Guest Post: Why the Shrinking Trade Deficit Will Choke U.S. Corporate Profits

Guest Post: WhytheShrinkingTradeDeficitWillChoke U.S. CorporateProfits http://feedly.com/k/13K2fdY Submittedby Charles Hugh-SmithofOfTwoMindsblog, Allthosecountingon a weakerdollarandrising U.S. corporateprofitswill be doublysurprised. Thatthe U.S. tradedeficitshrankto $34 billioninJuneisbeingpresented as goodnewsallaround (no surprise there, as all news is presented as good news). The petroleum boom in the U.S. has pushed oil imports down by over $2 billion a month to $10 billion/month, and non-petroleum trade generated a deficit of $37 billion/month, down $5 … Seguir leyendo Guest Post: Why the Shrinking Trade Deficit Will Choke U.S. Corporate Profits

The Rise Of The Bear: 18 Signs That Russia Is Rapidly Catching Up To The US

TheRiseOfTheBear: 18 SignsThatRussiaIsRapidlyCatchingUpToTheUS http://feedly.com/k/13nrfEf SubmittedbyMichaelSnyderofTheEconomicCollapseblog, TheRussianBearisstrongerand more powerfulthanit has everbeenbefore. Sadly, most Americans don’t understand this. They still think of Russia as an "ex-superpower" that was rendered almost irrelevant when the Cold War ended. And yes, when the Cold War ended Russia was in rough shape. I got the chance to go over there in the early nineties, and at the time Russia was an … Seguir leyendo The Rise Of The Bear: 18 Signs That Russia Is Rapidly Catching Up To The US

Greek Youth Unemployment Soars To Record 65%

GreekYouthUnemploymentSoarsToRecord 65% http://feedly.com/k/17zskd7 RIPGreekovery. What little hope there may have been that bad and/or deteriorating Greek economic data had peaked in the early part of 2013 and the country was set for a long overdue "recovery" was promptly extinguished following today’s latest release of the Greek May labor forcesurvey. The headline news for the broader population was ugly: The number of employed was 3,621,153, a … Seguir leyendo Greek Youth Unemployment Soars To Record 65%

BRICS Crumble

BRICSCrumble http://feedly.com/k/1cgCAPB FollowZeroHedgein Real-Time onFinancialJuice ‘The bigger they are, the harder they fall’ has always been true and is seemingly even more so today with regard to the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China). The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development(OECD) shows that there is a divergence with regard to growth patterns in economies around the world. While theBRICs are suffering largely from a slow–downintheireconomies … Seguir leyendo BRICS Crumble

La actualidad sanitaria de la mano de Javier Padilla – Efecto Placebo 08-08-2013

Hoy comentamos las medidas del MS para desfinanciar la fecundación in vitro a solteras y lesbianas, el pacto para la sostenibilidad del sistema sanitario y su repercusión en la Marea Blanca y otras noticias de actualidad. Con javier Padilla. Conduce Ana Barba. Escuchar y/o descargar en ivoox. Fotografía de Rahid1 fecundación in vitro, familias monoparentales, seguridad social, salud, sistema sanitario, Seguir leyendo La actualidad sanitaria de la mano de Javier Padilla – Efecto Placebo 08-08-2013

Bajarse el sueldo un 10 por ciento – Economía Directa 08-08-2013

Hoy hablamos sobre la evolución de la economía mundial a través de los indicadores adelantados, sobre la influencia del copago sanitario en las personas con menos recursos, sobre la evolución del crédito y sobre las recomendaciones del FMI para España y, en concreto, sobre el polémico consejo de reducir los sueldos en un diez por ciento. Con Antonio de Miguel, Antonio Espín y Pepe Basauri. … Seguir leyendo Bajarse el sueldo un 10 por ciento – Economía Directa 08-08-2013