Wall Street is full of lingo and its own aphorisms. One of the more relevant right now is the admonition to “sell in May and go away.” The suggestion is, if you are shorter term in your market view, the market has a “seasonal” pattern of weakness that begins in May and typically follows through […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/aa1-1.png328500Neland Nobelhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngNeland Nobel2023-05-11 00:30:042023-05-10 07:40:10Sell In May and Go Away?
As a rule, columnists generally do not like to riff on other people’s products but rather create one’s own. Sometimes one is just forced to do so because of the message put out by others that have a significant position in the journalistic world. Those people do a disservice by providing misleading information on a […]
Americans are becoming neurotic worriers. Covid brought out the worst in us, as politicized medical leaders rushed us into a panic response that did far more harm than the disease itself without fundamentally affecting the net outcome of the pandemic. But Covid is hardly the only example of Americans overestimating the dangers in their lives. […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/ccw-429-1.png380420Thomas C. Pattersonhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngThomas C. Patterson2023-05-09 00:30:462024-01-17 10:22:28Climate Danger
Much has been written about the Congressional debt-ceiling standoff. US Treasury and Federal Reserve Board officials have insisted that the only way to prevent a federal government default on its debt is for Congress to simply raise the debt ceiling without requiring any reduction in spending and deficits. However, more imaginative measures could be taken […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1383552338-scaled.jpg17072560Alex J. Pollack and Paul Kuplechttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngAlex J. Pollack and Paul Kuplec2023-05-07 00:26:112023-05-05 05:36:41A Frightening Solution to the Debt Ceiling Crunch
The House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday that would raise the debt ceiling through the end of March 2024 or by $1.5 trillion. The Limit, Save, Grow Act passed almost entirely along party lines, with 217 Republicans in favor. All 211 voting Democrats and four Republicans voted against the legislation, which is unlikely to pass […]
Even Miami lost ground. The spring selling season is a dud so far. And the banking crisis hasn’t even made it into the data yet. That’s still to come. The spring selling season is here, but so far, it’s a dud. In some markets, home prices fell from the prior month, despite spring selling […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/house4sale.jpg339509Wolf Richterhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngWolf Richter2023-05-01 00:29:192023-04-29 12:54:37The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America, April Update: Year-over-Year Price Drops Worsen in San Francisco, Seattle, San Diego, Portland, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Denver
While Anheuser-Busch reels from the backlash over its partnership with Dylan Mulvaney, another brand is jumping feet-first into the fire. Over the weekend, media personality Oli London retweeted a post of Mulvaney “getting glam” with Maybelline, which has apparently joined the ranks of companies like Nike who think the best way to sell products to […]
https://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/iStock-1351900298-scaled.jpg17072560Suzanne Bowdeyhttps://pricklypear.news/wp-content/uploads/logo_2023.pngSuzanne Bowdey2023-04-30 00:28:282023-04-28 10:37:50Maybelline Gets Burned by the Latest Round of Dylan Mulvaney Boycotts
FEE recently sat down with German author Rainer Zitelmann to discuss his latest book, the global financial crisis, and the future of capitalism. The great writer Henry Hazlitt once observed that the path to prosperity is achieved through production, and the best way to achieve production is to maximize incentives. “And the way to […]
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If you enjoy losing your freedom for a goal that is impossible to achieve, the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) has you covered. MAG recently released its proposed measures to bring Maricopa County into compliance with ozone standards set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and it’s a total disaster. Along with a […]
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President Biden and congressional Democrats constantly fret about “climate change.” Indeed, they have made it such a high priority they are taking an “whole of government approach” to addressing it. In fulfilling their aims at curbing emissions, the entire Biden Administration has been systematically and intentionally dismantling the powerful, reliable energy system America has built […]
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Sell In May and Go Away?
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, Personal Finance/by Neland NobelWall Street is full of lingo and its own aphorisms. One of the more relevant right now is the admonition to “sell in May and go away.” The suggestion is, if you are shorter term in your market view, the market has a “seasonal” pattern of weakness that begins in May and typically follows through […]
Rampell Strikes Again
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, National Security, Personal Finance, Politics/by Bruce BialoskyAs a rule, columnists generally do not like to riff on other people’s products but rather create one’s own. Sometimes one is just forced to do so because of the message put out by others that have a significant position in the journalistic world. Those people do a disservice by providing misleading information on a […]
Climate Danger
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Politics/by Thomas C. PattersonAmericans are becoming neurotic worriers. Covid brought out the worst in us, as politicized medical leaders rushed us into a panic response that did far more harm than the disease itself without fundamentally affecting the net outcome of the pandemic. But Covid is hardly the only example of Americans overestimating the dangers in their lives. […]
A Frightening Solution to the Debt Ceiling Crunch
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, National Security, Politics/by Alex J. Pollack and Paul KuplecMuch has been written about the Congressional debt-ceiling standoff. US Treasury and Federal Reserve Board officials have insisted that the only way to prevent a federal government default on its debt is for Congress to simply raise the debt ceiling without requiring any reduction in spending and deficits. However, more imaginative measures could be taken […]
House Passes Debt Ceiling Increase After Republicans Keep Key Inflation Reduction Act Provision
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, Politics/by Michael GinsbergThe House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday that would raise the debt ceiling through the end of March 2024 or by $1.5 trillion. The Limit, Save, Grow Act passed almost entirely along party lines, with 217 Republicans in favor. All 211 voting Democrats and four Republicans voted against the legislation, which is unlikely to pass […]
The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America, April Update: Year-over-Year Price Drops Worsen in San Francisco, Seattle, San Diego, Portland, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Denver
/in Economy, Featured, Latest News, Personal Finance/by Wolf RichterEven Miami lost ground. The spring selling season is a dud so far. And the banking crisis hasn’t even made it into the data yet. That’s still to come. The spring selling season is here, but so far, it’s a dud. In some markets, home prices fell from the prior month, despite spring selling […]
Maybelline Gets Burned by the Latest Round of Dylan Mulvaney Boycotts
/in Culture War, Economy, Featured, Latest News, Life Advocacy/by Suzanne BowdeyWhile Anheuser-Busch reels from the backlash over its partnership with Dylan Mulvaney, another brand is jumping feet-first into the fire. Over the weekend, media personality Oli London retweeted a post of Mulvaney “getting glam” with Maybelline, which has apparently joined the ranks of companies like Nike who think the best way to sell products to […]
Weekend Read: European Author Explains the Massive Disconnect between Young and Old Americans on Capitalism
/in Culture War, Economy, Education, Featured, Latest News, Liberty/by Jon MiltimoreFEE recently sat down with German author Rainer Zitelmann to discuss his latest book, the global financial crisis, and the future of capitalism. The great writer Henry Hazlitt once observed that the path to prosperity is achieved through production, and the best way to achieve production is to maximize incentives. “And the way to […]
Maricopa County’s Proposal to Comply with the EPA Threatens to Turn Arizona into California
/in Arizona News, COUNTIES, Economy, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Maricopa, Politics/by AZ Free NewsIf you enjoy losing your freedom for a goal that is impossible to achieve, the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) has you covered. MAG recently released its proposed measures to bring Maricopa County into compliance with ozone standards set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and it’s a total disaster. Along with a […]
Biden’s ‘Green’ Policies Following Europe Straight Into the Dark
/in Economy, Environment, Featured, Latest News, Liberty, Personal Finance, Politics/by Craig RuckerPresident Biden and congressional Democrats constantly fret about “climate change.” Indeed, they have made it such a high priority they are taking an “whole of government approach” to addressing it. In fulfilling their aims at curbing emissions, the entire Biden Administration has been systematically and intentionally dismantling the powerful, reliable energy system America has built […]