Submitted by Econbrowser
Charles Engel, Menzie’s colleague at the University of Wisconsin and my long-time personal friend, enters the world of blogging with some thoughts on whether we’re seeing a bubble in oil prices.
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Submitted by The Capital Spectator
Studying history promises no short cut to easy profits, but it does provide some intriguing perspective at times. The last six months or so is one of those times. We’re speaking here of the real or inflation-adjusted rate on the 10-year Treasury yield. By our somewhat subjective calculation (more about that […]

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Submitted by CARPE DIEM
The Conference Board announced today that the U.S. Index of Leading Economic Indicators increased in April for the second straight month, the first back-to-back gain since October 2006, signaling that the current slowdown will be short-lived (Bloomberg).
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Submitted by CARPE DIEM
The most compelling statistic of all? Half of all new college graduates now believe that self-employment is more secure than a full-time job. Today, 80% of the colleges and universities in the U.S. now offer courses on entrepreneurship; 60% of Gen Y business owners consider themselves to be serial entrepreneurs, according to […]

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Submitted by CARPE DIEM

AUSTIN — The April statewide seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.1%, down from 4.3% in March and 4.4% in April 2007, once again matching the record low set in February (see chart above, click to enlarge). The 4.1% April unemployment rate in Texas remains far below the U.S. unemployment rate of […]

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Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Related to the post below on “The World’s Cheapest Clothes,” the chart above (click to enlarge) compares the “Consumer Price Index for All Items” to the “Consumer Price Index for Apparel,” from 1992 to 2008 (with each index set to equal 100 in January of 1992, data are from the BLS). […]

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Submitted by CARPE DIEM
The most basic dresses at J. Crew start at $58. At American Apparel, they start at $26; at Old Navy, $19.50; and at Forever 21, some styles cost $15.80. The least expensive dress on the Wal-Mart Web site is $14.92.

Prices at Steve & Barry’s (a clothing chain where everything costs less than […]

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Submitted by Businomics Blog
Here’s a cute YouTube video by a “model” working in the sex industry talking about how she is preparing for recession. Good point: book as much work as you can now, saving as much as you can.

She quotes a friend who says that in a recession, people will stay in more, watching […]

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Submitted by A Dash of Insight
One of our themes at “A Dash” is the array of challenges to the individual investor.  Interpreting market commentary is one of the most important.  While our readers understand the blogosphere, the influential print media remain far more important.
The MSM articles do not have any comments, so readers are on […]

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