Watch Iran fire missile & overtake mock US aircraft carrier during Strait of Hormuz war games (VIDEO)

Amid Iran-US tensions, Tehran’s troops have practiced overpowering an aircraft carrier – using a mock-up in lieu of the real thing – during a massive exercise. The fake warship was attacked from the air and circled by speedboats. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched the final leg of The Great Prophet joint exercise on…

NASA to return space rock to Mars after 600,000 years away from home

As part of its upcoming Perseverance mission payload, NASA is sending a meteorite fragment known as Sayh al Uhaymir 008 AKA SaU 008, back from where it came some 600,000 years ago: Mars. The 2020 NASA Perseverance rover mission is scheduled to lift off on Thursday, weather permitting, and the probe will use SaU 008…

Coronavirus will spread in ‘one big wave’ & won’t go away as seasons change – WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has quashed hopes that the coronavirus might simply disappear over the summer. It urged the world to instead brace itself for “one big wave” of infections. WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris told reporters via conference call that, contrary to some expectations, the coronavirus will not wane during warmer seasons like the…

Notre Dame Withdraws From Hosting First Presidential Debate; “Could Be Conducted Online”

Notre Dame Withdraws From Hosting First Presidential Debate; “Could Be Conducted Online” Tyler Durden Mon, 07/27/2020 – 16:42 The University of Notre Dame has withdrawn from hosting the first Trump-Biden debate scheduled for September 29, citing advice from the St. Joseph County deputy health director, and the “diminished educational value” of hosting the event. In…

Why Does It Feel Like We’re In “Life During Wartime”?

Why Does It Feel Like We’re In “Life During Wartime”? Tyler Durden Mon, 07/27/2020 – 16:24 Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, The laughably hopeless hope is that by propping up the corpses, the populace will discern some faint flicker of life in the decaying carcasses and return to their free-spending ways. Call…

Dollarpocalypse Sends Gold, Silver, & Crypto Soaring

Dollarpocalypse Sends Gold, Silver, & Crypto Soaring Tyler Durden Mon, 07/27/2020 – 16:01 Things just “escalated quickly” in dollar-land as the greenback was clubbed like a baby seal to its lowest level since Sept 2018 today… Source: Bloomberg Breaking a key up-trendline… Source: Bloomberg Creating the so-called “death cross”… Source: Bloomberg “I love the smell…

FOUR asteroids to shoot past Earth in ONE DAY, after astronaut warns there are 1 MILLION out there that can hit us

As the week begins with a flurry of asteroidal activity, with four space rocks set to shoot past Earth on Tuesday alone, two Indian teenagers have discovered yet another space rock due to cross paths with our planet. To kick things off, the small-house-sized asteroid 2020 OO1 will buzz by at a distance of  669,000km…

Any chance Russia will join G7 again? Germany says ‘no,’ but admits Moscow’s help needed to put out flaming hotspots

There’s “no chance” of Moscow returning to the elitist Group of Seven unless the Ukrainian conflict is solved, Berlin has said. But untying this and other knots is unimaginable without Russia’s helping hand, it admitted. The alliance of the world’s top-tier powers made Moscow leave in the wake of the 2014 Ukrainian crisis. It unfolded…

False alarm? Person suspected of bringing 1st Covid-19 case into N. Korea wasn’t infected, South believes

A man who crossed into North Korea and put the city of Kaesong on high alert because he had symptoms resembling coronavirus is unlikely to have been a transmitter of the deadly contagion, Seoul’s health officials have claimed. The man in question – who fled from the North three years ago – returned to his…

These German Military Dogs Have Been Trained To Sniff Out Coronavirus, Researchers Say

These German Military Dogs Have Been Trained To Sniff Out Coronavirus, Researchers Say Tyler Durden Sun, 07/26/2020 – 16:30 Here’s an innovation that could dramatically reduce the mortality associated with SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. In Germany, a group of researchers claim to have trained dogs to identify people infected with…

“All Roads Lead To Gold” In A Credit Implosion; Holter

“All Roads Lead To Gold” In A Credit Implosion; Holter Tyler Durden Sun, 07/26/2020 – 16:05 Via Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com, Financial writer and precious metals expert Bill Holter says, “Gold is like a tractor in first gear pulling up a hill,” as it touches all-time highs once again.  Holter thinks the “gold tractor” is going to…

US Recovery Stalls As Food Bank Lines Reemerge 

US Recovery Stalls As Food Bank Lines Reemerge  Tyler Durden Sun, 07/26/2020 – 15:40 The US economic recovery is stalling, and economic growth is beginning to reverse.  Last week, initial jobless claims broke a 15-week streak of lower claims, as new concerns the labor recovery has hit a snag.  JPMorgan Chase recently said, “Chase card spending suggests recovery…

Rwandan refugee working as diocese volunteer confesses to setting Nantes cathedral alight – lawyer

A 39-year-old man, who had already been detained, questioned and released by French police, was brought into pre-trial custody again, having admitted to starting fires at the 15th-century cathedral in the western city of Nantes. The impressive Nantes Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul fell victim to a blaze back on July 18, with…

At least 7 injured, 3 ‘seriously’ after car plows into people on sidewalk in Berlin

A number of people were injured on Sunday morning when a car rammed into bystanders in Berlin’s western district of Charlottenburg. The driver was apprehended by security forces, it has been confirmed. The dramatic incident unfolded near the Bahnhof Zoo station in Berlin-Charlottenburg, which is located near the city’s popular zoo. A vehicle veered off…

Germany set to compensate troops discriminated against for being gay – reports

German servicemembers who faced persecution as a result of their homosexuality up until 2000 could be entitled to a compensation payout under a scheme reportedly being prepared by the Defense Ministry. The payments for affected soldiers are part of a bill that Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer is working on, according to the RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND),…

Gundlach Says “Classic Bear Market Rally” Reminds Him Of 1999

Gundlach Says “Classic Bear Market Rally” Reminds Him Of 1999 Tyler Durden Sat, 07/25/2020 – 16:20 Jeffrey Gundlach, the billionaire chief investment officer of DoubleLine Capital, was quoted by Reuters on Friday as saying the stock market’s parabolic move in the last couple of months reminds him of the days right before the Dot Com bust. …

What’s Changed To Cause The Gold And Silver Breakout?

What’s Changed To Cause The Gold And Silver Breakout? Tyler Durden Sat, 07/25/2020 – 15:50 Authored by Tom Luongo via Gold, Goats, ‘n Guns blog, Gold and silver had bang up weeks. Gold closed yesterday afternoon on a cash basis above $1900, at $1901.95 just $18 shy of the all-time high set in September 2011…

Seattle Police Abandon Residents As Antifa Uses Twitter, Facebook To Organize Nationwide Protests

Seattle Police Abandon Residents As Antifa Uses Twitter, Facebook To Organize Nationwide Protests Tyler Durden Sat, 07/25/2020 – 12:20 The Seattle Police Department announced on Friday that residents and business owners are essentially on their own, after the City Council banned the use of pepper spray and other ‘less lethal tools’ to disperse crowds. “Simply…

Obama’s Top Economist Warns Of Catastrophic Risk To Economy If Stimulus Lapses

Obama’s Top Economist Warns Of Catastrophic Risk To Economy If Stimulus Lapses Tyler Durden Sat, 07/25/2020 – 15:20 Ex US Treasury Secretary and Obama’s National Economic Council director Larry Summers says he’s never seen a more uncertain recovery – particularly if Congress doesn’t act “strongly and quickly” to keep stimulus flowing during the pandemic. Amazingly,…

The Recovery Has Reversed: What Goldman’s Real-Time Indicators Reveal About The State Of The US Economy

The Recovery Has Reversed: What Goldman’s Real-Time Indicators Reveal About The State Of The US Economy Tyler Durden Sat, 07/25/2020 – 13:20 In its latest weekly activity update, Goldman – which on Friday saw tentative signs on hope in the spread of the covid pandemic finding “downward pressure on case growth” – looked at real-time…

When The QQQs Make You Queasy

When The QQQs Make You Queasy Tyler Durden Sat, 07/25/2020 – 12:50 Authored by Bryce Coward via Knowledge Leaders Capital blog, Here we are in the dog days of summer, and the hot weather is not the only thing making us a little queasy. The darling stock market group since 2011, the Nasdaq 100 stock…

Perhaps Stock Market Valuations Mean Something After All…

Perhaps Stock Market Valuations Mean Something After All… Tyler Durden Sat, 07/25/2020 – 14:50 Authored by Sven Henrich via NorthmanTrader.com, Last week we discussed the importance of the $NDX chart and after another rally to the previous highs $NDX reversed hard for a potential double top and broke its trend off of the March 23…

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