Greg Ip Discovers Data Manipulation
This wasn’t supposed to Housing Monday, but that certainly seems to be what is happening — especially after I saw this...
Gaming the Blog Ecosystem
For quite a while now, Search Engine Optimization geeks spent lots of time trying to game Google’s search results. That’s no...
Fed: Stagnant Net Worth for Typical US Family
Every 3 years, the Federal Reserve undertakes a massive survey of nearly 5,000 US families. The interview process is comprehensive,...
Connect the Retail Sales Dots
The usually astute WSJ blows a front page story on yesterday’s retail sales data. Actually, you can asign 60% of the blame to...
Dark Matter Revisited
Monday’s discussion of the BusinessWeek cover story on "Economic Dark Matter and Why the Economy is Stronger than You...
Misunderstanding Savings Rate: Still Negative
This evening, I read Michael Brush’s column Americans Still Have Saving Grace. He argues that "Are we really dipping into our...
Jobs & Wage Data: the “Nuanced Economy”
Let’s call the job and wage data somewhat contradictory. Perhaps nuanced is a better word. Understanding why the series has...
“Priced out of Brooklyn”
Is NYC a Microcosm of the U.S.? I would never had thought so. Manhattan is totally unlike the rest of the nation. I always loved...
LEIs Continue to be Worthless
More absurdity from the people who ruined an otherwise adequate indicator: "Six of the 10 indicators that make up the index...
Top US Patent Recipients for 2005
Each year, the US Patent office releases its annual list of top 10 global private sector patent recipients. Listed below are the 10...