Zero Hedge | Emerging-market assets have been the rampant outperformers of 2017.

CNBC | U.S. equities fell on Thursday as tensions between the United States and North Korea persisted.

London Telegraph | South Korea has introduced what is being called the world’s first tax on robots amid fears that machines will replace human workers, leading to mass unemployment.

Chris Menahan | Special counsel Robert Mueller’s finances shows he used his career of “public service” to cash in Clinton-style with paid speeches to Goldman Sachs and one of Mexico’s largest banks.

Mac Slavo | Anyone putting money in the stock market at this point should have their head examined.

Mike Shedlock | A major debate topic came up between Max Keiser and Peter Schiff at the Freedom Fest conference on July 19-22 in Las Vegas.: Bitcoin vs Gold.

Zero Hedge | Following a sleepy overnight session, US futures are flat as are markets in Europe.

The Last Refuge | After years of lost lawsuits the HUD bidding process is set to return.

Zero Hedge | Two weeks ago we summarized the stunning impact that ECB Predit Mario Draghi’s ‘whatever it takes’ efforts have had on European capital markets in one simple chart…

Mac Slavo | The crypto currency sector has been on a meteoric rise in recent years, with some “coins” seeing gains of thousands of percentage points for early investors.

Bloomberg | Billionaire Paul Singer is warning of a growing and menacing threat: passive investing.

Jonathan Newman | Say’s Law of markets is a particularly potent antidote to worries about automation, displaced workers, and the so-called “economic singularity.”

Brandon Smith | Tracking geopolitical and fiscal developments over the past several years is a bit like watching a slow motion train wreck.