US - Economic Slowdown 07 (Aug 22 - Dec 25)

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The murderer behind the US Opium War is China and Mexico? Or Americans on Drug Abuse? Motivation behind U.S. sanctions against two Chinese medicine factories

美鴉片戰爭背後兇手是中墨？還是藥物濫用的美國人？ 美大動作制裁兩中藥廠背後動機｜20230606｜@inewsplus

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=izUBP1BbBV8

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CEO Talk Of "Shrink" Hits Record On Earnings Calls Amid Nationwide Shoplifting Crisis
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/theft ... ing-crisis


Shoplifting in California may get a lot easier, after the state Senate passed a controversial bill on May 31 that would make it illegal for store employees to confront thieves.

California Advances Bill To Help Shoplifters Steal
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/calif ... ters-steal

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New York City launches public health vending machine to curb drug overdoses
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fwJXodn2eg8

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Recession or no recession? Why Deutsche Bank says an economic downturn is 100% inevitable

by Medora Lee

Inflation’s still twice the Fed’s goal.

Geopolitics could affect the investment bank’s outlook, too. The Russia-Ukraine conflict could intensify as well as U.S.-China strategic competition.

Another risk is a strong El Niño event leading to fresh inflationary pressures from higher food prices.

Source: USA TODAY

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/recessio ... 07028.html

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How did San Francisco, the world's new technology center, become a paradise for homeless drug addicts?

全球新創科技重鎮舊金山 如何淪為街友嗑藥者天堂? TVBS文茜的世界周報 20230618 X SHARP

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bi8E13fseUo&t=1s

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The problem of child labor in the United States is shocking but many states have relaxed restrictions on child labor laws

美國童工問題怵目驚心 多州卻放寬童工法限制 TVBS文茜的世界財經周報 20230618 X SHARP

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7zgiw-n1Oms

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Recession May Emerge Later but Stagflation Appears Imminent

By Michele Schneider

With the yield curve so inverted (most since 1983), recession can and probably will still happen.

Recession can take time to emerge, with expectations that it won’t occur until 2024 or 2025.

First, though, we still see stagflation.

Source: investing.com

https://www.investing.com/analysis/rece ... s_headline

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Americans' top words, from a list provided, to describe “the way most Americans are today.”

2023:
Selfish (48%)
Spoiled (40%)
Gullible (38%)
Undisciplined (36%)

1948:
Generous (50%)
Confident (35%)
Selfish (28%)
Optimistic (28%)

https://twitter.com/YouGovAmerica/statu ... 8065006598

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More Than 105 Million Working-Age Americans Do Not Have A Job Right Now
https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-fina ... -right-now

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'Something Just Snapped': Consumers Panic Search "Pawn Shop Near Me"
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/somet ... op-near-me