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The past couple of Job mentions from Challenger (Job Cuts Report) made a lot of people feared the worst.  But in our back-o-the-envelope, the number of UI filings Thursday was on the lite side. So employment may surprise… Sure, ADP added some jobs Wednesday, but as the latest “Official” data clears, the counter-currents in the … Read More

Think of it as “Digital Franking.”  That is franking – as widely used by members of the House and Senate – is apparently enough to send the Left crazier.  Now that Trump has launched his pseudo-clone of The Drudge Report. Life with a “Digital Wrecking Ball” The Internet is becoming “tri-polar.”  In other words, people on … Read More

The odds of humanity reaching 2050 are about half the odds that we will blow-up the planet first. That’s one of the most troubling takeout’s from a major project around here that involves historical research, A.I. modeling, and someone’s modest writing skills. In the first of what’s likely to be a multi-part series, we consider … Read More

We have been waitin g for the persistently high interest rates, and the questions about America’s future to dig in and start eating the bottom out of the American Dream of Home Ownership. Today, the wait is….slowly coming into view: “. The leading measure of U.S. home prices recorded a 3.9% annual gain in February … Read More

You may not know what Grimachia is. That might be traced to my just making it up. Yes, one of the Joys of Invention is being free enough to make up thinking tools.  Can’t find the absolutely correct word?  No worries!  Missing words and animal sounds are two fertile areas. This new word of the day … Read More

For those not webically inspired,  TL;DR is AI-ese for “too long; didn’t read” which has popped out of the A.I. Stack quite a bit lately. Now, instead of burning processor tokens on useless restatements and repetitive junk, we’ve come to delimiting answers to the desired length.  “1 para” seems to be all the hint needed … Read More

I can’t tell you how many “Million dollar ideas” I have given away – both here and on Peoplenomics – over the years.  But over a dozen.  Here comes another… Usually they turn into real-life products but the 10-year lag is annoying as hell,  Still, I am not giving up and so this morning, here’s the … Read More

Everything from Employment to Housing to Wars.  Promises to be a spectacular week in news developments.  And as things come into focus, we expect there will be market reactions. A bleary-eyed ogle of future, then, the weekend beckons… More for Subscribers ||| Master Index 2018 to Present ||| Master Index 2001 thru 2017 ||| Missing out? … Read More

NGC is a “New Global Conflict.”  And it’s a long-simmering mess along the LoC – Line of Control – separating the two quite different countries. Oh, and both have nuclear weapons. Background and Foreplay India has shut off water supplies to a part of Pakistan.  IntelliNews – India and Pakistan face-off following killing of 26 … Read More

Market’s still doesn’t know what the hell is coming.  So, don’t feel like the Lone Ranger.  It’s brutal in the forecasting business. Big Picture continues to hint at a drop to the lower support line – as of the early futures today: Visually, we can see how we are trying to work out whether to go … Read More

If you listen closely, you may be able to hear them.  Lamestream media has used a fairly ‘light dose’ of Smoot-Hawley being replayed in Trade Wars.  But, there are other – more subtle – things to be watching now. Because, you see, it’s not just important to understand the generalized risk of a Second Depression.  … Read More

There is little economic news today, except to note that after a crappy Monday open, the early Futures were pointing to a partial recovery today.  With early Dow futures up +328 and the S&P’s up +55, it will be some pain relief after losses of -971 and -124 Monday. But we’re not out of the … Read More

We have harbored this concern for weeks.  Coming on the heels of the movie Conclave, the now late Pope’s hospitalization brought to mind the lineage of leadership in Rome.  Was his overdoing it at Easter this year the reason? Pope Francis dies at age 88 With the papal passing, the question is “Who will be … Read More