Friday, April 01, 2016

The Jobs Report: Solid Growth, But Does Little to Solve Our Economic Malaise

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Today the Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the March jobs report.  It shows continued solid growth:  An increase of 215,000 new jobs.  The ...
Thursday, March 31, 2016

Why is Trump Triumphing In His Demographics Sweet Spot? Look at the Data

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Two Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economists, Michael McCracken and Joseph McGillicuddy, provide this graph.  It shows the change in emp...
Friday, March 18, 2016

Marvin Ellison CEO of JCPenny

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How JCPenney CEO Ellison Plans to Turn Company Around March 15 -- JCPenney CEO Marvin Ellison discusses the company's turnaround plans...
Saturday, February 06, 2016

This Morning's Employment Report

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today that unemployment fell to 4.9 percent and wages rose. " In January, average hourly earn...
Tuesday, January 05, 2016

The Making of the Big Short (the Movie That Is.)

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Michael Lewis' book, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine is one of the best on the financial crisis.  No one writes about finan...
Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Was 1945 a Recession Year?

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On EconTalk, Russ Roberts, debated Noah Smith on whether economics is a science.   It was a fun discussion well worth listening to.  At ...
Monday, November 16, 2015

So Who Owns Park Place?

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Craig Karmin and Liz Hoffman report in the Wall Street Journal that Marriott will buy Starwood Hotels for $12.2 Billion (11/16/2015.) ...
Sunday, November 15, 2015

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Swedish auto maker Volvo has as a key component of its strategy to gain a competitive advantage by providing a car safer than its rivals...
Monday, November 09, 2015

Dipti Kapadia Asks Whether the Jumbo Jet Era Is Coming to an End.direct flight over vast distances problem.

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In the 1960s, Boeing introduced the world's first jumbo jet.  This met two key needs of global travel.  The Boeing 747 could carry 450 p...