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“Whatcha got ain’t nothin new. This country’s hard on people, you can’t stop what’s coming, it ain’t all waiting on you. That’s vanity.” – Ellis, No Country for Old Men (2007) George Washington is the first in a 43 part series covering why those of you who predict impending economic...
The NBA proves that you can be unimaginative in growing your business. They copied what everyone was doing and improved upon what people did to better adapt to their model. There are signs of slowing growth for the economy. 4th quarter estimates were revised down from 3.2% to...
Facebook and WhatsApp have completed a $16 billion deal plus an extra $3 billion that came through after the deal’s completion. The mobile messaging company has 450 million users and only 55 employees; however, it does not garner a lot of revenue nor is it clear what the profit...
As predicted, Janet Yellen stayed on the course Ben Bernanke charted last year. After gaining approval from regulators, Comcast bought Time Warner for $45 billion in an all stock deal. This joins the two largest cable providers in the country serving thirty million customers. The retail sales number for the...
February’s employment report was weaker than expected at 113,000 jobs created. The unemployment rate fell to 6.6%, but lack of labor force participation contributed in part to that. As we have repeatedly noted in the Paper Chase, bad weather is obviously factoring into these numbers. Weather It’s important to look...
GDP grew at 3.2% in the 4th quarter and consumer spending exports and investments were all strong. The Fed has decided to slow bond purchases from $85 billion a month to $65 billion a month showing real confidence in the economy. Janet Yellen’s confirmation allows us to look back...
State of the Union Address replay State of the Union fact check State of the Union We have our highest graduation rate in three decades. There have been eight million new jobs created over the past four years, and we currently have the lowest unemployment rate in 5 years. We...
Falling The market is currently falling because of emerging market fears, news of weak growth in China, and a weaker than expected earnings report. I am not panicking because I see a market that remains in a slow but steady recovery. Not All Bad The housing market is still...
Correction Retail sales rose .2% in December which seems small, but was actually double the forecast following a major sales drop in autos though vehicle sales have hit their highest point since 2007. Holiday sales were up 3.8% which was below analyst’s forecasts, but higher than the 3.5% of last...
In 2013, bills to raise the minimum wage were introduced in more than 30 states and Washington, D.C. Minimum Wage Increasing the minimum wage would help shrink the gender pay gap. Women make $.77 on the $1 that men make, and comprise 56% of all minimum wage workers....