07/11/2020
Today Nigam Arora, MW Higher taxes and more regulations would cut corporate profits |
Marc Busch, The Hill The U.S. is retaliating for Airbus subsidies with large, WTO-legal tariffs, and Europe isn't hitting back. |
Conor Dougherty, New York Times Early hopes for a quick rebound from the pandemic have yielded to worries about its long-term impact on state finances and the governor's ambitious agenda. |
Jeffrey Tucker, American Institute for Economic Research I was sitting in the green room in a Manhattan television studio on the day that the storm seemed to hit. It was Thursday, March 12, 2020, and I was waiting anxiously for a TV appearance, hoping that the trains wouldn’t shut down before I could leave the city. The trains never did shut but half of everything else did. |
Josh Barro, New York Even during the destabilizing economic crisis amid the coronavirus pandemic, the cost to rent a home has so far remained surprisingly stable. |
Rachel Metz & Sara Ashley O'Brien, CNN In the 17 years since it was founded, Palantir Technologies has received financial backing from the CIA, become one of the most valuable private companies in the US, and earned a seat at the table alongside the biggest tech companies in meeting with President Donald Trump. |
Rich Lowry, New York Post The Facebook founder persists in defending free expression, even though free speech has fallen decidedly out of fashion. |
Sean Williams, MF There have been 14 recessions in the United States since 1935. This means our nation's most important social program, Social Security, has survived some of the darkest days in U.S. history. And despite the rampant uncertainty associated with the coronavirus pandemic, it'll survive this recession, too. |
Bruce Yandle, Washington Examiner With the economy still stumbling, expiration dates for federal supplemental unemployment benefits impending, and early August deadlines for businesses to apply for Paycheck Protection Program aid, we are hearing calls for more federal relief for a virus-beleaguered public. |
Alfredo Ortiz, Fox News Democratic politicians and activists have launched a ridiculous boycott campaign against Goya Foods because its CEO is helping lead President Trump's Hispanic Prosperity Initiative. |
Chris Hattingh, Foundation for Economic Education |
Richard Moody, Regions Bank |
Michael Townsend, Charles Schwab Here's what we're keeping an eye on in the weeks ahead. |
Mickey Levy, Manhattan Institute |
Turner & Walker & Moore, PERC |
Jerry Bowyer, Vident Financial |
Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz, Charles Schwab If you've lost your job, Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz offers a step-by-step approach to taking advantage of all your available resources. |
Ryan Detrick, LPL Financial Research Market Blog What a quarter the second quarter was, with the S&P 500 Index adding 20.0%, for the best quarter since 1998 and the best second quarter since 1938. Of course, stocks fell 20% in the? |
Dani Rodrik, Project Syndicate Many Western economists presume that governments are not very good at identifying industries that merit support, and that domestic consumers and taxpayers incur the bulk of the costs. By the same logic, if Chinese policymakers effectively targeted activities where social benefits exceed private benefits, then it is not clear why foreigners should complain. |
Lily Bernicker, Collaborative Fund How three major consequences of COVID-19 will create lasting changes to how we deliver and pay for healthcare. |
Anne C. Witt, Pro Market In essence, the German Federal Court of Justice ruled that Facebook, which has held a steady market share of over 90 percent in this market since 2011, used its market power to force unfair data collection terms upon consumers. |
Editors, The Economist There are grounds for optimism but also signs of irrational exuberance |
Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times The pandemic has prompted managers to take on new roles: counselor, supporter, wellness coach. |
Guy Sorman, City Journal Science and commerce feed the world. |
Mark Hulbert, MarketWatch Most brokerage analysts tend to play it safe rather than risk their reputations and jobs |
John Rekenthaler, Morningstar If implemented properly, the duty could be used to reduce income taxes. |
Robert J. Shiller, Project Syndicate The worse economic fundamentals and forecasts become, the more mysterious stock-market outcomes in the US appear. At a time when genuine news suggests that equity prices should be tanking, not hitting record highs, explanations based on crowd psychology, the virality of ideas, and the dynamics of narrative epidemics can shed some light. |
Emily Stewart, Vox Regular investors are piling into the stock market for the rush. Wall Street titans say they're making a grave mistake, but it's not so simple. |
Nathaniel Popper, New York Times Its users buy and sell the riskiest financial products and do so more frequently than customers at other retail brokerage firms, but their inexperience can lead to staggering losses. |
Jesse Felder, The Felder Report Just like 1999 people are paying ridiculous prices for stocks. |
Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments |
Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments |
Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments |
Michael Batnick, The Irrelevant Investor Tech stocks aren't crazy like they were in the late 90s, but that doesn't mean they're not a little nuts |
Brett Arends, MarketWatch There may be a bigger chance of losing than Wall Street tells you |
Matt Egan, CNN Americans' credit card debt is shrinking rapidly during the coronavirus recession. That's a sharp contrast with the last two economic downturns. |
Christine Benz, Morningstar Treasuries have been effective ballast, but that's not certain to continue. |
Corey A. DeAngelis, Reason Don't force schools to re-open but don't force families to pay for closed schools. |
William Cohan, VF In a Biden administration, Wall Street will feel pain: Hello, 28% top tax rate. Hello, continued deficit spending and addressing inequities. But every bit will be worth it. |
Jim O'Neill, Project Syndicate Given the sheer scale and unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 economic shock, it is not surprising that most commentators believe the outlook for recovery is bleak. But key weekly and monthly indicators suggest that a sharp return to growth remains more likely than not. |
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