Tag Archives: GDP
2012: Predictions, Prognostications, and Prophecies
Before we turn the page to 2012 we must take a look back at the year that just passed so we can extract context for the year to come. Looking at where the stock market began and ended in 2011, … Continue reading
In Graphs We Trust
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke can’t seem to catch a break. Wherever he turns someone is there to knock his job performance. Senators, Presidential candidates, lowly editorial writers…they’ve all lined up and cast their stones. But why? Hasn’t Bernanke done … Continue reading
Smiling with Gratitude
The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that the economy grew at an annual rate of 2 percent in the third quarter…a downward revision from the initial 2.5 percent estimate made last month. More importantly, it was reported that after-tax, inflation-adjusted incomes … Continue reading
Warning Signs of a Financial Vesuvius
The Day Mount Vesuvius Blew “Injustice, swift, erect, and unconfin’d, Sweeps the wide earth, and tramples o’er mankind” – Homer, The Iliad Everything was just the way it was supposed to be in Pompeii on August 24, 79 A.D. The … Continue reading
