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5 Feb

Jobs & Wage Data: the “Nuanced Economy”

by Barry Ritholtz
Let’s call the job and wage data somewhat contradictory. Perhaps nuanced is a better word.  Understanding why the series has...

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27 Jan

“Priced out of Brooklyn”

by Barry Ritholtz
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...

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24 Jan

LEIs Continue to be Worthless

by Barry Ritholtz
More absurdity from the people who ruined an otherwise adequate indicator: "Six of the 10 indicators that make up the index...

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16 Jan

Top US Patent Recipients for 2005

by Barry Ritholtz
Each year, the US Patent office releases its annual list of top 10 global private sector patent recipients. Listed below are the 10...

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12 Dec

How Strong is this Jobs Recovery?

by Barry Ritholtz
The White House, Treasury Secretary Snow, and Labor Secretary Elaine Chao have been pointing out that the American economy has created...

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7 Dec

Chart of the Week: NYSE Seats versus S&P500

by Barry Ritholtz
The current prices that are being paid for NYSE seats are much higher than they have been relative to the S&P500. If the historical...

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2 Dec

Headlines versus Underlying Data

by Barry Ritholtz
I sometimes think I live in a different planet than some people. My friend Cody, for instance, lives in a very different economic world...

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1 Dec

WSJ: Holiday Sales Numbers Don’t Add Up

by Barry Ritholtz
The WSJ agrees that one cannot determine actual sales from a sentiment report: Here’s how the NRF’s polling company,...

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30 Nov

New Home Sales Data: Don’t rely On It Either

by Barry Ritholtz
Here we go again: Yesterday’s New Home Sales data of plus 13% month over month was . . . how shall I politely phrase this . . ....

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2 Mar

The Mystery of the Awful Economists

by Barry Ritholtz
This was originally published at the The Street.com’s Real Moeny on 3/2/2005 3:42 PM > “We have 2 classes of forecasters:...

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  • About Barry Ritholtz

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

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