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Oh, Hallelujah! An actual economic press release for a change: “ U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES – APRIL 2016 The price index for U.S. imports rose 0.3 percent in April following a 0.3-percent increase in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The increases in both April and March were led by … Read More

Before I roll back the covers on a data point or two, a word about one of the many people in my life I don’t think I have mentioned before. I will refer only to his first name, since he is still out there on the cutting (or bleeding) edge of technology – in an … Read More

The 2DH project is code for our Second Depression Handbook which is, in turn, a collection of Peoplenomics reports and outlooks on how what the world ahead may look like when the big Debtberg we have been watching melt since 2000 finally rolls over and sinks the civilized world – such as that is. This … Read More

We have the futures looking up this morning. But, let’s pose the really important question: Has the global turmoil, competitive currency devaluations, and such all passed us by? OR is the alternative explanation – this is a pause – a more likely explaination? Obviously, my vote would be for the latter for a couple of … Read More

We received a lot of emails and reader comments about our recent post explaining why modern homes may have something of a “trap you in bad/dumb energy” system built-in because of the open door between many home’s bathrooms (and specifically toilets) and the master bedroom. The idea went that bad “Chi” of Feng Shui was … Read More

Even if you don’t subscribe to our (darned good) www.peoplenomics.com website, this morning’s freebie is that we are in a modest downward channel that could last another week or three. Driving this is the fact that our Global Index was down nearly 1,200 points last week, including some damage out of Asia (think Japan) and … Read More

If there is one thing most would agree about, it’s that Monday’s should be over and done with (on the work side) as soon as possible, so we can get on with the business of having fun – and working on our own projects – which is what weekends *(or time off) is all about. … Read More

I didn’t want to take up space in a regular column to talk about my ongoing adventures with my eyes.  However, a lot of people have asked me to keep them posted about how things are developing.  (First article with new hard lens in right eye, Left eye in recovery from surgery, mostly useless for … Read More

Do we care who wins the Presidential Election?No, not particularly. BUT we are are in a unique position now to begin collecting notes on how the seeming finalists will pull the levers in Washington, if they are elected.And that is actually an early preview of what could become very useful personal financial planning data for … Read More

Peoplenomics.com will be updated around noon- 1PM Central Saturday. This is due to the on-going eye saga. And if you’re interested in that, I will post an update Sunday Special on the UrbanSurvival.com site. We will then hope to roll into whatever passes for normal around here next week. Like the doctor says, Thanks for … Read More

As I have been telling you, the major story this week for markets has been the jobs reports. The ADP report out Wednesday didn’t look too bad. But the Challenger job cuts report out Thursday was a little less optimistic, showing cuts had rebounded, some. So this morning, we get right to the Department of … Read More

Yet another discussion of Linux and how open source is taking over the world. This can in from a reader who’s been a long-time contributor and it’s a very good thing to keep up on: “My 16 year old reports that he and friends are migrating to Linux distros that mimic earlier commercial software – … Read More

The main economic data this morning is the Challenger Gray and Christmas job cuts report – so let’s get that out of the way: VCHICAGO, May 5, 2016 – The pace of downsizing increased in April, as US-based employers announced workforce reductions totaling 65,141 during the month, according to the latest report released Thursday from … Read More