Wealth Inequality Escalates

Wealth inequality is reaching new levels. Instead of measuring when some segment of the population will hold half of the Continue reading →

W2s Down 1099s Up

The data are becoming clearer. The recovery in the Great Recession has not been a return to the old way Continue reading →

Recession Hints

Congratulations, it has been ten years since the start of the Great Recession. Ready to party like it is 2006? Continue reading →

Monopolies Are Winning

If it seems that a few major corporations are gaining phenomenal power congratulate yourself on being perceptive. Monopolies are growing Continue reading →

Debt Grows For Americans

This is about the debt of Americans, not America’s debt – though the two are remarkably similar. On average, Americans Continue reading →

Bots Rule Stock Market

Automated trading was blamed for the stock market crash in 1987. That was back when stocks were usually traded between Continue reading →

US Jobs Report January 2018

The good news “Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 200,000 in January, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1 Continue reading →

American Savings Sink

“In December, the personal savings rate dropped to 2.4 percent, its lowest level since 2005.” – Slate Americans don’t save, Continue reading →