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Danger ahead. Construction spending slumps in September. Residential work projects drop. Mega bank stocks down on Friday… & keep going lower.
Why? What's next? Tune in live and find out…t.co/vSwxD3WLvr
— Gerald Celente (@geraldcelente) November 1, 2021
Historical collapse in combined auto, homebuyer, and consumer sentiment.t.co/s8ODApVSis pic.twitter.com/vTuarHO8J2
— Jim Lewis đź’°âš’đź’° (@Galactic_Trader) November 1, 2021
Major Restaurant Chains Hike Prices — Worker Shortages
As the American labor market remains tight, major restaurant chains identify staffing challenges as a threat to their businesses. The United States economy currently has 2.8 million more available jobs than workers willing to take them — a reality that permits workers to be choosy with the positions that they accept.
As CNBC summarized, the chief executives of major restaurant chains noted the state of the labor market in recent earnings calls: Restaurant executives have painted a bleak picture of staffing challenges to investors on their earnings calls in the last two weeks. CEOs like Domino’s Pizza’s Ritch Allison, Chipotle Mexican Grill’s Brian Niccol and McDonald’s Chris Kempczinski shared details on how eateries have shortened hours, restricted ordering methods and lost out on …
U.S. Steel is seeing automakers pull back on their initial orders, a sign of waning demand for American steel t.co/QOhLRsEB1U
— Bloomberg Markets (@markets) November 1, 2021
Americans sour on economy amid inflation woes: AP-NORC Poll
t.co/JSPkkq95Se— Stalingrad & Poorski (@Stalingrad_Poor) November 1, 2021
LOOOL t.co/deL2TDoV1B
— Tracy (𝕮𝖍𝖎) (@chigrl) November 1, 2021
*Like many central banks in the post-70’s age of globalization~ the ECB’s grossly undershot their 2% inflation targets over last 20+yrs
CB’s have had their feet on the gas trying to prevent deflation – yet have caused waves of unintended cons (bubbles, zombies, moral hazard,etc) t.co/SwGWsClRSO
— Adem Tumerkan (@RadicalAdem) November 1, 2021
Before one celebrates recent salary/wage increase 👇 ht @PIIE pic.twitter.com/0JbenHt25S
— Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet) November 1, 2021
Supply Chain: Brands To Cut Ad Spending
As businesses struggle to meet demand amid economy-wide supply chain bottlenecks, many are cutting their advertising budgets. Shipping vessels from abroad are currently idling outside the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports — which handle 40% of all shipping traffic entering the United States — as they wait to enter and unload.
The bottlenecks — caused by COVID-19 lockdowns in Asia and labor shortages in the United States — are leading to shortages in consumer goods. Many firms are therefore slashing their advertising spend as they struggle to fulfill existing orders.
Based on recent earnings calls, The Wall Street Journal explained: Chocolate giant Hershey Co. and household-goods manufacturers Kimberly-Clark Corp. and Church & Dwight Co. in recent days said they cut back on ad and marketing spending in the third …