Friday, October 11, 2013

Where I am today mentally...

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We just moved from Illinois to Ohio. Have been without TV for about 7 weeks. We just got it hooked up.  I am a confirmed cable news junkie (...
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Thursday, October 10, 2013

Nice graphic showing where the major parts of the 787 Dreamliner passenger plane come from. Nice lesson in market coordination.

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Here is a nice example of the global supply chain in action. This shows major parts of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner passenger plane and from ...

Nice graphic showing the various sources the US borrows money from.

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Here is a nice and concise graphic showing the who and how much we owe as a country to different entities.  A majority of our debt is owed t...
Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Top 10 Ranking of Car/Truck Sales for September. One country produces Trucks. One country produces Cars. Comparative Advantage in one easy lesson...

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The US makes and sells Trucks best. The Japanese make and sell cars best.  Comparative Advantage...Any questions?? #10 Nissan Altima ...
Sunday, September 29, 2013

Some Chinese are willing and able to pay $485,000 for a Land Rover SUV. I gotta see how this graphs!!! So can you here... :)

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Demand For Luxury SUVs Is Too High For Land Rover To Keep Up The new  Land Rover Ranger Rover  and  Range Rover Sport   SUVs  are lighter,...
Friday, September 27, 2013

21 Scams Used By Devious Car Dealers — And How To Avoid Them....Here is my finance lesson of the day for students.

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When I bought my first car(s) on my own I made a TON of mistakes that cost me dearly.  If you are young person and don't have someone ...
Tuesday, September 24, 2013

King Dollar still reigns. It will be awhile before it is dethroned. Nice graphic showing the "lead" it has on the next most desirable currency...

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The US dollar is the preferred " medium of exchange " in conducting physical and financial transactions internationally.  It lost ...
Saturday, September 21, 2013

Terrific document showing the changes in the components of "The Dow" over time. Makes me feel old...

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The companies that comprise the "Dow Jones Industrial Average" (DJIA), or "The Dow", changes over time to reflect the ch...
Friday, September 20, 2013

Textile manufacturing returns to the US! Good for workers, right? The "Rise of the Machine" begs to differ...

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This graphic is included in a NYTIMES article on the nascent revival of textile manufacturing in the US , an industry decimated in the 1990...

Nice set of maps (and article) illustrating where job growth in the US has occurred and the shifting of the Economic Center of Gravity

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Here are 3 maps that show Job-Growth Change from 2009 to present (HT: EMSI ). They are from a TERRIFIC article you will find HERE  by eco...
Wednesday, September 18, 2013

In Egypt bread is cheap but there is none to buy. See here how subsidies without resources created this situation that has the potential for creating civil unrest.

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What Egypt Wants: Cheaper Bread   Demand for Subsidized Food Vexed Ousted President and Pressures Interim Government "...Egypt'...
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The NFL is doubling ticket prices for some seats to Super Bowl 2014. Economists would say yes. Public Relations experts would say no. What do you think?

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The National Football League (NFL) has announced the ticket prices for seats to the 2014 Super Bowl taking place in New Jersey: Super Bowl...
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

"Men are from Hard Sciences, Women are from Soft Sciences". How the differences show up in level of compensation...

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There is a lot of interesting data on the demographics of college degree holders in this study found HERE. There is much discussion on wa...
Saturday, September 14, 2013

Has "King Dollar" been demoted to a Prince? Nice chart showing all major currencies and their ranking in terms of use in international transactions....

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Here is a chart showing a list of currencies and their ranking in terms of use to facilitate a whole host of international transactions, suc...
Monday, September 9, 2013

Nice graph showing the change over time in High, Medium and Low Skilled employment in the US. I see a major reason for income inequality. What do you see?

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There are lots of reasons stated for income inequality in the US, and for that matter, around the world (it is not a problem solely with the...
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