The Retail Sales post-mortem has begun, and it is as we expected: the weakest holiday spending season in five years. Total sales gains...
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While we won’t get the full data for a few days, some early numbers are beginning to come in. The most chartable thing I can say...
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Most people usually have a good reason for doing what it is that they do. Whenever I am asked why I blog or push back against headlines,...
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The Rich really are different — as today’s chart porn reveals. It has to do with inflation — the High Cost of Living...
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If you want to know: – What people think, ask them questions. – What people are doing, look at the data. – What they...
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Shorter BLS: "The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6 % in November before seasonal adjustment....
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The initial read on Retail sales was pretty good: The Commerce Department said Retail sales increased by 1.2% over October 2006 2007, and...
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I like trolling through these pages looking at what people want — and what actually gets bought. These are the most "Wished...
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Forget forecasting: You can’t even begin to think about the Future if you don’t understand the Present. Case in point:...
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