Trucker Shortage Continues – Texas Turning to Foreigners
Back in December of last year we wrote, “A Closer Look at Truckers and Driver Shortages” and nearly one year later, the problem hasn’t gone away. The situation is so…
BLS: August 2022 Inflation Check
The BLS released the PPI and CPI data this week and both were troubling. The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.4 percent in September, seasonally adjusted, the U.S.…
Average Age of Electricians in US? 60
Yahoo Finance had the CEO of Forge, Mark Kasdorf, as a guest last week and what caught our attention in the video was something Kasdorf said: I think the latest…
Covid Over But Healthcare Costs Just Getting Started
While the cost of energy, oil, gas and electricity make headlines everyday, very few people are talking about another big cost issue in the CPI: Healthcare. We took a look…
Update On Laddering T-Bills
Back in Mid-September we told you that we had been laddering US Treasury T-Bills given that the rates had finally become attractive so we have been buying T-bills almost every…
Housing Price Declines In Some Markets
We told you yesterday that we bought more puts on XHB and we continue to stay the course with our thesis that housing is about to decline. We monitor information…
BLS: August 2022 JOLTS Report
The BLS released their August JOLTS Report and it shows job openings decreased to 10.1 million. The number of job openings decreased to 10.1 million on the last business day…