Corporations lost billions.

NEW YORK (PNN) - November 29, 2015 - For years, Black Friday brawls and rampant materialism on the day after Thanksgiving have become a sort of twisted Amerikan celebration. However, each year the excitement continues to die down as people reject the Black Friday antics and instead do their shopping online or on other days. According to a survey by the National Retail Federation, Black Friday attendance was down over 3%, from 58.7% last year to 55.1% this year.

NEW YORK (PNN) - January 26, 2016 - Following December's disappointing drop in Services PMI data, January's initial print of 53.7 (missing expectations of 54.0) is the weakest since December 2014. It appears the "manufacturing recession doesn't matter" meme was wrong after all. As Markit notes, the survey data paint an inauspicious start to the year for the Fascist Police States of Amerika economy.

Social unrest may be unavoidable.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (PNN) - November 27, 2015 - Last week, we brought you the latest from Puerto Rico’s debt debacle. The commonwealth is desperately trying to restructure some $72 billion in debt while staring down a $354 million bond payment due on December 1.