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Real Hourly Wages Dive Again In March, Negative For 13 Of Last 15 Months

April 12, 2022

A soaring CPI had led to negative real (inflation-adjusted) earnings. The drop in purchasing power was steep in March. This…

Nine Million Americans Priced Out Of Housing Market As Affordability Crisis Worsens

April 11, 2022

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) estimates millions of Americans have been priced out of the housing market since January…

Visualizing The History Of Energy Transitions

April 11, 2022

The History of Energy Transitions Over the last 200 years, how we’ve gotten our energy has changed drastically⁠. These changes…

Putnam On Objective Ethics In Economics

April 8, 2022

The philosopher Hilary Putnam was not a friend of the free market—far from it. At one time he supported the…

Bungie vs. Fake DMCA Notices: Google Refuses To Hand Over User Data

April 8, 2022

Chaos ensued last month when fraudulent DMCA notices sent to YouTube resulted in Destiny content creators’ videos being taken down…

SoCal Grocery Strike Averted; Tentative Agreement Reached After 30-Hour Bargaining Session

April 7, 2022

UFCW members to vote on new contract next week. A grocery store strike that would have affected 540 stores and…

How To Paint Your Own Crosswalk In Your Neighborhood (Hypothetically)

April 6, 2022

A secretive group is painting crosswalks in Los Angeles where they say the city has failed to provide basic infrastructure…

Mortgage Rates Top 5%, Highest In Over 6 Years

April 6, 2022

A recession is on the horizon and housing will lead the way. At the start of 2022, the MND average…

Gen. Milley Says Risk Of Conflict ‘Between Great Powers’ Is Increasing

April 5, 2022

The Pentagon has plans to buildup forces near both China and Russia. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen….

How The US Military Rewrote Don’t Look Up

April 5, 2022

All the waves made by Don’t Look Up have missed one key landmark – the Pentagon supported the movie.  Unlike several recent…

Quantitative Easing Has Seemingly Ended (For Now)

April 4, 2022

It appears quantitative easing has pretty much come to an end. At least for now. Although the Fed was still expanding the balance…

Bear Market Anatomy – Revisiting Russell Napier’s Work (Annotated)

April 4, 2022

“Anatomy of a Bear Market” by Russell Napier is a “must-read” manuscript. Given current market dynamics, a review seems timely. As my…

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