US Q3 GDP Growth Disappoints, Despite Surging Personal, Government Spending
US Q3 GDP Growth Disappoints, Despite Surging Personal, Government Spending Just moments after ADP published a laughably slanted private payrolls report according to which the US labor force grew by 233K in October (even though we are still in October), 6 standard deviations above the median estimate, moments ago the Biden Bureau of Economic Analysis […]
76% Of Americans Are Worried About Post-Election Violence: Poll
76% Of Americans Are Worried About Post-Election Violence: Poll Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A new poll shows that the vast majority of Americans are at least somewhat worried about a possible outbreak of violence following the fast-approaching Nov. 5 presidential election. An early voting site ahead of the Republican […]
October Surprise: ADP Employment Report Signals Six-Sigma Beat (A Week Before Elections)
October Surprise: ADP Employment Report Signals Six-Sigma Beat (A Week Before Elections) With the election right around the corner, we simply can’t imagine a ‘bad’ employment print… and sure enough… ADP’s Employment Report shows the addition of 233k jobs in October (more than double the 111k addition expected) and September was revised higher… Source: Bloomberg […]
Futures Flat Even As Surging Alphabet Leads Tech Higher, Gold Hits New Record
Futures Flat Even As Surging Alphabet Leads Tech Higher, Gold Hits New Record US equity futures are flat, reversing modest overnight gains ahead of the next batch of earnings. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures were flat while Nasdaq 100 futures are up 0.1%; GOOG was the second of the Mag7 to beat earnings, and […]
The Golden Rule Is Real
The Golden Rule Is Real Authored by James Rickards via DailyReckoning.com, There’s so much to discuss right now, from the upcoming election to geopolitical instability. But today I want to talk about gold. I call it the once — and future — money. The use of gold as money existed from antiquity until gold backing […]
Campari Shares Crash With Cash-Strapped Consumers Denting Profit
Campari Shares Crash With Cash-Strapped Consumers Denting Profit Shares of Italian beverage giant Davide Campari-Milano crashed on Wednesday following a disappointing third-quarter report that underscored the deepening global luxury slowdown. The company reported negative organic sales growth, attributing the decline to “pressure on disposable income from inflation and consumer and distributors reduced confidence.” Campari’s portfolio includes over […]
AI Sucks Up A Growing Chunk Of VC Funding In The US
AI Sucks Up A Growing Chunk Of VC Funding In The US Even more so than usual, San Francisco will be the epicenter of the world’s startup scene this week, as founders, investors and other industry insiders come together at TechCrunch Disrupt, one of the leading events of the startup scene. Unsurprisingly, AI will take […]
Building A Better City: Why Markets Are Our Best Architect
Building A Better City: Why Markets Are Our Best Architect Via SchiffGold.com, What if the key to solving our urban crises, such as housing shortages, traffic congestion, and wealth inequality, lies not in more government intervention, but in the principles of free-market economics? Market urbanism offers a bold vision for our cities, one that harnesses […]
Stellantis Pausing Production Of Durango And Grand Cherokee Due To “Slow Sales”
Stellantis Pausing Production Of Durango And Grand Cherokee Due To “Slow Sales” Signs from the auto industry continue to look grim. Yesterday it was Ford guiding expectations below Wall Street’s estimates and today it’s Stellantis announcing it is pausing production of its Durango and Grand Cherokee models due to “slow sales”. Manufacturing facilities at FCA’s […]
Why Does The EU Want To Become More Like The US?
Why Does The EU Want To Become More Like The US? Authored by Conor Gallagher via NakedCapitalism.com, Economist Mario Draghi has held a lot of roles: Goldman Sachs executive, the European Central Bank president, and unelected prime minister of Italy. He’s now continuing his decades-long mission to remake Europe into a neoliberal paradise for the financial […]