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A total and complete sign off from White House Doctors yesterday. That means I can’t get it (immune), and can’t give it. Very nice to know!!!

President Donald Trump has been given the all clear by his physician to return to public engagements this weekend, according to his Thursday health update.Trump, 74, was tested for COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, last week on Oct. 1 after senior aide Hope Hicks was confirmed to have contracted the virus. On the morning of Oct. 2, the country was told that tests had confirmed the president had contracted the potentially deadly virus that has so far claimed over 212,000 American lives. Most people recover from COVID-19.White House physician Dr. Sean P. Conley...

President Donald Trump is still in the early stages of his coronavirus infection, and his condition could yet go into "reversal," Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has warned. Speaking with CNN on Monday evening, Fauci said that Trump looked "fine" when he was filmed Monday night leaving Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to return to the White House but that "it's no secret" that some people see their conditions worsen about a week into the course of a COVID-19 infection. Trump publicly announced his positive test Friday and was admitted...

When the news broke that President Trump had contracted the coronavirus, many of his supporters immediately began to pray for his recovery, while many Democrats were thrilled. Some, including former Hillary Clinton staffer Zara Rahim, even expressed the hope that he would die. The sharply divergent reactions revealed yet again the growing divide in American society, as they demonstrate that the left and the right today are operating from two vastly different and irreconcilable worldviews. Leftists celebrating Trump’s illness were many, and they made no effort to hide their sentiments. Chris Rock yukked it up on Saturday Night Live, saying:...

<p>Folks on the left and in media have truly been losing it over President Donald Trump getting the Wuhan coronavirus.</p> <p>They are rife with conspiracy theories and seemingly hoping things go bad.</p> <p>But they had their hopes dashed with yet another good report from the doctors on Sunday morning.</p>

Prayers that our First Couple recover quicklyand regain all their full strength and health.Prayers for our country to remain strongand not give in to needless panic.Never give up and never give in to negativity.

The U.S. economy added 661,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate fell to 7.9 percent, indicating that the economy continued to add jobs even as coronavirus infections rose across many states. Economists had forecast an addition of around 800,0000 jobs and a decline in the unemployment rate to 8.2 percent from 8.4 percent last month. So Friday’s figures missed on job creation but beat on the unemployment rate.

While China’s coastal provinces and major cities are recovering from the coronavirus pandemic, firms in its poorer western and central provinces are falling well behind in metrics like output and sales revenue, a private survey showed on Thursday. The majority of firms are recovering far more slowly than those in wealthier areas around Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangdong, said a report from China Beige Book International (CBB). While revenue and profits for the third quarter saw steep declines year-on-year across China, many interior provinces also saw output, domestic orders, and sales prices falling from the second quarter as well, according to...

The V-shaped recovery the media said wouldn't happen appears to be happening. CNBC had reported that U.S. retail sales ticked up 1.2 percent in an August 14 story headlined, “Americans keep buying stuff despite the pandemic — retail sales rise for a third straight month.” Although the result was under the 2.3 percent increase expected, CNBC cited Citigroup economist Andrew Hollenhorst, who said: “‘Similar to the jobs report, retail sales stand in stark contrast to the idea that growth in July ‘stalled’ – when in fact it continued at a robust, if somewhat slower, pace.’” But the story of U.S....

There’s a common fear that Wall Street, buoyed by bullish sentiment, has gotten far ahead of the economic recovery and corporate earnings. However, despite continued volatility and uncertainty, analysts don’t expect a sharp market correction and say there’s still room for some upside for U.S. stocks ahead. Much better than expected economic data combined with positive news on drug treatments and potential vaccines for COVID-19 have bolstered investor confidence in recent months. But a spike in coronavirus cases as reopenings advance and the potential for a Democratic win in November pose downside risks to the stock market, according to analysts....

Factory activity in the U.S. surged higher than expected in June, suggesting that the broader economy grew for the second consecutive month after April’s contraction. The Institute for Supply Management’s index of manufacturing activity jumped 9.5 percentage points to 52.6 in June. The gauge of new orders rose 24.6 points to 56.4, the largest ever monthly increase. The production component of the index also rose by more than 24 points to 57.3. The Purchasing Managers Index is constructed from the results of surveys of executives in manufacturing businesses. Economists had expected a reading of 49, with the highest estimate in...

WASHINGTON—As states across the country progress through their reopening phases, some economic indicators that surpass expectations have boosted hopes of a speedy U.S. recovery. A spike in retail sales and in personal consumption in May indicated that consumers were back and eager to open their wallets. While the U.S. economy shows clear signs of recovery, some economists are taking a more cautious stance, raising concerns about the possibility of a second wave of COVID-19 that could stall reopening plans and hurt consumer spending. Despite some setbacks in several states, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow still predicts a sharp economic...

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said during a radio interview he has not spoken to President Donald Trump in "weeks." ---------- The White House coronavirus task force expert said his encounters with Trump have become fewer and fewer. Earlier this month, Fauci said, "I was meeting with him four times a week back, a month or so ago. But as you probably noticed, that the task force meetings have not occurred as often lately."

So what do we know with any sort of certainty about the claim that "the pandemic is over"? Very little. Is the pandemic over in China, Europe, Japan and the U.S./Canada? Is the much-anticipated V-Shaped economic recovery already baked in, i.e. already gathering momentum? The consensus, as reflected by the stock market (soaring), the corporate media and governmental easings of restrictions seems to be "yes" to both questions. But science is not a consensus-based activity, and so skeptics of consensus are looking to the sciences of epidemiology, virology, etc., and economics for evidence-based answers. But as scientist and author Michael...

Former Vice President Joe Biden addressed the job and unemployment numbers released on Friday afternoon in a livestream from Delaware. In a shocking glimpse of recovery, the economy added 2.5 million jobs in May and the unemployment decreased to 13.3 percent. While these shocking numbers should instill hope for economic recovery, Biden used them to criticize the Trump administration. Biden, who has spent much of the last few months in the basement of his Delaware home, claimed that President Trump is hiding in the bunker, and that the president cannot take credit for the positive economic numbers because “only...

The recovery stage for our economy is finally here, and now the policy priority has to shift to getting people back on the job and getting businesses up and running. The best incentive to get businesses hiring again and get workers off unemployment is to suspend the payroll tax for the rest of the year. So far, Congress' "stimulus" plans have cost more than $2.1 trillion on short-term aid to workers, businesses and states, but they haven't stimulated much of anything other than government dependence. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi favors another $3 trillion spending bill that would actually encourage states...

All the happy-story analogies to past pandemics being mere bumps in the road miss the mark. A popular claim is that the 1918-1919 flu pandemic killed millions but no biggie, the Roaring 20s started the following year. It's onward and upward, baby, once we toss the masks. Wrong. Completely, totally, dead wrong. The drivers of the past 75 years of growth-- globalization and financialization--are dead, and so is everything that depended on them for "growth". (Growth is in quotes because once external costs and currency arbitrage are factored in, most of what's been glorified as "growth" is nothing but losses...

Initial indicators show that Americans are very optimistic for an economic rebound in the short term. There are some good reasons for this optimism. Here are four reasons why Americans are ready for an economic rebound never seen before in world history:1. US optimism for an economic recovery is at an all-time high for most sectors. People are ready to begin making money again like never before: More & more sectors are showing record-breaking short term optimism.We previously noted this in tech, healthcare, small caps.Now, short term optimism for sectors like energy, retail, homebuilders, & materials are reaching *HISTORIC* and...

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – It was last month when 39-year-old Marcus Hawkins started feeling sick. What started with sinus issues progressively got worse. ADVERTISING “The morning I woke up on the 16th I went to the restroom, came back and sat on the side of the bed and was breathing funny,” he told CBS 11. “I knew something wasn’t right.” He was admitted to the hospital and diagnosed with COVID-19. “Going to the restroom I’d take two steps and I’m gasping for air,” he described. Marcus Hawkins – recovered COVID-19 patient who took Remdesivir (CBS 11). Dr. Lauren Hoffman with Methodist...

Thanks to numerous lockdowns to slow the spread of the coronavirus, millions of Americans are out of work and businesses across the country teeter on the verge of collapse. Even when the economy fully reopens, it may take a while to return to normalcy. One investment expert predicted that it could take as long as a decade to return to the strong economy America enjoyed before the coronavirus. “It’s going to take years, or longer, to get back to where we are — or where we were,” J.P. Morgan Chief Investment Officer Bob Michele predicted. He told Bloomberg News that...