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24 Mar

Government Spending Is Out of Control! LOL

by Invictus
Calculation: BEA Table 3.1 Line 20 (Current Expenditures) divided by Table 1.1.5 Line 1 (GDP). Alternatively, Item #2 below divided by...

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20 Jan

California vs Texas Minimum Wage, 2013-2024

by Invictus
    @TBPInvictus here: Last year finished with a flourish. The work I do here was directly responsible for the Hoover...

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18 Dec

Surprise! California’s 40 Qs of Rising Minimum Wage...

by Invictus
  @TBPInvictus here Our story so far: California has been raising its minimum wage for the past decade, starting at $8/hour through...

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3 Dec

Hoover Withdraws Discredited Article

by Barry Ritholtz
  You may have missed this little brouhaha over the Thanksgiving weekend. We posted an analysis of a deeply flawed (dare I say...

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29 Nov

Never Mix Payroll and Household Survey Data

by Invictus
  @TBPInvictus here (link is now to Bluesky) Let’s cut to the chase: A Hoover Institution analysis of California private job...

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5 Nov

Who’s Gonna Win?

by Barry Ritholtz
  Over the past few weeks, clients, reporters, friends, and family have frequently asked this. Who’s Gonna Win? is a loaded...

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29 Oct

Where Might Consensus Be Wrong?

by Barry Ritholtz
  One of my favorite exercises is examining conventional wisdom—sometimes called the “Consensus”—and identifying where it...

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11 Jul

Thinking About the Sahm Rule…

by Invictus
    @TBPInvictus here: The most recent Employment Situation Summary a/k/a “jobs report” a/k/a NFP showed a healthy...

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9 Jul

It’s Only a Point…

by Barry Ritholtz
    A quick break from book duty and doing our quarterly client call to share this fascinating discussion from tennis great...

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7 Jul

Why Hasn’t the California Globe Retracted Its Story?

by Invictus
@TBPInvictus here If you’re tired of California-minimum-wage-and-its-impact-on-limited-service-restaurant-employment stories, I...

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      Barry L. Ritholtz is co-founder, chairman, and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC. Launched in...

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