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Here is a graph of the year-over-year change in shelter from the CPI report and housing from the PCE report…
Continue ReadingPersonal Income increased 0.5% in March; Spending increased 0.8%
The BEA released the Personal Income and Outlays report for March: Personal income increased $122.0 billion (0.5 percent at a…
Continue ReadingAnalyzing the SPY: How to Know When the Pullback is Over
Last week, investors were spooked by geopolitical tensions and expectations of interest rates remaining higher for longer. The fear sent…
Continue ReadingRules-Based Money Management – Part 2: Measuring the Market
Note to the reader: This is the eighteenth in a series of articles I’m publishing here taken from my book,…
Continue ReadingLawler: Observations on the Recent Surge in Net International Migration
Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Lawler: Observations on the Recent Surge in Net International Migration A brief…
Continue ReadingU.S. Births decreased in 2023
From the National Center for Health Statistics: Births: Provisional Data for 2023. The NCHS reports: The provisional number of births…
Continue ReadingNo Games: Hasbro Stock Sees Serious Gains
Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) is a company known for fun and games, but this toy and game maker has been undergoing a…
Continue ReadingIs Meta Platforms a Buy After Thursday’s Sell-Off?
One of the hottest Magnificent Seven stocks, Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), cooled off on Thursday after the company reported a mixed…
Continue Reading$3,000 Caregiver Tax Credit from Nebraska Signed into Law
Family caregivers in Nebraska will now qualify for a nonrefundable tax credit going forward for eligible expenses incurred while taking…
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