United States Attorney General Bill Barr listens during a round table with police hosted by United States President Donald Trump in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, USA, 8 of June 2020. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Attorney General William Barr is slated to testify before Congress …
Read More »Home prices rose at a slower rate in May, according to S&P Case-Shiller
Real estate agents leave a house for sale during a broker’s open house in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | fake pictures Home prices continued to rise in May, albeit at a slightly slower rate than in April, likely due to the brief but sharp slowdown in home sales as …
Read More »Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pull the ‘fake’ video of the coronavirus after it goes viral
A controversial video containing misleading information about the coronavirus was allowed to record millions of views before being pulled from Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. The video was created by the right-wing media outlet Breitbart. Represents a group of people dressed in white lab coats, calling themselves “United States Frontline Physicians,” …
Read More »The Fed is extending its loan programs until the end of the year.
The Federal Reserve said Tuesday it will extend its menu of loan programs to companies, governments and individuals until the end of 2020. Originally slated to expire on September 30, the myriad facilities, ranging from small business credit to junk bond purchases, will now run through December 31. The Fed …
Read More »ECB stress tests on banks amid the coronavirus crisis
A sign of the Eurosystem’s monetary authority is located outside the headquarters of the European Central Bank. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | fake pictures Banks in the euro area could soon face difficulties if the current crisis deepens and erodes their capital positions, Andrea Enria, chairman of the European Central Bank’s …
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