The Cruelest Month?
Historians know that September is the cruelest month of the year for both the Dow and the S&P500 (see chart nearby). The Dow suffers...
Chart of the Week: Average Change in Each Month (1928 –...
While September has been an awful month for the Bulls, that seasonal effect is greatly moderated in Election years: Chart of the Week:...
Employment’s Mixed Bag
NYT: “It’s milquetoast,” said Richard Yamarone, chief economist at Argus Research, referring to the labor report....
New Column up at Real Money (9/3/04)
The latest Street.com column, “The Unintended Effects of Accelerated Depreciation (part II)” is up at RM. Fun with tax...
Barrons picks up “Economists vs. Job Creation”
Barron’s picks up the large Economists vs. Job Creation: Why the disconnect?. I give credit to whoever managed to edit down that...
Payroll improvement: 144,000 Jobs
The 144,000 jobs added to payrolls in August fell just shy of the 150,000 economists had expected, but the number was heartening since...
Is President Bush a closet Keynesian?
Alternative title: Personal Income Growth vs. Governmental Hiring In our previous post, we noted that one of the seven factors Forbes...
It’s Not Always The Economy, Stupid
While we have been focusing on the Economic aspects of the campaign, some observers are keen to remind us that there are actually other...
iTunes Affiliate Program: For a nickel I will
“For a nickel I will” Last October (2003), we raised the question as to whether their would be an iTunes Associate Program....
New Column up at Real Money (9/1/04)
My most recent Street.com column, “When Accounting Rules Matter” is up on the site. For those of you without a subscription,...