Daniele Antonucci, CIO at Quintet Private Bank, weighs in on the outlook for markets and discusses how they could be impacted if former President Donald Trump wins back the White House.

A Trump presidency could 'on balance' be positive for markets, CIO says

Analysts were mixed in their predictions for the U.S. presidential race after Joe Biden announced he would bow out. Some analysts predicted the "Trump trade" could unwind in the short term, as Wall Street had been pricing in a victory for the former president. While Vice President Kamala Harris jumps...

Markets could unwind the 'Trump trade' after Biden drops out of presidential race

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Business Insider

Despite polling on par so far with Biden, Harris is relatively unknown in China, where people see Trump winning as a foregone conclusion.

China finally agrees with Trump on something — they both think Kamala Harris can't win

The Guardian

The post-Nato press conference was an opportunity for the world to see Biden unscripted, but there was no coming back from the Zelenskiy/Putin slip up

You could sense the embarrassment: Biden’s press conference a sign of how low the presidency has sunk | John Crace

WashingtonExaminer

Joe Biden’s presidency has been falling to pieces before our eyes for months, but recent events have made it clear that his Humpty Dumpty moment has finally arrived. Few will weep. If you’re looking for a rundown of how awful Biden’s presidency has been, Victor Davis Hanson offers a pretty good summary. Yet for me, […]

Biden’s presidency is finished

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -She worries Republican donors, has name recognition, and Democratic Party heavyweights are beginning to line up behind her. Vice President Kamala Harris would be President Joe Biden's natural successor if he bowed to growing pressure and stepped aside as the Democratic candidate in the 2024 election, top Democrats say.

Could Kamala Harris Beat Donald Trump in November's Presidential Race?

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POLITICO

The former president polled the crowd on who they’d rather run against in November.

At Michigan rally, Trump seizes on uncertainty surrounding Biden

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USA TODAY

Biden and Trump's ages have been a hot debate in the 2024 presidential election. But how old is Kamala Harris? What to know about the vice president.

How old is Kamala Harris? Vice President's age amid her new presidential run.

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Bucks County Beacon

“[I]nvoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God,” the Constitution of the Confederate States of America composed by southern slaveholders in 1861 sought to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” The authors of Project 2025, the latest playbook for restructuring the federal government in order to accomplish the policy goals of Christian Nationalists, similarly declare their manifesto will “decide America’s future” by securing their “God-given individual rights to live freely” and exercise dominion over others.

Legislating Inequality: The Christian Confederate Roots of Project 2025

Miami, FL

Two Miami-based trucking companies have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. A1 Transport Network and AB Brothers USA both filed petitions Saturday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida. According to the trucking companies’ petitions, Ivan Antigua Escobar is listed as president of A1 Transport Network...

2 Miami trucking companies file for bankruptcy protection

Fox News

As President Biden faces calls to withdraw from the presidential race, a Democrat who is third in line to the presidency has asked him to consider his legacy.

Third in line to presidency calls on Biden to 'seriously consider' the future

While top Democratic consultants debate the proper course of action for the party following President Joe Biden’s poor debate performance, many donors are skeptical of Vice President Kamala Harris’s appeal should she be tapped to replace Biden at the top of the ticket.  The Democratic consultants spoke with top donors for the Democratic Party about […]

Democratic donor blasts Kamala Harris as worse than ‘dead’ or ‘comatose’ Biden: Report

Democratic strategist James Carville predicted Democrats are guaranteed to lose the presidential election if they don’t remove President Joe Biden and replace him with a candidate selected from a last-ditch mini-primary. Carville joined the growing chorus of Democrats calling for Biden to step down and ruled out replacing him immediately with Vice President Kamala Harris, […]

James Carville says Democrats will lose presidency unless last-ditch mini-primary held

Election forecaster Cook Political Report moved several critical swing states toward former President Donald Trump in their latest election forecast. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), who supports Biden remaining as the Democratic nominee, responds to the polling.

Election forecaster made a big change in their prediction. See Biden supporter’s response

The political pollster says the former president is "favored by a slightly larger degree than ... anticipated."

Nate Silver's new election model predicts Trump will win the White House.

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

David Roche, president and global strategist at Quantum Strategy, explains why he doesn't think Kamala Harris, can beat Republican nominee Donald Trump, if she receives the Democratic presidential nomination.

David Roche says he doesn't believe Kamala Harris can beat Donald Trump

As chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, Senator Bernie Sanders released a June report entitled “ By the Wealthy, for the Wealthy: The Coordinated Attacks on Public Education in the United States .” The report is a brief but thorough (16 pages of text, 4 pages of footnotes) takedown of the current wave of attempts to end public education as we know it.

Senator Bernie Sanders Warns in New Report of Right-Wing Billionaire Plot to Sabotage Public Education in Order to Privatize It

Maine State

Brunswick, ME

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills speaks at the launch of Women for Biden-Harris in Maine on July 18. (Emma Davis/ Maine Morning Star) Gov. Janet Mills echoed President Joe Biden’s remarks earlier this week, pledging Thursday to continue to speak out strongly for democracy. This comes as Republicans in Maine...

Would a Trump Presidency Stimulate a Freight Boom?

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