* Chicago Schools Cancel Classes for 300,000 Students as Teachers Go on Strike.

* Guest: Bryan Rust - Over the past 50 years, Rust Coins has been working to educate customers about precious metals - RustCoinAndGift.com.

* Honest Money Report: Gold: $1489.60 Silver: $17.57.

* The International Monetary Fund is further downgrading its outlook for the world economy, largely because of widening global conflicts.

* Federal Debt Up $1.2T in FY 2019; Borrowed $9,432 Per US Household.

* Harris Pledges to Crack Down on Big Pharma: They Are ‘Some High-Level Dope Dealers’.

* US Mint to redesign gold and silver American Eagles, implement security devices.

* Chinese Bullying Didn't Start with the NBA. It Started with Steven Mosher and Stanford University - Pop.org.

* FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said China's belligerent reaction to a seemingly insignificant tweet about Hong Kong protesters is a precursor of things to come.