Author: Sara Causey

[buzzsprout episode='11058329' player='true'] Key topics: ✔️ ICYMI news, 7/31 - 8/5. ✔️ Apparently, August 2nd was the day we were allowed to know that more people are relying on credit cards and debt is crazy-high. But hey: remember when we were constantly told that people are doing great and have plenty in...

On Friday, 7/29, Yahoo Finance published this article, which you can find here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/recession-economy-chart-explains-july-2022-153839171.html From said article: "U.S. economic output has contracted for the last two quarters, though a new report from economists at Bank of America (BofA) Global Research explains why this back-to-back drop in GDP...

Wow. You can find that article in its entirety here: https://theintercept.com/2022/07/29/bank-of-america-worker-conditions-worse/ Does this give anyone else a flashback to the Wayne Pankratz situation about high gas prices and its impact on workers? Allegedly, it was Machiavelli who first observed, "Never waste an opportunity offered by a good...

[buzzsprout episode='11015146' player='true'] Saturday broadcast, 7/23 - 7/29. Key topics: ✔️ ICYMI news. ✔️On June 30th, one of my job market predictions was that we would see more zombie companies propped up by hot air, debt, and VC money going under. That's already happening. ✔️More layoffs & hiring freezes. ✔️ Cannibalism, new "definitions"...

I suppose that is better than "labor shortage" over and over again like a bad parrot. 🦜 On Wednesday, CNN published this article, which you can find here: https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/26/economy/nightcap-economy-recession-earnings-fed/index.html In this article, three "themes" are explored: "Theme 1: Pandemic fortunes are reversing." "Theme 2: Consumers are fed...