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Meet Purple — the newest member of the M&M’s characters. M&M’s maker Mars, Incorporated says Purple represents acceptance and inclusivity. “Mars is thrilled to debut the newest member of the M&M’S cast of characters to the world,” said Jane Hwang, Global Vice President at Mars Wrigley. “There is so much about our new spokescandy that … Read more

Metrolink and Amtrak have announced that they are suspending service between Los Angeles and San Diego because of the ground shifting. The stretch of land that shifted occurred in San Clemente and had caused movement on the rail line. Fox Business reports that “this comes after a recent ocean surge connected to Tropical Storm Kay led to … Read more

By Alex Kimani Chinese companies that have signed long-term contracts to buy U.S. liquefied natural gas have been selling their excess inventories to Europe and reaping big profits from the sales thanks to weak demand in China, the Wall Street Journal reports. WSJ reports that just 19 LNG vessels from the U.S. docked in China … Read more

by Boo_Randy  

by ReviewEquivalent1266 The articles rule claims like “Democrats are targeting Republicans for death” as ‘false’ despite citing the fact that Democrats ARE targeting Republicans inside of the article. Big Tech only looks at the headlines. Fact check articles often include nuance explaining their ‘rulings’ to readers but when they’re used by Big Tech that nuance … Read more

Inflation pushing nearly 90% firms to raise prices in 2023 In a new Forbes/Xometry/John Zogby Strategies survey shared with Secrets about the impact of inflation and the continued supply chain crisis under President Biden, 87% of manufacturing CEOs said they planned to increase prices in 2023. Many cited the ongoing supply chain crisis, problems getting … Read more

by BoatSurfer600 Manufacturing PMI falls 1.9 points to 50.9 in September New orders, employment measures contract Price pressures at factories, supply bottlenecks easing Construction spending falls 0.7% in August WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) – U.S. manufacturing activity grew at its slowest pace in nearly 2-1/2 years in September as new orders contracted amid aggressive interest … Read more

by Boo_Randy The UK’s political class, like our own, has one objective: to concentrate all wealth and power in the hands of their oligarch and corporate pimps and puppetmasters. As these vampires turn the economy into an empty looted husk, however, the pandering to the super-wealthy is starting to hit the currency and spark social … Read more

by Boo_Randy Captured governments working hand in glove with their bankster pimps to lure gullible sheeple into a lifetime of debt servitude. First-time buyers who sign on Mr. Banker’s dotted line for insanely overpriced houses (f**k you, central banker scum) are going to be facing financial ruin when Housing Bubble 2.0 implodes like a supernova. … Read more

Price of tonne of liquid CO2 is up to 3,000 per cent higher than it was a year ago  CO2 used for carbonating drinks, stunning and killing animals, and refrigeration UK Hospitality said it was ‘typically seeing 18pc increases in food and drink’  The surging cost of carbon dioxide could add £1.7billion to the cost … Read more

But the market is due for a bounce, according to the WOLF STREET dictum that “Nothing Goes to Heck in a Straight Line.” By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. Monday would be a good start for a bounce. It could also start on Tuesday or in November or whenever. And maybe not much of a bounce. But the … Read more

🇺🇸 Hurricane #Ian Left One Quarter of Florida in the Dark: Chart – BloombergAt its peak, the storm had knocked out power to 2.7M homes and businesses across #Florida, leaving 24% of the state in the dark, according to an analysis from the Florida Public Service Commission pic.twitter.com/XDw9DA4711 — Christophe Barraud 🇫🇷 🇲🇨 (@C_Barraud) October 3, 2022

As Democrats try to run away from their incitement of rising crime about 5 weeks out from the midterms. . . pic.twitter.com/NeIPud1T8B — Ned Ryun (@nedryun) October 2, 2022 Never forget summer 2020! pic.twitter.com/vrPL9FBI4d — Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) October 2, 2022 On the left: Fetterman’s website in February. On the right: Fetterman’s website today. Why … Read more

by Boo_Randy 2/ CDS are a bit hard to understand, so instead I'll focus on the bonds. The 2025 Credit Suisse bonds pictured below trade at 6.4%. Compare this, for example to Ukraine 2025 debt trading at 67%. Talking about Ukrainian debt default makes sense. CS debt default – less so. pic.twitter.com/s8jyeV7nNy — goodalexander (@goodalexander) … Read more

pic.twitter.com/GtRGjPM5Nk — Michael J. Kramer (@MichaelMOTTCM) October 3, 2022 Global manufacturing bellwethers Korea and Taiwan stockmarkets breaking further lower pic.twitter.com/CxXayGGmM3 — Topdown Charts (@topdowncharts) October 3, 2022 Ocean freight orders are signaling a big drop in consumer demand

The second largest steel producer in the UK is seeking urgent financial help 🚨 Steel production is very energy intensive. pic.twitter.com/QEselHfmDe — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) October 2, 2022

You liked “inflation is good for you”? Then you'd love “nuclear war is good for you” 🤡 pic.twitter.com/fLzVweCIAf — Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) October 2, 2022