Monthly Archives: October, 2024

Rate Cut Was Too Late in the Year to Lure Home Buyers

Nicole Friedman and Gina Heeb of The Wall Street Journal report that September home sales fell 3.5% from a year earlier. In 2023, home...

Biden/Harris Subsidies Benefitted Chinese Manufacturers

Bloomberg News reports that The Inflation Reduction Act gave China an opportunity to extend its dominance in some clean energy technologies. They write: Nestled among...

China Cobalt King Puts Pressure on Global Prices

Annie Lee of Bloomberg reports that China's "cobalt king," CMOC Group Ltd., smashed through its full-year output last quarter, putting pressure on global prices....

Your Survival Guy in Paris: He Went to Paris

Leaving Paris is never a good idea. But that’s life. As one of our friends told us as he was saying goodbye, “The day...

Coffee Companies Reversing Strategies After Dented Sales

Laura Cooper of The Wall Street Journal reports that companies say they are reversing strategies after price promotions dented sales. Cooper writes: Americans are pinching...

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What’s Happening in France could Happen Here

You may have read that France is facing a...

Why Diesel Prices Have Surged Across the U.S.

U.S. diesel prices have risen sharply due to high...

Junk Bond Yields

What do junk bonds yield today? The table below...

Is China’s Economy Addicted to Real Estate?

In The Wall Street Journal, Nathaniel Taplin explains the...

The Payday Indicator

Alert! My Payday Indicator is signaling the worst environment...

Why Isn’t the Oil Price Coming Down?

President Trump and his administration have been touting a...

Bullish for Main Street, Bearish for Wall Street

Lots of new data on labor market came out...

The Economy’s Weak Link

One of the reasons this business cycle recovery has...

Navigating a Hostile Market

Despite the correction in stock prices over the summer...

Never Run Out of Gas Again with a Connected Car

ExxonMobil is teaming up with Ford to add ExxonMobil's...