…vaginal creams. The controversy There may be some validity to a limited change in the label of female hormone replacement products. The original study showing the potential for harm from…

…MSNBC, and others. And more, most of it indicative of a desire to have state-controlled media instead of a free press. “FCC Broadcast Accountability” came under the label of “Reform.”…

…no matter the labels thrown upon them, going back 1000s of years. Its recurring features — concentrated power, weak accountability mechanisms, suppression of organized opposition — are structural problems of…

Casey Mulligan is curious: what could have caused the big uptick in the uptake on unemployment insurance in recent years? It’s a mystery. Or, maybe not: Sorry, the JOLTS data…

…short, are inconsistent with a recession starting in the next 3 to six months. Just this week, the Senior Loan Officer Survey, the JOLTS report, and initial jobless claims all…

…output and gross profits for a net gain. Once again the JOLTS data gives us a good proxy. If wage growth is increasing at a “normal” rate compared with previous…

…in of a piece with the gap between actual hires and job openings in the JOLTS series: In the case of online job postings, the repeat postings are either trolling…

…from both the JOLTS reports and the NFIB (Small Business) survey have been soaring for over 2 years. If employers knew that they had to pay higher wages to attract…

Is the taboo against raising wages beginning to break? It’s a *really* slow news week for economic data — just producer and consumer prices tomorrow and Thursday. Even JOLTS doesn’t…

Housing’s most difficult comparisons in years begin next Wednesday After a real quiet week for news, next week we get retail sales, industrial production, the JOLTS report, existing home sales…