Sunday Linkfests
If you think I’m a curmudgeon, have a read of Alan Abelson’s Up And Down Wall Street column: Its titled "Fly in the...
New Column up at Real Money (07/15/05)
My latest Real Money column, "The Fundamentals Stink: Buy Stocks" is posted. It is loosely based on yesterday’s...
The Oil Uproar That Isn’t
I’ve been meaning to point to NYT article — and an even better chart — from earlier this week: "For Americans, oil...
The Fly in the Martini
This week’s snark comes to us directly via Barron’s Alan Abelson, who is less than enthused about the recently released...
Data Point Versus Data Series
Its important to recall that economic data – indeed, any data series – is not a snapshot, but a moving picture. And even moving...
FreakEconomics of Smoking
I have not yet read the widely applauded Freakonomics, but its in my queu. Here’s a decidely non-Freakonomics look at smoking....
Personal Income Quality Improving?
EPI noted in a June research piece — reported Monday in the WSJ — that "job quality has begun to recover:"...
London back to normal ?
New Economist has an interesting post about London returning to normal — by Friday: The most remarkable thing about London today is...
Wages & Inflation: 5 years
Earlier this morning, I showed a 20 year chart of inflation, relative to consumer income and purchasing power. It was a surprise to see...
Wages & Inflation: 20 years
Michael Panzner observes that while wages have kept pace with the cost of many goods and services over the past 20 years, Housing, Higher...