Memorial Day weekend is the start of the summer driving season, so what better time for a few charts on gasoline prices? Besides,...
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Here’s an interesting thesis on how to beat the market: Buy Companies With High Customer Satisfaction Scores. Longtime readers may...
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A quick Dilbert break on a lazy Thursday:
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Yesterday, we looked at the abysmal Same Store Sales data (Retail Sales = Hard Landing ?) Today, we will get the Commerce...
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How bad were April Retail Sales today? • Wal-Mart posted its deepest monthly decline in at least 28 years. • The UBS-International...
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Paul Kedrosky found a nice study on the burgeoning growth of millionaires: "Being a millionaire is becoming so … common. The...
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Last week, we looked at the impact of the Housing slow down on various economic sectors. When we mentioned automobiles, one of the common...
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I don’t see how any intelligent, observant, intellectually honest person can claim that there has been zero impact on consumer...
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Uh, you guys may want to tweak that algorithm a bit . . . Hmmmm, so you think that buying a disposable $39 tool kit is best accessorized...
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For the past 5 years, I’ve cringed each time I heard a bullish argument for rising Corporate Capital Expenditures (CapEx for short)...
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