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23 Apr

Wages and Consumer Spending (Not a Pretty Picture)

by Barry Ritholtz
> Alan Abelson’s weekly column in Barron’s is one of my regular must reads. While many people complain he is a...

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21 Apr

LEI: Blecch!

by Barry Ritholtz
The US Conf Board of Leading Economic Indicators slid -0.4% in March. The LEI have been soft for some time now, posting a marginal gain...

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21 Apr

Inflation Paints Fed Into Corner

by Barry Ritholtz
Inflation? You Don’t Say! Underlying inflation accelerated in March, increasing the odds that the Federal Reserve will continue to...

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20 Apr

Astonishing New Discovery!

by Barry Ritholtz
I’m listening to CNBC’s discussion of today’s sell off, and I am astonished to learn that there is Inflation and a...

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20 Apr

PPI and Market Performance

by Barry Ritholtz
Another timely and relevant observation from Chart of the Day:   On Tuesday, the producer-price index (PPI) for finished goods...

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19 Apr

Understanding The “Kitchen Sink Economy”

by Barry Ritholtz
To figure out where you are going, it sometimes helps to know where you have been. This is one of those times. The last Bull Market began...

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15 Apr

Gaining and Declining Industries

by Barry Ritholtz
Infectious Greed points to a fascinating data series compiled by InfoUSA. Their survey of highest percentage business growth or decline...

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14 Apr

Tax day! (almost)

by Barry Ritholtz
Just a warning: I filed online (earlier) at Complete Tax. If you use them, they have buried in the center of their very long...

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14 Apr

BLS Non Farm Payroll Hedonics

by Barry Ritholtz
Since weekly unemployment claims are out this morning, I thought we might revisit an odd permutation — call it an amusing hedonic...

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13 Apr

Mystery of the Awful Economists (Part III)

by Barry Ritholtz
Last week, we observed that the WSJ was also wondering about the Dismal set (The Mystery of the Awful Economists, part 2). The Journal...

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

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