08/29/2020
Today Noah Smith, Bloomberg (Bloomberg Opinion) -- Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving Prime Minister, is resigning due to ulcerative colitis. He leaves behind a Japan that is both... |
Ron Insana, CNBC Is this a contrarian signal that the Fed ought to be more, rather than less, vigilant about incipient inflation? |
Alessandra Malito, MW Low interest rates can be a blessing or a curse |
Keman Huang & Stuart Madnick, HBR It's part of a trend that could severely disrupt international trade. |
Michael Boskin, World Economic Forum Although every recession is different, history offers lessons for the current pandemic-induced downturn, writes economist Michael Boskin. |
Katy Lederer, NYT Heather Boushey is at the forefront of a generation of economists rethinking their discipline â?" just as the government deploys trillions to address a once-in-a-century emergency. |
Brad Polumbo, NRO A new study reaches the obvious conclusion that 'soaking the rich' doesn't help anyone. |
Reihan Salam, Manhattan Institute As Americans of all stripes debate contentious social issues, one group in particular is making its voice heard: corporate leaders. Citing the doctrines of "stakeholder capitalism" and &ld |
Michael Strain, National Review Oren Cass, executive director of American Compass, has an essay in the New York Times that I encourage you to read. |
Ben Southwood, Works in Progress For a time in recent history, R&D labs seemed to exist in a golden age of innovation and productivity. But this period vanished as swiftly as it came to be. How did it happen, and why did it fade away? |
Paula Span, NYT Workplaces have grown steadily less friendly to older employees, and the pandemic has pushed more of these workers from the labor market. |
Steven Malanga, City Journal By skipping games for nebulous political demands, pro athletes threaten to alienate fans and crater their own industry. |
Jeff Troutner, Equius Partners |
Brad McMillan, Commonwealth Financial Network |
Jerry Bowyer, Vident Financial |
Beth Akers, Manhattan Institute Over the last two decades, the cost of higher ed has grown faster than almost any other sector. This new report identifies four sources leading to these rising costs. |
Various, National Bureau of Economic Research |
Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz, Charles Schwab Financial abuse comes in many guises and impacts men and women alike, warns Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz. Here are some common signs you shouldn't ignore. |
Jerry Bowyer, Vident Financial |
John Rekenthaler, Morningstar When half-right means entirely wrong. |
Editors, National Review The Fed's caution has served it badly in its recent review of its policies. |
Tim Duy, MSN Too many questions about the central bank's intentions and policy framework have been left unanswered. |
Brett Arends, MarketWatch Pandemic panic is the perfect cover for gutting the program |
Stacy Cowley, NYT Investigators have charged big spenders with cheating the Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses. But more fraud lies below the surface, and it'll be harder to find. |
Randy Epping, CNN Business Randy Epping has no idea how to create wealth so his only solution is to take from rich and give to the poor. |
Alissa Wilkinson, Vox What Hollywood's big-budget mythmaking spectacles did for America, and why it's all changing. |
Douglas A. McIntyre, 24/7 Wall Street So-called zombie foreclosures were part of the mortgage landscape in the Great Recession, and new research shows that they are back. |
Stephen S. Roach, Project Syndicate Soaring financial markets are blithely indifferent to lingering vulnerabilities in the US economy. But the impact of consumers' fear of COVID-19 on pandemic-sensitive services are unlikely to subside, undermining the case for the uninterrupted recovery that investors seem to expect. |
Veronique de Rugy, Reason Research suggests reducing spending will boost consumption in the short- and long-run. |
Ben Johnson, Morningstar Investors should focus on the long-term signals, pick their spots, and keep a close eye on costs, based on analysis from Morningstar's midyear Active/Passive Barometer. |
Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments |
Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments |
Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments |
Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments |
Alex Tabarrok, Marginal Revolution It’s taken far too long and it’s still not FDA approved for at-home use or for asymptomatic individuals but the new $5,15-minute, easy to use, Abbott test and the Trump administration’s promise to purchase 150 million of them is a big deal. |
Ironman, Political Calculations We're going to tell a story about the history of the market for new homes in the U.S. almost entirely in pictures today. |
Macromon, Global Macro Monitor Money Fueled Bubble Speculative manias gather speed through expansion of money and credit. |
Brian Doherty, Reason Reliance on persuasion, freedom, property, and markets might deliver both peace and justice where "No Justice, No Peace" has so far failed. |
Morgan Housel, Collaborative Fund Wealth takes many forms, not all of them monetary. |
Cullen Roche, Pragmatic Capitalism Three things I think I think |
Rusty Guinn, Epsilon Theory Cheesing is how Kodak happens. |
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