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Economy
Manufacturing on the Ropes? | Econbrowser
Manufacturing employment, hours, capacity utilization down since March 2025 (pre-“Liberation Day”); manufacturing production (Fed index) flat since…
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Economy
“And you want to be my latex salesman?” (BLS edition)
I hear that Bannon is pushing Heritage Chief Economist EJ Antoni for BLS Commissioner. EJ Antoni: Source:…
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Real Estate
From Your First Deal to Financial Freedom
In This Article I still remember the chaos and caffeine-fueled nights of my very first deal—a studs-out fix-and-flip that nearly…
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Lifestyle
Zucchini Frittata With Tomato Salad
When Freddie and I went upstate last month, we invited the wonderful Jenny Rosenstrach and her husband Andy over for…
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Economy
CalculatedRisk (Still) on Recession Watch
Bill McBride’s assessment here. In early April, I went on recession watch, but I’m still not yet predicting a recession…
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Real Estate
How the Rise of “Accidental Landlords” Has Transformed the Housing Market
In This Article While many people dream of having enough money to start a real estate investing career, scores of…
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Lifestyle
What Books Have Made You Cry?
On a long flight recently, I read Jessica Stanley’s Consider Yourself Kissed in one sitting. Without giving too much away,…
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Economy
Even *More* Depressing Pictures from the Labor Market
You think the official BLS NFP series is worrying, consider the alternatives: Figure 1: BLS establishment nonfarm payroll (NFP) July…
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Economy
How Are Wisconsin Exports, Manufacturing Doing under Trump Trade War 2.0?
Discussed the employment numbers on WPR this morning. One question came up, which inspired this post – how’s Wisconsin doing,…
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Economy
Tariff Impact Watch – Retail Prices thru 7/26
From Cavallo et al. (Aug. 2025): Source: Cavallo, et al. (Aug 2, 2025). Some data consistent with an impact of tariffs: Figure…
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