"Because the present system is premised on a production-consumption and financial model, the solutions to crises are presented as population reduction and what even appears, at least in the case of Europe, as population replacement."
"The monetary 'moon shot' taken by the Federal Reserve two weeks ago ... appears to have set the stage for some potentially nasty price inflation in the coming weeks and years."
"... most Americans have suddenly become “preppers”, and online grocery delivery services have been absolutely overwhelmed…"
"...there are very strict limits on what you are permitted to purchase."
"... during normal times, 36 percent of all Americans eat at a fast food restaurant on any given day."
"According to the National Restaurant Association, our restaurant industry has lost 25 billion dollars in sales so far this month…"
"...families shouldn’t need special identification, and they shouldn’t be subject to interrogation when shopping to feed their children."
"This pandemic is going to change life in America permanently, and the truth is that COVID-19 is just one element of “the perfect storm” that is now upon us."
"...medical professionals in the Western world are catching COVID-19 despite attempting to take proper precautions."
"For example, now that several coronavirus deaths have been reported in the area, the lack of tourists has turned downtown Seattle into “a ghost town”…"
"...department stores would be required to do away with so-called “boys’ aisles” and “girls’ aisles” by offering all children’s products in one big gender-neutral section."
"In China it is becoming increasingly difficult for ordinary citizens to get essential supplies, there have been very long lines to buy face masks in Hong Kong and elsewhere, and in Italy crazed residents have stripped store shelves empty of pasta and other staples in recent days."
"Originally, 99 percent of the confirmed cases were in China, but now the rest of the globe is starting to catch up."
"Let's hope that powerful voices step forward in Parliament to make the case for privacy, monetary and otherwise."
"Given that oil prices are a reflection of global economic demand, falling oil prices have a negative feedback loop in the economy as a whole. The longer oil prices remain suppressed, the negative impacts of loss of employment, reductions in capital expenditures, and declines in corporate profitability will begin to outstrip any small economic benefit gained through consumption."
"For several years we had been enjoying a period of relative peace, prosperity and stability, but now things are starting to change in a major way."
"...there are still some N95 masks available on Amazon and elsewhere, but in many instances the prices have really been jacked up. Unfortunately, these masks only provide limited protection against this virus. "
"Among survey respondents who said they or their family members dealt with an unexpected expense in the past 12 months, the median amount of the largest expense was $1,750."
"More and more evidence suggests the U.S. economy is in fact roaring, not contracting."
Certain sectors saw almost ubiquitously positive or negative returns.
A stronger yuan is not ideal for China, but it appears to be a nice tradeoff and something that benefits Trump.
US manufacturing remains at a historic low of 11% of US GDP and production output has decline steadily since January of this year.
...community-adjusted EBITDA, whatever the feck that was...
Buckle up and hold on tight!