We ain’t just “whistling Dixie” when we say “Hot Mess.” (Has the song Dixie been banned by the ‘righteous’ yet?) We got us a blue light special on Mess going, yes sir. Buy one and get a free “hot”. Of course, it’s summertime, so what were you expecting? Climate change? Mess #1 – I-95 In this … Read more
Park the Bull Market Talk. We don’t mean to be critical of the me-too press, but… Yeah, this morning a few hard facts the cheerleader pom-pom media didn’t bother to emphasize while driving the market higher this week. This being the middle of summer sweats around here, we’re keeping our focus on the Charts and … Read more
On the surface, today is starting off as another ho-hum. But, when we look beneath the surface, there are some Big Important Moving Parts creaking into place. Fed Consumer Spending+ We detest the Fed’s lack of “data candor.” A familiar example began when St. Greenspan decided to hide the broadest measure of Money Stocks – … Read more
We’ve been writing about Prepping almost from the beginnings of the Internet. Now, things are changing. Well in advance of the Y2K “non-event” we were prepping. I’d even gone so far as to position our “escape pod sailboat” at a safe harbor outside of the Seattle metro area. In the event something did go wrong, … Read more
We enjoy contrast. Without it, life is blurry, unclear. Meaningless. Yet today, we may be working toward the answer to the big “Where we came from” story. Two important pre-prints have landed. One Evidence for deliberate burial of the dead by Homo naledi | bioRxiv while the other is 241,000 to 335,000 Years Old Rock … Read more
Once again we will try for a shorter column. 1,000 words max is the new goal. Tighter and brighter, as they say. What Matters this Monday? The epidemic of raging idiocy in America continues. If you have time to sink into pointless debate on such trivia, have fun with that. On the other hand, if … Read more
Yeah – we need to piss test Wall Street. And the NYC Media Moguls. A rally based on what, Friday, for crying out loud? America deserves full disclosure of who’s getting what money (perks and comps) for doing such a horrible spin on the economy and blowing the stock market skyward with smoke and hype. … Read more
Sometimes, you can’t win for trying. The Fed (and the Biden administration) are facing a real mess with the Jobs data. The reason? If Jobs are too good then the economy overheats. There are signs of that even now. We’ll begin with a summary of this week’s jobs data. JOLTS: The report out Wednesday showed on the … Read more
Two snips of Jobs Data ahead of the “Offishall” numbers tomorrow. ADP Job creation report? Still strong-ish but pay’s going up. ROSELAND, N.J. – June 1, 2023 – Private sector employment increased by 278,000 jobs in May and annual pay was up 6.5 percent year-over-year, according to the May ADP® National Employment Report. To us, … Read more
Socialism’s darlings on the West Coast are starting to find their future is dimming quickly. Today, we consider latest Housing numbers – where the declines are clearest in financial terms. But, even beyond this, the ancillary data supports the notion of moving “Back East.” Toss in a barrel full of liberal Constitutional abandonment and excess … Read more
Although the market is coiled to strike higher in the pre-open, a lot now depends on which “voice” of this hallelujah choir will crack first. Our report this morning will be in two parts – one of them being the Housing numbers in a few minutes. The level of violence in Ukraine continues to escalate … Read more
Not exactly a busy weekend. Sure, the word is a budget deal has been cut, but for now, we’re just waiting to see how the reviews will go on the hill where the Cast of Clowns II takes over. Where prospects are uncertain. Debt-Limit Deal Sets Up Tough Battle for Passage in Congress. We are … Read more
Sorry to report the anti-Alzheimer’s light project (designed to flick at 40 Hz to potentially improve cognition) didn’t get completely finished this week. Too little time and too much else going on. But we did make a good start on assembly, so let’s go from there. We begin with the pile of parts. (See last … Read more