The New American Austerity: Getting By with Less Debt and Less Money. In What Sectors are Americans Spending Less Money?
The Census Bureau reported on Wednesday that for the month of April retail sales came in at $337 billion, a decrease of 0.4 percent from the month before. The market reacted to this news and headed lower. If we pry into the data beyond the headline number, we will see that retail sales are actually […]
Why There will be no other Bubble to Save us from this 40 Year Financial Bubble: From Manufacturing, Technology, and Financial Services. Real Estate Bubble. Drop in Corporate Tax Receipts.
This recession is already the longest since the Great Depression. Now merely saying that this recession is the longest does not expose the magnitude and depth of the economic damage inflicted on the market. $11.2 trillion has been wiped off the balance sheet of American households.  In this article I want to examine a few […]
24 Million Americans Unemployed or Working Part-time but Available for Full-time Work. Why This Recession Feels Much Worse to Average Americans.
During the height of the Great Depression in 1933 with unemployment hitting its peak, 13 million Americans found themselves out of a job. This translated to 1 out of every 4 workers in the civilian labor force. You may be wondering how is it that we have recently heard rumblings that this recession may have […]
Employment a Lagging Indicator? Not Always. Using Outdated Economic Data and Trends for Future Financial Models. Just Because Stocks Rebound doesn’t Mean the Fundamentals are Good.
The markets are continuing on an unrelenting upward movement since their March 9th lows. This is a strong rally that has now seen the S&P 500 jump up by 25 percent in the matter of a few weeks! This kind of market volatility is reserved for highly volatile and troubled markets. It is a rare […]