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Stocks Roar, Part-Timers Grow, Time for Small Caps
September 15, 2024 INFLATION COOLING TREND CONTINUES: According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the rate of inflation, as...
Sep 15, 20245 min read
Ambiguous Data, Market Pullback, Dropping Rates, and Moondoggie
September 9, 2024 ECONOMY ADDS 142,000 JOBS IN AUGUST: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its report for August employment,...
Sep 9, 20244 min read
NVIDIA Triple Digit Growth Not Good Enough, Shared Awe
September 2, 2024 THE OTHER INFLATION MEASURE: The Federal Reserve likes the Commerce Department's Personal Consumption Expenditure...
Sep 2, 20244 min read
Less Jobs, Less Sales at Lowe's, and Long Drive
August 26, 2024 LABOR MARKET WEAKER THAN BELIEVED: Last week, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the number of new jobs...
Aug 26, 20245 min read
Good Economic Signals, Stocks Jump, and Why Wasps?
August 19, 2024 INFLATION RATE COOLING: The rate in inflation continued to come down in July. The Consumer Price Index was up 0.2% for...
Aug 19, 20245 min read
Boring? Lots of Ups and Downs
August 12, 2024 MORTGAGE RATES FALL: Last week, the average 30-year mortgage in the U.S. fell sharply to 6.47%, the lowest it has been...
Aug 11, 20245 min read
The Sahm Rule and 25 or 6 to 4
August 4, 2024 COOLING LABOR MARKET: In July, the U.S. unemployment rate increased from 4.1% to 4.3%. 113,000 net new jobs were...
Aug 4, 20244 min read
Small Companies Rally, Small Colleges Struggle, the Joy of Running
July 28, 2024 SECOND QUARTER ECONOMIC GROWTH: According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis' "advance estimate," the U.S. economy grew at...
Jul 28, 20245 min read
Good Night Bob, CrowdStrike, and Doug's Decisions
July 22, 2024 GOODNIGHT BOB: I am starting this week with a few quotes in honor of Bob Newhart, an absolute giant in the humor...
Jul 22, 20246 min read
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