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Youngstown & The Mahoning Valley => Youngstown in General => Topic started by: Towntalk on February 25, 2015, 03:31:19 PM

Title: BAD ECONOMIC NEWS
Post by: Towntalk on February 25, 2015, 03:31:19 PM
http://wkbn.com/2015/02/25/vallourec-makes-company-wide-cuts/ (http://wkbn.com/2015/02/25/vallourec-makes-company-wide-cuts/)
Title: Re: BAD ECONOMIC NEWS
Post by: Rick Rowlands on February 25, 2015, 05:17:47 PM
Maybe, maybe not.  I think Vallourec is very hesitant to cut any jobs at its flagship plant right now, but some of their other operations overseas may see some reductions.   
Title: Re: BAD ECONOMIC NEWS
Post by: Irishbobcat on February 25, 2015, 05:18:10 PM
Well, it looks like not enough people bought the fracking lies hook, line, and sinker. Folks finally figured out the pro-frackers were simply selling a pig in a poke!

Maybe we can finally build green alternative energy plants and put people back to work constructing things that don't harm the soil and water....and our health.....
Title: Re: BAD ECONOMIC NEWS
Post by: Rick Rowlands on February 25, 2015, 05:47:51 PM
Its not a pig in a poke, its economics.  There are three commodities being drilled for, crude oil, natural gas and wet gas.  Around here we are drilling for wet gas, and that is not sold as a fuel.  Once the price of crude oil rebounds the drilling and exploration will continue. 
Title: Re: BAD ECONOMIC NEWS
Post by: AllanY2525 on February 26, 2015, 01:04:59 AM

Precisely - it's the economy and the market.  If sales of the Cruze, etc. were
to get very slow I'm sure GM would cut hours and/or positions at the Lordstown
assembly plant.

Rick is exactly right.