"Firing On All Cylinders, But..." US Manufacturing Surveys Send Mixed Signals In May

Honda Projects First Loss Since 1957 - $15.7 Billion - Thanks To EV Strategy Fail Authored by Rob Sabo via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A reassessment of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., corporate electric vehicle (EV) strategy and planned cancellation of three EV models for the North American market could lead to losses totaling approximately $15.7 billion for its fiscal year ending March 31, the company said in a news release on March 12. A Honda SUV e: Prototype electric vehicle is displayed during a media day for the Auto Shanghai show...

Ukraine's Drone Campaign Against The 'Russian Amazon' Is Driven By Political Motives Authored by Andrew Korybko, The goal is to create a growing class of malcontents by inflicting major harm to small business owners who might then shift the electoral odds against the ruling party ahead of September’s next elections and later possibly form the core of a future protest movement that could be exploited from abroad. Ukraine’s US-assisted long-range drone campaign against Russia has recently begun targeting the country’s online retailer Wildberries, which is essentially the “Russian Amazon”, with recent strikes either totally...

The crisis will lead to social unrest and violence, as well as increased popularity of authoritarian movements on both the left and the right. This will lead to government crackdowns on civil liberties and increased government control of our economy.