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Signs That The Global Economic Turmoil Is Just Beginning

Posted by freedomforall 9 years, 2 months ago to Business
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From the article:
1. The number of job cuts in the United States skyrocketed 218 percent during the month of January according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

2. The Baltic Dry Index just hit yet another brand new all-time record low. As I write this article, it is sitting at 303.

3. U.S. factory orders have now dropped for 14 months in a row.

4. In the U.S., the Restaurant Performance Index just fell to the lowest level that we have seen since 2008.

5. In January, orders for class 8 trucks (the big trucks that you see shipping stuff around the country on our highways) declined a whopping 48 percent from a year ago.

6. Rail traffic is also slowing down substantially. In Colorado, there are hundreds of train engines that are just sitting on the tracks with nothing to do.

7. Corporate profit margins peaked during the third quarter of 2014 and have been declining steadily since then. This usually happens when we are heading into a recession.


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  • Posted by 9 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    It is brilliant when lyricists can predict the future.
    (Even better when I can remember the lyrics when pertinent;^)
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  • Posted by edweaver 9 years, 2 months ago in reply to this comment.
    But, but Obama just stated that we are all good. Best conditions in 8 years so this report must be wrong, right?
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  • Posted by edweaver 9 years, 2 months ago
    This will come as no surprise to those who have studied history and have paid attention to what is going on over the last 20+ years. History repeats itself.
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  • Posted by Mamaemma 9 years, 2 months ago
    Oh, good. The people out to destroy the country are doing a good job.
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  • Posted by richrobinson 9 years, 2 months ago
    I read an article that said the same jobs report that showed 151,000 jobs created also showed 665,000 jobs lost. We are in trouble.
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