After Vax mandate in Canada, one of the largest trucking companies shutting down Canadian operations, selling property.

Schneider Transport has put its Guelph, Ont., property for sale and informed associates it is closing its Canada-based operations. “Today, Jan. 14, 2022, we are announcing a change in the company’s approach to Canadian-based operations,” the company told Trucknews.com in a written statement, responding to questions about its Canadian operations. https://www.trucknews.com/business-management/schneider-to-shutter-canadian-operations/1003156380/   h/t Flying Poptart

Logan (Un)Lucky? China Cuts Rates As Omicron Worsens And Chinese Developer Bond Rout Deepens on Hidden Debt Concerns

by confoundedinterest17 The Chinese Real Estate Developer Debacles continues to spread from Evergrande to other developers as China’s Central Bank cuts rates due to Omicron spread. First, China’s Central Bank cut their 1 year medium-term lending rate to 2.85% from 2.95%. And the growing malaise in China’s real estate development continues. Fresh turmoil rocked Chinese property … Read more

Walmart to Enter Metaverse

Walmart appears to be venturing into the metaverse with plans to create its own cryptocurrency and collection of NFTs. The big-box retailer filed several new trademarks late last month that indicate its intent to make and sell virtual goods. In a separate filing, the company said it would offer users a virtual currency, as well … Read more

Tesla Delays Cybertruck

Tesla has once again delayed one of its products, with the latest reports indicating that the company’s Cybertruck will be delayed until 2023. The Company initially promised production would begin in 2021. A recent report from Reuters states that production of Tesla’s Cybertruck pickup truck has been delayed and is unlikely to even begin until … Read more

The Inverse Cramer ETF is overdue…

These are the picks Jim Cramer told his audience to buy at the start of 2021 and what they're worth now. The Inverse Cramer ETF is overdue. pic.twitter.com/23vKYBe93l — Inverse Cramer (@CramerTracker) January 17, 2022 Cramer has recommended buying Robinhood $HOOD 4x (current $15.17) 📉1Date: 7-29-21Price: $34.82Change: -56.43% 📉2Date: 8-3-21Price: $46.80Change: -67.59% 📉3Date: 8-4-21Price: $70.39Change: … Read more

Simply Unaffordable! Fannie Mae Multifamily Financing Grew 23% … While Home Prices Grew 19.1% And Real Hourly Earnings Fell -2.36% (Rising Mortgage Rates Make The Affordability Problem WORSE)

by confoundedinterest17 Mortgage Orb has the tantalizing headline: “Fannie Mae’s Financing for Multifamily Affordable Housing Grew Over 23%.” At first, this sounds amazing … until you realize how simply unaffordable housing is much of urban/suburban America. If you look at the following chart, you can see multifamily (5+ unit) starts remain elevated (pink box) which is not surprising given … Read more

China’s home prices fell at slower pace in Dec amid easier financing for housing market

#China’s #home prices fell at slower pace in Dec amid easier financing for housing market https://t.co/Flss4rT4mp — YUAN TALKS (@YuanTalks) January 17, 2022 *China’s seen their TFP (total factor productivity) diminish heavily since 08 – thus eroding GDP w/ it (China’s real GDP is less than half what it was 15yrs ago) Meanwhile China’s ICOR … Read more

Email scams on the rise. Protect Yourself!

Edit because some don’t read: email sender can be spoofed. So, you can verify the sender, and still get scammed! Just saw this article in the nypost. Amazon email scams are up 500%! And, my inbox is filling up with various phishing schemes daily. The article is good to draw attention to it, and possible … Read more

Dem: Spending stops inflation

House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D‑Conn.) claims that the expanded federal child tax credit and passage of President Biden’s stalled, multitrillion-dollar Build Back Better Act would help fight inflation.Inflation has hit its highest level since 1982, according to the latest data. Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan included automatic, advance CTC payments, which … Read more