Just out:  S&P CoreLogic, Case-Shiller Housing press release.  Think of this as an “extra present” if you own a home: “NEW YORK, December 27, 2016 – S&P Dow Jones Indices today released the latest results for the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices. Data released today for October 2016 shows … Read More

This was first posted in mid December for our www.peoplenomics.com  subscribers.  The project sounds like flat-out woo-woo but it is not; at least entirely. A quick check of the www.pubmed.gov database of medical research for PBM, photo biomodulation, and related terms will turn up a treasure trove of interesting dots to connect. A WARNING:  The … Read More

Boxing Day, says Wikipedia: “Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated on the day following Christmas Day in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth nations. Boxing Day occurs on 26 December, although the attached bank holiday or public holiday may take place either on that day or a day later. In the liturgical calendar of Western Christianity, … Read More

Santa was laying peacefully in bed Sunday morning, snoozing off the last of the turkey dinner from the night before. Elaine barely stirred. Zeus the Cat was outside and thoughts of hot coffee and the day’s projects were still mired in dream-stuff leftovers… [RING!!!!!] “Who the hell would call us at this hour?” “Zero-three-hundred comms … Read More

Yeah, I know – wasn’t going to have a report this morning, but then I got to thinking (overnight) about the puzzling role of the Knickerbocker Crisis.  And then? Well, let’s just say that sometimes when a good detective is on one suspect’s tail, they can end up with something completely different. And this is … Read More

Peoplenomics will be posted an  hour or two later than normal.  And no, it’s not just the charts…we have a real treat for you… Check back around 9-10 AM Central Time.

While we are pleased to have made it to another Christmas, there is a nagging problem that has been tearing at me over the past couple of days. It’s like going to a “Magic Show” and finding yourself – after the main act – asking “What did I see – and what was REAL?” To … Read More

A Christmas story from the reporter’s notebook: With no hoopla or public notice other than a short obituary, a young man died up in Las Vegas, Nevada earlier this month. Out of respect for the family, I won’t use his real name. For our note this morning we’ll simply call him John. John was like … Read More

One of the most popular myths out of ancient times is that there was a city called Babel and there people built “to the heavens” and in the end were punished, a great common language destroyed, and so much for globalism 101. Well this morning an interesting note from the Jewish studies group up in … Read More

Dear Professor Shiller, an Open Letter, if I may. I think you almost got it. But not quite, in my view. I refer to the interview on CNBC t’other day. “Trump rally could be like Coolidge’s Roaring ’20s before Depression, Nobel-winning economist warns…” As we both know, the current fad in economics is quantitative nonsense. … Read More

Computational Futuring for breakfast today.  A few headlines to get the coffee rolling this morning, then our first day of Winter issue gets into a novel way of futuring that will likely be incorporated in our further software adventures into futuring called Nostracodeus II. S-curves are really interesting critter because they help visually sense what … Read More

Several things to go over this morning: First off is the condition of Gold. As I told you, we are (IMHO) in immediate danger between now and March 1 of seeing gold break below the $1,000 level. Before that can happen, though, we will first break the $1,100 handle and that could happen before year-end. … Read More

The other morning Elaine and I were sitting around talking about gifts. And I came to the conclusion that one of the best gifts I could give you as a reader of UrbanSurvival (and hopefully our Peoplenomics.com premium service) would be the gift of productivity. A lot of readers have asked me over the years. … Read More