Back in December 2004, I wrote a column titled "Five Under-the-Radar Trends for 2005". One of the below radar trends I...
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Time for a rant: This is one of those things that makes me look at Dell and wonder WTF happened to their vaunted customer service....
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I am teaching an Intro to Economics class this spring at NYU’s (School of Continuing and Professional Studies). The syllabus for...
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Last week, we looked at the historical range of Federal Reserve Funds since 1946. It was a simple mean reversion, and did not...
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So much for "One and Done." In raising rates the expected 1/4 point, the Fed announced that they are likely to keep increasing...
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Why is it that I can buy a CD and legally listen to its content on my iPod, but the DVD I legally purchase cannot be watched on my video...
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Fortune elicits the quote of the day from Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft: > Do you have an iPod? No, I do not. Nor do my...
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The Bulls believe this is the beginning of a multi-year expansion; the Bears think its the end of a cyclical run. Frustration levels on...
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The S&P 500 index is up 4.38% YTD. History suggests when the market’s gain of 4%+ in Q1, it often presages double-digit moves –...
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We’ve run numerous stories discussing the decline of the middle class in the US. Historically, the middle class as we have come to...
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