One pill makes you larger
So what’s the difference between Alice in Wonderland and the U.S. economy? Alice knew she fell down a rabbit hole …
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Thrilla in vanilla
If anyone had told you three years ago that the heavyweight championship bout of the decade would feature the Federal …
Free falling
U.S. housing starts fell for the fifth consecutive month in October, landing at 1.425 million annualized. That’s still well above the …
Dirt simple
The cornerstone of any 12-step program is to admit you have a problem, so let’s admit it. We have an …
Job growth takes a holiday
That was a close call. We were running out of excuses for pessimism until the April jobs report came out …
Baked Alaska
The 2020 elections were notable in a lot of ways, but so far no one seems to be paying much …
A well-kept secret
November was absolutely, positively a “Wow!” month for employment. What kind of wow depended on where you were. In Canada, …
Unhappy birthday
As of Monday we got bragging rights. On July 1st, this economic expansion turned 121 months old, the longest in …
A necessary evil. In that order
The problem with turning points is that it’s never clear what you’re turning toward until you’re already on the new …
A turnkey manifesto
One hundred years ago, lumberyards sold wood and offered two services: delivery and credit. That was it. Except price. Don’t …