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Re: Recession 2019/2020 Mega-thread (putteth all thy strange eruption in h're)
« Reply #15 on: December 29, 2018, 07:02:52 PM »
California has come a long way to dig itself out of budget deficits, but the state remains on shaky ground due to nearly $400 billion in unfunded liabilities and debt from public pensions, retiree health care and bonds, financial analysts say.

And that only counts state-level liabilities. Our county has clawed its way back into the black, but still struggles. For many years, county workers with 25 years of service were entitled to full pension at 57 years old, which means they have a lot of young retirees. Meanwhile, any supervisor who serves six years (three terms) gets a pension for life. I almost thought about running for supervisor after I found out about that.

My saving grace is that my meager pension from a time as a state employee is from the state of Wisconsin, the only government pension I know of (definitely at the state or federal level) designed to stay solvent from the get go.

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Re: Recession 2019/2020 Mega-thread (putteth all thy strange eruption in h're)
« Reply #16 on: December 30, 2018, 03:43:39 AM »
Wow Aaron.
Tweet-driven headline just in time for a year-end one-day rally...

WSJ: U.S. and China Fleshing Out Trade Deal
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On Saturday, President Trump tweeted that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping had recently talked by phone and made “big progress” in talks, due to conclude on March 1. “Deal is moving along very well,” Mr. Trump tweeted. “If made, it will be very comprehensive, covering all subjects, areas and points of dispute.”

But people familiar with the state of negotiations said the president may be overstating how close the two sides are to an agreement. They note Mr. Trump has looked to calm markets, which have gyrated in recent days, in part, because of concern that the trade fight between the U.S. and China could spin out of control.

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Re: Recession 2019/2020 Mega-thread (putteth all thy strange eruption in h're)
« Reply #17 on: December 30, 2018, 10:01:14 PM »
I think you are over estimating his intelligence.

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Re: Recession 2019/2020 Mega-thread (putteth all thy strange eruption in h're)
« Reply #18 on: December 31, 2018, 02:56:31 AM »
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China’s benchmark CSI 300 index will finish the year close to 3,000, down more than 25 per cent from where it started 2018, according to Bloomberg data. The staggering drop outpaced other poor performers: Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropped 14 per cent, the US S&P 500 was down 8 per cent and the UK’s FTSE 100 fell 13 per cent.

https://www.ft.com/content/50e3e97a-0a86-11e9-9fe8-acdb36967cfc

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Re: Recession 2019/2020 Mega-thread (putteth all thy strange eruption in h're)
« Reply #19 on: January 01, 2019, 12:53:51 PM »
China's industrial profits suffer first annual drop in 3 years, piles pressure on economy

Read more at:
//economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/67267426.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
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Re: Recession 2019/2020 Mega-thread (putteth all thy strange eruption in h're)
« Reply #20 on: January 02, 2019, 02:03:34 PM »
Bloomberg News reports that a Federal Reserve Bank of New York gauge puts the chances of a recession at almost 16 percent a year from now, the highest since November 2008.
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Re: Recession 2019/2020 Mega-thread (putteth all thy strange eruption in h're)
« Reply #21 on: January 04, 2019, 03:55:29 AM »
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The Dow dropped 660 points, or 2.8%, on Thursday after Apple warned it will badly miss its quarterly sales forecast because of weakening growth and trade tensions in China.
Apple (AAPL), among the world's most widely held stocks, plummeted 10% in its darkest day in six years. The former king of the stock market fell to the fourth-biggest public company, behind Amazon (AMZN), Microsoft (MSFT) and Alphabet (GOOGL).
The news sent shudders through global markets. The Nasdaq plunged 3%, closing back in bear market territory. The S&P 500 shed 2.5%, led lower by tech and industrial stocks. The market ended near the lows of the day.

Even though the market rose slightly on Wednesday, this is still the S&P 500's worst two-day start to a trading year since 2000, according to Refinitiv data.
Beyond Apple, investors were also rattled by the biggest one-month decline in US factory activity since the Great Recession. The closely-watched ISM manufacturing index tumbled to a two-year low, providing further evidence of slowing growth and pain from the US-China trade war. ISM said manufacturing activity is still growing, but suffered a "sharp decline" last month.


https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/03/investing/stock-market-today-apple-dow-jones/index.html

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Re: Recession 2019/2020 Mega-thread (putteth all thy strange eruption in h're)
« Reply #22 on: January 05, 2019, 01:29:53 PM »
DOW goes up & down.

China has real problems!

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Re: Recession 2019/2020 Mega-thread (putteth all thy strange eruption in h're)
« Reply #23 on: January 10, 2019, 02:22:23 AM »
Retail sales were flat in December, as UK businesses experienced their worst Christmas in a decade, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46807146

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Re: Recession 2019/2020 Mega-thread (putteth all thy strange eruption in h're)
« Reply #24 on: January 10, 2019, 02:00:29 PM »
Macy's shares crater on holiday sales results, slashed outlook
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/10/macys-shares-crater-12percent-on-holiday-sales-results.html


Ford Europe: Thousands of jobs to be cut in overhaul
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/10/business/ford-europe-jobs/index.html

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Re: Recession 2019/2020 Mega-thread (putteth all thy strange eruption in h're)
« Reply #25 on: January 10, 2019, 04:39:22 PM »
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We're on a roll.

Jaguar Land Rover confirms 4,500 job cuts - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46822706

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Re: Recession 2019/2020 Mega-thread (putteth all thy strange eruption in h're)
« Reply #26 on: January 10, 2019, 05:35:02 PM »
Yeah, there are so many companies in the process of downsizing.  It's like none of them want to be late to the punch, but collectively they may all end up pulling the economy down faster than it would otherwise.

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Re: Recession 2019/2020 Mega-thread (putteth all thy strange eruption in h're)
« Reply #27 on: January 21, 2019, 12:00:41 PM »
China’s economy grew 6.6% in 2018, the lowest pace in 28 years

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/21/china-2018-gdp-china-reports-economic-growth-for-fourth-quarter-year.html

AND they lie about their stats!

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Re: Recession 2019/2020 Mega-thread (putteth all thy strange eruption in h're)
« Reply #28 on: January 21, 2019, 06:21:45 PM »
This was actually the middle of last year.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jun/14/rolls-royce-cut-jobs-britain

Aircraft engine maker announces restructuring, with 4,600 jobs to go worldwide

alot of people I know work here. Mate is a fuel cell specialist.....gone.
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Re: Recession 2019/2020 Mega-thread (putteth all thy strange eruption in h're)
« Reply #29 on: January 28, 2019, 04:53:27 PM »
Ouch! That's gonna leave a mark.

Tesco says 9,000 jobs 'impacted' in changes to UK business
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/28/tesco-says-9000-jobs-impacted-in-changes-to-uk-business.html