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Education
Critical Thinking Is A Mindset
by Terry Heick Every few months, I see an article making the rounds that critical thinking isn’t a skill and…
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Economy
Wisconsin Employment in the Context of the Preliminary Benchmark Revision
Like national employment, Wisconsin employment was downwardly revised (preliminary), by 79K. Splicing in the change as BLS would do yields…
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Economy
Sentiment Declines
Here are standardized indices for Michigan Sentiment, Conference Board Confidence, and Gallup Confidence. Source link
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Real Estate
The $84T “Wealth Transfer” Coming for the Housing Market
Will the housing market surge for the next 25 years, or is the silver tsunami overblown? In this episode, the…
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Lifestyle
This Beautiful Family Home Is Full of Clever Thrifted Finds
“I always keep an eye out for solid wood pieces when browsing Facebook Marketplace,” says Jessica Manning-Brose, who grew up…
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Economy
Food at Home CPI – Accelerating Growth
From the CPI release: Figure 1: CPI – food at home (black), ERS forecast of January 2025…
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Economy
Instantaneous Core Inflation
Up. Figure 1: Instantaneous inflation for core CPI (blue), core PCE (green), T=12, a=4 per Eeckhout (2024).. Source link
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Economy
Alternative Business Cycle Indicators | Econbrowser
Freight transportation services, vehicle miles traveled, civilian employment adjusted to NFP concept all below recent peaks. Heavy truck sales down…
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Economy
“What New Have We Learned about US Dollar Dominance As a Reserve Currency?”
That’s the title of my keynote talk at the 27th INFER conference (Rome), an excellent exchange of…
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Real Estate
How to Make Massive Returns from House Flipping in 2025
Does flipping houses still work in 2025? Yes! Despite high interest rates, inflated material costs, and the recent shift towards…
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