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Iraq oil production increases (NYT) A tax cut history lesson (Thoma) Five reasons the job engine is seizing up (BB) Spain calls for a un...

The above graphic -- which I posted on Friday -- is very concerning as it shows two negative developments.  First, we're repeating th...

Let's start by looking at a longer view of three large market: Germany, China and Brazil: Earlier this year, the German market rall...

All the major averages are now in a technical correction.  The IWMs (top chart) have dropped 12.6%, the QQQs have dropped 11.8% and...

 - by New Deal democrat There was a slew of monthly and other data this past week.  In the rear view mirror, Q1 GDP was revised down sl...

Well -- this week was terrible.  To brighten things up, here is a video of the Muppets doing Bohemian Rhapsody. I'll be back on Monday...

The chart above is from the latest employment report.  Last year in the Spring, it looked as though we were getting escape velocity.  The...

As NDD noted, there is a ton of data out today.  In addition, over the last week, we've seen some really terrible statistics come out of...

  - by New Deal democrat After forcing us information geeks to twiddle our thumbs for the last few weeks, the government and private indu...

The Australian market is trading near six month lows.  The MACD is declining, the CMF is weak and volatility is up.  Also note the EMA po...

Gold may have longest run of monthly losses in 13 years (BB) EU inflation at 2.4% in April (Eurostat) Oil set for biggest monthly decline...

From the Washington Post Linked by a common currency but not a common economy, the crisis-battered euro-zone nations are facing a pivot...

Yesterday I linked to a piece on the Carpe Diem Blog that argued that "college for all" was bad policy.  The post noted the increa...

Given yesterday's sell-off, let's check in on the US averages to see where we are in relation to key levels The IWMs are the wo...

Italian and Spanish yields increase at recent auction (FT) GOP anti-tax rhetoric is softening (Politico)   Euro Commission Reports spark ...

From Carpe Diem: " The college-for-all crusade has outlived its usefulness . Time to ditch it. Like the crusade to make all Americ...

Over the last month or so, we've seen stories that the two big BRIC economies of India and China are slowing down.  However, a fundament...

The technology sector is the largest sector of the SPY's accounting for a little under 20% of the average.  Overall, this sector has ...

Republican Keynseians (NYT) The UK/Euro Connection (FT Alphaville) US consumer sentiment increases (Marketwatch) Interview with Canadian...

This is not the proper way to deal with this situation: The checks are stopping for the people who have the most difficulty finding wo...