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Government Spending Is Out of Control! LOL

The Big Picture

Let’s delve into a case in point of Coase’s theorem: If you wanted to peddle the narrative that government spending is out of control, you might present a chart like the one above, which is an exact replica of a chart that appeared recently in a piece of research from a major Wall St. investment firm. Both the Wall St.

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15 Recession-Proof Businesses That Thrive in Any Economy

Clever Girl Finance

Recession-proof businesses are more than just smart, they’re essential when economic uncertainty hits. But while the economy slows, certain businesses remain steady, and some even thrive. But while the economy slows, certain businesses remain steady, and some even thrive. Thats where recession-resistant businesses come in.

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4th Quarter 2023 Economic And Market Outlook: Labor Market, Inflation, And Geopolitics

Nerd's Eye View

The sentiment is especially poignant when it comes to economic forecasting, as it's nearly impossible to get an accurate picture of the current state of the economy at any given moment. As a result, uncertainty about how the economy may unfold, even along the shortest time frames, is the default.

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Market Concentration

The Big Picture

These reflect the economic dominance of one specific part of the economy or another for very long periods of time. They are based on historical data that looks at 200 Years of Market Concentration. You might be surprised at the findings. As the chart above shows, there are long periods of market concentration.

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Want More Jobs? Raise the Minimum Wage

The Big Picture

The least contentious of which is that modest increases in minimum wages increase economic activity and create jobs. I have been nurturing a pet thesis as to why higher minimum wages are a net positive for an economy: It acts as a transfer of revenue allocation from low-wage employers and franchisees from Capital to Labor.

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Sunday links: holding on a little longer

Abnormal Returns

eig.org) Immigration affects the economy in a lot of different ways. thecausalfallacy.com) Economy The labor economy is still on track. economy at present. econbrowser.com) The economic schedule for the coming week. (wsj.com) The pros and cons of buffered ETFs. tker.co) Q3 GDP is tracking around 3% growth.

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The Many Ways the FOMC Can Be Wrong…

The Big Picture

However, this will only be known in the fullness of time, after inflation is tamed and the economy does not suffer too greatly from the cure. That presents a far less interesting scenario than its opposite: That the Fed is wrong and is undertaking a deeply misguided policy. I don’t want to become a scold on this issue.

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