First of all, I apologize for my absence this week. I caught something that looked like Covid, and felt like Covid, but it did not identify (pun intended) as Covid.…
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David J. Bier While announcing an interest rate cut this week, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made comments about immigration that many have misconstrued to argue that immigration is increasing…
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Sentiment indicators are contrarian, meaning that when the majority of investors are bullish on the a market, it is bearish for that market. Most investors are aware of several sentiment…
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Colleen Hroncich Erica Paul and Anna Utley were homeschooling their children and attending a Pittsburgh-area co-op for enrichment activities twice a month. “It was a great source of Catholic community…
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Sargeant v. Barfield Brief: Holding Prison Officials Accountable for Exposing Inmates to Violence
Matthew Cavedon According to his legal complaint, petitioner Roy Sargeant is a prison inmate who has cooperated with the government and therefore was entitled to be housed separately from non-cooperating…
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On August 5, we featured Carvana (CVNA), which at the time took the top StockCharts Technical Rank (SCTR) spot for the Large Cap Top 10. The stock has pulled back…
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If you logged into the CNBC website on Thursday morning, you might have seen the headline, “Wells Fargo says don’t buy this rally, fundamentals don’t support it.“ Investors relying solely…
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Australian Bill Targets Harmful Misinformation Online but Hits Free Speech Around the World
David Inserra Last week, Australia dropped its revised Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation Bill 2024, and it’s about two sandwiches short of a picnic. The bill appears to draw some of…
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Will Intel Become Yet Another Cautionary Tale of State Subsidies’ Unseen Costs?
Krit Chanwong and Scott Lincicome In a new Cato policy analysis out today, September 19, we show that state and local corporate subsidies have increased substantially in recent years, even…
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Romina Boccia Germany’s constitutional debt brake, or Schuldenbremse, is a critical fiscal policy tool designed to limit structural government deficits. Instituted in 2009 following the global financial crisis, the debt…