The initial data on GDP was encouraging — down "only" 0.5%, much better than the consensus of -1.1%. Ex-transportation,...
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We get the first revision of GDP tomorrow morning at 8:30am. The export portion of GDP showed big improvement, thanks to the still...
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We’ve looked at the issue of Buy vs Rent quite a few times over the years. You can imagine my thrill at seeing the map (below)...
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The Financial Times had a three part (15 minutes) video interview with NYU Professor Nouriel Roubini last week. You can find this...
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Interesting discussion, via Hits Magazine on the Compact Disc — still a multi=-billion dollar business: CD OR NOT CD:...
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Last week, we discussed Peak Oil; Today, we look at "Peak Water." Click for ginormous graphics WIRED SCIENCE | Peak Water | PBS...
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Cool sleuthing by ImportGenius: Searching for shipments to Apple, Inc. (AAPL), employees at the Scottsdale, Ariz., company reported on...
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Sales of new one-family houses in April 2008 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 526,000, according to estimates released...
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The Case-Shiller Home Price Indices data released today for home sales through March 2007shows a "continued broad based declines in...
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We get New Home Sales today, along with the Case-Shiller Index. Interesting article on a glimmer of good news in the related issue of...
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