A year of media upheaval
• https://www.axios.com by Sara Fischer2019 was a transformative year for the U.S. news media industry, but it was also one of the most turbulent points in its history.
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Tesco Halts Christmas Cards From China After 'Slave' Laborer In Prison Factory Begs For Help
• https://www.zerohedge.com by Tyler DurdenAhead of the holidays, a young girl in London opened a Tesco supermarket Christmas card last week, was shocked to find a depressing note from a Chinese gulag, reported Sky News.
US Freight Shipments Fall Below 2014 Level. Answers Emerge
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Wolf RichterIt's not the consumer.
Tesla Is Looking for Volunteers to Help Deliver Year-End Orders--Again
• https://observer.com, By Sissi CaoWith its stock at a record high and the newest Cybertruck getting mounting pre-orders, Tesla seems to be living its best life toward the end of 2019. But for Tesla employees, that momentum means overtime and extra responsibilities, including driving
Apple wants to bypass carriers and beam internet data directly to iPhones via satellites
• https://www.fastcompany.com BY MICHAEL GROTHAUSLookout Verizon, AT&T, and any other carrier out there: Apple is working on a way to bypass carriers and beam internet and other data directly to iPhones.
Retailpocalypse - A Record 9,300 Stores Closed Across US In 2019
• https://www.zerohedge.com by Jack PhillipsA report found that more than 9,300 stores have closed or are closing across the United States in 2019, including locations operated by Payless, Gymboree, Fred's, Walgreens, Family Dollar, and many more.
Apple, Google and Amazon are cooperating to make your home gadgets talk to each other
• https://www.cnbc.com by Todd HaseltonAmazon, Apple, Google and the Zigbee Alliance announced a new partnership.
Industrial Production Rebounds after GM Strike Ends
• https://moneymaven.io/mishtalk by MishWith GM back in swing, Industrial production rose 1.1% after two dismal months.
Whistleblower Says FAA and Boeing KNEW 737 Max Would Crash
• https://www.youtube.com by Ben SwannI explain how a whistleblower has come forward stating that he had warned both the FAA and Boeing that the 737 Max would crash and that the FAA predicted the jet would crash at least 15 more times and yet waited until a second deadly crash before gro
Boeing Considers Suspending 737 MAX Production
• Zero Hedge - Tyler DurdenSources have told The Wall Street Journal that Boeing could temporarily halt production of the 737 Max amid concerns the timeline of ungrounding the aircraft could be pushed further out. The decision to disclose the fate of the 737 Max production cou
BMW Group Secures Lithium Supplies For Upcoming Next-Gen Plug-Ins
• https://insideevs.com, Mark KaneBMW Group, as promised, is securing supplies of key elements (lithium, cobalt) for its lithium-ion cell supplier directly from mining companies.
Toys "R" Us Pivots From Teddy Bears to Surveillance
• https://www.vice.com, by Karl BodeThe once loved toy giant could have simply died a quiet death. Instead it has been co-opted and transformed into a private equity surveillance project.
Americans' Credit Card Debt Poised to Reach 10-Year High
• Jenny Surane and Shahien NasiripourAmericans are projected to fall seriously behind on their credit card bills at the highest rate in a decade as banks push a record number of people to get plastic.
How Ring Went From 'Shark Tank' Reject to America's Scariest Surveillance Company
• https://www.vice.com, by Caroline HaskinsAmazon's Ring started from humble roots as a smart doorbell company called "DoorBot." Now it's surveilling the suburbs and partnering with police.
Chevron's $11 Billion Write Down Is A Warning For The Entire Oil Industry
• https://www.zerohedge.com by Tyler DurdenChevron said that it would write down $11 billion in assets in the fourth quarter, much of which is tied to natural gas in Appalachia.
Tesla Skeptic Jim Cramer Has A Huge Change Of Heart
• https://insideevs.com, Steven LovedayIt's a very sad time for the rampant TSLAQ community of TSLA short-sellers.
SHOCKER: Amazon Wants More Defense Contracts, Regardless of How Employees Feel
• https://www.youtube.com, Ben SwannAmazon CEO Jeff Bezos claims he wants more Department of Defense contracts in order to help protect the U.S., which he calls an "important country."
Tesla China Factory 65% Less Expensive Than US Model 3 Production Line
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian WangThe Tesla China factory was built in 10 months and is 65% less expensive (capex per unit of capacity) than the US Model 3 production lines.
High-Tech Features Push U.S. Vehicle Loans to Record Levels
• Alex Tanzi and Keith NaughtonThe average loan amount for new and used vehicles in the U.S. set records in the third quarter, as more sophisticated features like self-driving technology pushed up car prices.
November Heavy Duty Truck Orders Resume Collapse, Down 39% To Weakest Since 2015
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenThe collapse in heavy duty trucking is getting tougher to blame on difficult YOY comps and is more and more looking like the symptom of a real manufacturing recession in the U.S.
Nolte: Bottom Falls Out as CNN Ratings Hit 3-Year Low
• https://www.breitbart.com by John NolteFar-left CNN, an anti-Trump, pro-violence, racist, fake news outlet that traffics in conspiracy theories, collapsed to a three-year low in the ratings during the week of November 25.
Costco Is the Most 'Woke' Company Out There
• https://www.barrons.com, By Steven M. SearsEarlier this week, the heads of 181 major companies decided that maximizing shareholder value was no longer the main purpose of the modern corporation.
ROBOTS IN AISLE TWO:
• https://www.bloomberg.com By Matthew BoyleSupermarket Survival Means Matching Amazon
Why Volkswagen Is Betting On Electric Vehicles
• https://www.youtube.com, CNBCEvery year, Volkswagen Group is a top contender for the title of the world's largest automaker.
Larry Page steps down as CEO of Alphabet, Sundar Pichai to take over
• https://www.cnbc.com by Lauren FeinerAlphabet CEO Larry Page will step down from the role and Google CEO Sundar Pichai will take over, adding to his current responsibilities. Co-founder Sergey Brin will also step down as president of Alphabet and the role will be eliminated.
WeWork - The $47 Billion Disaster
• https://www.youtube.comFrom $47 Billion, to the verge of bankruptcy in just a matter of weeks. The WeWork disaster is a real roller coaster and it would seem that their erratic CEO Adam Neumann is mostly to blame.
Google co-founders step down as execs of parent Alphabet
• https://apnews.com by Rachel LermanThe co-founders of Google are stepping down as executives of its parent company, Alphabet, ending a remarkable two decades during which Larry Page and Sergey Brin shaped a startup born in a Silicon Valley garage into one of the largest, most powerful
Netflix, Disney, and Hulu are bleeding customers who are sick and tired of all the perversion
• The Common Sense Show - Dave HodgesThere's a revolt taking place against entertainment streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and Disney Plus, all of which are threatening to pull their television and film productions out of Georgia and other "red" states for enacting "heartbe
FBI says Black Friday gun purchase background check numbers are second-largest...
• https://www.prisonplanet.com, Daily SheepleFBI says Black Friday gun purchase background check numbers are second-largest single day in program history
Schwab Abandons High-Tax San Francisco For New $100 Million Mega-HQ In Dallas
• https://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler DurdenCharles Schwab's $26 billion deal to acquire TD Ameritrade will result in the relocation of its San Francisco-based headquarters to Dallas-Fort Worth, reported The Wall Street Journal.
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