Yesterday, I referenced Matt Trivisonno’s chart on federal withholding taxes in order to defenestrate some wildly inaccurate...
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Merrill Lynch North American Chief Economist David Rosenberg points out a simple but overlooked fact about economic growth: The US...
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This one is no April Fools joke: According to TrimTabs, the economy has been in a recession for six months now. And, it has already...
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Many breathed a sigh of relief over the final revision of 2007 Q4 GDP. However, we took a closer look to at some of the data to see what...
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Barron’s Alan Abelson praised Goldman Sachs economic team this weekend, saying, "They’re not always right . . . but they...
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More ugly Real Estate news: Each year, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) puts out a survey of Investment and Vacation Home...
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I’ve been on calls all morning, didn’t get a chance to follow up with the New Home Sales. Here are some highlights from the...
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A few other data points to note when considering the monthly changes (our earlier NAR Spin discussion): > 1) February 2009 was a leap...
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Through January 2008, declines in the prices of existing single family homes posted record low annual declines. “Unfortunately it does...
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One of themes we’ve looked at over the years is the spin that some trade groups put out on top of their data releases. Some Trade...
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