Paper Economy

Hitting a “B” instead of an “M”!… HUH?! Sorry if I’m having a little difficulty believing this story… something is amiss… Could a single tra...

It’s pretty shocking how nimbly the “investment” community has integrated the fallout from the latest crisis into their settled outlook. Yet...

As a logical consequence of the prolonged economic downturn it appears that participation in the federal food stamp program is on the rise. ...

Ahead of tomorrow’s Q2 2009 Productivity and Costs report I thought I would highlight and interesting trend emerging in the manufacturing c...

Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the May installment of the Mass Layoff Report clearly showing continued deterioration...

Today’s results of the Conference Board’s Leading Economic Indicators showed another significant monthly increase climbing 1.2% compared to...

As a logical consequence of the prolonged economic downturn it appears that participation in the federal food stamp program is on the rise. ...

Decades from now the summer of 2008 will likely be remembered to mark the turning point where legislative blundering took an otherwise serio...

Today, the Department of Labor released their latest read of Joblessness showing seasonally adjusted “initial” unemployment claims decline...

Today, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released their second installment of the Q1 2009 GDP report showing a (revised) significant c...

There is simply no such thing as an “L”-shaped recession (or recovery as some seem to call it). It’s more than a misnomer… it’s a figment of...

Subtitle : Still… No Bottom… Today, the U.S. Census Department released its monthly New Residential Home Sales Report for April showing a co...

Today’s release of the S&P/Case-Shiller home price indices for March 2009 again confirms the washout conditions seen in the nation’s ho...