Retail sales for September surprise…barely

The U.S. Commerce Department reported today that U.S. retail sales rose 0.6% in September.  This compares to an expected increase of 0.4%.  Meanwhile, sales for the month of August have been dramatically revised upward.  Initially, August’s purchases by...

All talk and no walk Bernanke style

This morning saw the Chairman of the Federal Reserve provide the most obvious commentary one can imagine.  In a series of prepared remarks made at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston the Chairman emphasized that: That the economy was growing too slowly. That the slow...

Brief guide for the upcoming earnings season

The third quarter officially ended September 30th, meaning that earnings season is about to kick off in full stride.  Earnings season is when companies report their financial performance for the quarter just ended and the year-to-date, as well as provide guidance for...

Go Google, go

That scion of the Internet has announced that it is making another investment outside of its core business.  I am of course talking about Google.  The Google investment in focus today is in an offshore windfarm in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S.  The project will...