Monthly Archives: April 2016

This is the first of a 3-part BLOG series.   Be sure to “follow” this blog so you are notified when parts 2 and 3 appear! Why you should care:  On Thursday morning, the BEA released this statement: “Real gross domestic … Continue reading →

Let’s waste no time and sink our teeth into this weeks SHI – we have an interesting development. First, a quick refresher:  This is a weekly continuation of the original BLOG from about two months ago.   If you’re a new … Continue reading →

Many years ago, back when I was just a young pup in 1985, a British rock band named Dire Straights released a song called “Money for Nothing“.  It hit number 1 on the US charts for 3 weeks…and proved oddly … Continue reading →

Perhaps you’ve been wondering, “Where’s Terry? We haven’t heard a peep from him in quite a while!”   Yes, I’ve been silent.   All it took was a single MaiTai! I’m on vacation. In Hawaii. With limited access to a … Continue reading →

OK…that’s not really what my BLOG is about…but it’s true!   Check this out: What does this have to do with our weekly SHI update?  Zip.  Not a thing.  Just an entertaining detour. Alright, this is the weekly continuation of the … Continue reading →

I’ll admit it:   My post on natural gas a few days ago was pretty long and loaded with data.    (https://terryliebman.wordpress.com/2016/04/11/this-is-quite-interesting/).  Perhaps too much? So here’s an idea:  I’m going to start each new blog – from today forward – with … Continue reading →

Coal is known to be a massive polluter.   Which explains the global effort to move away from coal toward cleaner energy sources.   So it might surprise you that the global use of coal, as a ‘source’ of energy, has actually … Continue reading →

Earlier this week, the Chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase – Jamie Dimon – published his annual ‘letter to shareholders’.  (I am one of those shareholders, by the way.)   This 50-page document is chock-full of information.  About the … Continue reading →

Bernie “Feel the Bern” Sanders is a strong believer in the idea of free college – no tuition.   I covered some of his thoughts in a post I wrote back in February: https://terryliebman.wordpress.com/2016/02/08/the-economics-of-politics/ What would happen if a college … Continue reading →

It’s time to sink our teeth into today’s SHI!  Here is today’s chart (and last week’s): Not much change.   Last week we were at a -12…today a -11.   The ‘footprint’ of the reservation chart looks almost identical. All … Continue reading →