IN THIS ISSUE: Bush Tax Cuts to Expire Automatically Large Income Tax Hike for the "Rich" Small Businesses are the Engine of Jobs Growth The Rich & the "Fair Share" Argument Will Congress Extend the Bush Tax Cuts or Not? Results of our recent FINANCIAL LITERACY QUIZ Introduction...
IN THIS ISSUE: The Economy is Improving Slowly Other Recent Economic Reports All This Sounds Good, But… How Do We Grow More Jobs? Home Foreclosures Hit Record High For the most part, the economic reports over the last month or so have been positive. On Friday, April 30, the Commerce Department...
IN THIS ISSUE: 3Q GDP Report - Was It Really Better Than Expected? What Else Was Missing in the 3Q GDP Report? Worker Productivity Surges to Six-Year High Latest Unemployment Numbers Not Encouraging Roubini - Too Many People Are "Short" the Dollar Introduction When the government announced...
IN THIS ISSUE: Overview of Recent US Economic Trends Snapshot of the Latest Economic Data Fed's "Beige Book" Sees Modest Improvement Unemployment: The 800-Pound Gorilla in the Room Conclusions - Storm Clouds on the Horizon Eyes around the world are intently focused on this Thursday's...
IN THIS ISSUE: Ball of Confusion The Gloom-and-Doom Argument Damn the Torpedoes, Full Speed Ahead! Is the Market Defying Gravity? What You Should be Doing Introduction The cover of the October 5, 2009 issue of Business Week magazine summed up the current dilemma for stock market investors perfectly....
IN THIS ISSUE: Economic Signs of Improvement Fed Vows to Keep Rates Low Market Comments from John P. Hussman, Ph.D. Conclusions Introduction We have seen some encouraging economic news in recent weeks, and President Obama and his cronies in the mainstream media have declared that the worst recession...
IN THIS ISSUE: The Latest Assessment of the US Economy The Real Unemployment Rate is 16.5%, Not 9.5% Nine Reasons the Economy is Not Getting Better Where I Disagree With Mr. Zuckerman Conclusions -- "The New Normal" Introduction Over the last few weeks, most polls have shifted to indicate that...
IN THIS ISSUE: The JOHNSON O'CONNOR Research Foundation Helping People Find The Best Careers For 87 Years Scientific Testing To Determine One's Natural Aptitudes Matching Aptitudes & Careers For Success & Happiness Introduction As you read today's E-Letter, be advised that the Democrat...
IN THIS ISSUE: The Latest Economic Reports -- Mostly Negative Latest Wall Street Journal Survey of Economists Fed's Latest "Beige Book" Outlook is Bleak Conclusions -- What To Believe? Introduction We have clients calling us every day to ask if we believe the economy and the stock markets...
IN THIS ISSUE: The Economy Continues To Slump Badly US Stock Markets Continue To Plunge Obama's Multi-Trillion Dollar Spending Spree Obama's Budget – The First $2 TRILLION Deficit? Obama's Plan To Nationalize Health Care This Year Obama's “Cap-and-Trade” Environmental Proposal Conclusions...
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