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The Four Coronavirus Scenarios: The Bad; The Worse; The Ugly; And The Unthinkable
The Four Coronavirus Scenarios: The Bad; The Worse; The Ugly; And The Unthinkable Summary The Covid-19 coronavirus could be more disruptive than markets are currently pricing in. Not in the least because the ‘true’ number of infected people remains uncertain, as the recent surge in cases exemplifies We outline four scenarios in which the virus […]
Guest post: The irreversible emissions of a permafrost ‘tipping point’
Guest post: The irreversible emissions of a permafrost ‘tipping point’ Across vast swaths of the northern hemisphere’s higher reaches, frozen ground holds billions of tonnes of carbon. As global temperatures rise, this “permafrost” land is at increasing risk of thawing out, potentially releasing its long-held carbon into the atmosphere. Abrupt permafrost thaw is one of […]
Why Covid-19 Demands Our Full Attention
Why Covid-19 Demands Our Full Attention This is an unprecedented moment for our hyper-connected planet There’s a reason we’ve re-directed so much of our attention towards reporting on and trying to understand the novel coronavirus (covid-19) that originated in Wuhan, China in December. The heart of our approach is to be “systems thinkers.” “Learn how […]
Fiat Chrysler To Shut Serbia Plant As Covid-19-Shock Paralyzes Global Supply Chains
Fiat Chrysler To Shut Serbia Plant As Covid-19-Shock Paralyzes Global Supply Chains It’s certainly plausible that the global economy is in the early stages of grinding to a halt. Already, we’ve noted that two-thirds of China’s economy is offline, with major industrial hubs idle and 400 million people quarantined. The next phase of the supply chain […]
Coronavirus likely now ‘gathering steam’
Coronavirus likely now ‘gathering steam’ Leaky international cordon may mean equivalent of worst flu season in modern times The number of confirmed cases of the Wuhan coronavirus have continued to surge inside China, sickening tens of thousands, with a death toll of more than 1,000. But outside the Asian giant the numbers remain a fraction […]
Chaos Is Coming: US To Start Testing People With Flu Symptoms
Chaos Is Coming: US To Start Testing People With Flu Symptoms Brace for chaos: in a few weeks, the next person to sneeze may be arrested quietly pulled aside by the authorities and tested for coronavirus. People in the US experiencing flu-like symptoms will be screened for the latest coronavirus that originated from China, officials with the […]
Impure Thoughts
Impure Thoughts What if the Corona virus turns out to be a genuine pandemic with legs, not some punk-ass, flash-in-the-pan bug like SARS… and infects hundreds of millions around the world…? And what if it happens to go logarithmic in the USA, as in China now…? And what if takes a few months, or half a […]
Is The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Now Unstoppable?
Is The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Now Unstoppable? New data suggests so Oh, boy…the scientific research on covid-19 (the new name of the Wuhan coronavirus) continues to reveal what a huge challenge containing this virus is. A new report from Los Alamos Labs calculates its R0 at between 4.7 to 6.6. That is massively contagious! It’s little wonder then […]
China Is Disintegrating: Steel Demand, Property Sales, Traffic All Approaching Zero
China Is Disintegrating: Steel Demand, Property Sales, Traffic All Approaching Zero In our ongoing attempts to glean some objective insight into what is actually happening “on the ground” in the notoriously opaque Chinese economy which has been hammered by the Coronavirus epidemic, yesterday we showed several “alternative” economic indicators such as real-time measurements of air pollution (a […]
US Says New Travel Restrictions “On The Table” As Singapore, Hong Kong Report Sharp Rise In New Cases
US Says New Travel Restrictions “On The Table” As Singapore, Hong Kong Report Sharp Rise In New Cases Summary: China says 1,716 medical workers have been infected Singapore reports largest daily jump in cases amid increased human-to-human transmission Hong Kong reports 3 new cases Hubei’s new party boss orders quarantine tightened President Xi touts new […]
“It’s Coming”: CDC Director Warns Coronavirus To Become Widespread Throughout United States, ‘Probably Beyond 2020’
“It’s Coming”: CDC Director Warns Coronavirus To Become Widespread Throughout United States, ‘Probably Beyond 2020’ The extremely virulent coronavirus which is sweeping through China’s Hubei province like wildfire will eventually gain a foothold in the United States – becoming a ‘community virus’ this year or next, according to CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield. “We don’t know a […]
The Violent Collision of Market Fantasy and Viral Reality
The Violent Collision of Market Fantasy and Viral Reality When the stampede tumbles off the cliff, buyers vanish and markets go bidless. The shock wave unleashed in China on January 23 is about to hit the U.S. economy and shatter everything that is fragile and fantasy, starting with the U.S. stock market. The shock wave is […]
China Vows To Put An End To “Lab Leakage Of Pathogenic Samples”
China Vows To Put An End To “Lab Leakage Of Pathogenic Samples” Seemingly providing more anecdotal evidence that the Covid-19 outbreak was caused by an accidental leak of a bio-engineered virus and not by some freak of nature in Wuhan’s market, China’s Communist Party has issued a serious “Wartime Order” demanding more care and containment […]
The Lessons We Have Learned From The Coronavirus So Far…
The Lessons We Have Learned From The Coronavirus So Far… Every disaster contains a lesson or a message that needs to be examined. Every tragedy, no matter how terrible, should be absorbed into the public consciousness and adopted as a cautionary tale; a part of our mythos. These events should not be cast into the […]
“Maybe This Was Man Made” – CNBC Questions Coronavirus Origins As ZeroHedge Remains Banned On Twitter
“Maybe This Was Man Made” – CNBC Questions Coronavirus Origins As ZeroHedge Remains Banned On Twitter In keeping with our storied history of presenting readers with plausible theories and allowing them to make their own decisions often times weeks, months or years in advance of the mainstream media figuring them out and/or having the courage to […]
