Shoplifting has been hyped as a driver of chain-store closures, but did these companies ever really understand urban environments in the first place?
Fed Chair Jerome Powell bristles at talk of managing climate change, but the damage it is doing the US economy is hard to ignore, as the...
To boost post-pandemic math learning, a multi-dimensional approach is needed that promotes the success of the whole child: academic, physical and soci...
I previously discussed a slate of recessionary indicators with high correlations to recessionary onsets. However, as we head into 2024, many Wall Street...
Democrats should start worrying about the level of debt and the increasing deficit. I previously discussed this issue when President Obama held the White...
After hiking rates by 5.25% since March 2022, the Fed is in a wait-and-see period, commonly deemed a pause. Since the Fed started hiking rates, inflation...
It's that time of the year where Wall Street polishes up their crystal balls and pin targets on the S&P index for the upcoming year. As...
In October, the markets were down 10% from the July high, bond yields were touching 5%, and talk of a coming recession was rampant. What happened?...
"For me context is the key - from that comes the understanding of everything." -Abstract Artist Kenneth Noland. That holds true for us as well! Proper...
In February 2023, we wrote Janet Yellen Should Focus On HOPE. The article walks through Michael Kantrowitz’s HOPE model. HOPE, or Housing, New Orders...
A recent warning by YahooFinance warns investors to sell their cash and buy bonds and stocks now as the Fed pauses. To wit: "Get out of...
What is the "wealth effect," and why is it important? It is a great question and reminded me of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way...
As a retail real estate specialist for more than three decades, I’ve seen many trends come and go. And now, I’m seeing that niche real estate...
In 2023, the financial markets demonstrated cautious optimism, navigating ongoing global recovery efforts, the complexities of inflationary pressures,...
For thousands of years, civilization has benefited from some form of globalization. Historians may point to the establishment of the Silk Road in the 2nd...
Investors Alley 8 Best Stocks for 2024 It’s been a turbulent year for the markets, to say the least. Interest rates have been surging, labor strikes...
This post presents an update of the economic forecasts generated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE)...
- by New Deal democratAs I’ve written many times over the years, one of the best short leading indicators for the jobs market is real consumer...
- by New Deal democratYesterday I read a post over at Seeking Alpha in which the author confidently predicted a recession in Q1 next year, based...
- by New Deal democratAll of the remaining 2023 data - housing sales and construction, and personal income and spending, as well as the Index of...
- by New Deal democratAlthough they aren’t the most leading of housing metrics, because of supply-chain issues during the pandemic, housing units...
Back in July, I wrote about the historically large gap between large and small-cap companies, noting that the extremely narrow rally in the largest technology...
In my final video insight for the year, I wanted to share some potentially exciting news for all you small cap stock enthusiasts out there. I...
In its fight against persistent inflation, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has just introduced its 13th rate hike in this cycle at the same the...
Today, we present a guest post written by David Papell and Ruxandra Prodan, Professor and Associate Instructional Professor of Economics at the University...
This morning, the New York Fed’s Center for Microeconomic Data released the 2023:Q3 Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit. After only moderate...
Maybe it's time to let the old ways die. That's a line sung by Bradley Cooper's character in the hit "A Star Is Born" remake he...
Certain COVID-19 Vaccines Linked To Elevated Risk Of Guillain-Barré Syndrome Authored by Ellen Wan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), As...
NYC Struggles With Post-COVID Recovery As Foot Traffic Falls 33% Sidewalks lined with office workers, especially in lower Manhattan's financial...
This Crime Data Is Not Real Authored by Jeffrey Tucker via The Epoch Times, Headlines in recent weeks blared that crime is down, all based...