…these companies estimate home prices — in fact, sometimes they are far off the mark. In some cases, short-term fluctuations in these home value estimates have led to listing prices…

…steady, and the stock market has reached record highs. Americans’ current outlook on the stock market is the most optimistic Gallup has recorded, while the percentages expecting interest rates, unemployment…

…work. Business Insider Oil Pricing Chart “Oil Prices Whipsaw as U.S.-Iran Conflict Shakes Markets,” OilPrice.com Report Crude oil prices experienced one of the most volatile trading weeks of 2026 during…

by Michael Halasy Drug shortages and the mythical market I read an interesting article by Gehrett in the January issue of JAMA. In response to the increased utilization of generic…

By Spencer: Well at least the stock market seems to like Obama’s economic package. But every day I listen to CNBC analysts and others who seem to believe they did…

…signal a recession next year. Next, sales lead prices. The below graph compares the YoY% changes in sales with that of prices (green): The YoY change in sales peaked from…

March JOLTS report: the game of musical chairs in the jobs market intensifies to all-time highs In March, as this morning’s Census Bureau JOLTS report shows, the game of musical…

February JOLTS report shows further *relative* weakening in the jobs market  – by New Deal democrat The February JOLTS report showed a weakening in almost all important trends. The strongest…

How long until the historically tight jobs market reverts to trend?  – by New Deal democrat There are some very unusual cross-currents going on in the housing sector, revealed by yesterday’s…

…walls, floors, machines and drains inside the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, China — a site that’s been described as an epicenter of early spread of Covid-19 — scientists…