Are We Going Into Recession?
Is the US in Recession? New Global Recession?

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German exports and imports fell even further in August, and in case you were wondering, this was during the month prior to the start of the Fartandlyin scandal that is stinking it to Germany's entire automotive industry right now.

From The Irish Times

German exports fall at fastest pace since financial crisis
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TD issued a little-noticed memo to clients last week, pointing out that the seven regional manufacturing surveys have seen back-to-back quarterly contractions. The last time this occurred was during the Great Recession, and before that, the 2001 recession.

From Business Insider:

American manufacturing is in recession


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In a story today discussing the weaker than expected manufacturing data out of the Chicago manufacturing region, CNN framed some economic data as such:
CNN
Stocks Fall on Scary Manufacturing Data
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Investors were spooked after a dismal report on manufacturing in the United States...

Stocks opened lower but the sell-off gained steam ( Read more... )

Tuesday May 22nd, 2012

One of the first things written on this site was a lengthy six-part series on automation and its implications for the economy titled What Are People Good For? That article predicted continuing unemployment and decay, and sure enough, that's exactly what has occurred. You're sure to hear politicians blathering over the next few ( Read more... )

Final Quarter of 2011 US GDP Disappointing
While showing the strongest print in a year and a half, the first estimate of US Gross Domestic Product over the final three months of 2011 actually contains far more lousy details under the hood ( Read more... )

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A GDP-weighted global manufacturing index has gone negative for the first time since about the end of the last global recession (2008-09).

Readings above 50 indicate month-on-month growth, below 50 - month-on-month contraction, while a reading right at 50 suggests no change, stagnation.  Generally, a given country's manufacturing index reading of ( Read more... )

Remains Of Ancient Race Of Job Creators Found In Rust Belt

October 31, 2011


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April, 2008