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  • A Monster Move

    Recently, an article was published in the Wall Street Journal about the changes and advancements for both getting a job and hiring the right person. The nation’s largest job board, Monster.com , has experienced a 9% decrease in unique viewers since last year. According to Peter Weddle , the CEO of Weddle...
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  • Wanted: U.S. Stakeholders for Nanomaterial Standards Development

    Standards work for nanotechnology for "electrotechnical" products and systems is now underway within Technical Committee 113 ( TC 113 ) of the International Electrotechnical Commission ( IEC ). Material suppliers, researchers and academia in the U.S. need to be involved to ensure strong U.S...
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  • Washington to the Rescue?

    Since many economists are operating under the assumption (subscription required) that a recession is now a foregone conclusion, both chambers of Congress have agreed to an economic stimulus package that they hope will keep the economy above water. The $168 billion deal, which was agreed to last night...
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  • The Economy and Presidential Politics

    The economy continues to be the top priority of voters, according to the Washington Post . But it shouldn't guide who you cast your presidential vote for, says Newsweek / WaPo columnist Bob Samuelson . In his most recent column, Samuelson shows once again why he's the best economic journalist...
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  • Super Tuesday and the Challenges Ahead

    It's wonderful coincidence that Super Tuesday should arrive just as President Bush is unveiling his FY09 budget . After all, one of the candidates up for election in the 24 state primaries/caucuses will start the struggle with these complex and challenging issues in about a year's time. Naturally...
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  • Ho-hum, Another Fed Rate Cut

    The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) did its best to steer the economy out of trouble by “help[ing] to promote moderate growth over time and to mitigate the risks to economic activity” by shaving another 50 basis points off the federal funds rate. The FOMC agreed , by a 9-1 margin, to the...
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  • Twisted Logic

    As noted before on this page, many on Capitol Hill are reluctant to vote on the U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement, although the arguments in favor of approval far outweigh excuses for inaction or refusal. President Bush made the case in his State of the Union address and Cabinet secretaries are leading...
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  • Bernanke’s Trial by Fire, Act II: Recession Obsession and a Little Stimulus

    In less than two years on the job, Federal Reserve Chairman has been forced to deal with two fairly significant market crises. First was last summer’s credit market meltdown fueled by ballooning residential mortgage foreclosures, which forced the Fed into emergency reductions of the discount rate and...
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  • Another Bad Week for Housing and Hidden Good News in Retail

    Yet another data point for the housing market and still no sign of the bottom. This week’s print of housing starts data showed more evidence of housing construction activity’s veritable freefall. Single-family housing starts slipped to their lowest monthly and quarterly total since 1991 and have contracted...
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  • Big Ben and More Talk about the “R” word

    A light week on the data front was offset by a key speech from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke. In terms of major indicators, the only notable ones released this week were pending home sales and the trade balance. Pending home sales offered no new insights about the housing market, just more of the same old...
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