by Andrew Moran | Jul 20, 2021 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads, Opinion
It turns out that the sunshine on investors’ shoulders makes them miserable. Did Wall Street really think it could enjoy the dog days of summer by singing such seasonal classics as Frank Sinatra’s Summer Wind and Len’s Steal My Sunshine while staring at their accounts...
by Andrew Moran | Jul 18, 2021 | Columns, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads, Opinion
American seniors could see the biggest increase in Social Security payments in nearly 40 years, according to a new estimate from the non-partisan advocacy group, The Senior Citizens League. The organization projects that the cost-of-living adjustment for 2022 could be...
by LN Readers Speak Out | Jul 16, 2021 | Articles, Exclusive Member, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
The people of this country are experiencing sticker shock at the grocery store. Why? Everything purchased in a store arrives in trucks, and those don’t run on fairy dust. If a finished product, like bread, must be created out of other materials before being sold to...
by Andrew Moran | Jul 13, 2021 | Articles, Economic Affairs News
The last time U.S. inflation was this hot, Dmitry Medvedev became Russia’s president, Kosovo declared independence, and the Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series. Inflation in the time of COVID-19 has been enormous as nearly every aspect of the marketplace...
by Andrew Moran | Jun 27, 2021 | Columns, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads, Opinion
When American consumers received their stimulus checks from the U.S. government, it was time to hit the shopping mall, click on Amazon, or pay the bills. This triggered an injection into the world’s largest economy, raising personal spending by 5% in March and...