Wednesday, December 25, 2019

Conflicting opinions from economists on the value of giving gifts

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The battle seems to be over inefficiency (spending money on items others might not want) vs. the idea that if you spent money on someone it ...
Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Cuts by fed boost consumer spending

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See Housing Highlights the Promises—and Limits—of the Fed’s ‘Insurance’ Rate Cuts: Sales have rebounded as mortgage rates declined, but tra...
Monday, December 23, 2019

Threat of anti-trust investigation leads colleges to compete more for students

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See Colleges Agree to Allow Increased Competition for Applicants: An agreement between college counselors and the Justice Department should ...
Sunday, December 22, 2019

People sometimes pay for goods even when they don't have to

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See Retailers Ditch Cashiers and Trust Shoppers to Pay Before Leaving: Stores want to give customers an Amazon Go-like experience, without ...
Saturday, December 21, 2019

ESG Funds Draw SEC Scrutiny (companies that pursue strategies to address environmental, social or governance challenges)

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Wall Street's growing foray into impact investing has regulators questioning investors’ ESG criteria By Juliet Chung and Dave Michael...
Friday, December 20, 2019

Ex-Bumble Bee CEO is latest catch in tuna price-fixing hunt

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By Joel Rosenblatt and Eliza Ronalds-Hannon of Bloomberg . Excerpts: "Former Bumble Bee Foods LLC Chief Executive Officer Chris Lisc...
Thursday, December 19, 2019

Manufacturing jobs are increasingly requiring some college education

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This is related to yesterday's post about inequality. That dealt with how technology was allowing people at the top to make even more mo...