Corporate Sector Comes Alive
The corporate sector has received too little attention from financial media of late. Individual firms, of course, continue to attract media interest, especially if a scandal develops, but few these […]
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Memo to France: Self inflicted Wounds Are The most Shameful
France’s streets have filled again with indignant workers and their sympathizers. It happens frequently, each time, in fact, that France tries to reform its dehibilating and inequitable labor laws. The […]
First Good News in a While
December has brought the first good news on capital spending in a long while. The Census Bureau reported that non-defense capital goods orders in October rose a remarkably robust 14.5 […]
A Desperate Need For Optimism
Where are the “animal spirits” that once motivated American business? Their absence bodes ill for the future. This plea must sound as if it emerged from a Trump harangue, but […]
Wage Gains: Good and Not
Wages have begun to accelerate. According to the Labor Department, hourly compensation in this economy has risen faster than inflation for ten of the last twelve quarters. For those who […]
Signs of Fundamental Economic Weakness
Just about everyone these days wrings his or her hands over the state of the economy. Some concerns are bogus, some legitimate. One of fundamental importance has received less notice […]
Thirty Tomorrows 