Pandemic: The Dow Jones was created in 1896, which makes it 124 years old and at the top of the danger demographic for the coronavirus. Yesterday the Dow dropped 2013 points, the biggest point drop in its history as investors wrestle …

Death, Lies, and Video Games: Two more victims of the El Paso gun massacre died, bring the death toll there to 22.   In a brief speech yesterday President Trump condemned hatred and white supremacy following the two weekend mass shootings that left …

Low Bars: You may have never heard of the Chinese telecom company Huawei, but the Dow Jones nearly cratered yesterday on news of the arrest of a Huawei executive in Canada. Investors were worried that the arrest would trigger an even …

In Like Flynn: In a heavily redacted document filed last night in federal court, Special Counsel Robert Mueller recommended no jail time for former national Security Adviser Michael Flynn, who pled guilty and cooperated in the Russia investigation. The document has …

Get Out: President Trump ordered 60 Russian diplomats out of the US, joining western allies in punishing Russia for a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy and his daughter in England. The “diplomats” are all believed to be …

Beat It: White House Staff Secretary Rob Porter has resigned following accusations published in the British newspaper The Daily Mail that he physically abused two ex-wives. “These outrageous allegations are simply false,” Porter said in a statement. As staff secretary, …

The VIX: Wall Street rebounded yesterday with a 567-point gain for the Dow Jones, putting a stop at least for a day to the world-wide stock slide. Analysts say that investors realize the fundamentals of the economy are still strong. …

What Goes Up: With investors questioning the rationality of the stock market surge, the Dow Jones dipped by as much as 1500 points during trading yesterday, before closing down by 1,175, nearly 5 percent. It was the biggest one-day decline …

Summoned: President Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon has been subpoenaed by the Special Counsel to testify in front of a grand jury, according to several news outlets. He’s being called to answer questions about possible links or collusion between …

The Intel: Russian President Vladimir Putin “ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the U.S. presidential election,” and demonstrated “a clear preference for President-elect Trump” over Hillary Clinton, according to a declassified version of an intelligence report on Russian …