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Monthly NFPs Are Rounding Errors

The Big Picture

That is a significant number to recall whenever people posit we either are in, or just were in, or are about to tumble into a recession. but most months, the specific number is more or less a rounding error. It was that 157.087 million people are employed full-time in the United States.1 This is not a popular opinion.

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2023 Highlights – The Top 22 Nerd’s Eye View Blog Posts You Might Have Missed

Nerd's Eye View

As 2023 comes to a close, I am once again so thankful to all of you, the ever-growing number of readers who continue to regularly visit this Nerd's Eye View Blog (and share the content with your friends and colleagues, which we greatly appreciate!). We recognize (and appreciate!)

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Wealth Inequality Starts at the Top

The Big Picture

Using IRS data, University of California at Berkeley’s Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman’s 2014 study found: The share of total wealth of the top 1% has increased steadily, from below 25% in 1978 to 42% in 2012. And, it has accelerated over the past few decades. The share of total wealth of the top 0.1%

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: Sleep Number stock reverses higher after 2022 revenue outlook updated, and CFO resigns

MarketWatch

Share of Sleep Number Corp. Sleep Number said its expects to report 2022 earnings per share of $1.60, which is below the current FactSet consensus of $1.71, while the updated sales guidance was $2.11 30, to pursue other opportunities, after being in that role since April 2014. SNBR rallied 3.4% 22, after the market close.

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Collapse in Prospective Home Buyer Traffic

The Big Picture

This brings us to the chart: The one above shows the traffic of prospective buyers looking at a new home (2014- 2022); the one below goes back to the 1980s. For everyone who is not a cash buyer of a house — that is about 75% of the homes sold nationally (and about half in places like Manhattan) — those numbers can be budgeted.

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: Sleep Number stock tumbles after downbeat 2022 outlook ahead of results, CFO resigns

MarketWatch

Share of Sleep Number Corp. 30, to pursue other opportunities, after being in that role since April 2014. SNBR tumbled 15.1% in premarket trading Friday, after the bed and mattress maker provided a downbeat full-year outlook and said its chief financial officer was stepping down after nearly 9 years in the role. over the past year.

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The Law of Large Numbers

The Irrelevant Investor

"Apple is so big, it’s running up against the law of large numbers." Another NYT article from 2014 states that "What makes Apple’s challenge particularly daunting is the law of large numbers. The law of large numbers is often invoked when describing Apple and other large companies. 487 billion.

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