Elsewhere, BP's (+2.6%) gains were exacerbated as its stated that its Petrochemical unit sale to INEOS will further strengthen finances and will deliver USD 15bln divestment targets a year early. The positive test rate for Texas has now soared to Read more…
Tit For Tat: China Imposes Visa Restrictions On US Officials Interfering In Hong Kong Tyler Durden Mon, 06/29/2020 – 07:35 In the latest diplomatic tit-for-tat with the US, China announced Monday that it would impose visa restrictions on US government officials who “behave egregiously” in Read more…
According to the AP, a gang of four militants from a separatist group called the Baluchistan Liberation Army attacked the stock exchange in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Monday, killing at least three people, including two guards and Read more…
#WTOForecast update: World trade fell sharply in the first half of 2020 due to #COVID19 but rapid government responses helped temper the decline. Today's data indicate China's purchases of US goods remain well under 50% of prorated, year-to-date targets of Read more…
When the FT published whistleblowers' claims alleging accounting fraud at the company's Asian business, BaFin reacted by banning short-selling in Wirecard shares, and launching investigations into one of the FT reporters investigating Wirecard. Not only are the top officials at Read more…
Mass-Tracking COVI-PASS Immunity Passports To Be Rolled Out In 15 Countries Tyler Durden Mon, 06/29/2020 – 03:30 Authored by Raul Diego via MintPressNews.com, COVI-PASS will determine whether you can go to a restaurant, if you need a medical test, or Read more…
Statista's Katharina Buchholz reports that research project Global Drug Survey found that while the use of marijuana, alcohol and benzodiazepines (Xanax, Valium) was up during the pandemic, a net share of 19 percent of respondent said they were using less cocaine Read more…
Louis couple defends their home with guns as protesters march through their neighborhood:pic.twitter.com/LqzvrBSREu – Alex Salvi (@alexsalvinews) June 29, 2020 The couple, identified as attorneys Mark and Patricia McCloskey, engaged in a shouting match with the protesters, waving what appeared Read more…
The actions have caused some local authorities to consider whether all statues perceived as offending current sensibilities should be removed. It would appear that the woke activists of BLM and their many kneeling supporters do not care about the plight Read more…
The Old America Is Dead: Three Scenarios For The Way Forward Tyler Durden Mon, 06/29/2020 – 00:00 Authored by Wayne Allenswroth via vdare.com, “Then who do we shoot?” Like Muley Graves the sharecropper, John Steinbeck's evocative Okie everyman in John Ford's 1940 film, many Americans are bewildered Read more…