17/ CHINAFRICA In Africa, China is building influence brick by brick This entire continent (from violent extremists in Sahel, Maghreb to Russia mercenaries to China "infrastructure" deals + dictator diplomacy) is giant aircraft carrier of future conflicthttps://t.co/eHv2CMQzyq — Josh Wolfe …
‘The once-proud Uitzig Secondary School in Cape Town used to boast a grand entrance and reception area and five classroom blocks and two toilet areas. Within six months every single brick, window and every roof tile along with the toilets, …
This kid is Blessed he is still alive. The shit who smashed him in the face is still at large. Yea, he’s lucky to be alive. Kid was just sitting there eating his lunch when Shit came up with a …
Amazon.com Inc., determined to reduce the size of its sprawling delivery operation amid slowing sales growth, has abandoned dozens of existing and planned facilities around the US, according to a closely watched consulting firm. MWPVL International Inc., which tracks …
A Florida man used his phone to livestream the moment he grabbed a brick and ambushed Orlando police early Saturday, the second unprovoked attack on city officers in less than a week, authorities said. William D. McClish, 27, was later …
by Simon Black Ursula Bach was 18 years old… and six months pregnant… when she heard the news. It was August 13, 1961. And East Germany’s government started building a wall to separate East Berlin from West. Moreover, tens of thousands …
via Mark Hanson RedFin puts out a monthly home sales report, which contains a lot of great data. The chart below shows Feb 2018 year-over-year price growth, which was off the charts, compared to Feb 2019 year-over-year growth, which was very …
via businessinsider: Gap, JCPenney, and Victoria’s Secret announced more than 300 store closures over the course of 24 hours this week. All three companies reported declining same-store sales during the critical holiday period. Tesla also announced it would shutter many of its 378 stores, with …
But online sales are hot, now at 20% of total retail. By Don Quijones, Spain, UK, & Mexico, editor at WOLF STREET. It’s a confusing picture. A monthly survey of retailers published by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) indicated that just 4% of …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Tickets are expensive. Alternatives are plentiful, convenient & cheap. The year 2018 was a banner year for the movie theater industry in the US. The number of movie tickets sold jumped 9.8% from the prior …
Not enough people know the history of false flags in our society or talk freely about them. This is Obama’s campaign advisor admitting the reality of them being used in campaign seasons. “In Chicago, there was an old tradition …
by Chris Martenson dailyhaha While life has always been uncertain, today our choices matter more than ever. The decisions each of us make today will determine if we thrive, merely survive, or fail during the future time of upheaval ahead. The …
While E-commerce is slowly chipping away at brick and mortar, it is not the catch all reason for the collapse. E-commerce < 10% of retail sales. The remaining 90% is suffering for other reasons. (Hint: #DEBT)
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Only about half of retail is under attack from e-commerce, but that half is getting crushed. E-commerce sales in the first quarter soared 16.4% from a year ago to a new record of $123.7 billion (seasonally …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter In the jobs report today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics provided a trove of granular data on which industries and governments created jobs over the past 12 months, and which destroyed jobs – with some counter-intuitive …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter And private equity firms are at the helm. March was a busy month for the brick-and-mortar retail meltdown which kicked off in 2015 and has since picked up speed. We’ve followed this progression from the early days. This …
Stocks in 2018 have spent a significant amount of time hitting a brick wall. pic.twitter.com/Xu6oLLf36W — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) March 27, 2018 Coincident Economic Indicators: History Suggests U.S. Recession is Close: https://t.co/f08B1Tq8BW by @MishGEA $SPY $DIA pic.twitter.com/WAVjB8EUTF — Jesse Colombo (@TheBubbleBubble) …
by stockboardasset Glancing through the chartbook this morning, the S&P500 R2 and R1 rejection is a magnificent sight to see. Overhead supply is unlocking once more… Downside projections could point to a pivot reversion fo 2,536. Weekly Bollinger Band Analysis S&P500 monthly …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter They’re the primary stores at malls. It happens category by category as commerce shifts bit-by-bit to the Internet: Music stores and video stores got wiped out first, then came bookstores. Shops that are able to offer …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter An astounding list of the meltdown: PE firms doomed the retailers. One of the big forces in the brick-and-mortar retail meltdown are private equity firms that acquired retail chains via leveraged buyouts during the LBO boom before …
Conflict between Trump and Congress escalates as difficult agenda looms The conflict between President Trump and Congress escalated a day after he threatened to shut down the federal government over funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall as well as targeted …