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Stock Bump, Home Sales, China, and Domestic Football Issues
January 26, 2025 ANOTHER STRONG WEEK: The S&P 500 hit another record high before coming down a bit on Friday. Friday's decline was not...
Jan 27, 20255 min read


Broad Rally, Improved IMF Projections, and Getting Busted
January 19, 2025 MILDLY ENCOURAGING INFLATION NUMBERS: Last week, all eyes were on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' report on...
Jan 20, 20254 min read


Jobs, Ageism, Spending, Fires, and "Has Anyone Ever Told You?"
January 12, 2025 JOB MARKET HEATS UP: In December, the U.S. economy added 256,000 net new jobs. The unemployment rate decreased from...
Jan 13, 20256 min read


New Year of Unknowns and Focus on Prosperity
January 5, 2025 U.S. MANUFACTURING SLOWS MORE SLOWLY: The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) keeps a monthly index called the...
Jan 6, 20256 min read


So Long Shirley
December 29, 2024 WHAT WOULD WARREN BUFFET DO?: From time to time, some of you have told me of your nervousness caused by actions by...
Dec 30, 20244 min read


Scrooge, Leading Economic Indicators, Equal Time, and Joy
December 22, 2024 PLAYING THE ROLE OF EBENEZER SCROOGE...: The Fed met last week and announced a decrease in its benchmark rate by one...
Dec 22, 20244 min read


Nettlesome Inflation and "Be Funny"?
December 15, 2024 NETTLESOME INFLATION: The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.3% in November after rising 0.2% for the prior four...
Dec 15, 20244 min read


Record High Stocks, Record Old Homebuyers, and God Bless Ike
December 8, 2024 JOBS BOUNCE BACK: According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, the U.S. economy added 227,000 new jobs in...
Dec 9, 20244 min read


Stocks Flying, Inflation Hanging Around, and Mayflower Descendants
December 1, 2024 STOCKS HAVE A GREAT MONTH: The short trading week ended on a high note, capping the best month of the year for the S&P...
Dec 1, 20243 min read
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