Andy Kessler, author and former hedge-fund manager, opines regularly on the op-ed page of the Wall Street Journal. From his piece in the Journal August 28, here’s his nut graph on how to do it: The trick … is to drink from the fire hose of information, take it all in, [continue reading . . . ]
Mucking around recently released USDA data, I came up with the table below for a presentation to the CFA Society Spokane yesterday. I doubt the average Washington citizen appreciates what an agricultural powerhouse the Evergreen State is. Everyone knows we are the leading producer of apples. But we’re also No. [continue reading . . . ]
The Great Recession (January 2008-June 2009) was less severe and the recovery stronger than we thought at the time. But it was still the worst economic decline since the Great Depression. And the recovery remains the Great Disappointment. Uncle Sam in late July published national income and product accounts updated [continue reading . . . ]