– by New Deal democrat Normally real retail sales is one of the indicators I treat as most important, because it tells us so much about consumer behavior, which is not only 70% of the economy, but also has a lengthy track record for leading both employment and the coincident indicators for recession. Not this […]
It is time for a change by Democrats. For sure Kamala Harris handed Trump his . . . I was sitting in my chair laughing and he backed off. I am sure he knew why he could not go to a second debate with Kamala. And once again, voters would not accept a woman as […]
It’s illegal in every state to manipulate odometers to record mileage other than the actual mileage on the car. “ . . . Tesla’s warranties on vehicles are capped by mileage and are supposed to “cover repairs and replacements necessary to correct defects” in parts that it manufactures or supplies. “However, Tesla allegedly ”knowingly overstates […]
“‘Trump Tariff’ Surcharges Appearing on Customer Bills,” Watch: Amid escalating U.S. China trade tensions, American companies are adding explicit “Trump tariff” surcharges to bills to offset the impact of tariffs. Trump Changes Mind on Illegal Immigrants: “One of the things I am doing, though, is I’m also making it easier on the farmers and the […]
There’s a paywalled post over at TPM. Here are the nut grafs: “In other words, the notional agreements don’t appear to have any of the basic blocking and tackling features that constitute anything close to a contract. They don’t explicitly state who the parties to the agreement are. They don’t state the duration of the […]
– by New Deal democrat Over the weekend, in my high frequency “Weekly Indicators” post, I wrote that in the past month, the bulk of the short leading indicators had turned from being positive to negative. Which of course raises the question, should I go on recession watch? To help resolve that, I took a […]
Small hospitals and rural hospitals have always had issues in providing healthcare to those citizens utilizing them. Many citizens lack healthcare insurance due to cost which is one factor. Overhead for having equipment to care for parents is costly. Then there is the issue of manpower to care for patients from nurses on up to […]
Donald must have been talking to himself about knowing what he was doing. Most of us think differently about the experiences with on again and off again tariffs which are first this rate and then that rate. What country was that for now? To me this is like a charade. “I Know What The Hell […]
Are wages keeping up with inflation? – USAFacts AB: According to USAFacts Wage have been keeping up with inflation currently. Some simple graphs and words. Relatively easy read for everyone with the necessary graphs as support to the words. It did not seem like it was occurring. Yes. From February 2024 to February 2025, wages […]
The letter to Harvard that accompanied the Trump Administration funding freeze shows once again that whatever the right accuses others of is what they’re doing. In this case, the Administration demands affirmative action hires of MAGA political commissars under the guise of fighting antisemitism and promoting diversity. “Among other things, it requires the university to […]