Employment
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How Germany Became the World’s Worst-Performing Economy
Once Europe’s economic engine, Germany now faces stagnation, soaring labor costs, and a crushing welfare burden of one pensioner for every two workers.
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Fed Cuts Rates for Second Straight Meeting
Inflation remains stubbornly high and employment is softening. The Fed’s “balanced approach” marginally lowered interest rates again.
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Cowboy Diplomacy: Ranchers Reject Tariff Rhetoric
Cattlemen bristle at being treated as economic pawns. Protectionism is an insult to people who embody the mythos of American self-reliance.
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Four Ways You’re Living Better Than Ever
From your life expectancy to your home to your grocery cart, living standards have soared. But continued growth isn’t guaranteed.
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Shooting the American Dream in the Foot?
An expanding, interventionist state is crushing the atmosphere of opportunity that once allowed the middle class to build itself up.
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When Family Firms Meet Market Discipline: a Lesson from ‘Tommy Boy’
Brands love to market themselves as ‘family owned,’ but as Tommy Boy comically reminds us, the only guarantee of success is satisfying consumers in a competitive marketplace.
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Rate of Inflation Cools in July, Case for Rate Cuts Builds
Core inflation rose only modestly, thanks to lower energy costs. Paired with weak job gains, the price trend adds pressure on the Fed to cut rates in September.
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Fed Governor’s Labor Market Warning Validated by BLS Revision
The Fed waited for labor market softening to cut rates. Do BLS data reveal monetary policy is already too tight?
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How Unusual Was July’s Jobs Report Revision? Here’s What My Analysis Found
Statisticians try to force complex, empirical economic realities into simplified models. Revisions based on improved data are an inevitability, not evidence of a conspiracy.
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Wall Street Isn’t Daycare: Interns Meet the Real World
Many college graduates are discovering they don’t want the high pressure or long hours that white-collar finance firms demand.
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How Germany Became the World’s Worst-Performing Economy
Once Europe’s economic engine, Germany now faces stagnation, soaring labor costs, and a crushing welfare burden of one pensioner for every two workers.
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•
Fed Cuts Rates for Second Straight Meeting
Inflation remains stubbornly high and employment is softening. The Fed’s “balanced approach” marginally lowered interest rates again.
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•
Cowboy Diplomacy: Ranchers Reject Tariff Rhetoric
Cattlemen bristle at being treated as economic pawns. Protectionism is an insult to people who embody the mythos of American self-reliance.
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•
Four Ways You’re Living Better Than Ever
From your life expectancy to your home to your grocery cart, living standards have soared. But continued growth isn’t guaranteed.
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•
Shooting the American Dream in the Foot?
An expanding, interventionist state is crushing the atmosphere of opportunity that once allowed the middle class to build itself up.
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•
When Family Firms Meet Market Discipline: a Lesson from ‘Tommy Boy’
Brands love to market themselves as ‘family owned,’ but as Tommy Boy comically reminds us, the only guarantee of success is satisfying consumers in a competitive marketplace.
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•
Rate of Inflation Cools in July, Case for Rate Cuts Builds
Core inflation rose only modestly, thanks to lower energy costs. Paired with weak job gains, the price trend adds pressure on the Fed to cut rates in September.
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•
Fed Governor’s Labor Market Warning Validated by BLS Revision
The Fed waited for labor market softening to cut rates. Do BLS data reveal monetary policy is already too tight?
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•
How Unusual Was July’s Jobs Report Revision? Here’s What My Analysis Found
Statisticians try to force complex, empirical economic realities into simplified models. Revisions based on improved data are an inevitability, not evidence of a conspiracy.
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•
Wall Street Isn’t Daycare: Interns Meet the Real World
Many college graduates are discovering they don’t want the high pressure or long hours that white-collar finance firms demand.