Daily Economy
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Florence Hits Jobs Report but Trends Remain Positive
The impact of Hurricane Florence was evident in the September employment report as nonfarm payrolls rose just 134,000. However, the preponderance of data suggests the labor market remains robust and that the economy is likely to grow at a healthy pace.
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The Glory and Majesty of the Dreamliner
“I tried to think of anything in nature that could compare. I thought of huge animals on safaris, of glorious birds, or gigantic sea animals. I thought of huge mountains, great canyons, and terrifying bodies of water. Nothing compares. Then it dawned on me: humankind has created something truly astonishing here.” ~ Jeffrey Tucker
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Multiethnic Societies Can Be Stable, Peaceful, and Prosperous
If all mixed societies are inherently unstable then why are they historically so common and why do many keep going for hundreds of years in peace and rising prosperity?
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ISM Reports Suggest Robust Economic Growth
The latest monthly reports from the Institute for Supply Management show that the economy continued to expand at a robust pace in September. Details in both reports were decisively positive and suggest strong, broad-based growth in the economy.
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California Neutrality Law Will Not Deliver
Net neutrality rules do nothing to make internet access more fair. More regulations only create the perfect environment to encourage monopoly, making access to the wide web even more restricted and expensive.
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No, America Is Not in a Civil War
The result of a century of coerced forms of social organization is exactly what you see and what so many decry as the fracturing of consensus in society. What’s miraculous is that we have somehow survived regardless of the nonstop attacks on liberty, property, and free association.
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The Real Agenda Behind Amazon’s New $15 per Hour Minimum Wage
Many people assume that to raise wages, big companies must be dragged along by government policy. Amazon’s eye-opening announcement yesterday suggests otherwise.
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Whose Economy is it, Anyway?
The essence of economics is far too complex to accredit to a politician.
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Trade Disaster Averted for Now
Free traders can only hope that future agreements will be improved and made universal.
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The Bad Economics of Short-Run Policies
Bad economics can bring about or grow out of bad politics. But the question is, what are bad economics and bad politics? Unless this is clearly and correctly identified, a bad situation can be made worse, and a good situation can be turned into a bad one. So sorting this out is crucial to having…
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Florence Hits Jobs Report but Trends Remain Positive
The impact of Hurricane Florence was evident in the September employment report as nonfarm payrolls rose just 134,000. However, the preponderance of data suggests the labor market remains robust and that the economy is likely to grow at a healthy pace.
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The Glory and Majesty of the Dreamliner
“I tried to think of anything in nature that could compare. I thought of huge animals on safaris, of glorious birds, or gigantic sea animals. I thought of huge mountains, great canyons, and terrifying bodies of water. Nothing compares. Then it dawned on me: humankind has created something truly astonishing here.” ~ Jeffrey Tucker
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Multiethnic Societies Can Be Stable, Peaceful, and Prosperous
If all mixed societies are inherently unstable then why are they historically so common and why do many keep going for hundreds of years in peace and rising prosperity?
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ISM Reports Suggest Robust Economic Growth
The latest monthly reports from the Institute for Supply Management show that the economy continued to expand at a robust pace in September. Details in both reports were decisively positive and suggest strong, broad-based growth in the economy.
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•
California Neutrality Law Will Not Deliver
Net neutrality rules do nothing to make internet access more fair. More regulations only create the perfect environment to encourage monopoly, making access to the wide web even more restricted and expensive.
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•
No, America Is Not in a Civil War
The result of a century of coerced forms of social organization is exactly what you see and what so many decry as the fracturing of consensus in society. What’s miraculous is that we have somehow survived regardless of the nonstop attacks on liberty, property, and free association.
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•
The Real Agenda Behind Amazon’s New $15 per Hour Minimum Wage
Many people assume that to raise wages, big companies must be dragged along by government policy. Amazon’s eye-opening announcement yesterday suggests otherwise.
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•
Whose Economy is it, Anyway?
The essence of economics is far too complex to accredit to a politician.
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•
Trade Disaster Averted for Now
Free traders can only hope that future agreements will be improved and made universal.
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•
The Bad Economics of Short-Run Policies
Bad economics can bring about or grow out of bad politics. But the question is, what are bad economics and bad politics? Unless this is clearly and correctly identified, a bad situation can be made worse, and a good situation can be turned into a bad one. So sorting this out is crucial to having…