More Stupidity from the Conference Board
Have I been too hard on the Conference Board? Has my criticism of their modification of the LEIs been unjustified? I think not, but my...
Gasoline Demand: Less Inelastic Than Previously Believed
Guess what happened as Gasoline prices soared last week? We used 4% less than the prior week — with a travel holiday...
Katrina Lowers Year End Expectations
Forget most of what you are reading about the post-Katrina recovery. This is an unprecedented U.S. disaster that will have repercussions...
OS X Gas Widget
Very cool Widget available for Apple’s OS X Tiger, allowing you to check the prices of your local gas station. Here’s the...
Gasoline Prices (by State)
Another well-researched graphic via WSJ online: "GASOLINE PRICES MAY HAVE PEAKED across the U.S. after a sharp run-up in the wake of...
Economic, Market Impact Of Hurricane Katrina
Good round up from Dow Jones: Over a week after making landfall, the broad economic fallout from Hurricane Katrina continues to unfold....
Katrina’s Oil Impact (and $4/gal gas)
click for larger photo The bottom line impact of Katrina: Gasoline at $4. That is the highest I saw petrol at, admittedly on Labor Day...
Are Real Commodity Prices at multi-century Lows?
The graph below, courtesy of BHP Billiton CEO Chip Goodyear, was compiled from a variety of sources, including the US All Commodities...
Chart of the Day: S&P500 following Gasoline Price Surges
Chart of the Day looks at how the stock market has responded to significant increases in gasoline prices over the past 25 years....
Katrina Overview (or, we’ve gone Map Crazy, Part IV)
One again, we see the internet is an unbelievable resource whenever these disasters — both manmade or Acts of God — strike....