Global Financial Crisis (“GFC”) era layoffs were in the 20-30K at a time range. This is a MATERIAL cut (this isn’t 400-500 workers cut). Wowzers!

Global Financial Crisis ("GFC") era layoffs were in the 20-30K at a time range. This is a MATERIAL cut (this isn't 400-500 workers cut). Wowzers! https://t.co/Y08BJJ5wJL — Gordon Johnson (@GordonJohnson19) November 9, 2022 Big Breaking#Facebook Parent $Meta Lays Off More …

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Global central banks bought a record amount of gold in Q3. They keep saying gold is not important while they themselves are buying gold as if there is no tomorrow

by silvertomars “Record central bank buying lifts global gold demand, WGC says” https://www.investing.com/news/economy/record-central-bank-buying-lifts-global-gold-demand-wgc-says-2927413 🇺🇸 BlackRock || on the Fed 🔹 We see the Fed ultimately living with higher inflation as it sees the effect of its rate hikes on growth …

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Fed Seen Aggressively Hiking to 5%, Triggering Global Recession

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-28/fed-seen-aggressively-hiking-to-5-triggering-global-recession Federal Reserve officials will maintain their resolutely hawkish stance next week, laying the groundwork for interest rates reaching 5% by March 2023, moves that seem likely to lead to a US and global recession, economists surveyed by Bloomberg said. …

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Plastic recycling exacerbates global warming and costs taxpayers billions. Plastic recycling was a well intentioned idea that failed. After decades of effort only 5% of plastic gets recycled and failed efforts create 10X more global warming than doing nothing at all.

Washington — Plastic recycling rates are declining even as production shoots up, according to a Greenpeace USA report out Monday that blasted industry claims of creating an efficient, circular economy as “fiction.” Titled “Circular Claims Fall Flat Again,” the study …

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S&P Global Flash US Composite PMI Alert! The headline Flash US PMI Composite Output Index registered 47.3 in October, down from 49.5 in September. With the exception of the initial pandemic period, the rate of decrease was the second-fastest since 2009.

via spglobal: Challenging demand conditions and inflation concerns weigh on US private sector in October. Key findings: Flash US PMI Composite Output Index (1) at 47.3 (September: 49.5). 2-month low. Flash US Services Business Activity Index(2) at 46.6 (September: 49.3). 2-month …

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CCP Is Running A Police Outpost In New York City, Part Of Global Network Of Transnational Repression

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT48-kP768A Chinese authorities have opened at least one “overseas police service station” in the United States as part of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) global transnational repression, according to the human rights group Safeguard Defenders. “These operations eschew official bilateral …

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Lenders Brace For A Potential Global Recession

JUST IN: The six biggest U.S. banks are expected to set aside nearly $5 billion in the third quarter to cover future loan losses, Wall Street analysts said to Reuters, as lenders brace for a potential global recession. — unusual_whales …

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The Fed’s BIG Green Bag! MSCI Global Technology Index Has Worst Month since October 2008 As Fed Withdraws Stimulus (NASDAQ, PayPal, ARKK All Tumbling)

by confoundedinterest17 I feel like I am living in the horror movie “Saw”. The Federal Reserve is tightening their BIG green bag of money to fight inflation … caused by Biden’s energy policies and massive Federal government spending. (Bloomberg) Stocks fell, pressured by rising …

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