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Details on the aftermath of this weekend’s massive Greek riots

From Zero Hedge:

… Police said 150 shops were looted in the capital and 48 buildings set ablaze. Some 100 people – including 68 police – were wounded and 130 were detained, a police official said on Monday.

There was also violence in cities across the country, including Thessaloniki and the islands of Corfu and Crete.

Athenians were shocked at the burnt buildings that included the neoclassical home to the Attikon cinema dating [...]

Severe Storms Kill Four In Alabama; More Storms Moving Through

TENNESSEE VALLEY, AL—

Severe storms have caused deaths and significant damage in several parts of the Tennessee Valley.  More storms are moving through over the next several hours.  The Alabama Emergency Management Agency confirms four people have died in Jackson, Cullman and St. Clair counties.

The person who died in Jackson County was Kathy Gray, 45.  Sheriff Chuck Phillips says Gray was in a mobile home off [...]

The market had been losing energy over the last few days, and that the failure to post a higher high…

by fishhook

We are seeing the confirmation of that change today in an unmistakeable way. Stocks are falling off at the close, and the stench of the mess on aisle 3 at 1105.25 ES has gotten so bad that it is filling even the most stauch bull’s nostrils.

For sure, there was a battle today between the forces who want to clean up that mess, and those who want to move forward [...]