by Daniel White | Sep 14, 2026 | Economy
Monday, September 14, 2026 The federal government’s share of the economy is the largest it’s been in 75 years. So far in the 2020s, federal spending has averaged 26% of gross domestic product, which is the value of everything the country produces in one year....
by Daniel White | Aug 24, 2026 | Economy
Monday, August 24 Earnings season is here again, with banks first reporting blowout earnings. The outperformance was driven by investment banking, specifically fees related to the SpaceX initial public offering. JP Morgan Chase had a record quarterly profit – $21...
by Daniel White | Aug 17, 2026 | Economy
Monday, August 17 A month after the dot-com bubble back in 2000, the market sent a warning shot. It was April 2000 and stocks collapsed 10% in five days, falling 6% on the last day alone. The New York Post ran a story about margin calls driving the selloff. The story...
by Daniel White | Aug 10, 2026 | Economy
Monday, August 10 It’s easy to remember how euphoric investors were back in 2021 and 2022. Unfortunately, we’re reaching those levels again today. Stocks were all anyone could talk about as COVID kept people at home and investing their stimulus checks in the...
by Daniel White | Jul 13, 2026 | Economy
Monday, July 13 Real yields have turned negative, which is changing the income investing game. Inflation has surged past short-term yields. And yet, households kept pouring cash into money market funds in the first quarter. The latest Federal Reserve data shows...
