Small Business Confidence Takes a Nosedive
More evidence of the growing disconnect between consumer confidence (still at or near a recovery high) and small business confidence (recently tumbling from a recovery...
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Third Quarter GDP Revised Up to 2.7% Growth Rate
The Commerce Department reported that real economic growth in the third quarter was revised higher, up from an “advance” estimate of a 2.0 percent annual...
Ron Paul Shares Some Thoughts About Secession
Like most things that outgoing Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) has said over the years, a lot of people will just shake their heads and quickly...
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
All that Neal Page wants to do... to get home for Thanksgiving. His flight has been canceled due to bad weather so he decides on...
Housing Starts at Four Year High on Multi-Family Units
The Commerce Department reported(.pdf) that housing starts rose to their highest level since July 2008 and building permits saw their second highest reading in over...
Shadow Banking Like It’s 2007
Another fun image from Europe (following this Economist cover earlier today) comes via this Spiegel report on the shadow banking system that seems to have...