Report: ‘Trump Has A $259 Million Reason to Bomb Iran’
Information Liberation | If you’re wondering why so many Republicans are so hawkish on Iran, this might be a clue.
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Bitcoin Is Back – As A Safe Haven Asset
Tom Luongo | If you still think Bitcoin and its derivatives weren’t designed for just this occasion, then you haven’t been paying any attention at all.
Court: Trump Admin Can Cut Planned Parenthood Family Planning Funding
Breitbart | A federal appeals court held Thursday that the Trump administration’s rule that ends taxpayer family planning funding of abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood may take effect.
Trump’s Campaign Raised A Whopping $24.8 Million In 24 Hours
NTK | President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign just received a massive infusion of cash this week, according to the New York Times.
Apple Considers Pulling 30% of iPhone Production From China Amid Trade War – Reports
Sputnik | In May, China vowed to respond to US President Donald Trump’s plan to hike tariffs on products imported from China.
U.S. Steel Plants Are Going Idle, But The Fed Continues To Perpetuate The Myth That Everything Is Just Fine
Michael Snyder | Even though there is a tremendous amount of evidence to the contrary, the Federal Reserve continues to insist that the U.S. economy is in good shape.
“The Dollar Is Becoming Toxic” – Russian Intel Chief Slams “Aggressive, Unpredictable” US Behavior
Zero Hedge | “It seems abnormal that the United States, behaving so aggressively and unpredictably, continues to be the holder of the main reserve currency.”
Facebook launches controversial Bitcoin-style cryptocurrency Libra that will let anyone in the world pay with their smartphones amid fears it could spy on what you buy
Daily Mail | A controversial cryptocurrency developed by Facebook that some experts say could be used to spy on what you buy has launched today.
U.S. Sending $250M in Lethal Aid to Ukraine, Taxpayers On Hook For Total $1.5B Since 2014
Information Liberation | It’s important we all make sacrifices so that Ukraine can get more sniper rifles, rocket-propelled grenade launchers and other high tech weaponry to fight the Russkies.
They Are Calling This A “Bloodbath” For The $800 Billion Trucking Industry As U.S. Economic Activity Dramatically Declines
Michael Snyder | The U.S. trucking industry has not experienced a downturn of this magnitude since the last financial crisis, and this is one of the clearest signs yet that the U.S. economy is steamrolling into a severe economic downturn.
Trump’s Trade War Could Blow Up America’s Fourth Of July
Zero Hedge | This is just more evidence of the unintended consequences of President Trump’s economic war against China.
Evidence That The U.S. Economy Could Be Plunging Into A Very Deep Recession Is Rapidly Mounting
Michael Snyder | Not since 2008 have we seen so much bad economic data come rolling in all at the same time.
If Morgan Stanley Is Right, The World Is Now In A Recession
Zero Hedge | It’s a new week, which means a new dose of gloom has been released by Morgan Stanley’s “prophet of doom”.
Bitcoin climbs above $9,000 for first time in over a year amid Facebook crypto talk
CNBC | Bitcoin leaped across the $9,000 mark on Sunday, boosted by reports that Facebook is soon set to launch its own cryptocurrency.
Trump ‘perfectly happy’ to slap further tariffs on China if no deal is reached, Wilbur Ross says
CNBC | Speaking to CNBC’s Phil LeBeau at the Paris Airshow Monday, Ross said enforcement would be the most important element of any potential deal between the world’s two largest economies.