The spin these days is that all of these disasters — 9/11, Iraq Insurgency, New Orleans flood — were both unthinkable and...
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There are certain things I expect for my tax dollars: Schools, Police services, Military protection, Infrastructure, etc. This is...
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The WSJ: The Sept. 20 statement announced that the Fed was raising its key short-term interest rate by one-quarter point to 3.75%, its...
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The task of calculating the enormous damage from Katrina – in Human lives, in property damage, and in economic terms – continues. As...
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Yesterday’s Preliminary U of Michigan Consumer Confidence number stunk the joint up yesterday. How bad was it? The survey saw a 14%...
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Check it out: "We do not view this survey as a useful indicator of consumer behavior or the economy. The index was likely weighed...
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Go figure: Deficits matter: " . . . [T]he nation’s budget deficit is a cinch to go from merely staggering to positively...
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Earlier today, Gary Evans directed me to this chart. By coinicidence, CNBC’s Ron Insana featured a very similar chart this...
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There’s an interesting debate today on Gold at Real Money. Some people actually think that Gold reflects future expectations for...
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So let me make sure I completely understand this: If we back out all of the inflationary data from the CPI, and PPI, there is, um, no...
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