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In 1913, Raymond Weill was the first Jewish archaeologist to excavate the most ancient part of Jerusalem. What was he looking for? King David's Tomb. How did he know where to look for the tomb? He used the Bible!

Well, those plans have been scrapped following heavy criticism from local residents. https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2022/06/rotterdam-bridge-wont-be-demolished-for-jeff-bezos-yacht-trouw/

Shooting suspect disguised himself in women's clothing, planned attack for weeks, police say

“Beijing has tested expiration dates to encourage users to spend it quickly” This is why we need Bitcoin Governments and economists salivate over this kind of manipulation and control

The VOC (Verenigde Oost Indische Compagnie) was Dutch and originated in Amsterdam and the EIC was British and originated in London. They share a history of allies and war. Fun fact: due to the 80 year war with Spain. The Dutch government did not have money for military ships. So the VOC came up with a plan to sell shares of the company to fund military ships. This resulted in the first ever stock exchange. (I like history a lot)

1. 58% of Americans now living paycheck to paycheck 2. Consumer confidence lowest since 1950 3. Stock market having its worst year since 1970 4. Mortgage demand lowest since 2001 5. Credit card debt up 20% in 1 month The recession is just getting started.

Both properties are iconic relics of American culture. The first one is a strip mall in Yorkville, Illinois. It was built in 2005 and its 15,000 square feet are perfect for a Maurice’s takeover. The second listing is a former Domino’s in Philadelphia that is actually listed on Zillow as a townhouse, which, sure! Seems fine! This 2,200-square-foot nightmare of a building is only a 20-minute drive from the center of West Philly.

As economists and politicians debate the prospect of a recession, many Americans are gearing up for the worst-case scenario: losing their job.

Stay at least 75 feet away from these animals, folks!

Mark Zuckerberg thinks he has more employees than he needs to copy whatever TikTok does next, and in a Q&A session that leaked to Reuters, he told Meta workers that the company would be “turning up the heat” on performance oversight in order to uncover the workers who just watch Netflix all day. “If I had to bet, I’d say that this might be one of the worst downturns that we’ve seen in recent history,” he said. https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-meta-girds-fierce-headwinds-slower-growth-second-half-memo-2022-06-30/

After their worst first half since 1970, stocks climbed to kick off the second half of the year, led by homebuilding companies. But it still wasn’t enough to notch a winning week

New York: If you’ve been thinking about booking a cruise to avoid airport headaches, make sure to renew your vows first. After a person was allegedly caught in an extramarital threesome on the Carnival Magic cruise ship outside New York, an estimated 60 passengers brawled for an hour, causing the Coast Guard to play marriage counselor and escort the ship to shore. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/alleged-threesome-60-person-brawl-carnival-cruise-viral-video_n_62bded6de4b0a21d84245a94?ks

Listeners speculated that it was a protest after two popular DJs were laid off—but instead it turned out to be a form of “stunting,” which is how a radio station communicates it’s changing its programming.

Seventeen people will receive the country’s highest civilian honor next Thursday. Among them: Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who survived an assassination attempt in 2011 and became a gun control advocate, and actor Denzel Washington will receive honors. Athletes Simone Biles and Megan Rapinoe will each get another medal they can add to their already extensive trophy cases. They join the exclusive club of only four other women athletes and coaches to receive the award. A few other awardees: Posthumous medals will be given to former Apple CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs, Republican Senator John McCain, and union leader Richard Trumka. Civil …

Drug cartels have taken over control of smuggling operations and increased their cut of the profits, squeezing smugglers’ take to a third of what migrants pay them. What doesn’t go to the cartel in charge of the smuggling is often doled out to local crime bosses and used to pay bribes to Mexican security forces. To keep profits up, Honduran smugglers say they charge more than triple what they used to per migrant ($13,500, up from $4,000), according to the WSJ. Still, what’s left over to pay for actual travel costs isn’t much, and conditions for migrants have deteriorated. While the San Antonio incident is the deadliest on record, it’s far from the only one: …

Klarna, the Swedish fintech company that wants to help you pay for your Abercrombie haul in four easy installments, is nearing a fundraising deal that would value it at just $6.5 billion, per the WSJ. We say “just” because it was worth $45.6 billion in June 2021. Fintech and e-commerce, the two sectors Klarna straddles, have taken some of the worst licks from the recent market downturn.

At least four SPAC mergers were called off in the 24 hours after market close on Thursday, including one that would have taken Panera Brands public, according to Bloomberg. You can understand their hesitancy—an index that tracks companies that went public via SPAC has plunged 67%. For the year to date, 30 proposed SPAC deals have been nixed.

Crypto brokerage Voyager Digital said it’s temporarily suspending all trades, deposits, and withdrawals on its platform due to current market conditions. In other words, crypto is hurting bad, and Voyager can’t maintain liquidity if its customers drain their accounts or fail to pay back loans. Voyager is the latest in a string of crypto asset-holding companies struggling to stay alive, which includes BlockFi, Celsius, and Three Arrows Capital.

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