Is Oil topping? It certainly looks extended below, as it has accelerated to a third and increasingly unsustainable up trend angle. When...
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After kicking around the BLS website after Friday’s news release, I discovered Saturday that the BLS had found that...
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Back on March 25, 2004, we had mentioned a somewhat obscure indicator — NYSE Specialist / Total Short Ratio. It was one of the...
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Here’s a fun thing to do if you a) Have a TiVo, and 2) are an economics wonk: 1. “Select Programs to Rrecord” 2. Choose...
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Before we get to a collection of quotes, allow me these questions: 1) How significant is the unemployment rate? (consider what it...
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As bad as the data was yesterday, drill beneath the surface and you see the employment situation is actually worse than it appears....
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For those of you share in my wonderering aloud whether the BLS games the actual data, the answer appears to be a likely no: U.S....
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While the polls bounce around, I’ve discovered a few sites with permanent links to consistently informative data. These pages have...
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A couple of thoughts for today’s segment, which I may or may not get to: Here are some examples of what the numbers for the 50% bonus...
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Big day tomorrow: Squawk Box, CNBC, Wednesday 9:15am Subject will be semiconductors, the markets, and the economy. Looking forward to...
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