Through a Glass, Darkly

Do you enjoy speculation about possible futures? Bloomberg has put together a pessimistic set of eight scenarios looking at what may happen between now and 2028. Hat tip to RealClearWorld for the link. Without going into detail, the eight scenarios they examine are these:

Trump Wins Second Term
Fake News Kills Facebook
Bitcoin Replaces the Banks
North Korea Launches an Attack
Corbyn Makes Socialism Great Again
Generational Warfare Destroys Europe
China Begins a Trade War
Electric Cars End the Oil Era

True to its business roots, Bloomberg ends by examining the investment implications of each scenario. That is, which sorts of firms may benefit and which may suffer given that set of alternatives.

These are treated as darkly pessimistic scenarios. Actually, at this point I sort of hope Trump gets a second term. That ought to be good for mass emigration and suicides among liberals.