Jobs: Unemployment rate falls to 3.9%, employers add 164,000 jobs in April
So, the question really is (as usual with employment numbers): Did the number of people who got jobs offset the number of people who stopped More...…
The lapsing of Finland’s universal basic income trial
Universal basic income sounds crazy to some. Fears of inflation shocks rippling through Finland appear to have not come to pass, yet. Other measures like More...…
Greece doing far better than a few years ago
If you remember the consternation and frustration around Greece and global “austerity” measures for many countries with ailing economies (the U.S. perennially included as both More...…
US economic growth slowed to 2.3 percent pace in Q1
While Q1 2018 GDP growth was mild, it still produced the best growth in a Q1 since 2013. Things have been a bit rockier since More...…
Blockchain Is About to Revolutionize the Shipping Industry
Blockchain technology, it ain’t just for Bitcoin speculation. Blockchain is starting to come out of its shell, revealing opportunities in secure document management (a worthy More...…
Musk’s Leaked Email Raises More Questions About Tesla Than It Answers
Tesla has had a rocky time getting enough Model 3s off the factory floor, failing to confidently weather Elon Musk’s “production hell,” and projecting mixed More...…
Fintech Could Flop Without Big Banks
Two sides to the fintech coin. On one hand, nimble startups are eating the entrenched players’ lunches in handheld-mobile retail fintech. On the other hand, More...…
US trade deficit widens in February
The trade deficit of $57.6b in February (largest since 2008) in the US continues to drive a financial tool-measuring contest between the US and China. More...…
Widening Credit Spreads Could be Flashing a Warning Sign for the Market
Trade wars, and Facebook, and interest rates, OH MY! As with so many things in life, the answer to your question depends on who you More...…
The Oil Sector Will Survive The Arrival Of The Electric Car Just Fine
Oil won’t be impacted by electric vehicles? Wrong. Of course it will be impacted. Will big oil survive electric vehicles? Probably, for a time. Why More...…