One of the odder aspects of the so-called housing bubble phenomenon is how so many pundits have been so self-confident in their...
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There’s an interesting dynamic swirling around the impact of Oil and the likelihood (or not) of a possible recession. Some...
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> Barron’s picked up yesterday’s Energy Finally Dragging Down Spending: THE RESILIENCY OF CONSUMER SPENDING in the face of...
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One if the more amusing aspects of data analysis is watching the way various persons (of the genus Mustela nivalis) manage to emphasize...
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The resiliency of consumer spending in the face of high-energy prices has surprised many observers. The modest impact high-energy prices...
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The WSJ asks: How expensive would gas have to be for you to significantly cut the amount you drive? The answer: click for...
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Over the past century, as the industry became ever more adept and efficient at finding, pumping and refining oil, Real Gas prices did not...
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"Burned” CDs accounted for 29 percent of all recorded music obtained by fans in 2004, compared to 16 percent attributed to...
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Fiona Apple’s new album, Extraordinary Machine, has been freed from purgatory. Our earlier laments on the disc have been, at least...
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Chris Anderson’s Long Tail asks: “Why are the current generation of music services so dumb?” That’s an interesting...
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