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· 2026-10-10T16:26:17+00:00Now that Shein has become so expensive, where do you buy cheap stuff?
· 2026-10-10T10:59:28+00:00Per hour of effective work, Palmela is the one that produces the most. +24.3% cars per hour than in Germany +11.7% per hour than in China
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AI visual note: The image is a table titled "Volkswagen manufacturing economics by plant" comparing three facilities—Emden, Germany; Palmela, Portugal; and Tianjin, China—across metrics including labor cost per hour (€74, €37, €12), annual effective working hours (1,282; 1,419; 2,065), sick leave rate, annual vehicle output per employee (29; 39.9; 51.3), factory cost per vehicle (€4,850; €2,385; €1,078), and electricity cost per kWh. The highlighted figures (circled in red) show that Palmela, Portugal delivers the highest output per effective working hour—producing 24.3% more vehicles per hour than Emden, Germany, and 11.7% more than Tianjin, China, despite China's higher total annual output per employee.
· 2026-10-10T21:27:24+00:00US house prices rose 93% in ten years while median weekly pay rose 52%. The system is designed to keep you poor
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AI visual note: A chart titled "The house got a bigger raise" shows that U.S. house prices rose 93% over 10 years (Q2 2016 to Q2 2026) while median weekly pay grew only 52%, based on FHFA and BLS data, illustrating the post's point about housing costs far outpacing wages.
· 2026-10-10T19:53:15+00:00Martín Redrado, expresidente del Banco Central, afirmó: “Salimos de una catástrofe económica. Los políticos pensaban que la billetera era infinita y que se podía usar el Banco Central. Argentina logró equilibrio”.
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· 2026-10-10T20:52:17+00:00Freight fees are currently soaring, reaching up to $760,000 a day This is a steep increase from $200,000 a day, seen at the beginning of September.
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AI visual note: A Bloomberg bar chart titled 'Soaring Costs: Tanker freight prices rocket', tracking 'West Africa-to-China VLCC Earnings' in US$ Per Day, showing prices spiking to a peak of '0.760M' near September 2026.
· 2026-10-10T20:39:03+00:00Se conoció el dato de actividad industrial para agosto. Si tomo los primeros 8 meses del 2026 (enero-agosto) y los comparo con los primeros 8 meses del 2023, la industria está un 11,7% por debajo. Puntualmente en el sector automotriz: 7 de cada 10 patentamientos son de autos
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· 2026-10-10T21:13:57+00:00IRISH POTATO FARMING: OPPORTUNITIES BEYOND THE FIELD Irish potato farming is more than growing a crop. It creates business opportunities across the entire agricultural value chain. Farmers can invest in potato production, while entrepreneurs can supply quality seed potatoes,
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· 2026-10-10T20:17:18+00:00Everything is so expensive and I’m not ashamed to say I literally can’t afford a lot of things right now but it’s okay because the goal is to improve myself and make more money