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5 days ago4 min read
Birds, Jobs, Consumers, SUVs, and Perspective
February 9, 2025 JANUARY EMPLOYMENT: 143,000 net new jobs were added to the U.S. economy in January, much lower than the prior two...


Feb 35 min read
DeepSeek, Tariffs, and the Strayer Coin Bag Company
February 2, 2025 U.S. ECONOMY GREW AT 2.5% RATE IN 2024: According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, the U.S. economy grew at an...


Jan 275 min read
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 194 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 126 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 66 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...


Dec 30, 20244 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 22, 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 15, 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...
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