2019/07/28

Recession Indicators

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/28/business/economy/economy-recession.html

Many different ways to look for and predict a recession.

2019/07/19

Sugar Rules the World

Study: Why Cavities Are On The Rise Around The World
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/07/19/743500431/study-sugar-rules-the-world-and-ruins-teeth

Trump is on something of a roll

Wake up, Democrats

Trump’s best issue is the economy. Last week’s employment report showed sharp job growth, led by manufacturing. There are caveats: The distribution of rewards is grossly unequal, and growth has been pumped by deficit spending. 

Iran Says It Has Seized A British Tanker In Strait Of Hormuz

www.npr.org story
Refinery Explosions Raise New Warnings About Deadly Chemical


Masur watched as the refinery spewed black smoke above the city, easily visible from his home. But what he didn't know at the time was just how close he and his family came to getting exposed to hydrogen fluoride, one of the deadliest chemicals used by refiners and other industrial manufacturers.

Philadelphia Energy Solutions knows that's a possibility. Its worst-case disaster scenario includes 143,262 pounds of hydrogen fluoride released over 10 minutes, which could travel as a toxic cloud for more than 7 miles and impact more than a million people, including in schools, homes, hospitals, prisons, playgrounds, parks and a wildlife sanctuary.