Struggling Economy Sends Consumer Sentiment Tumbling Again in April – Robert Hughes (04/27/2020)
The final April results from the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers show overall consumer sentiment fell sharply from the final March result, registering...
This Bust Wasn’t Caused by a Virus – Mark Thornton (04/27/2020)
On February 10 the stock markets were at all-time highs, with the Dow 30 at almost 30,000. The unemployment rate was at an all-time low...
Coronavirus Put Her Out of Work, Then Debt Collectors Froze Her Savings Account –...
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Highest Levels Since Great Depression, ‘Sobering’ CBO Analysis Projects 16% Unemployment in US This...
New analysis by the Congressional Budget Office offered "incredibly sobering" projection for unemployment levels for the coming two years as the U.S. recovers from...
Podcast: Friday Comes Early For Gold Bugs As GDX Hits New High After Negative...
In this podcast I talked with David Skarica of addictedtoprofits.net. Friday has come early this week for gold bugs as gold jumped up this...
Washington Motto: Spend During Good Times and Spend Even More During Bad Times –...
Remember the days when I was complaining that the budget deficit was about to reach $1 trillion? Those days seem now so quaint. After...