29 August 2015 (06:10 UTC-07 Tango 01)/07 Shahrivar 1394/14 Dhu al-Qa’dah 1436/16 Jia-Shen (7th month) 4713
What U.S. economic sanctions? It’s been revealed that the true reason for inflation in Iran is due to lack of food, not U.S. sanctions: “Between 38 to 40% of the Iranian families’ economy is related to food which requires […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
Arizona: Copper miner Asarco shutting down Pinal County mining operations, 211 jobs lost by the end of October! It’s blamed on copper prices crashing by 40% since 2011.
California: Washington based Starbucks is shutting down about 22 “popular” La Boulange bakery stores across The Golden State, in September. One San Francisco TV news source […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
Alabama: The non-profit animal rescue operation Humane Society of West Alabama shutting down its main source of funding, the Humane Society Flea Market: “We don’t get any local or government funding at all so everything we have is 100% through fundraising and donations, so this is going to be […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
California: Washington based Boeing laying off another eight people in Long Beach, by October. CGR/Thompson Industries issued a shutdown WARN for their Fulerton operation, 102 jobs lost by October! Lyris Technologies laying off 79 people by the end of September. Oil giant Chevron issued more mass layoff WARNs, this […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
California: Washington based Haggen Foods issued mass shutdown WARNs for the following locations; 2 stores in Simi Valley, 2 stores in Tustin, 2 stores in Chula Vista, Irvine, Mission Viejo, Santa Clarita Valley (I previously reported on), La Mesa, San Marcos, San Ysidro, Bakersfield (I previously reported) […] Continue Reading…
Sears Holdings is shutting down an appliance repair center in The Empire State, as well as a Kmart in Maryland, in time for Thanksgiving.
Another Hometown Store shutting down. The franchise owner is shutting down his Maryland store after three years of operations. However, he blames the property owner (of Perryville Outlets) for failing to deliver […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
California: In Santa Clarita Valley, only four months after its grand opening Haggen Foods announced it is shutting down within the next 60 days. It’s part of Washington based Haggen’s plan to dump dozens of former Albertsons and Safeway stores they were tricked into buying.
Idaho: Since 1978 renewable energy […] Continue Reading…
25 August 2015 (04:04 UTC-07 Tango 01)/03 Shahrivar 1394/10 Dhu al-Qa’dah 1436/12 Jia-Shen (7th month) 4713
More than a week after massive thermobaric explosions nearly destroyed the Binhai District in Tianjin, China, Japanese car maker Toyota continues to suffer economically.
Toyota is delaying the re-start of their production lines at least until the end of this week. […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
Arizona: Ohio based employment agency Cavalry Staffing shutting down its Phoenix office, 411 jobs lost by October!
California: The Santee VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) warned of shutdown in September due to lack of donations. In Emeryville, after almost 30 years Bucci’s restaurant shutting down at the end of September. […] Continue Reading…
24 August 2015 (19:12 UTC-07 Tango 01, 23 August 2015)/02 Shahrivar 1394/09 Dhu al-Qa’dah 1436/11 Jia-Shen (7th month) 4713
Very little info has been published about the explosions at the U.S. Army’s Sagami General Depot in Japan, but daytime video of the site revealed the nighttime explosions were more visually impactful than the damage they […] Continue Reading…