Economy
Nobody’s Home America’s Vacant Housing Problem
FRED, that wonderful source of all things economic, has a lot of interesting data that is there for the taking. As you'll see in this ……Read More
Economy
Economy
Are Margin Debt Levels Telegraphing the Stock Market’s Future?
Given the current high level of volatility in the stock market, I wanted to revisit a metric that reveals a great deal about investor sentiment, ……Read More
Economy
The World’s 10 Biggest Energy Gluttons
Next time you get into your car and drive to the supermarket, think about how much energy you consume on an annual basis. It is ……Read More
Economy
The Economic Impact of the Ebola Epidemic
The outbreak of Ebola in Western Africa has had a significant impact on the area, particularly the nations of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone that ……Read More
Economy
American Housing Market’s Lost Decade Looking Ahead
While the American housing market has shown improvement since the collapse that began in 2006, it is still not back to its pre-Great Recession levels ……Read More
Economy
The World’s Jobs Gap
As a matter of habit, we all concern ourselves with the employment/unemployment situation in our home countries and pretty much ignore what happens elsewhere unless ……Read More