Bush’s Lead Narrowing In Post-Convention Polls
President Bush continues to lead John Kerry in most polls released since the Republican National Convention, but his bounce seems to be...
400GB DVR DVD Recorder
Here’s the next piece of electronica set to drive Jack Valenti into a mental institution: The Panasonic DMR-E500H. The real...
Employee Compensation
Ever look at the breakdown of employer costs for employee compensation? It is actually quite fascinating. According to today’s BLS...
Challenge Time
The markets have enjoyed a nice move up from mid-August. This rally has been disbelieved most of the way up. We are just about at key...
Chart of the Week: SPX
The S&P500 has been stuck in a broad trading range since late 2003. A close over 1130 would mean that this range has been broken....
Half a Million Hits!
Wow! 500,120 hits, between the two sides of this blog: The Big Picture:     347,283 essays & effluvia:...
Customer Acquisition versus Retention: A case study in costs
versus Is your contract up with your cellular carrier? Don’t renew it, cancel it. That’s how you can get the best deal from your...
Accelerated Depreciation of Capital Spending
One of the questions which has been puzzling me for quite a while is this: Why have Economists been so wrong — and by so much, and...
Will Wage Pressure Persist in 2005?
“Hoping for a big boost in pay next year? Forget about it.” That’s the thinking of the Chicago Suntimes, which noted...