All this money printing threatens to eventually create a sugar high in equities. We aren’t there yet, but markets are floating on a sea of new money. In fact, it’s more like a tsunami! Inflation hedges (real estate, commodities, materials companies) will do well. Traditional fixed income (long-term bonds) is at risk. The return of […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.png00Neland Nobelhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngNeland Nobel2021-02-16 01:00:172021-02-16 09:21:55Are We in a Bubble?
Spiking prices for new and used vehicles under the microscope. The “Purchasing Power of the Consumer Dollar” – part of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index data released today – is the politically incorrect mirror image of inflation in consumer prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). By wanting to increase consumer […]
They used to call it “retail therapy.” But for conservatives, there’s nothing therapeutic about walking the aisles of stores that want to shut down your speech, cancel your bank accounts, or send cents on every dollar to Marxist groups who despise America. In an age when conservatives can’t turn on the TV, send their kids […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.png00Tony Perkinshttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngTony Perkins2021-02-13 07:38:052021-02-13 07:46:13Mob Mixes Business with Pressure
Editors Note: As some at the Arizona Corporation Commission want to take us down the “green” rat hole of subsidies and expensive electricity, we need to learn what has happened in other states, in this case, Minnesota. According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), wind turbines are supposed to have a useful lifetime of 20 […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.png00Isaac Orrhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngIsaac Orr2021-02-11 06:15:542021-02-10 22:38:30Wind Turbines Don’t Even Last 20 Years
There is still the theme that some of it is just temporary. Big parts of the services sector – such as restaurants, entertainment, lodging, and travel – have been hit hard during this crisis. Other parts of the services industries – such as real estate, services related to eCommerce, transportation services, video games, streaming services, […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.png00Wolf Richterhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngWolf Richter2021-02-08 06:00:412021-02-07 14:24:58Inflation Pressures Heat Up Even in Services
When lockdowns first happened, my initial thought was geeky, and only later did I begin to realize the implications for human rights and liberties. My thought was: this is going to be devastating for future capital investment. The basis of my fear was the knowledge that in almost all poor countries, property rights are insecure, […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.png00Jeffrey Tuckerhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngJeffrey Tucker2021-02-08 06:00:172021-02-07 14:19:20Lockdowns Have Depleted Capital in All Forms
Economists interviewed by FEE warn that Senator Warren’s new proposal would backfire horribly. Senator Elizabeth Warren made a “wealth tax” on net worth one of the defining proposals of her unsuccessful 2020 presidential campaign. Now, the staunch progressive is using her new perch on the Senate Finance Committee to introduce a wealth tax at long […]
We don’t have enough things on our plates. We needed this. We have a Congress trying to impeach a president who is no longer president. We have a new president trying to set a world record for executive orders. We have people calling everybody either racists or white supremacists. Oh and then there is the […]
The Kennedys have for the past 60 years been one of the most idolized families in America. Joseph Kennedy converted his ill-gotten gains from bootlegging into a legal fortune. He then unleashed his sons into the political world. This is when his son John changed America in one way and then his younger brother Teddy […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.png00Bruce Bialoskyhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngBruce Bialosky2021-02-02 06:00:452021-01-29 15:48:58How the Kennedys Radically Changed America
One of the few things where there is widespread agreement is about the fact that Social Security and Medicare are going broke unless something is done to stem the financial drain as the retirement rolls swell. Choices are raising taxes or cutting benefits. Neither alternative is palatable politically, so the problem is put off for […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.png00Ken Veithttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngKen Veit2021-02-01 18:02:332021-02-01 19:32:57The Insecurity in Social Security
Are We in a Bubble?
/in /by Neland NobelAll this money printing threatens to eventually create a sugar high in equities. We aren’t there yet, but markets are floating on a sea of new money. In fact, it’s more like a tsunami! Inflation hedges (real estate, commodities, materials companies) will do well. Traditional fixed income (long-term bonds) is at risk. The return of […]
Dollar’s Purchasing Power Drops to Record Low Despite Aggressive “Hedonic Quality Adjustments”
/in /by Wolf RichterSpiking prices for new and used vehicles under the microscope. The “Purchasing Power of the Consumer Dollar” – part of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index data released today – is the politically incorrect mirror image of inflation in consumer prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). By wanting to increase consumer […]
Mob Mixes Business with Pressure
/in /by Tony PerkinsThey used to call it “retail therapy.” But for conservatives, there’s nothing therapeutic about walking the aisles of stores that want to shut down your speech, cancel your bank accounts, or send cents on every dollar to Marxist groups who despise America. In an age when conservatives can’t turn on the TV, send their kids […]
Wind Turbines Don’t Even Last 20 Years
/in /by Isaac OrrEditors Note: As some at the Arizona Corporation Commission want to take us down the “green” rat hole of subsidies and expensive electricity, we need to learn what has happened in other states, in this case, Minnesota. According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), wind turbines are supposed to have a useful lifetime of 20 […]
Inflation Pressures Heat Up Even in Services
/in /by Wolf RichterThere is still the theme that some of it is just temporary. Big parts of the services sector – such as restaurants, entertainment, lodging, and travel – have been hit hard during this crisis. Other parts of the services industries – such as real estate, services related to eCommerce, transportation services, video games, streaming services, […]
Lockdowns Have Depleted Capital in All Forms
/in /by Jeffrey TuckerWhen lockdowns first happened, my initial thought was geeky, and only later did I begin to realize the implications for human rights and liberties. My thought was: this is going to be devastating for future capital investment. The basis of my fear was the knowledge that in almost all poor countries, property rights are insecure, […]
‘Terrible Idea’ with ‘Dismal Track Record’: Top Economists Blast Elizabeth Warren’s Latest Proposal
/in /by Brad PalumboEconomists interviewed by FEE warn that Senator Warren’s new proposal would backfire horribly. Senator Elizabeth Warren made a “wealth tax” on net worth one of the defining proposals of her unsuccessful 2020 presidential campaign. Now, the staunch progressive is using her new perch on the Senate Finance Committee to introduce a wealth tax at long […]
The Robinhood Earthquake
/in /by Bruce BialoskyWe don’t have enough things on our plates. We needed this. We have a Congress trying to impeach a president who is no longer president. We have a new president trying to set a world record for executive orders. We have people calling everybody either racists or white supremacists. Oh and then there is the […]
How the Kennedys Radically Changed America
/in /by Bruce BialoskyThe Kennedys have for the past 60 years been one of the most idolized families in America. Joseph Kennedy converted his ill-gotten gains from bootlegging into a legal fortune. He then unleashed his sons into the political world. This is when his son John changed America in one way and then his younger brother Teddy […]
The Insecurity in Social Security
/in /by Ken VeitOne of the few things where there is widespread agreement is about the fact that Social Security and Medicare are going broke unless something is done to stem the financial drain as the retirement rolls swell. Choices are raising taxes or cutting benefits. Neither alternative is palatable politically, so the problem is put off for […]