Archive for the 'Economy' Category
Florida Sheriff: “We Prefer” Homeowners Shoot Burglars To “Save Taxpayer Money”
April 25th, 2022Via: ZeroHedge: Homeowners under attack by a burglar don’t need to retreat or try to escape but rather stand their ground, and, if necessary, use deadly force. This is what a Florida sheriff told residents. Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson told residents they’re “more than welcome” to shoot burglars at a Thursday press conference […]
Disney Has Lost $34 Billion in Value Since Embarking on Culture War With Florida
April 25th, 2022Via: Epoch Times: Disney’s market cap has shrunk by nearly $34 billion since the company expressed its full-throated opposition to a Florida law banning instruction of gender identity and sexual orientation in public schools for kindergarten through third grade. Florida lawmakers in March passed HB 1557, dubbed by opponents as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, […]
Chinese Lockdowns Expand, Raising More Questions About Beijing’s Motives For Shutting Down
April 18th, 2022Via: Quoth the Raven’s Fringe Finance: Growing lockdowns in China have me believing more and more that the country isn’t exactly crestfallen about the supply chain crisis it is creating for the rest of the world. Days ago, I wrote about suspicions I had about China’s latest round of Covid lockdowns. In that piece, I […]
Union Pacific Is Halting Delivery of Fertilizer Shipments [???]
April 17th, 2022Via: Natural News: According to an April 14th announcement from CF Industries, Union Pacific is halting the delivery of fertilizer shipments right in the middle of peak planting season for farmers. CF Industries warns that, “railroad-mandated shipping reductions [will] result in nitrogen fertilizer shipment delays during the spring application season and that it [will] be […]
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Pentagon Asks Top 8 U.S. Weapons Makers to Meet on Ukraine
April 13th, 2022Via: Reuters: The Pentagon will host leaders from the top eight U.S. weapons manufacturers on Wednesday to discuss the industry’s capacity to meet Ukraine’s weapons needs if the war with Russia lasts years, two people familiar with the meeting said on Tuesday. Demand for weapons has shot up after Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24 spurred […]
China Port Congestion Leaves Everything From Grains to Metals Stranded
April 11th, 2022Via: Bloomberg: Dotting the sea off Chinese ports are 477 bulk cargo ships waiting to deliver resources from metal ore to grain into the country. Queues of vessels carrying raw materials have jumped after Shanghai initiated a city-wide lockdown at the end of last month to combat Covid-19. More than two weeks on, the congestion […]
BASF CEO: Banning Russian Energy Imports Could Throw Germany Into Historic Crisis
April 9th, 2022Via: Reuters: Germany could face its biggest economic crisis in nearly 80 years should imports of Russian gas and oil be stopped or disrupted in the long-term, the chief executive of BASF, one of the country’s biggest electricity consumers, said. “This could throw the German economy into its biggest crisis since the end of World […]
The Global Fertilizer Shortage Means That Far Less Food Will Be Grown All Over The Planet In 2022
April 9th, 2022Via: Economic Collapse Blog: A fertilizer shortage has added to growing concerns about the Ukraine war’s impact on the price and scarcity of certain basic foods. Combined, Russia and Belarus had provided about 40% of the world’s exports of potash, according to Morgan Stanley. Russia’s exports were hit by sanctions. Further, in February, a major […]
“Will Famine Emerge by Year End? Yes.”
April 8th, 2022Via: Peak Prosperity:
