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August 18, 2024
manufacturing jobs
August 18, 2024
A Real Manufacturing Story From Janesville, Wisconsin

Looking at Janesville, Wisconsin, we can see how a city recovered from the loss of thousands of manufacturing jobs when its GM plant closed.

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August 1, 2021
S&P 500 bull markets
August 1, 2021
Which Firm Was the First Robinhood?

Similar to the goals expressed by Robinhood, long ago a major Wall Street firm focused on retail investors and also had its IPO.

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May 14, 2019
Weekly Economic News Roundup and quantitative easing
May 14, 2019
The $4 Trillion Question

Although quantitative easing flooded the banking system with trillions of dollars, we are still debating how much it lifted the economy.

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December 3, 2017
economic news roundup andthe life of a Christmas tree
December 3, 2017
Why We Have a Christmas Tree Shortage

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July 23, 2017
economic recovery
July 23, 2017
Not Quite a Goldilocks Recovery

To decide the strength of our economic recovery since the Great Recession, we can use seven numbers or just one that might be most important.

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March 6, 2015
everyday economics and Fed humor
March 6, 2015
Some Federal Reserve (Gallows) Humor

In the 2009 transcripts, Federal Reserve humor brings smiles and memories of the dire condition of finance, housing and the GDP.

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January 2, 2015
Housing problems foreshadow business cycle contractions.
January 2, 2015
A Short Version of the Housing Crisis Story

Problems in the housing market frequently signal a contraction in the business cycle as they did through the subprime mortgage crisis.

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