Shearing of the Sheep.  “We the People” is not ewe and ewe, as the US in U.S. has checked-out and headed for parts unknown. The problem comes down to a simple “We have lost our values and our hustle.”  In place of American Exceptionalism (ask Hitler how challenging that worked out), we have turned into … Read More

‘Peach of a week ahead.  Oh sure, Consumer Prices come out Wednesday and of course the month Retail Sales figures.  But the main reason the premarket is down is because the so-called “Impeachment Inquiry” goes into overdrive (and streaming) this week. Not getting as much play as the third (and fourth)-hand political commentary is a … Read More

I’ll be first to admit it:  Most of our “weapons” (*for property safety and self-defense) make a lot of noise.  Lots of noise. While it’s true that noise isn’t all bad – people a mile away can hear you’re armed with some heavy long guns – it’s also not always good. A bit of thought … Read More

If you live in the city, or can afford to exploit others to do your yard work, you may not see the humor in this. But there I was, feeling all smug and satisfied with myself. After an overnight frost, I’d gotten to work with the leaf blowers and had cleaned off the gravel between … Read More

Big discussions today on Fed Repo actions, the rise of Non-depository “banks,” the Berlin Wall 30-years later, and some business activity numbers.     We’ll stick mostly with useful numbers and concepts this morning. All worthwhile ponders as we continue watching the Great American Subpoena Festival in the District of Corruption. After some caffeine, headlines, and … Read More

User Survey Note:  If you read comments in response to articles, you will notice a change this morning:  After an article is posted, the comments regarding that articles are posted in the order received.  Until about 6:10 AM today, it has been most recent first.  Essentially, it’s oldest first. I am asking everyone who enjoys the Comment … Read More

Sure, market futures are up – over a hundred on the Dow – and we continue in “major blow-off mode” for possibly until January, by the look of things.  Holidays, with the exception of last Christmas’ slaughter of the elves, are normally a time of rising spirits. Yet with all the trade hype making the … Read More

This morning a discussion of hybrid money systems. Is there a way out of America’s Financial mess?  Well, turns out yes there is.  While it may seem impossible on the surface, there is one path that could pretty much cure “all that ails us.” I call the process “re-denomination” and it would at once dispense … Read More

Yeah, I know – didn’t think I could read, did you?  Surprise!   A cool economic/business book review down the page.  But, it’s really a huge day for Climate and Trade. So let’s start on those: The Sun’s Going Out One of the biggest “Social Monetization’s” afoot in today’s f/u’ed world is this whole Climate … Read More

Economics is a kind of “pretend science.”  Schooled in  scientific method, and with an amazing ability to observe a handful of data points and turn these into all manner of  indecipherable formulae, we’re supposed to believe modern economics has the situation well in hand. Don’t buy it. We recently explained to our  Peoplenomics.com  subscriber that … Read More

Won’t continue to worry the “digital ascension” since digital zombies don’t care.  But, old man Ure know what the phone-zombies really like is  money and toys. And, it’s getting to be the time of year when those “feelings of love” are totally worked-over to get the largest payday come the end of December. I’m not … Read More

The Fed is price-fixing and the Bubble is here.   Yeah – free markets are a Big Lie. This one hit me like a ton of bricks this week.  There I was, in my office doing generalizing.  And that’s when the “veil lifted” and a whole new world appeared. As it turns out, much of what … Read More

Bad news for you, but we might as well bring this up on a Sunday, right? The rumblings that led into the “rapture” began in 1989.  That’s when Motorola introduced the MicroTAC personal phone.  The following year, GTE would bring it to market and bundled as a “flip phone.” But the  real rapture begame in … Read More