Europe

The ransomware has been identifed as WannaCry

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Update 2: Security firm Kaspersky Lab has recorded more than 45,000 attacks in 74 countries in the past 10 hours. Seventy-four countries around the globe have been affected, with the number of victims still growing, according to Kaspersky Lab. According to Avast, over 57,000 attacks have been detected worldwide, the company said, adding that it "quickly escalated into a massive spreading."

Authored by Nick Cunningham via OilPrice.com,

As pessimism sweeps over the oil market, a few prominent voices are unbowed, arguing that the market is well on its way towards balance.

Two weeks ago we reported that European stocks had just enjoyed the biggest fund inflows since 2015, just as the continent appeared to have hit its economic peak...

... and according to Deutsche Bank was rolling over.

That assessment, however, did absolutely nothing to halt the "great rotation" out of other global markets and into Europe, especially in the aftermath of Macron's victory, when as Bank of America reported citing EPFR data, Europe saw the largest weekly equity inflows on record.

Authored by Mac Slavo via SHTFplan.com,

The globalists who run the governments and the media outlets in Europe will never admit the truth about the refugee crisis. They’ll never admit that there is a direct link between opening their nation’s borders to people from chaotic war-torn nations, and horrific terrorist attacks. They’re constantly reassuring their citizens that they have nothing to worry about from refugees who come from terror prone regions, and to suggest otherwise is racist and Islamophobic.

Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.com,