Reuters

JERUSALEM, March 16 (Reuters) – The Jewish faithful should refrain from kissing the stones of the Western Wall, the chief rabbi of the Jerusalem site said on Monday, adding to measures that religious authorities have taken to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Jews pray en masse at the Western Wall and often stuff written prayers into the cracks between its stones. Kissing the wall is not a ritual requirement, but some devout Jews do so, believing it shows reverence to God. Continue reading “Jewish worshippers urged not to kiss Western Wall due to coronavirus fears”

Epoch Times – by Zachary Stieber

New coronavirus cases confirmed in the Pacific Northwest suggest the new virus may be spreading in the community in the United States, officials said.

Washington state, Oregon, and California officials confirmed in total four new cases on Friday. Officials do not know where or how three of the patients became infected, making them “possible” instances of community spread, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Continue reading “New Coronavirus Cases in California, Oregon, and Washington Suggest Community Spread: Officials”

Breaking Israel News – by David Sidman

“A worldwide economic collapse will happen this summer,” warns Israeli economist Rafi Farber.

The financial journalist spoke candidly with Breaking Israel News explaining why based on his calculations, the dollar will collapse in late August-September 2020 and more importantly, what you can do to minimize the damage it will cause. Continue reading “Israeli Economist who Predicted 2015 Market Crash: Now Warns of Worldwide Economic Collapse this Summer”

Mint Press News – by Whitney Webb

A little known specialized bond created in 2017 by the World Bank may hold the answer as to why U.S. and global health authorities have declined to label the global spread of the novel coronavirus a “pandemic.” Those bonds, now often referred to as “pandemic bonds,” were ostensibly intended to transfer the risk of potential pandemics in low-income nations to financial markets. Continue reading “Is Wall Street Behind the Delay in Declaring the Coronavirus Outbreak a “Pandemic”?”

Market Watch – by Ciara Linnane

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, is prepping a request for $8.5 billion from the U.S. federal government to help combat the coronavirus that has now sickened more than 80,000 people around the world, CNN reported Wednesday, citing an unnamed senior Senate Democratic aide. Continue reading “Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to request $8.5 billion from federal government to combat coronavirus: CNN”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Having already urged the American public to ‘buy the dip’, just before another 900 point drop in the Dow, President Trump has decided to take matters into his own hands – the only way he knows how.

In a double tweet this morning, Trump announced he will hold a news conference at 6pmET to put the American people straight., Continue reading “Trump To Hold News Conference At 6pmET To Dispel Media’s “Fake News, Panicking” Over Virus Outbreak”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Summary:

    • WHO warns the rest of the world “is not ready for the virus to spread…”
    • CDC warns Americans “should prepare for possible community spread” of virus.
    • San Francisco Mayor declares state of emergency

Continue reading “Brazil Says It Might Have First COVID-19 Case In South America: Live Updates”

Reuters

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the U.S. stock market will crash if he loses the election this year.

During a trip to India, Trump told business leaders stocks will jump higher if he is re-elected, but “if I don’t win you’re going to see a crash like you’ve never seen before.”  Continue reading “Trump says stock markets will crash if he loses election”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Update (1350ET): Like a champion boxer who is just past his prime, Trump economic advisor Larry Kudlow took to CNBC early Tuesday afternoon to try and jawbone the markets higher as US stocks headed for their fourth day in a row.

Kudlow stressed that the US has been “ahead of the curve” when it comes to “protecting citizens” (by canceling flights, barring foreigners etc.) – even as the CDC warns that the US is dangerously unprepared for “community outbreaks” that it believes will inevitably arrive. People need to stay “calm”, Kudlow said, adding that we won’t really know how bad this will be for the US until a few weeks have passed.  Continue reading “Dow Dumps 2,000 Points From Highs & ‘Jawboning’ Is Failing To Halt The Panic”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Claims of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election (and the 2020 campaigns of Trump and Sanders) and the recent debacle of the Iowa caucus, where technological glitches and error-ridden results caused mayhem, have shaken many Americans’ confidence in elections.  Continue reading “Less Than Half Of Americans Have Faith In Their Elections”

NBC News

The White House on Monday sent lawmakers an urgent $2.5 billion plan to address the deadly coronavirus outbreak, whose rapid spread and threat to the global economy rocked financial markets.

The White House budget office said the funds are for vaccines, treatment and protective equipment. The request was immediately slammed by Democrats as insufficient and came as coronavirus fears were credited with Monday’s 1,000-plus point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and are increasingly seen as a potential political threat to President Donald Trump. Continue reading “White House Unveils $2.5B Emergency Coronavirus Plan”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Update (19:35 ET): Weinstein’s ambulance was redirected from Rikers Island to Bellvue hospital for an unknown reason, according to his spokesperson Juda Engelmayer.  Continue reading “Harvey Weinstein Ambulance To Rikers Diverts To Hospital For Unknown Reason”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

That didn’t take long.

Just a few days after stocks hit an all time high amid investor complacency that China’s ever more audacious lies about the declining number of new coronavirus cases confirms that Beijing is on top of the domestic epidemic, and even if they are not, the Fed will step in and cut rates or do more QE – because somehow printing money and printing antiviral antibodies is comparable – stocks plunged as it became abundantly clear that the coronavirus pandemic is not only not fading, but on the contrary, it starting to spread around the globe with new clusters emerging in South Korea, Japan and Italy.  Continue reading “As Stocks Tumble, Kocherlakota Urges Fed To Cut Rates Immediately”