The Tragedy of the Republican Presidential Commons
Who asked Nikki Haley to run for president? Can somebody introduce us to the gentlepersons who convinced Tim Scott to enter the contest? Is anybody outside of his family and his congregation urging Mike Pence to join the Republican field? The same applies to the other long shots — Vivek Ramaswamy, Doug Burgum, Chris Sununu […]
Links 6/3/2023 | naked capitalism
The Strawberry Moon Marks a Sweet Start to Summer Atlas Obscura. This evening. Thriving Garden in Sealed Bottle Hasn’t Been Watered in Over 40 Years My Modern Met 3M, DuPont Stocks Are Soaring on PFAS Settlement. A Big Overhang Is Gone. Barron’s The Sackler ruling and the failure of liberal legalism Carl Beijer Climate As […]
Market Talk – June 2, 2023
ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a green day today: NIKKEI 225 increased 376.21 points or 1.21% to 31,524.22 Shanghai increased 25.43 points or 0.79% to 3,230.07 Hang Seng increased 733.03 points or 4.02% to 18,949.94 ASX 200 increased 34.30 points or 0.48% to 7,145.10 Kospi increased 32.19 points or 1.25% to 2,601.36 […]
Here’s where the jobs are for May 2023 — in one chart
A waiter works at a restaurant in Alexandria, Virginia, on June 3, 2022. Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. payrolls report for May blew past expectations, supported by strong jobs gains in the professional and business services sector — as well as a jump in government employment. Professional and business services led […]
Unemployment dropped among Latino workers but rose for Black workers
Steve Debenport | E+ | Getty Images The U.S. unemployment rate rose in May, but declined for Hispanic workers, according to the latest nonfarm payrolls report. The overall unemployment rate last month was 3.7%, a gain of 0.3 percentage points from the prior month. However, Hispanic or Latina women saw their unemployment rate fall to […]
