Markets and Pundits Have a Data-Point Fixation It’s better to think of the latest economics number or poll as part of a film rather...
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Today is the eighth anniversary of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy. Not enough time has passed yet for me to recall those anxious days...
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During the past two years, we have seen signs that wage pressure is building as the economic recovery grinds on. Enough evidence has now...
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The Estate Tax Debate We Shouldn’t Be Having It affects few Americans and does more good than harm. Let’s hope the next...
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My Sunday Washington Post Business Section column is out. This morning, we look at an interesting topic: With so...
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The Three Most Important Words? ‘I Don’t Know’ If you don’t understand an investment idea, you’re not...
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Having Trouble Hiring? Try Paying More Job-market data suggests that employer demand may have caught up with labor supply. Bloomberg,...
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A reading list that yields a solid return on investment Barry Ritholtz Washington Post, August 28, 2016 About once a...
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Labor Force Participation Rate: Men (Percent, Seasonally Adjusted) Source: Fred A Job-Market Tale in Two Charts Maybe...
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There is some good news in bank land. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. just released its quarterly banking profile update (executive...
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