Gift-card effect? Not so much . . .
The $17 billion gift card addendum –about 8% of holiday sales — turns out not to cause a "January effect" as...
Five for ‘05
‘Tis the season for lists, predictions and “best of ‘04” type commentary. . This won’t be one of those. Instead, I hope to...
Chart of the Week: 10 Day Moving Average Equity Put/Call Ratio
With the internals of the market looking so healthy, youmay be wondering what might derail the rally. Technimental’s Chief Market...
Actual US Deficit: $615 Billion
Welcome to the start of the New Year. Lets start off on the right foot, with something incendiary and infuriating: The terrific John...
The Economic Crystal Ball: Cloudy, or Clearing?
.Interesting discussion between John Irons and Andrew Samwick over at WSJ (free) The Economic Crystal Ball: Cloudy, or Clearing?...
Chart of the Week: Consumer Confidence Spikes
The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index Rebounds In December The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index, which had...
Losing Our Intellectual Edge
. We’ve addressed this several times over the past year: Initially, last January (Is the balance of scientific power...
Can Companies Pass Along Commodity Price Increases?
.The squeeze on margins caused by rising commodity prices, combined with price sensitive consumers has created an inability for companies...
Chart of the Week: Core CPI versus Core PCE
Joseph A. LaVorgna, the Chief US Economist of Deutsche Bank, asks the question: "Can Inflation Go Up but the Fed Stay...