…so many farmers gives the largest traders valuable information. Long before the concept of ‘big data’ became popular, the agricultural traders were putting it to work, aggregating information from thousands…

…with current political views. The Professor provides interesting pieces covering today’s events and the past. These are not snippets of conversational information; the pieces are excellent takes on what is…

Preliminary Information . . . During the Vietnan conflict or war, I served with other nationalities who were “not” citizens. Never gave it a thought as we all worked together…

…he didn’t have “that information” in front of him but would get it. Given how obvious it was that the question was coming, the lack of preparation seems deliberate. But…

…of information and ideas. Writing about the Gulf of America debacle as it was happening in the Wall Street Journal, the AP’s Washington Bureau Chief Julie Pace commented, “For anyone who…

…commentator Jessica Tarlov. “Lives on the line so they can insider trade!” The Trump administration has already been deluged with accusations that its members are using insider information to take advantage of…

…percent. Definitions, statistical conventions, updates to GDP, and more information about national statistics can be found “additional information.” GDP (Advance Estimate), 1st Quarter 2026, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)…

…previous month. (See Summary table A.) More Information or other information can be found at the Establishment Survey Data on the same site. For example: Total nonfarm payroll employment increased…

Yves Smith at Naked Capitalism has a topic we should be keeping an eye on over time, as does CR. Bloomberg now suing in court under the Freedom of Information…

…Graph 2 and Graph 3, from FRED, showing total Government expenditures and Federal Government expenditures, respectively, on log scales. Graph 2. Government Total Expenditures Graph 3, Federal Government Total Expenditures…