This morning we learn that US new capital goods orders fell 8.1% year over year for October. As shown below drops of this magnitude occurred in the early stages of the last two US recessions in 2002-03 and 2007-08.
Source: St. Louis Fed
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Cory’s Chart Corner
This goes with my most recent post...stunning acknowledgement by A.I execs of labour theft (taxpayer wages). h/t @MotherJones
Jaw-dropping documents from our lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI reveal how tech leaders talk when they think no one is listening: We may have pulled off “the largest theft of labor in human history” https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/openai-chatgpt-microsoft-copyright-legal-case-documents-revelations/
10 BLEAK YEARS AHEAD
http://www.theburningplatform.com/?p=44332
Re: Cory’s Case -Shiller chart …….. it may be worth comparing it with pretty much any lumber or wafer board producer or even Home Depot. So who is buying the boards?