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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES' A350 DEPARTED FOR ROME, ITALY FROM SHANGHAI, BRINGING 9 CHINESE MEDICAL EXPERTS AND 31 TONS OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES, INCLUDING PLASMA OF RECOVERED CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS, TO HELP ITALY FIGHT AGAINST THE VIRUS - GT
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U.S. COMPANIES ANNOUNCE JUST 1,494 NEW JOBS IN AUGUST — LOWEST FOR THE MONTH SINCE 2009; LAYOFFS SURGE 39% TO 85,979
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NY DOCTORS SAYS SUCCESSFULLY TREATED 400 PATIENTS WITH CORONAVIRUS INFECTION USING A COCKTAIL OF HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE, AZITHROMYCIN, AND ZINC SULFATE WITH ZERO DEATHS AND SIDE EFFECTS
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THE U.S. HOUSING MARKET IS OFFICIALLY FROZEN SOLID.
ONLY 2.8% OF HOMES — ABOUT 28 OUT OF EVERY 1,000 — CHANGED HANDS IN THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF 2025, THE LOWEST TURNOVER IN AT LEAST 30 YEARS (REDFIN).
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INDIA TO BAN PERMANENTLY PRIVATE CRYPTOCURRENCY LIKE BITCOIN; WILL INTRODUCE OFFICIAL CRYPTOCURRENCY
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JPMORGAN CEO JAMIE DIMON WARNS INVESTORS ARE IGNORING THE THREAT OF A MASSIVE MARKET CRASH THAT COULD WIPE OUT ONE-THIRD OF STOCK VALUE
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STOCK MARKET CRASH “HINDENBURG OMEN” TRIGGERED
THE INFAMOUS INDICATOR THAT PREDICTED THE 1987 AND 2008 MARKET COLLAPSES HAS FLASHED A WARNING AGAIN
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BANK OF AMERICA INSTITUTE: U.S. SPENDING ON SERVICES — HOTELS, AIRFARE, DINING — DOWN FOR THREE STRAIGHT MONTHS, FIRST TIME SINCE 2008
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US FEDERAL RESERVE WILL PRINT $1.5 TRILLION FOLLOWING OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER INTEREST RATE CUTS
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Reuters: The Chinese delegation leaves the trade negotiations with the United States in Geneva, without any clear reasons.
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VATICAN BANK TRANSFERRED 10 MILLION EUROS TO BUY RUBLES FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF RUSSIA TO PAY FOR GAS - MEDIA
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PUTIN DECIDES TO BAN THE EXPORT OF PRODUCTS AND RAW MATERIALS OUTSIDE THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION UNTIL DECEMBER 31
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SENIOR WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL: POST WORLD WAR TWO INSTITUTIONS ARE 'NO LONGER FIT FOR OUR TIMES AND OUR ECONOMIC SITUATION'
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VIETNAM STANDS READY TO DISCUSS BRICS PARTNERSHIP - VIETNAM, CHINA JOINT STATEMENT
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CHINA HAS OFFICIALLY BANNED CRYPTOCURRENCY TRADING, MINING, AND RELATED SERVICES, CITING FINANCIAL RISKS, CAPITAL FLIGHT CONCERNS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.
Community note
China banned crypto in 2021
Source
reuters.com/world/china/ch
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US CONSUMER SENTIMENT IS AT CRISIS LEVELS — AMERICANS’ PERCEPTION OF THE ECONOMY HAS FALLEN BELOW THE LOWS SEEN DURING THE 2008 FINANCIAL CRISIS.
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INDIA FOREIGN MINISTER: WE HAVE A LONG STANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH RUSSIA, A RELATIONSHIP THAT HAS SERVED US WELL
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FDA EMPLOYEES REVIEWING MUSK’S NEURALINK BRAIN IMPLANT WERE REMOVED IN DOGE FIRINGS - SOURCES
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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: CHINESE SCIENTISTS HAVE DEVELOPED A NEW WEAPON TO COMBAT THE VIRUS. THEY SAY THEY HAVE FOUND A NANOMATERIAL THAT CAN ABSORB AND DEACTIVATE THE VIRUS WITH 96.5-99.9% EFFICIENCY
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US LAYOFFS ARE RUNNING AT A CRISIS PACE — COMPANIES ANNOUNCED 153,074 JOB CUTS IN OCTOBER, NEARLY TRIPLING YEAR-OVER-YEAR FROM 2024 LEVELS.
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US CREDIT CARD TROUBLES RISE: MORE PEOPLE HAVEN’T PAID BILLS FOR 3+ MONTHS — WORST IN 14 YEARS
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BRAZIL CENTRAL BANK TO KEEP REDUCING EUROS AND DOLLARS AS RESERVES; WILL KEEP ON INCREASING CHINESE YUAN AS RESERVES
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U.S. BANKING REGULATORS EXPLORING 'ROADMAP' FOR BANKS TO ENGAGE WITH CRYPTOCURRENCY - FDIC CHAIRMAN
U.S. BANKING REGULATORS EXAMINING CRYPTOCURRENCY CUSTODY SERVICES, COLLATERAL USE, AND BALANCE SHEET HOLDINGS - FDIC CHAIRMAN
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BIG TECH COMPANIES LIKE AMAZON, MICROSOFT, META, ORACLE, SALESFORCE, AND INTEL HAVE CUT THOUSANDS OF JOBS IN 2025. SO FAR, OVER 100,000 TECH WORKERS HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS THIS YEAR AS COMPANIES TRY TO SAVE MONEY AND SHIFT TOWARD AI AND AUTOMATION.
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FRANCE INFECTIOUS DISEASE BOARD SAYS COMBINATION OF HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE AND AZITHROMICIN WORKING VERY WELL
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UKRAINE DID NOT NOTIFY THE U.S. IN ADVANCE OF DRONE ATTACK ON RUSSIAN AIR BASES, UKRAINIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL TELLS REUTERS
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GERMANY: RESTAURANTS AND CAFES ARE REMOVING FRENCH FRIES FROM THE MENU; BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSIVE AND SCARCE VEGETABLE OIL
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US TOURISM OFFICE: INDIAN TRAVEL TO US DROPS 8% IN JUNE 2025 — FIRST DECLINE SINCE 2001
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US RECESSION WIDENS:
ABOUT 82% OF AMERICANS NOW LIVE IN REGIONS EXPERIENCING AN ECONOMIC DOWNTURN — HIGHEST SHARE SINCE 2020!
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AMERICA’S DEBT CRISIS EXPLODES: MILLIONS NOW DROWNING IN CAR LOANS, MAXED-OUT CREDIT CARDS AND PERSONAL LOAN DEFAULTS AS FICO SOUNDS THE ALARM ON SOARING DELINQUENCIES
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A GROWING NUMBER OF YOUNG AMERICANS ARE PUBLICLY ADMITTING THEY HAVE NO INTENTION OF PAYING OFF THEIR DEBT, WITH THE TREND GAINING MOMENTUM ON TIKTOK AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.
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RUSSIAN MINISTER SAYS WE ARE WORKING ON DIGITAL "ONE WORLD ONE CURRENCY" FOR TRADE - LOCAL MEDIA
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DOMINO’S PIZZA ENTERPRISES TANKS 20% AFTER FIRST LOSS IN 20 YEARS, DIVIDEND SLASHED & SALES SLUMP DEEPENS
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NVIDIA CEO JENSEN HUANG: “WE’RE 100% OUT OF CHINA — FROM 95% MARKET SHARE TO 0%. WHATEVER POLICY DID THAT MADE AMERICA LOSE ONE OF THE WORLD’S BIGGEST MARKETS.”
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REDFIN: U.S. HOUSING MARKET SEES RECORD IMBALANCE — SELLERS OUTNUMBER BUYERS BY OVER 500,000, LARGEST GAP EVER RECORDED
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WSJ: U.S. BEGINS QUIET RETREAT FROM TRUMP-ERA TARIFFS
The U.S. is gradually stepping back from several of former President Trump’s signature tariffs, signaling a shift in trade policy, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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RUSSIA FOREIGN MINISTRY SAYS NORD STREAM INCIDENT OCCURRED IN ZONE CONTROLLED BY AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE - RIA
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BESSENT ON SUPPLY CHAINS, RARE EARTHS: GOING TO DO EQUIVALENT OF OPERATION WARP SPEED TO TACKLE PROCESSING
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ARGENTINA, EGYPT, IRAN, SAUDI ARABIA AND TURKEY POSSIBLE ENTRY INTO BRICS DISCUSSION CAN BE EXPECTED AT THE NEXT SUMMIT
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PAKISTAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS "ANY ATTACK ON CHINA WILL BE CONSIDER AS ATTACK ON PAKISTAN"
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U.S. HOUSING MARKET: HOME SELLERS OUTNUMBER BUYERS BY OVER 500,000 — LARGEST GAP EVER RECORDED
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TESLA INDIA SALES DISAPPOINT: JUST 600+ ORDERS SINCE MID-JULY LAUNCH IN NATION OF 1.4 BLN POPULATION
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COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES JUST HIT THE HIGHEST DELINQUENCY RATE IN HISTORY.
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WALL STREET SHOCKER: MOST U.S. STOCK TRADING NOW HAPPENS IN THE SHADOWS — NOT ON EXCHANGES
For the first time in history, more than half of U.S. stock trading is happening off the public exchanges — funneled into dark pools and internal trading desks of major Wall Street firms.
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HEDGE FUND MELVIN CAPITAL LOST 53% IN JANUARY,HIT PARTLY BY SOARING PRICES OF GAMESTOP AND OTHER SHORTED STOCKS: WSJ
@WSJ
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INDIA REDUCES EXPOSURE TO U.S. TREASURIES WHILE BOOSTING GOLD HOLDINGS IN FOREX RESERVES
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VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTATION FOR INDIVIDUALS OVER 50 IN GERMANY WAS LINKED TO A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN CANCER MORTALITY, POTENTIALLY PREVENTING NEARLY 30,000 CANCER DEATHS ANNUALLY.
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U.S. STOCK MARKET REACHES MOST EXPENSIVE VALUATION EVER — SURPASSES DOT-COM BUBBLE AND PRE-GREAT DEPRESSION LEVELS
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SERIOUS CREDIT CARD DELINQUENCIES (90+ DAYS UNPAID) SURGE TO HIGHEST LEVEL IN 14 YEARS
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SEC IS SAID TO INVESTIGATE TESLA CHIEF EXECUTIVE MUSK FOR HIS TWEETS ON DOGECOIN: SOURCES FAMILIAR WITH THE MATTER
#Dogecoins
#Tesla
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UKRAINE DEFENCE MINISTER SAYS UKRAINE WILL GIVE AMNESTY AND MONEY TO RUSSIAN SOLDIERS WHO LAY DOWN THEIR WEAPONS
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APPLE IS SAID TO SHIFTING NEARLY A FIFTH OF ITS PRODUCTION CAPACITY FROM CHINA TO INDIA AND SCALING UP ITS LOCAL MANUFACTURING REVENUES, THROUGH ITS CONTRACT MANUFACTURERS, TO AROUND $40 BILLION OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS
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U.S. 30-YEAR TREASURY YIELDS RISE TO 4.90%, UP 51 BPS FOR WEEK IN BIGGEST INCREASE SINCE AT LEAST 2000
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US AUTO PLANTS JUST WEEKS AWAY FROM SHUTDOWNS DUE TO CHIP SHORTAGES, LOBBY GROUP WARNS
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PUTIN: WEST REJECTS MORAL NORMS, RELIGIONS, FAMILY
PUTIN: WE ARE WITNESSING SHEER SATANISM IN WEST
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AUSTRIA AND THE AUSTRIAN OMV HAS ACCEPTED THE TERMS OF PAYMENT FOR RUSSIAN GAS IN RUBLES - AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR
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VEHICLE REPOSSESSIONS SURGE TO HIGHEST SINCE 2009 — OVER 1.7 MILLION CARS SEIZED LAST YEAR AS AUTO LOAN STRESS DEEPENS AND THE TREND SHOWS NO SIGN OF SLOWING: WSJ
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U.S. STOCK MARKET REACHES MOST EXPENSIVE LEVEL IN HISTORY, OVERTAKING DOT-COM ERA AND 1929 PRE-DEPRESSION PEAK
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WEALTHY AMERICANS ARE RUSHING TO BUY PRIVATE JETS, CAR WASHES AND MORE TO TAP A NEW 100% TAX WRITE-OFF UNDER TRUMP’S OVERHAUL: BBG
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UKRAINIAN PRESIDENCY: UKRAINE REJECTS THE IDEA OF BEING NEUTRAL LIKE SWEDEN OR AUSTRIA
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CHINA'S AIR FORCE IS FLYING TO THE ISLAND OF TAIWAN TO PROTECT THE NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY AND TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF ITS COUNTRY - CHINESE AIR FORCE
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MALAYSIA IS READY TO HELP RUSSIA WITH SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS; MALAYSIA IS ONE OF THE LARGEST SEMICONDUCTOR EXPORTERS
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