by Daniel White | Jun 5, 2017 | Economy
June 5, 2017 U.S. auto stocks have been in a selloff of sorts after drastic sales drops were reported recently. Ford and GM stocks are both down, with Ford reacting by ousting its CEO. In fact, the entire industry is down almost 5 percent year-over-year...
by Daniel White | May 22, 2017 | Economy
May 22, 2017 The amount of student loan debt in this country is approaching crisis levels. In fact, student loans could very well be the next big bubble to burst. While we’re right to praise the merits of education and the value of learning, it’s smart to ask – what...
by Daniel White | May 8, 2017 | Economy
May 8, 2017 Not only are we losing retailers at an amazing clip, but it seems free market pricing is going by the wayside too. That’s because online retailers are using our data against us. Where consumers would use the web to compare prices between companies,...
by Daniel White | May 1, 2017 | Economy
May 1, 2017 News about the retail industry tends to crop up around the holidays, but if you look around, you’ll notice there is a lot going on with retail stores across the country – as in, a lot of them are closing. Almost 3,000 store closings have been announced so...
by Daniel White | Apr 24, 2017 | Economy
April 24, 2017 The U.S. isn’t perfect – no country is. We have our issues at home and abroad. That said, some would have you think we’re in decline. But for all its imperfections, our country continues to dominate the global economy by a wide margin. Exhibit A is the...
by Daniel White | Apr 17, 2017 | Economy
April 17, 2017 So much of the talk lately is about the income gap – that incomes for the rich are rising much faster than for the poor. Well, wages have risen fast for the top 1 percent of earners for decades. It’s the haves vs. the have nots playing out in chart...
