Retail sales April 2023:
A shopper browses shirts at a clothing store in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. Dustin Chambers | Bloomberg | Getty Images Consumers barely kept up with inflation in April, as retail sales increased but fell short of expectations, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. The advanced sales report showed an increase of 0.4%, […]
Advertiser Block Lists as a Threat to Media Integrity
Yves here. Quelle surprise! It turns out that reporters and editors know much better than advertisers what sort of stories get reader attention: “If it bleeds, it leads. Yet despite advertiser fond wishes, ads by fluffy lifestyle pieces get no more attention than ones next to hard news. That means advertiser prohibitions against putting their […]
Transcript: Howard Lindzon – The Big Picture
The transcript from this week’s, MiB: Howard Lindzon, Social Leverage, is below. You can stream and download our full conversation, including any podcast extras, on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google, YouTube, and Bloomberg. All of our earlier podcasts on your favorite pod hosts can be found here. ~~~ BARRY RITHOLTZ, HOST, MASTERS IN BUSINESS: This […]
Zelensky: Ukraine Will Win War before 2024 US Elections
I have said it countless times – the only way they will keep Biden in power is to enter the war. The US and all NATO nations have already unofficially entered the war by supplying soldiers and a blank check to Ukraine and attempting to nuke Russia’s economy by removing it from SWIFT and placing […]
More than intellectual golf? – Econlib
You’ve probably heard the phrase, “Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.” What has it meant to you in the past, and might there be a way to apply this caution to the way we approach politics? That’s what this episode is about. It’s fan favorite Mike Munger’s 44th appearance on EconTalk, […]
What America does after a debt-ceiling disaster
America is once again in the throes of a debt-ceiling crisis. If Congress and the White House do not come to a deal, the government may run out of cash, and be on the brink of a sovereign default, in just a few weeks’ time. Most investors expect a last-minute compromise, thereby avoiding financial Armageddon, […]
