This week's major U.S. economic reports (November 27 -- December 1)

[bucolic_frolic]

1. We are so f'd

Has anyone looked at tires recently? There's been massive consolidation in the industry. Private equity flips and combines like hamburgers and buns. Mavis bought Discount then PE bought Mavis. Regional retail firms are going like hotcakes. I wonder if tires are considered a safe haven because they'll be the same on EVs as on ICE vehicles. So many tire brands began in the 1880s, now they're combined under a handful of manufacturers. Bridgestone, Goodyear, Michelin. I'm not doing any research here but Kelly, Dunlop are owned by one of them. Hankook was partly owned by Michelin, then sold off. Mavis was a California brand in the 1960s.

Are there independent repair shops anymore?