Headlines versus Underlying Data
I sometimes think I live in a different planet than some people. My friend Cody, for instance, lives in a very different economic world...
Sticking with the Under Yet Again on NFP
By now, you know the drill: The Consensus for Non Farm Payrolls data for November is 225,000, with a range from 180,000 ...
Chart of the Week: Home Equity Cash Outs
Our discussion of Credit Card usage leads us review this: Since 2000, American households have spent more than they earned – a...
Have the Wealthy Been Made Worse Off By Tax Cuts?
Very interesting analysis by Robert H. Frank — in addition to being an economics Prof at Cornell, he is the coauthor a textbook...
Why the focus on Tech and Entertainment?
One of the questions I have been getting lately is: Why the weekly focus on music, film, consumer electronics and all things...
Moody’s Acquires Economy.com: $27 million
I missed this while travelling during the week: Here’s the details from the Press release: Moody’s Corporation Acquires...
China by the Numbers
The Saturday WSJ has an interesting overview of China; Data junky and chart whore that I am, it it simply too much for me to pass up,...
Capacity Utilization Rates
I’m travelling today, so light posting. But check out this fascinating chart regarding Capacity Utiliatization Rates, via Chart of...
The Ongoing Decline in Media/Entertainment Revenues
Chris Anderson’s Long Tail looks at the ongoing decline — is meltdown too strong a word? (Probably not) — in the...
The Box Office Indicator?
A colleague asks about the "box office indicator" of economic health/weakness: "Do the current weak openings and poor...