An Important Anecdotal Sign of Crises Ends

As an investor, how do you know when a crisis is nearing an end?  When the trajectory of news stories switches from reporting and reacting to every new piece of information into reflection and review of the beginnings and causes of the crisis.   Take for example...

Press Releases Masquerading as News

The past several months have been such an intense time to be a world citizen and investor that I thought I would share with you something much lighter today.  Something light, but that eats at me like a slow reacting acid.  Namely, the increase in press releases, and...

Weekly Jobless Claims Improve

This morning the U.S. Department of Labor released its weekly jobless claims number.  Data showed an improvement in the figure to the tune of 16,000 – meaning that fewer people filed for unemployment last week than the week prior.  In total, initial jobless...

Housing Starts Near Bottom

This morning the U.S. Department of Commerce reported that housing starts in the United States were at their lowest level since April 2009.  Data show that in February starts fell 22.5% to an annualized rate of 479,000.  “Housing starts” mean a new home...