Independent thinking for complex markets and current events
by Michael Why are social media platforms filled with videos of Americans complaining about grocery prices right now? Needless to say, those videos must be striking a chord, because some of them are receiving millions of views. Government bureaucrats are telling us that the cost of food is only going up a few percentage points …
by Mike Maharrey In another sign that things aren’t so great on Main Street, bankruptcy inquiries hit pandemic-level highs in Q1. More and more people are worried about a looming recession. The mainstream blames these economic worries on tariffs, but it’s pretty clear Americans started feeling the squeeze long before the trade war. Tariffs may be …
Tide maker Procter & Gamble said this week that its customers were doing fewer loads of laundry to save money on detergent, the latest sign of a consumer pullback amid economic anxiety caused by trade-war talk and volatile markets. Elsewhere, nervous customers are spending less on body wash, snacks, and burritos as they hunker down …
Expecting similar results for Unilever, Coke, Pepsi, P&G, Target, Home Depot, Lowe’s and other consumer discretionary companies Edit: While a stock market fluctuations are normal, I find it concerning that the CEO has come out and said that consumer confidence is low to the point it is impacting shopping behaviours at Walmart, a low price …
Police discovered dozens of Amazon packages dumped in woods in Massachusetts by a driver who said she was too stressed. Amazon said the orders have been reprocessed and are being redelivered. WBTS’s Michael Rosenfield reports.
You’ve been lied to. The FDA doesn’t want you healthy. They want you sick, fat, and stressed out. Here are the 14 nutrition myths that are forced down your throat. 1/ Myth: Eggs Raise Your Cholesterol pic.twitter.com/2aivwEuDSx — 🧬Craig Brockie (@CraigBrockie) November 26, 2024 Truth: Eggs do not cause high cholesterol and heart disease for …