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Smooth sailing
If you’re wishing economists would just make up their minds about whether we’re having a recession or not, you aren’t




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


Fresh off the truck
By now you’ve probably heard the news: McDonald’s announced that it’s launching a new chain of upscale steakhouses that will


Housing goes on a diet
Technically we are not in a recession because some of the numbers are still strong. Or technically we are in a recession


Higher anxiety
This whole recession business may not be a lot of fun, but it isn’t complicated. COVID blew big holes in