Kondratiev Got It Wrong?

(Baker City, OR) — Boy, am I ever fun to go on “vacation with” or what? “Honey, just one beer…but I have to get back to the room and works on charts because I’ve been working on this new theory about long wave economics while we’ve been watching the scenery go by…” Yep…that while explaining … Read More

Wired in Ogden (The Coffee War) and Housing Starts

(Ogden, UT)  —  There is an invisible line that is crossed in America; not unlike the Mason-Dixon Line of pre-Civil War days. It seems to run from about Phoenix  (Scottsdale specifically), on up through Utah, and then up north to about Montana.   From there, the line turns right and runs  down just south of Chicago … Read More

Coping: With Broken America

I haven’t made too big a deal about the state of America’s highways – and wasn’t going to – until the past day of travel had us spending an inordinate amount of time (delays) either running on the shoulder of freeways under repair and generally down at 45 miles per hour. We noted the road … Read More

A Fine Week to Stand Aside

(Fort Collins, CO.) — U.S. Market Futures were up about 24-points when I looked. But from the clear air of the Rockies, which I assure you ain’t in Denver, the smart thing to do this week seems to be sit in cash and simply watch events. Not that the market can’t climb the fabled “wall … Read More

Coping: Son of Obamacare in Colorado

I lock myself in my office for 11-months and what happens? The country goes freaking nuts! From the beginning though: As I explained to Peoplenomics readers this past weekend, there are some serious economic aspects of our current trip up to Seattle. We write this morning from Ft. Collins, Co., where – I am pleased … Read More

Our Annual Economic Pilgrimage

At oh-dark thirty this morning, wife Elaine and I took off – by car this time – to head out on a 5400 mile tour of the American mid, west, and southwest.  This morning after a few headlines and charts, a preview of why we go and what we find…  This is less a “vacation” … Read More

Beat the Bank in a Day: Pokemon, Easiest Column This Year

For a writer – even an alleged one like me – Life doesn’t get much better than this morning.  There are enough press releases that I can simply cut and paste this morning’s report out of official news and information release sites.  How hard is that? It’s actually a good thing, though, because I was … Read More

Coping: A Real Case of SciWoo

I haven’t thought about this topic in years…but it is one that has been bugging me forever. Thanks to reader James W. for bringing this huge bit of SciWoo (where real science and real woo-woo) come together. “George, I’d like to get your learned opinion on the matter of long delayed radio echoes (LDEs). I … Read More

So: Wall Street Got My Memo

In our www.peoplenomics.com newsletter Wednesday we set out some target windows in 2017 for the stock market to make its new All-Time Highs and be done with the generally rally that has been underway since the depths of the Great Depression. I explained that there are several factors that will push things along. But, already … Read More

Coping: Woo-Woo and Lab Notes

Apparently this morning, at least according to my latest odd dream with non “day-residue” content, we should all be thinking about raising chickens, again. No, I have no idea why this should show up in a dream, but now that we have our two windows for the stock market to hit its final all-time highs … Read More

How I’ve Predicted this Blow-Off Rally Since January

To know the future is to profit.  Axiomatically, those who don’t profit, don’t know the future. I love long wave economics.  It has taught me the fine art of patience – and being a kind of ADHD person, that’s a very good thing, indeed. This week, we begin our “stealing money from the Man” episode … Read More

New ATHs: Excuse My Victory Dance…

I was right. Not just a little bit right…but a nice big fat “KAH-CHING” on the cash register right when I called for the market to make new highs. That might not be so “special” if I’d made the call at the bottom of the BREXIT drop. No, this was a call I very publicly … Read More

Coping: A Meeting of Our Board of Directors

It has been a while since we had a board meeting, but Management (Elaine) and Labor (me) are about to embark on our summer rest break. Driving across the country isn’t a rest break – especially since I have everything right down to the pee stops worked out in advance in Excel.  One of us … Read More