Bloomberg:
- Taliban Set to Retake Afghanistan After 20 Years in Shadows.
- U.S. Exit From Kabul Prompts Lawmakers’ Alarm Over Taliban.
- Taliban Reach Kabul, Ghani Departs as U.S. Evacuates Embassy.
- The U.S. Can’t Walk Away From Afghanistan, Writes Mike Bloomberg.
- What Next for Afghanistan Under the Taliban.
- How China Evergrande Landed In Crisis Mode Again: A Timeline.
- China Bonds Face Week of Reckoning as Loans, Key Data Come Due.
- U.S. Yields Set to Tighten Grip on Emerging-Market Currencies.
- Iran Sees Record Deaths as Delta Engulfs Asia: Virus Update.
- Stocks Set for Cautious Open on China, Delta Risks: Markets Wrap.
- Mideast Stocks Gain as Egypt Extends Winning Streak: Inside EM.
- Oil Opens the Week With a Decline on Sustained Delta Concerns.
- Cheap Energy Stocks Shrug Off Climate Alarm With Cash Flowing.
- Woodside in Advanced Talks to Buy A$20B BHP Oil Unit: AFR.
- Fauci Says U.S. Can Move Quickly to Offer Third Vaccine Shots.
- Biden to Increase Food Stamp Benefits by Most in Program History.
- Hyatt to Buy KKR-Backed Apple Leisure for $2.7 Billion in Cash.
- Ex-Regulators Earn $460,000 to Help Firms Decode China Crackdown.
- Fed’s Kashkari Wants ‘Few More’ Strong Job Reports Before Taper.
Wall Street Journal:
- Afghan Government Collapses as Taliban Take Kabul.
- Taliban Takeover Worries Governments in the Region, Europe That Chaos Will Spread.
- Biden’s Afghanistan Surrender.
- Live Afghanistan Updates.
- Video: People Rush to Kabul’s Airport.
- The World Needs to Know What Happened at the Wuhan Lab.
- Biden’s Afghanistan Exit Raises Questions About His Foreign-Policy Record.
- Xi’s Dictatorship Threatens the Chinese State.
- Covid Anxiety and Fear of the Base.
- Apple’s Next iPhone Is Coming Soon. Here’s What to Expect.
- Haiti Earthquake Death Toll Rises to Over 700.
- Nancy Pelosi Looks at Advancing Infrastructure and Budget Framework Simultaneously.
- Will Biden Bring an End to Reagan’s Era of Prosperity?
- Carvana’s Success Rides on Used-Car Loans.
- China’s Corporate Crackdown Adds to Junk-Bond Distress,
- Restaurants Become the New Vaccine Enforcers.
- Homeland Security Mulls Outside Firms to Analyze Social Media.
- Something Is Awry in the Treasury Market This Summer.
- A Chinese Warning for U.S. Tech.
Fox News:
- Biden's 'America's back promise' questioned as brutal killers take war-torn country.
- Taliban executions, beheadings in Afghanistan strike fear among those stuck inside country.
- Afghan president flees country as Taliban storms Kabul, US embassy rushes to evacuate.
- Former CIA Director David Petraeus calls Afghanistan situation ‘catastrophic’.
- Ted Lieu gave $50K in campaign cash to university his son is about to attend.
- Americans try to shield themselves from death as Kabul airport reportedly takes 'fire'.
- Pompeo: Biden 'failed' in Afghanistan withdrawal plan, is 'pathetic' for blaming Trump.
CNBC:
- New travel apps match you with the trips you really want or can afford.
- U.S. moves Afghan embassy to the airport as Taliban insurgents arrive in Kabul.
- Fred strengthens to a tropical storm as it heads to the U.S. coast.
- Meet the company making mouse meat cat treats without harming animals.
- Musk says Starship orbital stack to be ready for flight in few weeks.
- New York City vaccine mandate presents new challenges for restaurants.
- Economic ‘nirvana’ should usher in roaring ’20s: longtime bull Ed Yardeni.
Zero Hedge:
- Watch: 100s Of US Citizens Scramble Aboard C-17 As Taliban Ready To Declare "Islamic Emirate Of Afghanistan".
- Afghan President Ghani Flees Country As Taliban Enter Kabul.
- Study Finds Children Born During Lockdown Have Lost IQ Points, Impaired Cognitive Functioning
- 'Named & Shamed' - IRS Lists The Record Number Of Wealthy Americans Becoming Ex-Americans In 2020.
- Politicians Who Claim To Be Serious About Stopping Covid Better Get Serious About The Border.
- "Get Your Sh*t Together" - Angry American Airline Customers Hit With Travel Delays Due To Labor Shortage.
- Former CIA Officer: "The Most Infamous & Devastating Press Conference Ever Held By An American President".
- Goldman: This Is The Biggest Equity (BTD) Dynamic Of 2021.
- Joint Chiefs Inform Senators Terror Threat From Afghanistan "Moved Up".
- As Main Street Confidence Crashes, Wall Street Is The Most Bullish In 20 Years.
- Bulls Charge Ahead On Hopes Fed Stands Pat.
- First Year Evercore Analysts Are Now Making $120,000 Per Year.
- A Message From France.
- Do Masks Work? A Review Of The Evidence.
- From PsyOp To MindWar.
- Unlike The Fed, Brazil Central Bank Vows To Do Whatever It Takes To Tame Soaring Inflation.
- The Propaganda Multiplier.
- Biden Administration Wants Airlines Off Fossil Fuels By 2050.
- Rabobank: The World's Biggest Oil Consumer Showed Its Political Vulnerability To Higher Oil Prices And Skyrocketing Inflation.
- Visualizing The Taliban's Advance In Afghanistan.
NewsMax:
- Trump: Biden Losing Afghanistan 'Through Weakness, Incompetence'.
- McCarthy: Afghanistan Takeover 'an Embarrassment' to US.
- US Diplomats Evacuate Afghan Capital by Chopper.
- US Officials Ordered to Shelter in Place as Gunfire Sounds.
- Sen. Blackburn: Biden Is 'Weak,' Taliban 'Not Fearing Him'.
- Pelosi Blasted for Statement Praising Biden 'Wisdom'.
TheGatewayPundit.com:
- Vax Pass Hits Canada: Tens of Thousands March in Montreal Against Vaccine Passports Ahead of Sept. 1 Rollout – (Video).
- Coming Soon to Kabul: Women Beaten with Sticks, Shot in the Head in Stadium Executions (VIDEO).
- Biden Admin Ordered All American Flags Destroyed at US Embassy in Kabul.
- Nevada Schools Will Begin Using Soviet-Style Propaganda Posters to Scare Students Into Complying With Mask/Vax Mandates.
- LARRY ELDER RISING: Liberal Media Now Openly Begging People Of California Not To Recall Newsom.
- DHS: Extremists Against COVID Vaccines, Stolen Election Pose National Security Threat Ahead of 9/11.
- Taliban Leaders Enter Presidential Palace in Kabul – Afghan President Flees Country #BidenEffect (VIDEO).
- ‘How Did Biden Get This So Wrong?’ – Jake Tapper Confronts Secretary Blinken on Biden’s Afghanistan Blunder: “Tragic Foreign Policy Disaster” (VIDEO).
- Georgia Fulton County Elections Chief Ralph Jones Resigns – He Ran the Late Night Ballot Dump Operation in Atlanta.
- White House Posts Photo of Feeble Joe Biden Sitting Alone as Afghanistan Falls to Taliban – Outs Doha Station, CIA.
Covid-19(Data, Maps, Graphs):
- Our World in Data: New Global Covid-19 Cases(7-day rolling average graphs). New US Covid Hospital Admissions/ICU Admissions/Deaths
- FT.com: Fully Vaccinated by Country(graph). Global Lockdown Stringency Index(map).
- Bloomberg.com: International Travel Restrictions. Case Graphs by State.
- NYTimes.com: County Trends and Clusters. Local ICU Occupancy.
- Brown School of Public Health: Covid Severity by State/County(map). US Hospital Capacity(region).
- CovidActNow: Covid Severity/Infection Rate by Metro Area.
- KFF: US Vaccinations by Race/Ethnicity.
- Carnegie Mellon: Covid-Like Symptoms in Community. Covid Symptom Searches on Google. Covid-Related Dr.Visits. Restaurant Visits. Wearing Masks. (graphs)
- Safegraph.com: Commerce Patterns(graphs).
Night Trading
- Asian indices are -.25% to +.25% on average.
- Asia Ex-Japan Investment Grade CDS Index 85.0 -.25 basis point.
- China Sovereign CDS 37.5 -.5 basis point.
- Bloomberg Emerging Markets Currency Index 59.79 +.02%.
- Bloomberg Global Risk-On/Risk Off Index 2,882.0 -2.0 points.
- Volatility Index(VIX) futures 19.6 +.6%.
- Euro Stoxx 50 futures n/a.
- S&P 500 futures -.12%.
- NASDAQ 100 futures -.07%
Earnings of Note
Company/Estimate
Before the Open:
Before the Open:
- (TAL)/-.02
After the Close:
- (FN)/1.22
- (RBLX)/.24
Economic Releases
8:30 am EST
- Empire Manufacturing for Aug. is estimated to fall to 26.3 versus 43.0 in July.
4:00 pm EST
- Net Long-Term TIC Flows for June.
Upcoming Splits
- None of note
- The German Wholesale Price report and the Needham Virtual Med Tech/Diagnostics Conference could also impact trading today.
- 9:30 am - 4:00 pm EST
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