The data exists, if we want to find it. This is the job of some people. But no one seems to be able to find it. In this episode I present some data that makes me question the stability of the economy. Some of it is uniquely Maddening.
Show Notes:
Cardboard slowdown: Cardboard-Box Demand Is Slumping. Why That’s Bad News for the Economy. - WSJ
(Not) Leaving (for) Las Vegas: An Empty Strip And Fewer Tips: Is Las Vegas In Trouble? | TIME
Disney World empty? Disney World 'empty' as Americans fear tourism is 'finished' in Florida - The Mirror US
Seattle Coffee news: Seattle, a coffee haven, is watching java prices spike. Why? | The Seattle Times
Both Soybean articles: By the numbers: Breaking down the global soybean trade | Reuters & U.S. Soybean Harvest Starts with No Sign of Chinese Buying as Brazil Sets Export Record - Center for Commercial Agriculture
Alabama Contruction impacted by ICE: Alabama builders rethink deportations as raids disappear hundreds of their ‘God-fearing, family-oriented’ immigrant workers
What CEOs fear: ‘CEO Whisperer’ Exposes What GOP CEOs Secretly Fear Most About Trump | HuffPost Latest News
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