Economy
Corporate Junk Preparing for the Inevitable
There is one issue that the Federal Reserve's protracted period of near-zero interest rates have created that doesn't receive a great deal of coverage in ……Read More
Economy
Economy
Inflation Individual Experiences May Vary
When the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its monthly Consumer Price Index, it generally seems that the headline inflation rate really doesn't reflect our own ……Read More
Economy
Strippers Suffering From Low Oil Prices
With Prices Below $50, what is a stripper to do? With OPEC breaking down and any kind of coordination among its members on price cuts ……Read More
Economy
Global Economic Stagnation
Buried deeply within the International Monetary Fund's latest World Economic Output (WEO) issued in October 2015, we find a bar graph that provides us with an interesting ……Read More
Economy
Oil Jobs Lost: 250.000 And Counting, Texas Likely To See Massive Layoffs Soon
Crude oil just capped off a third straight week of declines, as WTI nears the $40 per barrel threshold. Goldman Sachs is once again raising ……Read More
Economy
The Ongoing Employment Issues Facing Prime-Age American Workers
When we think about the relationship between jobs and economic health, the first statistic that comes to mind is the unemployment rate. While the mainstream ……Read More