by wpadmin | Nov 25, 2025 | Perspectives
As has been stated before, some see demography as destiny. This is due to population growth being, along with productivity and number of hours worked, the key components of economic growth as quoted by Paul Samuelson, the Nobel Prize economist. Against that backdrop,...
by wpadmin | Nov 3, 2025 | Perspectives
Billy Wilder was a writer, director and producer of a number of motion pictures, 7 of which won Academy Awards. In one of his last interviews, addressing statements by others that he was past his prime said, “People say Billy Wilder is out of touch with the times. Who...
by wpadmin | Oct 2, 2025 | Perspectives
Currently, four tech firms have announced that over the next three years they intend to spend a collective $710 billion to establish dominance in Artificial Intelligence (AI). The stock market has bid up the prices of their shares in reflection of the individual...
by wpadmin | Aug 21, 2025 | Perspectives
Illegal immigration is very much in the news. The deportation of immigrants is a central focus of the Trump administration, along with its campaign to reduce interest rates. For this reason, a pursual of the data may be helpful in examining the scope and approach to...
by wpadmin | Jul 29, 2025 | Perspectives
Much of the financial press focuses on the largest companies. Indeed, the top ten stocks make up 37 percent of the value of the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index. This means that the remaining 490 firms make up the remaining 63 percent. Sort of the tail wagging the dog....
by wpadmin | Jul 1, 2025 | Perspectives
Last Wednesday Congress passed legislation permitting organizations such as Walmart and Amazon to issue their own stablecoins. The implication of this is that large retailers (and others) can in effect create their own exclusive currency. Such currency would only be...