23 August 2015 (11:38 UTC-07 Tango 01)/01 Shahrivar 1394/08 Dhu al-Qa’dah 1436/10 Jia-Shen (7th month) 4713
“I was asleep, and at first thought it might have been the roar of thunder, but then there was a sequence of explosions for 10, maybe 15 minutes. A pillar of orange rose to the skies, and the air […] Continue Reading…
23 August 2015 (11:09 UTC-07 Tango 01)/01 Shahrivar 1394/08 Dhu al-Qa’dah 1436/10 Jia-Shen (7th month) 4713
It’s starting to look intentional as yet another massive explosion in a different chemical warehouse in China! This time it happened in Dongfu Village, Shandong. The latest reports say a dozen people have been killed or wounded at the […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
“The management of employment is a great human and social responsibility, that cannot be left in the hands of the few…To cause job losses means to cause serious social damage…”-Pope Francis, hypocritically criticizing layoffs despite the fact the Catholic Church is shutting down church and charity operations […] Continue Reading…
22 August 2015 (10:50 UTC-07 Tango 01)/31 Mordad 1394/07 Dhu al-Qa’dah 1436/09 Jia-Shen (7th month) 4713
“China is our third largest market by volume and is critically important to the future growth of our business.”-Muhtar Kent, ceo
Even with the brakes being applied to the Chinese economy United States based drink maker Coca Cola announced it […] Continue Reading…
22 August 2015 (03:39 UTC-07 Tango 01)/31 Mordad 1394/07 Dhu al-Qa’dah 1436/09 Jia-Shen (7th month) 4713
U.S. farm vehicle maker Deere & Company (aka John Deere) reduced its profit expectations for 2015, saying they think sales will fall 21%. There was not mention of the fact that their production in Tianjin has been directly impacted […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
The British empire University College London compiled data from 25 studies (and published in The Lancet) and concluded that working more than 40 hours per week increases your chances of having a heart attack by 13%, and increases chance of stroke by 27%.
California: The state Employment Development Department reports an increase […] Continue Reading…
21 August 2015 (00:46 UTC-07 Tango 01)/30 Mordad 1394/06 Dhu al-Qa’dah 1436/08 Jia-Shen (7th month) 4713
Tianjin Lite Rail 9 (aka Subway 9, Line 9, Binhai Mass Transit) was shutdown due to the explosions. It is the main east-west rail line into and out of Binhai, running along the Haihi River. It is not expected to […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
California: More proof tech isn’t recession resistant, NetApp announced it will kill-off 5-hundred jobs, blaming crashing revenues! Now add to that the announcement by Palo Alto based Hewlett Packard (HP) that they must eliminate far more than their amended plan of 55-thousand jobs, by October!!! They’ve already eliminated […] Continue Reading…
20 August 2015 (22:34 UTC-07 Tango 01, 19 August 2015)/29 Mordad 1394/05 Dhu al-Qa’dah 1436/07 Jia-Shen (7th month) 4713
“We were shocked to find out that these three companies were able to store extremely dangerous chemicals so close to public areas including kindergartens, primary schools and middle schools….this information was not known by people living […] Continue Reading…
Incomplete list of publicly announced layoffs & shutdowns:
Netherlands based Royal Dutch Shell began eliminating hundreds of oil industry jobs in Louisiana and Texas, as part of their plan to eliminate 6-thousand 5-hundred jobs globally!
Alabama: Alabama Media Group announced it is eliminating jobs across the state. The Video Warehouse announced it’s shutting down their 17 […] Continue Reading…