Economy

“Cuba guarantees food rations in bid to defuse tension after protests”

“Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Thursday his communist-run government has secured supply of key subsidized food rations as he moved to defuse tensions just two weeks after protesters took to the streets over widespread shortages… The shortages, combined with… Continue Reading…

Economy

“California Businesses Take On Gavin Newsom Over Tax Hikes”

“A coalition of California companies is going to war with Gov. Gavin Newsom and his Democratic allies over taxes it says have grown out of control in the Golden State. The businesses have gathered enough signatures to put a measure on November’s… Continue Reading…

Economy, Energy

“Oil Holds Above $90 After Middle East Tensions Push Brent Higher”

“…The global benchmark Brent earlier pierced $91 a barrel, before trading little changed. The focus has shifted to a dramatic repricing of geopolitical risk, after Israel increased preparations for a potential retaliation by Tehran to a strike on an Iranian… Continue Reading…

Economy

“53% of Americans surveyed feel they are behind on retirement planning and savings, CNBC poll finds”

“…CNBC’s International Your Money Financial Security Survey polled about 500 people each in nine countries. Of the 498 people surveyed in the U.S., more than half (53%) said they’re behind schedule in retirement planning and savings. The poll was conducted by… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Turkey’s inflation climbs to 68.5% despite continued rate hikes”

“Turkey’s annual inflation rose to 68.5% for the month of March, an increase on February’s 67.1% inflation read, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute’s report released Wednesday. The monthly rise in consumer prices came out at 3.16%, led by education, communication,… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Canoo Stock Drops 26% After Fourth-Quarter Earnings and Sales Outlook”

https://finance.yahoo.com/m/f7d39bb4-ef0f-34db-8624-7760930e20c8/canoo-stock-drops-26-after.html Article behind paywall. Anyways, EV’s suck.They are not the future. Companies are going to figure this out the hard way it seems.

Business, Economy

“Over 500,000 fast-food workers in California just got a huge raise thanks to a new law—but not everyone is celebrating”

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/over-500-000-fast-food-193615296.html There’s no need to quote the article here. Click the link if you wish to read. More importantly businesses are going to layoff employees. Low wadges are better than no wadges. Communism / socialism does not work. Jobs can… Continue Reading…

Economy

“America will be left with ‘severe, irreversible scars’ if national debt goes unchecked. Now, a blockbuster report warns the [debt] is higher than believed…”

“National debt is fast becoming the thorn in the side of the American economy that nobody wants to extract—and it will continue to cause damage, sending the U.S. into financial crisis and 10 years of stagnation. That is increasingly the opinion of… Continue Reading…

Economy

Higher Prices Incoming: Supply Chain Disruptions Due To Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse

“…The Port of Baltimore processed a record 1.1 million containers of cargo in 2023, according to state data. That made it the ninth-busiest port in the nation based on U.S. trade volume, wrote Ryan Petersen, chief executive of Flexport, a supply chain… Continue Reading…

Economy

[More Lies] “FTC calls out profits as a driver of grocery prices”

“A new Biden administration report is raising questions about the cause of rising food prices, which have squeezed U.S. households for years after COVID-19 recession. Profits and inflation surged together in the aftermath of the pandemic, fueling intense debate among… Continue Reading…