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CEOs Abandon Ship: Record 159 Chief Exec Exits In August As Overall Layoffs Surge

 

Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk,

Reports by Challenger, a global outplacement and business firm, shows record CEO churn and growing corporate layoffs.

Overall Layoffs a Growing Concern

The August Challenger report says 53,480 Announced Cuts Led by Tech, Trade Issues a Growing Concern

U.S.-based employers ramped up the pace of downsizing in August, as companies announced plans to cut 53,480 jobs from their payrolls. This is up 37.7% from July’s total of 38,845, according to the latest report on job cuts released Thursday from global outplacement and business and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.

August’s total is the fourth highest for job cuts this year, and marks the eighth consecutive time job cuts were higher than the corresponding month one year earlier. Last month’s total was the highest August total since 2009, when 76,456 cuts were recorded.

The August total is 39% higher than the 38,472 cuts announced in August 2018. So far this year, employers have announced plans to cut 423,312 jobs from their payrolls, up 36.2% from the 310,773 cuts in the first eight months of 2018. It is the highest eight-month total since 2015, when 434,554 cuts were announced.

“Employers are beginning to feel the effects of the trade war and imposed tariffs by the U.S. and China. In fact, trade difficulties were cited as the reason for over 10,000 job cuts in August,” said Andrew Challenger, Vice President of Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.

“We are continuing to see investor concerns shaking confidence in the market, and employers appear to be cutting workers in response to a slowdown in demand for their products and services,” he added.

Retail continues to lead all sectors in 2019 with 57,226 cuts, 2,059 of which occurred last month. That is 28% fewer cuts than the 79,478 announced in the same period last year. The Automotive sector has announced 36,148 cuts so far this year, the highest eight-month total since 2009, when 128,906 jobs were cut.

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Draghi Lied Again: In “Unprecedented Revolt”, Europe’s Top Central Bankers Dissented Over QE

 

To push through QE and to preserve his legacy, Mario Draghi just started the countdown on central banking.

Apparently ripping a page out of Jean-Claude Juncker’s play book – “When it’s serious, you have to lie” – outgoing ECB President appears to have been caught in a big fat fib.

In his grand finale press conference today, Draghi unleashed QEternity (albeit with the limits we have noted), proudly proclaiming that “there was no need to vote” because there was “full agreement on the need to act” and a “significant majority” were for QE.

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SB2 ~ Trump’s Big Victories at the G7 – Part 3: The Power of Melania’s Wardrobe.

 

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Do you like fashion and beauty?

If you do, you’re in for a treat!

I had the opportunity in previous articles to mention how the First Lady made her clothing choices through the combination of beauty and powerful symbolism. In this article, I walked you though the coded messages hidden in Melania’s Hermes Birkin bag when she and POTUS visited 10 Downing Street on June 4 2019. I told you how it was connected to her Ralph Lauren “Smooth Criminal” look in Giza or her Celine shirtdress when landing in Ghana and gave you the real meaning of the pith helmet she wore in Kenya and about which she was criticized by the low IQ Fake News.

Today, we will go further.

In part 2, I told you how POTUS freed France from the Cabal during his first meeting with President Macron. After this exchange, those who follow French politics have seen Macron’s surprising and spectacular 180 on the retirement age and this is only the beginning of a long list of positive changes. If something that explosive could have happened a few minutes before the Maestro started his G7 meetings, can you imagine the magnitude of what happened during the G7 and when it ended?

I showed you in this image the significance of Macron wearing the Awake Watch, his water being on the floor and how it connects to WATCH the water in Q847. Did you take it further? Do you remember the Trump/Pence “water episode” in June 6 2018 when POTUS and FLOTUS held a meeting at the FEMA NRCC? Watch how the Fake News reported it: video.

As you can see, with Macron’s confirmation, the water-under-the-table episode has a… rippling effect.

Did you notice Melania’s pick was a Celine trench Coat? Where else did she wear it? Yes, when visiting 10 Downing Street on June 4 2019. Look: Img1

If you notice her belt went from light brown to black and know some martial arts, you will see this change symbolizes progression, advancement or increased power as mentioned in the decode about the Maestro’s victory in the UK and its connection to Melania’s Birkin bag: Img2

Now that we have made this amazing discovery, what do we do? We build a timeline starting with the FEMA meeting on June 6 2018 and passing through the 10 Downing Street visit on June 4 2019. By doing so, The Plan manifests in all its glory and displays markers of military precision in POTUS’ fight for freedom: Img3

And when all these markers were secured on his political timeline, the Maestro went back to FEMA on Sept 1 2019 to give an update while VP Pence was representing him in Poland. Do you know why? What if I told you this was a planned “choreography” to provide the confirmation that the Storm has arrived and that we should trust the Plan? Look: Img4

With this example of the power of Melania’s wardrobe, we can now fly to Biarritz and try to decode all the messages she sent us and how they are related to major world events. From her departure from DC in Aug 23 2019 to her return on Aug 26 2019, she made 7 fashion picks to send 7 messages: Img5

Let’s start with outfit 2. POTUS and FLOTUS have just landed in France. Did you make the connection between Melania’s yellow dress and the Yellow Vests? I gave you a hint in part 2 when I said: “Since then, it (the Yellow Vest movement) blew up the French deficit and, like a termite, has begun to gnaw at the French economy”. The keyword was “termite”. Are you familiar with the Purple Termite flower? Here is the solution: Img6

Then, when Macron received his cold shower from POTUS, FLOTUS chose a beige Gucci dress with a front belt chain. She tweeted about Frances’s coming changes and coded in the image sizes messages confirming it was freed from the Cabal: Img7

After this conquest and the announcement of the house cleaning process, Melania walked with us in the streets of Espelette and tweeted 4 images to let us know that the final stage of this process is to bring God and Family back to center stage: Img8

She later confirms her thinking with her next tweet in which she reports on her interaction with the French youth. This time, because of the exclusive spiritual connotation of the message, she chose to use the Jewish gematria system: Img9

The next day, FLOTUS tweeted a 51 second long video summarizing her activities during the G7 and coded that in addition to the fight to protect the youth we went through earlier, another one, more subtle, also needed to be fought. Let’s see if you can spot it. Read the tweet and watch the video: link

Did you catch it?

FLOTUS gave us a hint at 28’ where the video shows an open door to a garden. That was the door you needed to take to solve her riddle. Look: Img10

You know why she turned her head away right? She was showing lack of interest just like the Maestro did when Macron was talking at their first meeting: until 2:42

Now we need to go to the 26’ mark in the video. We see performers dancing a jig. Value for JIG? Yes: 26. Coincidence? Then, we notice 26=7+9+10 and if we go to the 7’, 9’ and 10’ marks of the video, we see the Rock of the Virgin is invariably shown. Look: Img11

As you can see, it’s time to investigate this iconic Biarritz landmark. From this article, we gather the historic data and using other picture angles, we can decode Melania’s message: Img12

We can now analyze the tweet further and decode the capital letters and the video length: Img13

Now is the time to decode the red Alexander McQueen dress Melania dressed for the G7 evening’s festivities on August 25th 2019.

For this, we need to analyze the context and recap. We are at the evening of the second day of the G7 and the trade war with China has reached a tension threshold never before reached as illustrated here: video.

And while China is stuck with these new tariffs and has to deal with the Termite play in its Hong Kong variation as seen in Img3, the Maestro scores string of diplomatic successes for example here in trade with his friend Abe from Japan: until 1:35, or here with is friend Boris Johnson strategizing for BREXIT and a historic trade deal: video or here with Canada with a defeated Trudeau made to sit by the US flag: video and the list goes on.

As to France, as said earlier, the termite message was sent and received through Calvin Klein, Macron was defeated though Gucci and the next day Melania walked in the streets of Espelette in Calvin Klein with her spoils of war in a Hermes bag much bigger than the Chanel bag she was last seen with when taking off. Do you see the pattern? She alternated Calvin Klein with other designers. These messages were perfectly read by the Cabal which, after realizing that they had just lost France and that the world was willingly or unwillingly uniting around the Maestro, had to spend the night decoding Melania’s beautiful red Alexander McQueen’s dress before things get really ugly!

Do you see it? Melania set the early alternation on Calvin Klein to send the message to the Cabal that after her Alexander McQueen dress, chances were very high that she would wear Calvin Klein the next day. The Cabal had to simulate that possibility and analyze what it meant.

If you’ve identified this Calvin Klein alternation and run the simulation, you get the following explosive message: Img14

As you can see, as the world was falling apart in front of their very eyes, China received from FLOTUS a very simple question: “do you want things to escalate? If yes, I’m Calvin Klein-ready”.

Well, that very night after the Biarritz festivities, China called and officially stated that they hoped for a ‘calm’ resolution to the tariff war. The Maestro tweeted about it and it made the headlines of those who report the news: Img15

Then, when asked about China’s new stance and their use of the word CALM, here is the Maestro’s response: until 12:30.

Do you know why the Maestro liked the use of the word ‘CALM’ and why he and China emphasized it? Because it made FLOTUS change her initial Calvin Klein choice to Alaia. Read very carefully: Img16

Now, I have a question for you:

Are you tired of winning yet?!

We can now gather Melania’s 7 outfits with their corresponding decodes in a synthetic image. Enjoy: Img17

Will Flotus confirm anything on Hannity tonight?

Q2618 Only her beauty and love of country. Q

Today’s Reflection/Energies

 

i had a feeling today would feel “heavy”.  anniversary of 9/11.  i have chosen not to mourn – not to dwell on what happened on that day.  it sparked a huge new step in my awakening.  each year since then i have mourned.  i have felt – all over again – the loss.  the anger.  the rage.  the lies we have been told.  and 18 years later – the truth is still being suppressed – while the memorializing continues.

so – i am not participating.  why give the controller’s and their human bot minions here more “free food” (energy)?

that being said – it was hard for me to escape feeling the collective dip in energy.  and to add to their agenda of harm and abuse, they were at it today with their trails in our skies.

i reject it all.  truth now.  freedom now.  now.

now.

now.

now.

enough of that.  i have noticed recently that at times a correlation between an electron or proton spike and a spike on the schumann.  (at the 18 hour).  i see that today (see below).  are WE doing this or is it happening TO us?  or both perhaps?

who else is overly done of saying/thinking “i don’t really know”?

yeah me too.

for now i am investing my energy into bike rides and music.  and the occasional sweet treat.

love,

victoria

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DOJ Inspector General Expected To Conclude Carter Page FISA Warrants Illegally Obtained: Jim Jordan

 

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz will likely find that all four Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrants against 2016 Trump campaign aide Carter Page were obtained illegally, according to Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH),  top Republican on the House Oversight and Reform Committee.

I think he will,” said Jordan during an discussion with Fox News‘s Sean Hannity and Gregg Jarrett Monday night.

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US warplanes carpet-bomb an ISIS-infested island in northern Iraq with 40 TONS of laser-guided explosives in a bid to wipe out all of their terrorist strongholds and stop the flow of fighters to Syria

 

editor victoria’s comment ~ all part of the plan.  art of war.  interesting and poignant this is taking place on the week of 9/11.  

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  • The video shows explosions creating mushroom clouds billowing from island
  • US-led coalition said warplanes dropped the 40 tons of bombs on the island in the Tigris River ‘infested’ with members of the Islamic State group
  • The coalition said F15 and F35 warplanes took part in the bombing on Qanus Island in the central province of Salaheddine, north of the capital Baghdad 
  • Strikes comes days after President Trump decided to cancel Afghan peace talks
  • Data shows that strikes have also picked up in Afghanistan with US jets dropping nearly 800 bombs against targets in Afghanistan last month
  • In DC, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Afghan peace talks are on hold  

Bolton’s Out. Does this mean we’re “good to go”?

 

Red October is perhaps really going to be this October?  As we keep being told – we are watching a movie.  Bolton could simply have fulfilled his role and is now leaving the stage.  Trump would not have installed him – even if he was one of the “bad” actors – if he wasn’t absolutely needed.  There are no accident’s here.  The Q drop below originally followed drop #993:

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Drops will go fast.
WH clean SIG.
Marker.
Everything is planned.
Years.
Message.
UNITY.
AWAKENING.
We Fight.
Lexington.
Concord.
STAY TOGETHER.
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Follow Bolton.
Clean.
Stage.
Learn how to archive offline.
The streets will not be safe for them.
Q

 

President Trump Taking Action on Homeless Crisis in LA (and likely other cities)

 

editor victoria’s comment ~ very relieved to read about this…

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President Trump has ordered White House officials to crack down on homelessness in California according to an anonymously-sourced Tuesday report in the Washington Post.

#1 on the list appears to be Los Angeles’s infamous “skid row,” where vagrants will be moved into government-backed facilities. Trump is said to be actively involved in the effort, which is currently under discussion by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Domestic Policy Council, and the Department of Health and Human Services.

One official cited the need to take action due to the “rampant diseases” and sewage problems (a.k.a. so much feces that San Franciscso pays ‘poop patrollers’ $185,000 per year to keep up with their shitty situation).

Among the ideas under consideration is razing existing tent camps for the homeless, creating new temporary facilities, or refurbishing existing government facilities, two officials said. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because the planning hasn’t been publicly revealed. The changes would give the federal government a larger role in supervising housing and health care for residents.

The Post notes that “the talks are fluid and concrete plans had not been reached.

Given Trump’s recent comments on the “disgrace to our country” of homelessness, along with the “rat and rodent infested” city of Baltimore (represented by House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings (D) – who’s investigating Trump in several matters), it stands to reason that dinging Democrats for their disastrously run sanctuary utopias will be a key focus going into the 2020 election.

In early July, Trump told Fox News host Tucker Carlson that his administration “may intercede” in cities like New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Some Headlines for 9/10/19

 

on this first day of possible 10 days of “something” – i would say some things are heating up – going up a notch……

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BREAKING: President Trump Fires John Bolton as National Security Advisor

Rand Paul on John Bolton’s Firing: ‘The Chances of a War Worldwide Go Greatly Down’

Epstein Did Not Die in His Prison Cell: FEDS

Michael Flynn Tells House Intel Democrats To Pound Sand Over Testimony And Documents

BREAKING: Transcripts Released from Gen. Flynn Hearing — EVIDENCE EXISTS OF BOMBSHELL MEMO EXONERATING FLYNN!

Rachel Maddow slapped with $10 million lawsuit over ‘paid Russian propaganda’ accusations

Oregon Governor CAUGHT In Another Scandal, Public Records Advocate Resigns Amid Cover Up

Group Attacking Kavanaugh And Other Trump Judicial Nominees Being Fueled By Dark Money From George Soros

Gen. Michael Flynn Due in Court Today — First Appearance Since Lawyers Petitioned Court to Hold Mueller Gang in Contempt

Institute of Northern Engineering: A Structural Reevaluation of the Collapse of World Trade Center 7

 

and the tweet linking me to this piece…(the bold is my doing)

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Project Summary

This is a study of the collapse of the 47-story World Trade Center Building 7 (WTC7) at 5:20 P.M. on September 11, 2001.

The objective of the study was threefold: (1) Examine the structural response of WTC 7 to fire loads that may have occurred on September 11, 2001; (2) Rule out scenarios that could not have caused the observed collapse; and (3) Identify types of failures and their locations that may have caused the total collapse to occur as observed.

The UAF research team utilized three approaches for examining the structural response of WTC 7 to the conditions that may have occurred on September 11, 2001. First, we simulated the local structural response to fire loading that may have occurred below Floor 13, where most of the fires in WTC 7 are reported to have occurred. Second, we supplemented our own simulation by examining the collapse initiation hypothesis developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Third, we simulated a number of scenarios within the overall structural system in order to determine what types of local failures and their locations may have caused the total collapse to occur as observed.

The principal conclusion of our study is that fire did not cause the collapse of WTC 7 on 9/11, contrary to the conclusions of NIST and private engineering firms that studied the collapse. The secondary conclusion of our study is that the collapse of WTC 7 was a global failure involving the near-simultaneous failure of every column in the building.

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