Posted on December 07, 2005 by leafworks

Denver AirportDenver Coloradohttp://www.flydenver.com/Out on the east side of Denver, in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by Toll roads with the exception of I-70, this airport is easy to access with very little congestion. They have alternative parking spots with shuttle for $5/night. Easy drop off, Easy check in to the airport, and a massive foodcourt. [...]

Posted on December 01, 2005 by Jim Moser

I just recently completed a book entitled Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science, by Charles Wheelan. It was great. If you are like me, the only economics that you know is from highschool or the cranky rants of your father. I really wanted to know more about economics without reading a dull, thick textbook. This [...]

Posted on October 26, 2005 by Holden Longfellow

Will the appointment of Ben Bernanke to the Chairman of the Federal Reserve mean a continued deficit-running economy, but lower inflation?
That’s what seems to be the consensus on WallStreet following the announcement.

Financial Times: Bernanke likely to be tough on inflation, relaxed on deficit
MarketWatch: Getting a read on Bernanke
CNN Money: Bernanke hearing may come next month.
CNN [...]

Posted on May 13, 2005 by Holly Bentz

If only, there was a way for investors and corporations to understand what motivates people to buy and sell stocks. If only, the brain could signal when certain stocks like Enron or Tyco were not the viable stocks they were touted to be. With the advancements in neurology, scientists may discover what motivates buying, selling [...]

Posted on April 15, 2005 by Preston Danforth

The data is all over the board these days when it comes to the US economy. Reuters is reporting:

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Industrial production and consumer sentiment reports came in on the weak side on Friday, the latest data to support the view that higher oil prices could lead to slower U.S. growth in [...]

Posted on April 13, 2005 by Preston Danforth

Another great piece from Capital Spectator:

The U.S. balance of trade slipped to another all-time deficit in February–$61 billion vs. $59 billion in January, reports the U.S. Census Bureau. If you thought the news would take a hefty bite out of the dollar, you were mistaken. By the close of Wall Street trading today, the dollar [...]

Posted on April 13, 2005 by Preston Danforth

The Capital Spectator has a great piece on Consumption Economics & the Energy Crisis:

CONSUMPTION ECONOMICS
In the good old days of energy shocks, consumers cut back when prices jumped. But cutting back is no longer popular sport in the current bull market for oil.
Long gone are the days in the 1970s, when higher oil prices eventually [...]

Posted on April 01, 2005 by Nancy

According to a recent Reuters article, Goldman Sachs is predicting that oil prices “could ultimately surge all the way above $100 a barrel.” The company says this “super-spike” period may last for years as prices reflect the increasing demand for oil worldwide (and especially in the emerging economies of China and India). Oil prices have [...]

Posted on March 22, 2005 by site admin

USA Today wonders how long Wall Street will remain blase about oil prices?
Adam Shell reports:

NEW YORK — $50 oil has not turned out to be a major depressant on stocks after all. But what about crude at $60 per barrel? $65? $70?
Or how about $80, which would roughly match the inflation-adjusted peak hit in 1981?
Crude, [...]

Posted on November 03, 2004 by site admin

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