Microsoft redesigns the start menu for Windows 10 again

via engadget: Windows Central Today, Microsoft leaked what could be a new Windows Start menu. The company accidentally shared a Windows 10 internal build (18947) with its Insider Program, Windows Central reports. The most striking change is a completely redesigned Start menu that swaps live tiles for a grid of app icons. The redesigned Start menu also has a search … Read more

Florida woman was fined $100,000 for a dirty pool and overgrown grass. When do fines become excessive?

via usatoday: DUNEDIN, Fla. – Kristi Allen read the letter and thought it had to be a scam. It said she owed $92,600 in fines for overgrown vegetation and a stagnant swimming pool at a house she no longer owned. She must pay in two weeks, the letter said, and it hinted that she could be sued if she didn’t. Including … Read more

Are We in Recession Yet?

By John Mauldin I’m often asked if recession is coming. For quite some time now, my answer has been: “Yes, but not just yet.” That’s still what I think today, but more of the early warning signals I have used in the past are beginning to flash again. I see some leading indicators weakening. I see smart … Read more

A $1.6 Trillion Fund Warns of a Ticking Liquidity Bomb

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney says investment funds that promise to allow customers to withdraw their money on a daily basis are “built on a lie.” The chief investment officer of Europe’s biggest independent asset manager agrees with him. “There is no point denying we are faced with a looming liquidity mismatch problem,” says Pascal Blanque, who oversees … Read more

Heads up if your employer uses IOIPay (Interlogic Outsourcing Inc) for your payroll service. They’ve been accused of fraud

https://www.goshennews.com/news/local_news/payroll-company-ceo-accused-of-fraud-in-bank-overdrafts/article_2cf39149-7cd8-5e37-b31d-8141dce47233.html Here’s the article. This came shortly after an incident involving my employer. All our paychecks were deposited but then immediately taken back out. Took a few days to finally get our checks. Now they’re being accused of fraud by doing some shady wire transfers. Not sure if this is appropriate for this sub. Just … Read more

I Got it, Nothing Matters. Tesla, Boeing, Other Stocks: It’s Like the Whole Market Has Gone Nuts

Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Story stocks, momentum stocks, hyperventilation stocks, consensual hallucination stocks, financial engineering stocks: anything but reality. You see, Tesla is different. It just reported another doozie, a loss of $408 million in the second quarter, after its $702 million loss in the first quarter, for a total loss in the first half … Read more

Shock Survey: 12% Of U.S. Corn Farmers Didn’t Get Their Crops Planted, 48% Expect “Below-Average Yields This Harvest”

by Michael Snyder Crops all over America are failing, and the true extent of this crisis is starting to become clearer.  Months of endless rain and nightmarish flooding prevented many farmers in the middle of the country from getting their crops planted on time, and millions of acres didn’t get planted at all.  And if … Read more

German businesses are the least confident about the economic outlook in a decade.

by JealousEntrepreneur Not the US, but this is a worsening sign for a global economic slowdown as the 3rd biggest exporter in the world is on the brink of a recession. ​ Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-25/german-business-confidence-deteriorates-as-factory-slump-deepens ​ Ifo expectations index plunges to 92.2, lowest since 2009. German companies’ business outlook tumbled to the lowest in a decade, adding … Read more

The World Is In Free Fall – There Are No Indications At The Moment A Bottom Is In – US Recession Possible In 1 Year

via @StockBoardAsset: U.S. Economic Growth Seen Stumbling… KGI: US Recession possible in 1 year – fig 1/2 show global economy rapidly slowing   Nearly 300 Chinese property developers go bankrupt this year amid liquidity crunch Chinese authorities have been tightening financing rules for real estate developers to curb risks in the sector and prevent the … Read more

The Biggest Corporate Debts Visualized in One Chart

via howmuch In the first quarter of 2019, the total private and public debt of the United States hit a record $70 trillion, raising concerns about the possibility of widespread defaults. Non-financial corporate businesses hold about $9 trillion of that debt. What companies are holding the most debt, and which are more concerning? Of the four firms with … Read more

Undercover Reporter Exposes Chaos Of Being A Bike-Riding Food-App Deliveryman In NYC

via Zerohedge: Once you’re looking for them, it’s difficult not to notice a slew of food app delivery riders all across New York City. A New York Times reporter went undercover this past spring to try and learn about the occupation and how technology was transforming food delivery. The article calls delivery riders a “street-level manifestation of an overturned industry, as restaurants … Read more