger next financial crisis

The wheels are coming off Trump's trade policy

It's going to take more than one semester to fix the 'COVID slide'

'Never in my wildest dreams': Another oil bust cripples workforce today and for the future

Arizona, Texas, Florida again report record-high COVID-19 cases

Report: 23 of 28 Clemson Athletics' Positive COVID-19 Tests Are Football Players

MLB closing spring training sites to limit spread of COVID-19

Friday, June 19, 2020

Hospitalizations of coronavirus patients in Texas break records

Coronavirus: Mississippi infections linked to fraternity parties

Allies ‘alarmed’ by increase in US COVID-19 cases: Feels ‘like the US has given up’ | Raw Story

Fed's Kashkari says U.S. economic recovery could take longer than hoped

Coronavirus pandemic accelerating into ‘new and dangerous phase,’ WHO warns

Foreign Dignitaries Say U.S. Reputation Has Been Damaged by Harsh Police Tactics and More Than Three Years of Trump

China's surprise, years in the planning: An EMP attack

Investors could be looking at a ‘lost decade’ in the stock market, the world’s biggest hedge fund warns

Thursday, June 18, 2020

Multiple Florida Hospitals Run Out of ICU Beds as Coronavirus Cases Spike

‘La la land?’ The stock market is ‘insanely disconnected’ and due for a ‘reckoning,’ Warren Buffett buff warns

Texas announces 13 Longhorns football players have tested positive for the coronavirus

Jobless claims total 1.5 million, worse than expected as economic pain persists

Coronavirus cases are spiking across the country and experts say Florida has the makings of the next epicenter

The Rich Have Stopped Spending And That's Tanked The Economy: New Study : NPR

The US wants to kill part of an 8,000 mile-long undersea cable linking Hong Kong with LA over China spying fears

Arizona governor backtracks on mask rules as Covid-19 cases surge

The Federal Reserve basically just said coronavirus has screwed the economy for years

Health warning about Myrtle Beach sent out after coronavirus outbreak in another state

‘This is everywhere’: A growing list of Dallas-area restaurants with COVID-19 cases among staff

Stock-market legend who called 3 financial bubbles says this one is the ‘Real McCoy,’ this is ‘crazy stuff’

Goldman Warns of Declines for U.S. Stocks With High China Sales

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Las Vegas Reports Largest Single-Day Increase in COVID-19 Cases After Casinos Reopen

Sen. James Lankford (R-Oklahoma) asks Trump supporters at highest risk of coronavirus to skip Tulsa rally

More than 1,200 flights grounded as 'extremely grave' coronavirus outbreak hits Beijing

Americans face new coranavirus challenge: a shortage of coins

'ICUs are full, patients are dying': 3 Alabama counties see jump in weekly cases

Covid-19 Can Pass Between People Wearing Face Masks One Metre Apart, Study Finds

Walmart massive 2.2 million-square-ft warehouse near Indianapolis | whas11.com

The White House steps up trade aggression, calls for 'broader reset' of global tariffs

‘We’re in a second wave’ of COVID-19 in Kansas City. To save lives, masks are a must

Ex-Bumble Bee CEO sentenced to 40 months in prison for price fixing

Central bank digital currencies would ‘increase government’s grip on money’ with few benefits for the rest of us

U.S. bank profits plunge 70% on coronavirus loss provisioning

Amazon is testing a wearable device that lights up and beeps when warehouse workers get too close to each other

Fed Chair Warns Full Recovery ‘Unlikely’ Until People Believe Coronavirus is ‘Contained’

U.S. Exported Millions of Pounds of Meat Amid ‘Meat Shortage’ Panic: Report

Nevada is 'not ready' to move into next phase of reopening, governor says

30% of Americans missed their housing payments in June

"This is mass murder": Covid-19 deaths in U.S. prisons have risen by 73% the past month

You Can Still Be Fired For Discriminatory Reasons, As Long As Your Boss Doesn't Tell You - Wonkette

Here's why there aren't enough homes to buy right now

Colleges to Students: Okay, We’ll Reopen, If You Stay in Your Dorm Room

China’s Beijing coronavirus outbreak is ‘extremely severe’

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

A Low-Cost Steroid Shows Promise for Treating COVID-19. But Take the News With a Grain of Salt

China closing schools, colleges in Beijing again as coronavirus outbreak grows

Texas coronavirus hospitalizations hit new high, up 66% since Memorial Day

Toilets Can Blow Coronavirus Poop All Over the Place—You’ve Been Warned

Florida bars and restaurants close just a week after reopening

Bloomberg is reportedly telling some terminal users to prepare for negative US rates so there aren't any technical glitches if it happens

IMF set to slash economic forecasts and warns of a crisis ‘unlike anything the world has seen’

People are getting sick from coronavirus spreading through the air – and that's a big challenge for reopening

COVID-19 will turn the state pension problem into a fiscal crisis

24-Hour Fitness Officially Files For Bankruptcy

New projection puts U.S. COVID-19 deaths at over 200,000 by October

PG&E to plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter from California wildfire

As China Fights Second Wave, Taiwan Starts Stockpiling Again

US economic recovery being slowed by 'uneven' public health responses, Dallas Fed president warns

Treasury yields surge on government and Fed stimulus hopes

A dollar crash is virtually inevitable, Asia expert Stephen Roach warns

New Study Reveals COVID-19 Causes Serious Neurological Symptoms Shockingly Often

Monday, June 15, 2020

U.S. Meat Giants Face Biggest Attack in Century From Probe

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-15/u-s-meat-giants-face-biggest-attack-in-century-from-trump-probe

Texas reports record-breaking coronavirus hospitalizations, the sixth new high in a week

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/15/texas-reports-record-breaking-coronavirus-hospitalizations.html

The coronavirus outbreak in Arizona is going very badly

https://www.businessinsider.com/the-coronavirus-outbreak-in-arizona-is-going-very-badly-2020-6

Turning 60 This Year? A Weird Social Security Rule Means COVID-19 Could Cost You Thousands Over Your Lifetime

https://www.fool.com/retirement/2020/06/15/turning-60-this-year-a-weird-social-security-rule.aspx

In landmark case, Supreme Court rules LGBTQ workers are protected from job discrimination

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rules-existing-civil-rights-law-protects-gay-lesbian-n1231018

FDA ends emergency use of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/15/fda-ends-emergency-use-of-hydroxychloroquine-319872

US trade deal poses greatest threat to food safety since mad cow disease, Britons warned

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/us-trade-deal-food-safety-mad-cow-disease-which-uk-a9566196.html

Asian markets fall on fears of coronavirus resurgence

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/asian-markets-fall-on-fears-of-coronavirus-resurgence-2020-06-14

Locusts Are Swarming In Record Numbers In 2020. Why? And ... What Are They?

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/06/14/876002404/locusts-are-a-plague-of-biblical-scope-in-2020-why-and-what-are-they-exactly

Coronavirus: FTSE 100 plunges as 'second wave' fears break global stock market values

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-second-wave-fears-break-global-stock-market-values-12007048

Montgomery now has most coronavirus cases in Alabama; state sets record for 4th straight day

https://www.al.com/news/2020/06/montgomery-co-now-has-most-coronavirus-cases-in-alabama-state-breaks-records-for-4th-straight-day.html

China locks down 10 more neighborhoods, fires officials amid coronavirus resurgence: reports

https://www.foxnews.com/world/china-lock-downs-10-more-neighborhoods-fires-officials-as-coronavirus-cases-increase-reports

‘The second wave has begun’: U.S. doctor says medical system may be stressed if people aren’t careful

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/15/coronavirus-us-doctor-says-the-second-wave-has-begun.html

Sunday, June 14, 2020

Coronavirus: Public health experts ranked 36 American activities based on risk

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-health-experts-ranked-activities-risk-132702304.html

Systemic racism slows economic growth: Dallas Fed chief Kaplan

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-idUSKBN23L0LB

Record spikes in new coronavirus cases, hospitalizations sweep parts of U.S.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-idUSKBN23L0JB

Dr. Anthony Fauci Says ‘Real Normality’ In US Unlikely This Year

https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/dr-anthony-fauci-says-real-normality-in-us-unlikely-this-year/

Utah and Oregon put reopening of economies on hold amid spikes in coronavirus cases, but Texas, Arkansas and Arizona press on despite warning signs

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/utah-and-oregon-put-reopening-of-economies-on-hold-amid-spike-in-coronavirus-cases-but-texas-arkansas-and-arizona-press-on-despite-warning-signs-2020-06-13

When Silicon Valley Goes Dark This Time, There Will Be No Refuge

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-13/when-silicon-valley-goes-dark-this-time-there-will-be-no-refuge

Your next coronavirus stimulus may come in digital dollars

https://www.valuewalk.com/2020/06/coronavirus-stimulus-digital-dollars/

'Slow-moving train wreck': Hong Kong’s rich preparing for worst-case scenario

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/06/14/business/economy-business/hong-kong-economy/#.XuXxKeopA0M

Navarro floats $2T price tag for next coronavirus relief bill

https://thehill.com/policy/finance/502612-navarro-floats-2t-price-tag-for-next-coronavirus-relief-bill

Bars in Florida, Texas, and Arizona close after employees tested positive amid spike in new coronavirus cases

https://www.insider.com/businesses-closed-after-reopening-amid-new-coronavirus-cases-2020-6

Coronavirus: China reports surge in COVID-19 cases after Beijing shuts food market

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-china-reports-surge-in-covid-19-cases-after-beijing-shuts-food-market-12006390

Saturday, June 13, 2020

A 70-year-old man was hospitalized with COVID-19 for 62 days. Then he received a $1.1 million hospital bill, including over $80,000 for using a ventilator.

https://www.insider.com/man-hospitalized-with-covid-19-for-11-million-bill-2020-6

Dozens of Catholic schools shutter due to the pandemic and many more are expected to follow

https://www.axios.com/catholic-schools-close-coronavirus-pandemic-20989c69-b249-4afd-8d96-2932851b8cc9.html

Coronavirus: Beijing shuts food market and goes into in 'wartime emergency mode' after spike in COVID-19 cases

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-beijing-shuts-food-market-and-goes-into-in-wartime-emergency-mode-after-spike-in-covid-19-cases-12005803

Faculty grow uneasy as universities scramble to bring students back to campus

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/11/metro/faculty-grow-uneasy-universities-scramble-bring-students-back-campus/

The US is not done with the coronavirus pandemic, and a Harvard expert says we need to shift the blame game from reopening to fixing our testing and contact tracing system

https://www.businessinsider.com/attention-shifted-away-from-coronavirus-doesnt-mean-it-is-over-2020-6

China central bank bank approves American Express for bank card clearance business

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-finance-pboc-idUSKBN23K07K

Cramer's week ahead: This is the 'most overbought market in history'

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/12/cramer-week-ahead-this-is-the-most-overbought-market-in-history.html

“Totally predictable”: State reopenings have backfired

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2020/6/12/21288009/new-covid-spikes-arizona-florida-carolinas-texas

Friday, June 12, 2020

Days before Trump rally in Tulsa, city’s Whirlpool plant closes for COVID-19 outbreak

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article243485396.html

Oregon Gov Temporarily Halts State’s Reopening

https://dailycaller.com/2020/06/12/oregon-temporarily-halts-reopening/

World Bank: 1st Recession Caused Solely By Pandemic Is 'Deepest in Decades'

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/06/12/873065968/world-bank-recession-is-the-deepest-in-decades

Beijing closes 2 food markets as more COVID cases confirmed

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-in-china-cases-in-beijing-school-plans-canceled-meat-seafood-market-closed-fear-2nd-wave/

Houston considering new stay-at-home orders as several states see spike in coronavirus cases

https://www.foxnews.com/us/houston-stay-at-home-orders-coronavirus-spike

Lebanese take to the streets as currency hits a new low

https://apnews.com/9cac9adacac872fa6ba512a2cd37f6c0

Jobs gone, investments wasted: Africa's deserted safaris leave mounting toll

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-africa-safari-insi-idUSKBN23I0UQ

Retirement Strategy: The Uncomfortable Facts Of Aging Retirees, Plus Some Investing Suggestions

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4353343-retirement-strategy-uncomfortable-facts-of-aging-retirees-plus-investing-suggestions?utm_source=smartnews.com&utm_medium=referral

China hits back at U.S. telecom supply chain order at WTO

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-wto-idUSKBN23I32V

Markets are in for a 'real bruising' because 'everyone thinks they're smarter than Warren Buffett' Jim Cramer says after Wall Street's brutal sell-off

https://www.businessinsider.com/stock-market-warren-buffett-airlines-bruising-jim-cramer-2020-6

Spanish Real Estate Is Heading for Its Second Crash in a Decade

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-12/spanish-real-estate-is-heading-for-its-second-crash-in-a-decade

American Cancer Society eliminates 1,000 jobs, may cut research work

https://abcnews.go.com/US/american-cancer-society-eliminates-1000-jobs-amid-covid/story?id=71211646

Thursday, June 11, 2020

A leaked CDC document put the US as the worst of 10 countries trying to fight major coronavirus outbreaks

https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-us-worst-fighting-outbreak-leaked-cdc-document-yahoo-2020-6

Alarming rise in virus cases as states roll back lockdowns

https://apnews.com/feb4c26d9364497cf82ee7c0c1b1b3d5

Dow plunges 1,400 points on Fed economic warning and fear of a 2nd wave of COVID-19

https://www.businessinsider.com/stock-market-news-today-index-reaction-fed-economy-warning-coronavirus-2020-6

An apocalyptic collapse in state and local government employment is already upon us

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-06-11/apocalyptic-collapse-in-state-and-local-employment

Anger at huge shareholder payout as US chain Kohl's cancels $150m in orders

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/jun/10/anger-at-huge-shareholder-payout-as-us-chain-kohls-cancels-150m-in-orders

Sweden to drop daily coronavirus briefings as scandal grows over its loose handling of the pandemic

https://fortune.com/2020/06/10/sweden-coronavirus-briefings-scandal/

Global stocks reel on gloomy Fed outlook and fears of a second coronavirus wave

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/11/global-stocks-reel-on-gloomy-fed-outlook-and-fears-of-a-second-coronavirus-wave.html

World Bank: world will suffer largest downturn since 1940s

https://apnews.com/41d6812e2c6351f9862285372bcf8d3d

The U.S. Dollar Continues To Decline: What's Going On

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4353071-u-s-dollar-continues-to-decline-going-on?utm_source=smartnews.com&utm_medium=referral

Brace for a ‘gut check’ summer sell-off, investor Peter Boockvar suggests

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/10/brace-for-a-gut-check-summer-sell-off-peter-boockvar-suggests.html

Confirmed Coronavirus Infections in the U.S. Top 2 Million as CDC Warns of 36 Percent a Day Increase

https://www.thedailybeast.com/coronavirus-infections-in-the-us-are-increasing-sharply-as-the-rest-of-the-world-figures-it-out-cdc-says

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

The Real Economic Catastrophe Hasn’t Hit Yet. Just Wait For August.

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tomgara/economy-recession-coronavirus

Fed sees GDP drop of 6.5% in 2020, pledges at least $120 billion in monthly bond-buying

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-idUSKBN23H0I3

Army scientists: All strains of COVID-19 can be covered by one vaccine

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2020/06/army-scientists-all-strains-of-covid-19-can-be-covered-by-one-vaccine/?utm_source=smartnews

The WHO stumbles, and some scientists see a pattern

http://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/the-who-stumbles-and-some-scientists-see-a-pattern

Colleges continue announcing plans for a fall amid pandemic

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/06/09/colleges-continue-announcing-plans-fall-amid-pandemic

'The surge numbers are real': Trump blames testing for COVID-19 spikes. Experts fault reopening.

https://www.aol.com/article/news/2020/06/10/the-surge-numbers-are-real-trump-blames-testing-for-covid-19-spikes-experts-fault-reopening/24518027/

Stock market rally has created a ‘dangerous environment’ for investors, CEO says

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/10/stock-market-rally-has-created-a-dangerous-environment-ceo.html

Coronavirus: UK faces deeper recession than any other country in the world, says OECD

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/coronavirus-uk-economy-recession-oecd-report-a9558191.html

Arizona calls for emergency plan as COVID-19 spikes after reopening

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-arizona-idUSKBN23H03K

The US shale oil industry could collapse unless oil prices bounce back soon, a think-tank warns

https://www.businessinsider.com/oil-prices-low-shale-industry-crash-institute-for-economic-policy-2020-6

Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Spike in coronavirus cases in Napa County, Calif. linked to Memorial Day gatherings

https://www.foxnews.com/health/spike-in-coronavirus-cases-napa-linked-to-memorial-day-social-gatherings-health-official-says

Dr. Anthony Fauci says coronavirus turned ‘out to be my worst nightmare’ and it ‘isn’t over’

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/09/dr-anthony-fauci-says-coronavirus-turned-out-to-be-my-worst-nightmare-and-it-isnt-over.html

DC National Guard members called to respond to protests test positive for COVID-19

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/501863-dc-national-guard-called-to-respond-to-dc-protests-test-positive-for-covid-19

'We are still in a pandemic': In some states, summer months may not provide a hoped-for lull

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/we-are-still-pandemic-some-states-summer-months-may-not-n1227381

European stocks plunge after the continent reports its biggest ever GDP drop

https://www.businessinsider.com/stock-market-news-today-european-stocks-eurozone-gdp-2020-6

Arizona's Spike in Coronavirus Cases 'Definitely Related' to Reopening, Says Former State Health Director

https://www.newsweek.com/arizonas-spike-coronavirus-cases-definitely-related-reopening-says-former-state-health-1509549

So, we're officially in a recession. Market response? Dow rises, S&P erases losses, Nasdaq hits record high

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/markets/so-we-re-officially-recession-market-response-dow-rises-s-n1227761

Homes to be heated by warm water from flooded mines

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-52963645

It’s Official: The U.S. Recession Began in February

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-08/it-s-official-nber-says-record-u-s-expansion-ended-in-february

As Permafrost Melts It's Unleashing Ancient Viruses, Carbon - And Now Fuel Spills

https://www.sciencealert.com/as-permafrost-melts-ancient-viruses-and-now-fuel-spills-are-being-unleashed

America Is Giving Up on the Pandemic - Defense One

https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2020/06/america-giving-pandemic/165986/

Why the US is experiencing a coronavirus plateau

https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2020/0609/1146292-coronavirus-us-plateau/

13 high school students test positive for coronavirus after unsanctioned prom

https://www.today.com/health/fort-bend-texas-students-test-positive-coronavirus-after-prom-event-t183646

COVID-19 reaches new milestone with global situation 'worsening'

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/06/who-briefing-covid-19-milestone-worsening-globally-asymptomatic-rare

Texas Reports Record-Breaking COVID-19 Hospitalizations, As State Reopens

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/06/08/872660425/texas-reports-record-breaking-covid-19-hospitalizations-as-state-reopens

Coronavirus Cases Are Rising in 20 U.S. States, With Sharp Spikes in Arizona, North Carolina and California

https://www.newsweek.com/coronavirus-cases-are-rising-20-us-states-sharp-spikes-arizona-north-carolina-california-1509382

Coronavirus: 24 children in Vermont test positive after new outbreak

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-vermont-children-outbreak-test-positive-covid-19-update-a9555236.html

As Many as 25,000 U.S. Stores May Close in 2020, Mostly in Malls

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-09/as-many-as-25-000-u-s-stores-may-close-in-2020-mostly-in-malls

Monday, June 8, 2020

Texas reports a record number of hospitalized coronavirus patients after state reopened early

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/08/texas-reports-a-record-high-number-of-hospitalized-coronavirus-patients-after-state-reopened-early.html

University of Texas at Austin will require all to wear masks indoors | The Texas Tribune

https://www.texastribune.org/2020/06/08/ut-austin-masks-reopening-fall-furloughs/

Coronavirus transmission rate climbing in L.A. County as economy reopens, old routines return

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-08/los-angeles-reopens-coronavirus-transmission-rate-climbing

NC’s coronavirus numbers are getting worse. What can the governor do about it?

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/editorials/article243361106.html

Just in time for summer, Florida's seeing a surge in coronavirus cases. But there's good news, too

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/08/health/florida-coronavirus-cases-update/index.html

College football struggles with COVID-19

https://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/2020/06/nj-coronavirus-update-potential-red-flag-for-rutgers-college-football-struggles-with-covid-19.html

Less Than Half of American States are Counting Coronavirus Cases and Deaths to Meet CDC Guidelines

https://www.thedailybeast.com/less-than-half-of-american-states-are-counting-coronavirus-cases-and-deaths-to-meet-cdc-guidelines

Study: It Takes Just 10 Hours For Virus DNA To Spread Across A Hospital - Study Finds

https://www.studyfinds.org/study-it-takes-just-10-hours-for-virus-dna-to-spread-across-a-hospital/

Three Auburn football players test positive for COVID-19 upon return to campus for workouts

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/three-auburn-football-players-test-positive-for-covid-19-upon-return-to-campus-for-workouts/

Mohamed El-Erian: I’m ‘uncomfortable’ betting on continued ‘huge recovery’ in the stock market

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/08/mohamed-el-erian-uncomfortable-betting-on-longer-rally-in-stocks.html

Safflower oil hailed by scientists as possible recyclable, biodegradable replacement for petroleum

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-07/safflower-oil-new-biofuel-to-replace-petroleum/12321028

'One Million Mile' Electric Car Battery Is Now 'Ready to Produce,' Tesla's Chinese Partner Reveals

https://www.newsweek.com/tesla-elon-musk-one-million-mile-battery-ready-produce-chinese-partner-catl-says-1509293

New Zealand to lift all restrictions as it declares itself virus-free

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52961539

The great economic data crisis

https://www.axios.com/economic-data-questionable-may-jobs-report-86fbf2fe-d7c5-4fdb-8b55-3e2d5ca1675d.html

Vietnam approves significant trade deal with European Union

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/vietnam-approves-significant-trade-deal-with-european-union-2020-06-07

Muni bond investors face a day of reckoning with the pension crisis that’s crippling many U.S. cities

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/muni-bond-investors-face-a-day-of-reckoning-with-the-pension-crisis-thats-crippling-many-us-cities-2020-06-08

China Says Debt Payments Paused for 77 Nations After G-20 Deal

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-08/china-says-debt-payments-paused-for-77-nations-after-g-20-deal

Kansas resident tests positive for COVID-19, attended protest without mask, health officials say

https://www.foxnews.com/us/kansas-resident-tests-positive-covid-19-attending-protest-without-mask-health-officials-warn

Coronavirus in Utah: This week saw a huge spike in cases and an outbreak at a meatpacking plant

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2020/06/07/utahs-covid-spike/

Coronavirus cases on the rise in California, several other states: report

https://www.foxnews.com/us/coronavirus-cases-on-the-rise-in-california-several-other-states-report

11 New Coronavirus Cases In Pennsylvania Linked To Jersey Shore Beach House Gatherings

https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/06/07/11-new-coronavirus-cases-in-pennsylvania-linked-to-jersey-shore-beach-house-gatherings/

Coronavirus strain in Nevada may be more contagious

https://www.reviewjournal.com/life/health/coronavirus-strain-in-nevada-may-be-more-contagious-but-not-more-deadly-2047925/

There are two COVID-19 trends in Texas that are going in the wrong direction

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/there-are-two-covid-19-trends-in-texas-that-are-going-in-the-wrong-direction/

Sunday, June 7, 2020

Too much military spending got us into this mess - The Boston Globe

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/06/07/opinion/too-much-military-spending-got-us-into-this-mess/

Mecklenburg County sees biggest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases – 301

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/coronavirus/article243338116.html

Coronavirus: Sweden did not lock down, but economy expected to plunge anyway

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/coronavirus-sweden-did-not-lock-down-but-economy-to-plunge-anyway

Japan declines to join U.S., others in condemning China for Hong Kong law: Kyodo

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests-japan-idUSKBN23E0DE

Unemployment Rate Would Have Been 3 Percent Higher in May If Furloughed Were Included

https://www.newsweek.com/unemployment-rate-would-have-been-3-percent-higher-may-if-furloughed-were-included-1509203

Blood vessels, not the lungs: COVID-19 may not be a respiratory disease

https://thenewdaily.com.au/life/wellbeing/2020/06/05/covid-19-respiratory-blood-vessels/

Saturday, June 6, 2020

Trump Destroys Factory’s Entire Daily Batch of Coronavirus Swabs By Refusing to Wear a Mask

https://www.mediaite.com/donald-trump/trump-destroys-factorys-entire-daily-batch-of-coronavirus-swabs-by-refusing-to-wear-a-mask/

Trump’s abrupt troop announcement leaves German leaders stunned and angry: report

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/trumps-abrupt-troop-announcement-leaves-german-leaders-stunned-and-angry-report/

The only way to truly solve the race problem in America is to narrow the wealth gap, black economists say

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-only-way-to-truly-solve-the-race-problem-in-america-is-to-narrow-the-wealth-gap-black-economists-say-2020-06-06

Florida Heads Into The Weekend With A Third Spike In COVID-19 Cases

https://www.narcity.com/news/us/fl/tallahassee/florida-covid-19-cases-continue-to-increase-with-third-spike-in-one-week

El-Erian: Here's a 'nightmare scenario' for the U.S. economy

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/el-erian-heres-a-nightmare-scenario-for-the-us-economy-130724867.html

No, the Unemployment Rate Didn’t Really Drop in May | Washington Monthly

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020/06/05/no-the-unemployment-rate-didnt-really-drop-in-may/

World's First ‘Bios Park’ Lets Us Bury Cremated Remains of Our Loved Ones So They Grow into Trees

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/worlds-first-bios-park-for-cremated-remains/

China urges citizens to shun Australia as dispute simmers

https://apnews.com/b9030d7ad74129b9aec762dcd81d2d2f

Russia says melting permafrost caused massive Arctic oil spill

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3087835/russia-says-melting-permafrost-caused-massive-arctic-oil-spill

The recovery is happening, right? Why $9 billion of student loan bonds just got downgraded

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-recovery-is-happening-right-why-9-billion-of-student-loan-bonds-just-got-downgraded-2020-06-05

AP Explains: Key takeaways from a surprising jobs report

https://apnews.com/d7e34eeb80b8030d5c1f77f5358318c1

It’s Covid Code Red in Latin America With No Signs of Peaking

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-05/it-s-covid-code-red-in-latin-america-with-no-signs-of-peaking

American Meat Upheaval Lets Argentina Back In the Beef Game

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-05/virus-chaos-at-u-s-plants-lets-argentina-back-in-the-beef-game

How the U.S. dollar’s ‘almost silent slide’ is juicing the stock-market rally

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-another-reason-for-the-stock-market-rally-the-us-dollars-almost-silent-slide-2020-06-05

Dentists' offices are responsible for 10 percent of jobs regained last month

https://theweek.com/speedreads/918405/dentists-offices-are-responsible-10-percent-jobs-regained-last-month

At least 7 Hoosier children have been diagnosed with syndrome linked to COVID-19

https://www.theindychannel.com/news/coronavirus/at-least-7-hoosier-children-have-been-diagnosed-with-syndrome-linked-to-covid-19

Exclusive: nearly 600 US health workers died of Covid-19 – and the toll is rising

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/06/us-health-workers-dying-coronavirus-stats-data

The Trump administration thinks it can win an arms race. Time for a history lesson. - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

https://thebulletin.org/2020/06/the-trump-administration-thinks-it-can-win-an-arms-race-time-for-a-history-lesson/

The Trump administration wants to give workers a payroll tax cut. Experts question whether it could work

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/05/trump-wants-to-give-workers-a-payroll-tax-cut-how-it-would-work.html

Shopping Mall Owner Says Retail Rent Strike May Force It Into Bankruptcy

https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/06/05/shopping-mall-owner-says-retail-rent-strike-may-fo.aspx

Poisonous Toads Invade South Florida in Latest Sign of the Apocalypse

https://earther.gizmodo.com/poisonous-toads-invade-south-florida-in-latest-sign-of-1843921959

Looking for a Great Car Deal? Hertz Slashing Prices on Rental Fleet

https://www.moneytalksnews.com/looking-for-a-great-car-deal-hertz-slashing-prices-on-rental-fleet/

CDC director says people aren’t taking coronavirus seriously anymore

https://bgr.com/2020/06/05/coronavirus-cdc-director-testimony/

Friday, June 5, 2020

Break-Even Inflation Expectations Detached From Reality

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4352240-break-even-inflation-expectations-detached-from-reality?utm_source=smartnews.com&utm_medium=referral

Few black families will benefit from the historic stock market rally

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/few-black-families-benefit-from-stock-market-rally-213342729.html

‘You should be nervous!’—legendary money manager slashes stock market exposure from 55% to 25%

Hydroxychloroquine Shows No Covid-19 Benefit in U.K. Study

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-05/hydroxychloroquine-shows-no-covid-19-benefit-oxford-study-says-kb2c5cfm

One out of three Americans used bleach ‘in non recommended high-risk practices’ to battle coronavirus: CDC report

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/one-out-of-three-americans-used-bleach-in-non-recommended-high-risk-practices-to-battle-coronavirus-cdc-report/

New York City Sees Zero Daily Coronavirus Deaths for the First Time in 3 Months

https://www.newsweek.com/new-york-city-sees-zero-daily-coronavirus-deaths-first-time-3-months-1508925

3 Reasons to Pause Before Celebrating Today's Surprising Jobs Numbers

https://time.com/5848960/coronavirus-jobs-numbers/

Confirmed coronavirus cases are rising faster than ever

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/05/world/coronavirus-cases-rising-faster-intl/index.html

A Nobel Prize-winning economist is warning that Friday's seemingly encouraging job report is actually alarming. This is why.

https://theweek.com/speedreads/918407/nobel-prizewinning-economist-warning-that-fridays-seemingly-encouraging-job-report-actually-alarming-why

Jobless rate falls to 13.3%, likely marking bottom of coronavirus-related slump

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-06-05/may-jobless-rate

China warns the UK of 'substantial damage' to its economy if refuses to back down on Hong Kong

https://www.businessinsider.com/china-warns-uk-damage-economy-hong-kong-citizens-refuge-2020-6

6 million white-collar jobs could be at risk in second wave of coronavirus layoffs

https://www.axios.com/white-collar-layoffs-coronavirus-second-wave-efb18079-e24b-4b6e-8c89-d884a4f3881d.html

Wall Street Warning to Corporate America: Get Cash While You Can

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-04/wall-street-warning-to-corporate-america-get-cash-while-you-can

Indiana State Fair canceled for 2020 amid coronavirus pandemic

https://fox59.com/news/indiana-state-fair-canceled-for-2020-amid-coronavirus-pandemic/

Japan Minister Says Higher ‘Cultural Standard’ Helped Beat Virus

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-05/japan-minister-says-higher-cultural-standard-helped-beat-virus

Over 1,000 coronavirus deaths reported in the past 24 hours. Officials fear protests will drive up numbers

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/05/health/us-coronavirus-friday/index.html

There’s A Boom In Homebuying As Unemployment Soars

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/venessawong/housing-boom-economic-crisis

Florida Hits Another Record High In COVID-19 Cases As The State Prepares For Phase 2

https://www.narcity.com/news/us/fl/tallahassee/florida-covid-19-cases-hit-a-record-high-with-1419-positive-results

College presidents outline how campuses plan to reopen - Roll Call

https://www.rollcall.com/2020/06/04/college-presidents-outline-how-campuses-plan-to-reopen/

U.S. schools lay off hundreds of thousands, setting up lasting harm to kids

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-teachers-insig-idUSKBN23B39R

The market rally will ‘end in tears,’ but for now ‘betting on humanity’ remains the best bet in history, analyst says

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/three-reasons-why-its-time-to-buy-everything-amid-the-madness-2020-06-04

Thursday, June 4, 2020

Coronavirus cases are climbing again in the South and the West. Will crowded protests spark bigger outbreaks?

https://news.yahoo.com/coronavirus-cases-are-climbing-again-in-the-south-and-the-west-will-crowded-protests-spark-bigger-outbreaks-125403100.html

Shocking video shows crowded Las Vegas casino on first day of reopening

https://www.businessinsider.com/las-vegas-casino-crowded-social-distancing-first-day-reopening-video-2020-6

CDC is worried Americans aren’t following its advice as the number of U.S. coronavirus cases continues to rise

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/04/coronavirus-cdc-is-worried-americans-arent-following-its-advice-as-us-cases-continue-to-rise.html

Texas, Arizona, Oregon Report Significant Coronavirus Spikes After Reopening Economy

https://www.newsweek.com/texas-arizona-oregon-report-significant-coronavirus-spikes-after-reopening-economy-1508683

Fauci just confirmed the bad coronavirus vaccine news we’ve been dreading

https://bgr.com/2020/06/03/fauci-vaccine-comments-coronavirus-immunity-length/

Coronavirus cases spike in Texas and Arizona

https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-cases-spike-in-texas-and-arizona-1819ce9f-8565-483a-b367-b678a607154d.html

New York City has come back from every crippling blow — but coronavirus could land a knockout punch

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-york-city-has-come-back-from-every-crippling-blow-but-coronavirus-could-land-a-knockout-punch-2020-06-04

The Feds Just Indicted Meatpacking Moguls for Driving Up the Price of Your Chicken

https://www.motherjones.com/food/2020/06/the-feds-just-indicted-meatpacking-moguls-for-driving-up-the-price-of-your-chicken/

Sticker shock: Is an elite college worth the price if it's online? Or at all?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/06/04/college-online-coronavirus-price-tuition-expensive-column/3135220001/

California hospitals suffer massive losses from fewer patients, major COVID-19 expenses

https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/article243234941.html

U.S. court blocks sales of Bayer's weed killer

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bayer-dicamba-lawsuit-idUSKBN23B0JA

Hydroxychloroquine Does Not Protect Against COVID-19, Clinical Trial Suggests

https://www.sciencealert.com/research-continues-to-rule-out-hydroxychloroquine-as-a-useful-weapon-against-covid-19

New Zealand hits a 95% chance of eliminating coronavirus – but we predict new cases will emerge

https://theconversation.com/new-zealand-hits-a-95-chance-of-eliminating-coronavirus-but-we-predict-new-cases-will-emerge-139973

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

The first high-quality study of malaria pill hydroxychloroquine just found it doesn't help prevent coronavirus infections

https://www.businessinsider.com/hydroxychloroquine-fails-to-prevent-coronavirus-study-in-nejm-2020-6

AMC Theatres has 'substantial doubt' it can remain in business

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/03/media/amc-theatres-business-coronavirus/index.html

US black-white inequality in 6 stark charts

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/03/politics/black-white-us-financial-inequality/index.html

America’s reopening is dangerous. Canada has a better idea.

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/6/2/21275197/coronavirus-canada-double-bubble-united-states-reopening

China may sell Treasurys, but that doesn’t mean it’s ‘weaponizing’ its more than $1 trillion hoard of U.S. debt, says Deutsche Bank

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/china-may-sell-treasurys-but-that-doesnt-mean-its-weaponizing-its-more-than-1-trillion-hoard-of-us-debt-says-deutsche-bank-2020-06-02

‘This is what happens before a collapse’: CIA analysts alarmed by Trump’s militaristic response to protests

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/this-is-what-happens-before-a-collapse-cia-analysts-alarmed-by-trumps-militaristic-response-to-protests/

Colleges weigh how to confront COVID-19 as they plan to reopen

"The key to this really is do you trust your community to come together in
a way that is of course protecting yourself, but is less self-oriented and
more oriented towards can you come together and support each other and
really do things you don't like to do but are in the best interest of other
people."

https://www.rollcall.com/2020/06/03/colleges-weigh-how-to-confront-covid-19-as-they-plan-to-reopen/

Lower-income Americans threw the economy a lifeline during the pandemic

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/lower-income-americans-threw-the-economy-a-lifeline-during-the-pandemic-2020-06-03
https://www.bloomberg.com/

German Unemployment Hits Four-Year High as Crisis Shocks Economy

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-03/german-unemployment-hits-four-year-high-amid-pandemic-crisis

Column: Stores may be insured for looting. But guess who pays in the end (hint: you)

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-06-02/column-looting-insurance-costs

Sell, stow or dump? Retailers wrestle with mountain of unsold stock

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-retail-inventories-idUSKBN2390N3

Coronavirus: Sweden admits it would have done more to lockdown ‘if we knew what we know today’

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/coronavirus-sweden-lockdown-cases-anders-tegnell-deaths-a9545746.html

There’s a danger in the disconnect between complacent markets and weak fundamentals, analyst warns

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/theres-a-danger-in-the-disconnect-between-complacent-markets-and-weak-fundamentals-analyst-warns-2020-06-03

Without Teachers, There Will Be No Economic Recovery

https://thriveglobal.com/stories/without-teachers-there-will-be-no-economic-recovery/

6 States Where Coronavirus Numbers Are Blowing Up

https://bestlifeonline.com/coronavirus-states-rising-may-31/

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

GDP is now projected to fall nearly 53% in the second quarter, according to a Fed gauge

Tokyo’s Virus Cases Spike a Week After State of Emergency Lifted

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-02/tokyo-sees-virus-spike-a-week-after-national-emergency-ends

Investors should brace for a 15%-20% downdraft due to escalating risks, BTIG’s Julian Emanuel warns

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/01/brace-for-a-15-20percent-downdraft-to-strike-stocks-btigs-julian-emanuel.html

How Collapsing Oil Prices Could Unravel Global Security

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/how-collapsing-oil-prices-could-unravel-global-security/

Coronavirus is a blood vessel disease, study says — and its mysteries finally make sense

https://www.salon.com/2020/06/01/coronavirus-is-a-blood-vessel-disease-study-says-and-its-mysteries-finally-make-sense/

G7 leaders reject Russia's return after Trump summit invite

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52885178

JPMorgan’s Math Shows Why U.S. Stocks Can Keep Rallying

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-01/jpmorgan-s-math-shows-why-u-s-stocks-can-keep-rallying

A private survey shows China’s manufacturing activity unexpectedly expanded in May

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/01/china-economy-caixinihs-markit-may-2020-manufacturing-pmi.html

SF, Silicon Valley rents plunge amid downturn: 'Never seen anything like it' - SFChronicle.com

https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/San-Francisco-Silicon-Valley-rents-saw-sharp-15307118.php

Why a US nuclear test in Nevada would be bad for the world—and Trump’s reelection

https://thebulletin.org/2020/06/why-a-us-nuclear-test-in-nevada-would-be-bad-for-the-world-and-trumps-reelection/

George Floyd protests: The US' political system has failed

https://www.smh.com.au/national/the-us-is-tearing-itself-apart-because-its-political-system-has-failed-20200531-p54y6a.html

Human testing starts for 1st possible new medicine 'specifically designed to attack' coronavirus

https://theweek.com/speedreads/917454/human-testing-starts-1st-possible-new-medicine-specifically-designed-attack-coronavirus

Goldman Sachs lifts its downside target for the S&P 500 and lays out 4 risks to its forecast

https://www.businessinsider.com/goldman-sachs-raises-sp-500-downside-target-4-macro-risks-2020-6

Protests could spread coronavirus. But a second wave was coming before the demonstrations.

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/protests-could-spread-coronavirus-second-wave-was-coming-demonstrations-ncna1216911

Monday, June 1, 2020

South Korean Schools Closed After Reopening Due to Coronavirus Fears

https://people.com/health/south-korea-schools-closed-after-reopening-spike-coronavirus-cases/

Trudeau: Russia's return to the G-7 not acceptable

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/01/justin-trudeau-russia-return-to-summit-294176

COVID-19 pandemic will shrink economy by $8 trillion in next decade: CBO

https://thehill.com/policy/finance/500507-covid-pandemic-will-shrink-economy-by-8-trillion-in-next-decade-cbo

‘I couldn’t get mad’: West End restaurant owner cleans up pieces after damage during protests

https://www.dallasnews.com/food/restaurant-news/2020/06/01/i-couldnt-get-mad-west-end-restaurant-owner-cleans-up-pieces-after-damage-during-protests/

The Dow will fall back to coronavirus crash level below 19,000 before new high: CFO survey

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/01/the-dow-is-headed-back-to-coronavirus-crash-level-below-19000-cfos.html

COVID-19 cases skyrocket among younger Americans as states reopen

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/covid-19-cases-skyrocket-among-younger-americans-as-states-reopen/

Gilead Falls as Drug Has Only Small Benefit in Large Trial

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-01/gilead-drug-has-only-modest-benefit-in-large-trial-shares-fall

Too few babies and immigrants threaten American growth

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/too-few-babies-and-immigrants-threaten-american-growth-2020-06-01

China Halts Some U.S. Farm Imports, Threatening Trade Deal

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-01/china-halts-some-u-s-farm-imports-threatening-trade-deal

Utah is averaging more than 200 new coronavirus cases a day over the past week as hot spots flare up from Logan to St. George

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2020/05/31/coronavirus-utah-new/

China asks state firms to halt purchases of U.S. soybeans, pork, say sources

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-agriculture-idUSKBN238264

The stock market now has another new risk ‘bubbling up,’ strategist warns

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-stock-market-now-has-another-risk-bubbling-up-strategist-warns-2020-05-31

Donald Trump’s ‘G11’ plan heightens speculation over efforts to build new anti-China alliance

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3086886/donald-trumps-g11-plan-heightens-speculation-over-efforts

Hydroxychloroquine: New review of several studies shows flaws in research methods

https://www.inverse.com/science/hydroxychloroquine-trump-study-review
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