Today's Headlines

Bloomberg: 

• China Says U.S. Action on Hong Kong ‘Doomed to Fail’.   

• China, Hong Kong Push Back Against Trump’s Latest Trade Threats.

• Trump Vows to Stop ‘Mob Violence’ Protesting Floyd Death.

• National Guard Summoned to Aid Cities Amid Police Clashes.

• President Praises Secret Service, Slams White House Protesters.    

• Brazil Overtakes France, Is Now 4th in Global Covid-19 Deaths.

• India to Ease Limits; EU Urges U.S. Reverse on WTO: Virus Update.   

• Brazil Tops France in Deaths; U.K. Scientists Wary: Virus Update.  

• U.S. Cases Rise; Trump G-7 May Draw Fewer Leaders: Virus Update.

• Trump Says U.S. Will End Ties With WHO Over China’s Influence.  

• Trump Plans to Delay G-7 Meeting Until Autumn, Invite Russia.

• Investors Pin Hopes on ECB Doing More to Prop Up European Assets.

• Divided Supreme Court Rejects Churches on Covid Restrictions.  

• A Progressive City Takes a Hard Look in the Mirror.  

• Cheaper Cities Stand to Gain in Work-From-Home Shuffle.

• Einhorn’s Greenlight Hedge Funds Rebound With 7.4% Gain in May.

Wall Street Journal:   

• Minnesota Tries to Restore Order as Protests Spread.

• Twin Cities Cops Stand and Watch as Buildings Burn.

• U.S. Moves to Punish China for Tightening Grip on Hong Kong.

• Photos: Protesters Clash With Police Over Death of George Floyd.

• Twin Cities Cops Stand and Watch as Buildings Burn.

• Shoppers Were Pampered at Wegmans. Now They Are the Grocer’s Biggest Risk.

• Beyond Hong Kong, an Emboldened Xi Jinping Pushes the Boundaries.

• Coronavirus Hits Small-Town Summer: No Riverfront Days, No Little League World Series.

• Remote Work Could Spark Housing Boom in Suburbs, Smaller Cities.

• U.S. Approves Sale of Scrutinized Chinese App.

• SpaceX Launches NASA Astronauts Into Orbit.

• In New Jersey, Fight Brews Over Pace of Reopening.

CNBC:

• U.S.-China tensions are expected to rise and increasingly weigh on the technology sector.

• China says U.S. action on Hong Kong ‘doomed to fail’.

• Short-term rental market consolidating as start-ups and small landlords bail out.

• Wall Street begins high stakes summer with market at critical levels as economy reopens.

• Russia’s daily death toll falls; Spain to reopen island leisure spots.

• Nike releases ‘Don’t Do It’ ad addressing racism in America.

IG:

• Weekend Markets Trading Live.

Barron's:

• Had bullish commentary on (DAL), (LUV), (SAVE), (STAY), (LIND), (MPC), (CQP), (CTRE), (CB), (HIG) and (LVS)

• Had bearish commentary on (M).

Fox News:

• Mayor says 'white supremacists,' 'out of state instigators' behind protests; records show otherwise.

• Minnesota gov mobilizes full National Guard, says violence no longer about George Floyd.

• TUCKER CARLSON: Our leaders have sided with agents of chaos.

• China, Iran mock America amid ongoing George Floyd protests, tweeting this.

Zero Hedge:

• America Descends Into Chaos Amid Nationwide Attacks "Designed To Destabilize Civil Society".

• Less Than Half Of Americans Plan To Get COVID Vaccine: AP Poll.

• Chinese Cheating Rampant In US College Applications, And In Classrooms.

• "Far-Left Or Anarchists" - Intelligence Reports ID Rioting Protesters; Mostly Locals Arrested.

• Pew: Democrats Represent 41 Of 44 Districts With Highest COVID-19 Death Tolls.

• Keep An Eye On The Yuan & Corporate Spreads.

• Meet One Hedge Fund Manager Who Is Up 100% This Year, Despite The Pandemic.

• How The Federal Reserve Unilaterally, De-Facto Amended The US Constitution.

• India Extends Lockdown For 4th Time As New Cases, Deaths Surge; 5 Upstate New York Regions Enter "Phase 2": Virus Updates.

• Secret Service Member Injured In Clash With DC "Protesters" Outside White House.

• Nationwide Chaos: NYPD Precinct Attacked, CNN Vandalized, Treasury Breached As Mayors Beg For Calm.

• "Bet You Stay Home Now!!" Arsonist Burns Down Lockdown-Rule-Breaking Church.

• Merkel Rebuffs Trump Invite To 'Normal' In-Person G7 Summit, Citing Pandemic Fears.

• Two Federal Officers Shot, One Killed, As Violence Spreads To Oakland.

• China's 1st Home-Built Carrier Tests Weapons At Sea Amid 'No Off Ramp' Ratcheting US Tensions.

• Hong Kongers Scramble To Swap Their Currency For US Dollars As 'Special Status' Threatened.

• 33 Examples Of Twitter's Anti-Conservative Bias.

• "It Felt Like An Earthquake": SpaceX Prototype Starship Blows Up In Massive Explosion Day Ahead Of Manned Launch.

• Baby Boomers Panic Hoard "Covid Campers" To Escape Big Cities As Second Wave Threats Emerge.

• Snyder: A Society On The Brink Of Complete And Utter Chaos.

• 'Nothing Improper, And FBI Knew It': Flynn Transcripts Released.

• As Minneapolis Burns, Armed Citizens Deter Rioters & Looters Without Firing A Shot.

• Minneapolis Transit Shuts Down As Bus Drivers Refuse To Help Police.

• The "Smart Money" Continues To Sell Stocks And Buy Gold, As Retail Investors Go Berserk.

• Over 9 Million US Families Fear They Can't Afford Food Next Month: Census Survey.

• "We Have The Right To Fight Back" Kaepernick Defends Minneapolis Rioters.

• How Do You Like Democratic Socialism So Far?

• Citi Says Bear Market Rally Since March "Driven By Short Covering"

• CNN's Van Jones Says Secretly Racist 'White Liberal Hillary Clinton Supporters' Are The Real Threat To Black America.

• Stocks & Silver Soar In May As Oil Surges To Best Month Ever.

Business Insider:

• SCOTT GALLOWAY: Top US colleges' insistence on keeping tuition costs high and offering fall classes in-person shows that they care only about money, not the public good.

• Kylie Jenner is reportedly no longer a billionaire, and Forbes says she likely showed it fake tax returns: 'It's clear that Kylie's camp has been lying'.

• Singapore's financial centre will emerge as big winner of a draconian Chinese law.

• These are the 8 mega-billionaires who have gotten the biggest boost to their net worth this year as the world has grappled with coronavirus. 

• Markets expect bank dividends to plummet 40% by next year, Goldman Sachs says.

• BANK OF AMERICA: Funds are falling out of love with financial stocks at a blinding pace.

The Epoch Times:

• Trump Targets Academic Espionage, US-Listed Chinese Companies, in Toughening Stance Toward Beijing.

• Emily Lau: Hong Kong Dealt ‘Fatal Blow’ by Communist China’s National Security Law.

• TikTok Is an ‘Attractive Database’ on ‘Young Australians’ for the Chinese Regime: Aussie MP.

• China’s Premier Admits to Serious Economic Crisis, With 600 Million People Earning $140 a Month.

John Hopkins University:

• Coronavirus Global Cases. (map)

BNO News:

• Tracking Coronavirus: Map, data and timeline. 

KFF:

• State Data(Tests/Hospitalizations).