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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Despite the weather improving in March, pending sales of existing homes decreased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.9%; Sales...
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The short answer is, depends on how you calculate it. The results of looking at these two indices from various angles may surprise you....
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By now, you know the GDP came in way below consensus. Given recent revision history, its very likely this will not be the final number....
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"The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid...
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The WSJ’s Greg Ip is rapidly becoming a proverbial two-handed economist. Over the past week, he has written not one but two...
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How is this for weird? I have a distant cousin in the Mutual Fund business whose name is — ready? Barry Ritholz (spelleded...
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The United States has this fascinating relationship with inflation — there is this school of thought that if we disrespect it,...
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Now that the Spring home buying season is in full swing, I spoke with our real estate agent to see how the "surge" was going....
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I mocked yesterday’s NFP report, and a sizably stunning percentage of readers didn’t get the humor (and on a day off, too)....
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