Today's Headlines

Bloomberg:

• Beijing Shuts Biggest Vegetable Market After 45 Covid-19 Cases.

• U.S. Cases Rise at Two-Week High; Brazil’s Deaths: Virus Update.

• Florida Covid-19 Cases Rise 3.6%, Biggest One-Day Jump.  

• OPEC Gets Chance to Gain Upper Hand in Long Battle With Shale.  

• Robinhood Market Made Bursting Bubbles Wall Street’s Obsession.  

• Hong Kong’s Rich Are Preparing for a Worst-Case Scenario.

Wall Street Journal:

• Hotels Are Reopening. Will Guests Have Any Reservations?

• Auto Makers’ Reopening Complicated by Worker Absences Amid Covid Cases.

• The Covid Age Penalty.

• David Axelrod, Truth Teller.

• Protesters in France, U.K. Seek Police Overhauls.

• King Dollar Is a Deadly but Dangerous Trump Card in U.S.-China Fight.

IG:

• Weekend Markets Trading Live.

Barron's:

• Had bullish commentary on (MCD), (CPB), (CAG), (GIS), (GS), (PGR), (JNJ), (NEE), (PG), (TXN), (LRCX) and (HD).

MarketWatch.com:

• Oddsmakers say Joe Biden is the favorite over Donald Trump in the 2020 election.

• It’s like the Wild West with ‘get-rich-quick crowd’ vs. Wall Street pros, but it’s too easy to blame retail investors for ‘rampant speculation’.

• Bankrupt Hertz gets approval to sell up to $1 billion in stock — but experts expect equity to be wiped out.  

• Asymptomatic transmission of coronavirus appears to be worse than SARS or influenza — 5 reasons you should care.

Fox News:

• Atlanta's top cop resigns after fatal shooting of black man; mayor calls for officer's 'immediate termination'.

• Tennessee Gov. Lee sends warning to those looking to set up Nashville autonomous zone.

• EXCLUSIVE: Trump responds to Biden's claim he'll try to steal the election.

Zero Hedge:

• Colorado Bill Requires "Re-Education" For Parents Who Refuse The COVID-19 Vaccine.

• 'Expect Something Big': Kim Jong-Un's Powerful Sister Threatens Military Action Against South.

• "Violent Scuffles" Break Out Between UK Police And Anti-BLM Protesters There To Protect Statues.
• Anonymous Berkeley Professor Shreds BLM Injustice Narrative.
• Cornell Law Prof Says There's A "Coordinated Effort" To Have Him Fired After He Criticized Black Lives Matter.
• Virginia Senator Told Police To Stand Down Before Statue Collapse That Left Man In A Coma.

• "We Mean Literally Abolish The Police": Activists Reject Spin On Movement's Call To Defund Law Enforcement.

• Florida Reports Another Record Jump In New Cases As Global COVID-19 Count Nears 8 Million: Live Updates.

• 'Dangerous' Language Like "Defund The Police".

• Already-Broke Colleges Being Bullied Into Hosting Costly "White Privilege" Workshops Amid Virus Crisis.

• Republic Of CHAZ Begins Reparations; White Participants Pressured To Give Blacks $10 Each.

• Chicago Fed Economist Fired For Criticizing "Defund The Police".

• Goldman's Clients Are Getting Angry That Teenage Daytraders Are Crushing Them

• Taibbi: The American Press Is Destroying Itself.

• US Signs Commitment For Mass Troop Exit From Iraq, Vows "No Permanent Bases".

• COVID-19 Lockdowns Spark 41% Collapse In Black-Owned Businesses In America.

• Former Steve Jobs Advisor Says Facebook Is "Destroying The Very Fabric Of Human Relationships".

• Default By Mall-Owner CBL Sparks Another Manic-Bid By Robinhood Daytraders.

• COVID Spreads To 60 Plants, Sparks Fear Of US Food Shortages As 2nd Wave Strikes.

• COVID-19 Political Risk - Dems Say 'Yes' To Antifa Protests, 'No' To Trump Rallies.

• Hertz Wins Court Approval To Sell Worthless Stock In World's First Initial Bankruptcy Offering.

• Minneapolis City Council Votes To Replace Police Department With “Community-Led” Model.

• Rollercoaster Session Fails To Dent Retail Euphoria.

The Epoch Times:

• Wuhan, Ground Zero for CCP Virus, Also a Major Center for Organ Transplantation.

• Hundreds of Chinese Cruise Ship Workers Blocked from Disembarking, Stranded at Sea. 

• China Insider: Chinese Investors Arrested for Protesting Against FinTech Company Multi-Billion Scam.

John Hopkins University:

• Coronavirus Global Cases. (map)

BNO News:

• Tracking Coronavirus: Map, data and timeline. 

KFF:

• State Data(Tests/Hospitalizations).