Busy Friday here, so let’s jump right into the EmpSit – employment situation – report just out: “Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 254,000 in September, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in food services and drinking places, … Read More

If there is a “lesson” from the escalating tensions in the Middle East, it might well be that “Wars tend to escalate” – beyond which, not much else can be said.  Following the Iranian counter (to the Lebanon killings) we are now in position where Israel is expected to take a swipe at Iran in return.  … Read More

We arrive at Chapter 12 of our book on anti-aging techniques just in time for War.  Impeckerble timing, if I do say so. Before we jump in to the problem of “rolling the clock back” there’s not only war to discuss but also the employment report – ADP is out. And then there’s the ChartPack … Read More

The media are showing their colors (and if you look closely, their puppet strings) as you read coverage of the mess in Labor.  Is there a “Protect Harris” movement going on? Port Strike Update as Teamsters Launch Foul-Mouthed Tirade at Biden Admin – Newsweek and Picket lines up as port strike begins for thousands of … Read More

AGJSGW:  “As Goes Japan, So Goes World” is a suitable start to train-wreck viewing as the month ends and the week begins. My friend Robin Handler of the Options Signal Service made a dandy observation overnight: “While Sept is the worse month for stocks historically, during an election year it turns out that Oct is … Read More

My pal of now 72-years, the Major, was having some computer problems and so we spent an hour and a half on the phone Friday going through this and that’s on his system to get it up to speed. I won’t go through the whole litany of changes and suggestions, but for your own further … Read More

We’ve been reporting on Peoplenomics for more than a quarter century and never before have so many factors been in the “this close” column. We have a least three major wars in the wings, a major national disaster just hit the Southeast and there is a hotly contested presidential contest to be decided in just … Read More

Just got off the phone Friday (about 1:30PM Central) with G.A. Stewart of the Age of Desolation Website.   As readers know, Stu lives in Florida and works for a defense contractor where his role is keeping one of the “tips of the spear” sharpeners working.  He doesn’t know yet, how his “sharpener” fared – because … Read More

The summer doldrums (of seemingly endless political crap) seems to be coming to an end with a number of “actual” news items.  Starting today with some… Trade Figures I know what you’re thinking – “Gee, I don’t remember the August figure being so high…” Well, of course not.  It was a hell of a lot … Read More

On what rational planet would multiple wars, growing threats, flawed personalities vying for “leadership” and impending natural disasters be a formula for markets to move seriously higher at the open? Well, this one. The markets began a modest decline Wednesday, but overnight some very significant plays were turned in.  In one of these, Japan’s market – … Read More

No one seems to have noticed, except maybe us: FEMA has about totally botched its “civil defense” mission.  In fact, we went looking for evidence of how FEMA is prepared to defend the US from all hazards.  Wow! Were we disappointed. Using a search engine, it’s clear while Civil Defense is a big deal elsewhere, … Read More

Just out: The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported a 5.0% annual gain for July, down from a 5.5% annual gain in the previous month. The 10-City Composite saw an annual increase of 6.8%, down from a 7.4% annual increase in the previous month. The … Read More

Yes, my sensitive and politically correct readers – the stock market which has seemed “topless” should run out of steam in here.  Because in today’s preopen (and depending on Housing which will be along in moments) we coud see the maraschino on top. Why, over the balance of Fall, we don’t wonder “What could go wrong?” … Read More