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Housing starts and permits rise in March as headwinds grow

by Robert Hughes | Apr 23, 2021 | The Analyst

Total housing starts rose to a 1.739 million annual rate from a 1.457 million pace in February, a 19.4% increase. The March recovery was expected as weather conditions in significant portions of the country were unfavourable in February and significantly depressed...

How ‘doing a Bradbury’ helped Joe Biden secure the presidency

by Andrew Phipps | Apr 20, 2021 | Head Of Research, zLead Article, zOurWriters2

Some of you may remember Steven Bradbury, the Australian short-track speed skater, in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. The unlikely finalist – he’d snuck through the semi-final after the defending champion fell three bends from the end and two other...

New York’s fiscal suicide

by Daniel J. Mitchell | Apr 13, 2021 | The Professor, zEditor's pick, zLead Article

The state of New York is an economic disaster area. New York is ranked #50 in the Economic Freedom of North America.New York is ranked #48 in the State Business Tax Climate Index.New York is ranked #50 in the Freedom...

A trillion here, a trillion there

by Clifford F. Thies | Apr 7, 2021 | The Professor, zEditor's pick, zLead Article

The late Everett Dirksen, a long-serving Minority Leader of the Republicans in the US Senate, is famously quoted as saying a billion here, a billion there, and soon we’re talking real money. That was back in 1969. At the time, a billion dollars was about one-tenth of...

US household net worth hits a record while debt service remains low

by Robert Hughes | Apr 6, 2021 | The Professor, zLead Article

Despite the pandemic, restrictive government policies, and the worst economic contraction in history, US household net worth rose again in the fourth quarter to a new record. Household net worth rose to $130.155tn, up 5.6% from the previous record of $123.229tn in the...