Monthly Archives: April, 2013

Mini Flash Crash

Here’s a snapshot of last week’s mini flash crash initiated by a false tweet. Trading programs scour social media and then trade on the...

VIDEO: Stockman vs. Barro: What’s the Best Fed Policy?

April 29 (Bloomberg) -- David Stockman, former Budget Director under President Reagan, and Josh Barro, Bloomberg View Columnist, discuss and debate U.S. monetary and...

VIDEO: Chanos: China Bubble Growing Bigger

The rampant growth of credit in China appears to be forming a bubble, Jim Chanos of Kynikos Associates told CNBC.  Chanos, who has been...

What We’re Reading 4-26-13

Drop in Borrowing Squeezes Banks, Fitzpatrick and Raice, Wall Street Journal Max Baucus' Retirement May Open Door To Tax Reform, But Not In Way He...

Econ Data Disappoint but the Market Heads Higher: What to do?

Since March retail sales were released on the 12th, things have looked pretty ugly in the markets. The -0.4% drop in retail sales was...

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There’s Nothing Wrong with Making Money Slowly (Part 2)

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There’s Nothing Wrong with Making Money Slowly (Part 3)

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There’s Nothing Wrong with Making Money Slowly (Part 5)

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DOE Names New Science Advisory Committee to Strengthen Gold Standard Science

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has named the...

The Declining Dollar?

There has been a lot of discussion in the...

U.S. Inflation Slows Slightly, Annual CPI Up 2.4%

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that in...

US Household Debt Rises to $18.8 Trillion in Q4 2025

US household debt continued to grow in the fourth...

US Nuclear Fleet Records Reduced Outages at Start of 2026

US Energy Information Administration reports that between January 1...

“Happy I Found Richard C. Young’s Intelligence Report”

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EV Sales Decline in 2025 as Hybrids Gain Market Share

The US Energy Information Administration reports that while sales...