Can Anyone Steer This Economy?

Business Week‘s Michael Mandel asks this question in the cover story.  It says, in a nutshell, that Democrat victory in the election won’t change much about the economy.  He’s kind of right, but with entirely …
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We’ve Been Reviewed

Ian Griffin, the corporate communications specialist, reviews the Businomics blog on his blog.  After checking out his site, hit the link to his main web page, Executive Communications.  (I was about to add "If your …
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Great Story

This is not economics or business strategy, but it’s a great story:  "Here’s Looking at You, Kidney."  The author, Virginia Postrel, is a writer and former editor of Reason Magazine.  Her book, The Future and …
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Nice Numbers on Inflation & Production

Producer price inflation is surprisingly mild when excluding food and energy.  There has been very little "bleed-through" of energy costs into non-energy products. The crucial question is still what will happen to oil prices. Housing …
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