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The economy’s rebound showed signs of stagnating. Then enhanced unemployment benefits and a small-business loan program expired.

Economic Data Points to Pause in Recovery as Aid Programs Expire — NYT > U.S. > Politics

(Bloomberg) — Elon Musk promises a “giant contract” with the miner that can supply nickel for Tesla Inc. batteries at low cost with minimal environmental impact, yet the industry’s messy track record may make that deal difficult to clinch. Read More

Elon Musk Is Going To Have a Hard Time Finding Clean Nickel — Financial Post

ANKARA — Turkey expects its energy imports to fall significantly following a major Black Sea natural gas find and more discoveries could be made in another area now being evaluated, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Saturday. Read More

Turkey expects big drop in gas imports after Black Sea find – minister — Financial Post

Author Robert Kiyosaki, who wrote the book Rich Dad, Poor Dad says the United States is headed for totalitarianism and that he wants to flee the country with his gold. American is already fascist, regardless of opinions on the matter. Fascism is the merger of corporations and the government, while totalitarianism is a complete subservience to…

Buy Gold, Bitcoin; “Major Banking Crisis Coming Fast”, Rich-Dad-Poor-Dad Author — geopolitic

(Bloomberg) — It’s been nearly two years since Canada became the first G20 country to legalize cannabis for recreational purposes. However, the majority of customers are still getting their pot from the illicit market — with a lot of ground left to cover. Read More

Illicit Pot Still Dominates After Two Legal Years — Financial Post

Microsoft Corp on Sunday said in a court filing that Apple Inc’s threat to cut off the creator of “Fortnite” from Apple’s developer tools would hurt Microsoft’s gaming business, as well as other game developers. Read More

Microsoft says Apple’s move against ‘Fortnite’ creator would hurt its games — Financial Post

BEIJING — China’s July aluminum imports leapt nearly sevenfold year-on-year to their second-highest level on record, customs data showed, as a rare price phenomenon saw the world’s top exporter of the metal turn net importer for the first time since 2009. Read More

China turns net aluminum importer in July for 1st time since 2009 — Financial Post

Could a cashless society work? Should the idea become reality?

Over the last four years the budget of the IRS has shrunk more than usually. The one government office we all agree to avoid. This is not a good thing. Government services must be paid for, like the Post Office. The group who benefit the most from the smaller IRS is the group who owe the must, the economically advantaged.

An eight-year campaign to slash the agency’s budget has left it understaffed, hamstrung and operating with archaic equipment. The result: billions less to fund the government. That’s good news for corporations and the wealthy.