Here’s something I never would have imagined as possible just a few years ago: Apple now has a larger market capitalization than...
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We previously addressed the holiday retail season (here and here). This week, the Commerce Department released their data, which included...
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Historically, consumer credit has roughly tracked overall changes in house prices. In other words, the consumers’ ability to borrow...
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Yesterday, I noted the Good — Not Great — Holiday Shopping Season. Today, I want to delve into this a little more: The NYT...
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Back on December 1, I mentioned that "Holiday sales increases can be in the 3 to 4% range." This modestly Bullish call was at...
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This can’t be good: WSJ: "Wal-Mart Stores Inc. expects December same-store sales at its U.S. locations to show growth of 2.2%,...
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Interesting article in WaPo today, titled The Death Of Bling? We hit this subject recently, looking at "bling" Becomes...
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I noted earlier this year that "Bling" had jumped the Shark. So it really shouldn’t have been any big surprise while...
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"The retail sector is enjoying a decent but unexceptional holiday shopping season." ~Professor Peter Morici, University of...
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One of the economic realists I enjoy reading is Northern Trust’s Paul Kasriel. NT makes their Economic research available on a 24...
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