Inflation Root Causes-Low Birth Rate, Early Retirement & Continuing High Demand for Goods & Services
Pundits inflation theories aside data suggests early retirement, low birth rate, falling immigration and demand are root causes that persist
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Feb 27, 20222 min read
Can America Get The Lithium Needed for EVs Without Polluting Native & Other Small Communities?
Ambitious Green Energy plans call for much more American-sourced lithium setting off a battle between American goals and local communities.
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Feb 25, 20222 min read
How Might The Fed's Actions Affect Housing?
The Fed having facilitate the pandemic economy now moves to smooth the transition. One expert weighs in on the impact on housing in 2022.
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Feb 23, 20223 min read
Spokane Like Other Small Cities Hit by Surging Demand for Housing
It's playing out across the smaller cities in America. Equity-rich refugees from big cities are pushing up residential demand and prices.
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Feb 17, 20222 min read
Rivian Launches EV Pickup the Rivian RIT
Ready or not enter the American market the first EV Pickup the Rivian RIT. Many accolades for the powerful mid-size pickup & a few glitches
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Feb 15, 20222 min read
Inflation Falling? Misery Index Expected to Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels by 2023
Consumers seem to understand that the pandemic has temporarily boosted inflation. Experts forecast a return to pre pandemic levels by 2023.
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Feb 3, 20222 min read
Economic Outlook-Is Consumer Spending Shifting from Goods to Services?
Economists are noting a shift from durable goods spending to service spending. Experts believe 2022 will be big for travel as omicron eases
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Feb 2, 20223 min read
Job Hunting 2022-New Norms?
Firms now are struggling to fill key roles & consequently candidates have more leverage to ask about flexible work and better compensation.
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Feb 1, 20221 min read
Tesla Austin Giga Plant Has Started Production
Tesla's Austin Texas Giga plant started initial production late in 2021. Ultimately the plant may bring 120,000 direct & indirect ATX jobs.
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Jan 28, 20221 min read
Record Number of Jobs Pledged to Central Texas in 2021 from 228 Companies
Since 2017 jobs pledged per year for Central Texas have doubled hitting 26,697 in 2021. Austin rich in talent now has a diversified economy
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Jan 27, 20221 min read
Working from Home-Likely to Remain After the Pandemic Especially for White Collar Workers
We've been though seismic changes since the onset of the COVID pandemic. Working from Home is clearly higher now and is likely to remain so
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Jan 25, 20223 min read
Tipping Varies Widely, The Very Idea of Tipping Perplexes Economists
Tipping fails general economic theory that buyers want to pay the least but fits with the idea that those with money show gratitude with $$$
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Jan 24, 20223 min read
Austin-Boom Town To Elect A New Mayor, A New Direction?
Austin has been a boom town for the last decade. Pundits wonder if ATX can avoid the pitfalls of Silcon Valley and San Francisco.
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Jan 16, 20222 min read
The Housing Price Bubble Unlikely to Burst Anytime Soon
Strong demand due to low interest rates, working from home, rich buyers and sluggish home building will keep pressure on home prices for now
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Jan 7, 20221 min read
Millennials Reportedly Lag Earlier Generation's in Terms of Accumulating Assets.
Older people have accumulated more wealth but there's concern that Millennials are lagging in part due to student loans & cash down payments
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Dec 29, 20212 min read
Strange Days Indeed
The American Stock Market (S&P500) is up 40% since before the pandemic took hold. Market metrics being so high are cause for worry or not?
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Dec 28, 20212 min read
Elon Musk...In His Own Words-Time's Person of the Year Interview
Elon Must is one of Time magazine's people of 2021-the man behind Tesla, Paypal, Space X, Neuralink and The Boring Company answers questions
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Dec 17, 20212 min read
Affordable Housing-More Subsidy Vouchers and Protections Are Needed
America is underfunding subsidies to help low income households rent affordable housing. Landlords have too much power in choosing tenants
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Dec 8, 20211 min read
ABJ's List of 50 Innovative Austin-Based Companies that had Superlatives in 2021
Austin Business Journal" has curated a list of 50 Austin-Based businesses that had breakout events in 2021. Read the list here to start!
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Dec 6, 20212 min read
Big Brother is Watching and Evaluating You
Artificial Intelligence-infused surveillance is being deployed widely in hiring and other settings. Use must consider limitations.
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