by Daniel White | Feb 17, 2025 | Economy
February 17, 2025 You’ve probably heard of the new Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. While it offers long-term promise, it’s suffering some short-term peril. When it comes to spending, it almost doesn’t matter who gets elected president. That’s...
by Daniel White | Jan 27, 2025 | Economy
January 27, 2025 The U.S. stock market had one of its best years ever last year. As of this writing, the S&P 500 was up over 25% for 2024. It marks two consecutive years the S&P 500 had 20% gains or more. If it does it in 2025 too, it’ll be only the...
by Daniel White | Jan 6, 2025 | Economy
January 6, 2025 Our governmental debt is getting so big that I don’t think we’ll be able to grow our way out of this situation. While economic growth as a sole solution to our debt problem always seemed like a long shot, it’s now as if growth won’t be able to do much...
by Daniel White | Nov 18, 2024 | Economy
November 18, 2024 This past earnings season was great, right? Well, earnings looked good because Wall Street lowered the bar. Third-quarter earnings season started with the big banks, which largely exceeded analysts’ expectations. Naturally, that set off a flurry of...
by Daniel White | Oct 14, 2024 | Economy
October 14, 2024 Ken Rogoff, who is not only an economist and Harvard professor but also a chess grandmaster, thinks we’re going to see more inflation spikes. He also thinks we’re in for higher volatility, inflation, and interest rates, no matter what the...
