Bloomberg | U.S. household wealth increased in the second quarter to yet another record, driven by solid gains in financial assets and rising property values, figures from the Federal Reserve in Washington showed Thursday.

Zero Hedge | London’s taxi and livery car regulator has said it won’t renew Uber’s operating license once it expires at the end of the month.

Zero Hedge | London’s taxi and livery car regulator has said it won’t renew Uber’s operating license once it expires at the end of the month.

Reuters | The European Commission said the EU should proceed with an overhaul of taxes on digital firms even if the rest of the rich world did not follow suit, a draft report said.

Brandon Smith | I remember back in mid-2013 when the Federal Reserve fielded the notion of a “taper” of quantitative easing measures.

Mac Slavo | Last week saw some tumultuous moves in Bitcoin.

Reuters | The dollar edged towards 2-1/2-year lows hit earlier this month on Wednesday, as investors waited to see whether U.S. ratesetters would signal tighter policy or hold off because of tepid inflation data.

Zero Hedge | Putin instructed the government to approve legislation making the ruble the main currency of exchange at all Russian seaports by next year.

The Hill | The creation of the current iteration of the Federal Reserve System was a political act designed to hide the fact that a private banking cartel would manage the U.S. currency.

Reuters | “These are clients purchasing third-party products directly.”

Michael Snyder | Will there be a major stock market crash before the end of 2017?

Daily Caller | In the four months since Hillary Clinton officially launched her new political group, Onward Together, the group has done little besides soliciting donations from Clinton supporters.

John Mauldin | This time is different are the four most dangerous words any economist or money manager can utter.

Louder With Crowder | We all know how much Obamacare is majorly sucking right now.

Michael Snyder | Venezuela is the 11th largest oil producing country in the entire world, and it has just announced that it is going to stop using the petrodollar.