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The CDC has a marketing “recipe” for the flu shot. It involves creating a perception in the media to increase consumer demand. it’s the real deal www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/%7E/media/Files/Activity%20Files/PublicHealth/MicrobialThreats/Nowak.pdf And anyone who … Read more
People still don't get it. The only reason the economy "recovered" is that a rising dollar kept interest rates low and consumer prices in check, allowing America to go deeper … Read more
by Shaun Richards If we take a look at the US economy then we see on the surface something which looks as it is going well. For example the state … Read more
by WARREN MOSLER Things are starting to add up better with this jump in consumer borrowing. With real disposable personal income growth near 0, and spending growing at just over 2.5% … Read more
by SpontaneousDisorder Interesting to compare the current cycle to before the financial crisis. Consumers have been going crazy by this measure. The recent increase mirrors the excitement we’re seeing in … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Under pressure from the banks, the government may take down the site. There is no telling if the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will even survive the … Read more
Signs point to strong shopping season… New York (AFP) – Americans shopped with greater gusto at malls and online this holiday season amid a strong labor market and cold winter … Read more
by Daisy Luther, The Organic Prepper The last time American consumer debt was this high was.. well…NEVER. But now, it seems we are engaged in a high stakes game of … Read more
Former chief economist of the Bank for International Settlements, William White, told Bloomberg TV recently that “the system is dangerously unanchored.” This is not the first time White has issued … Read more
By Michael Snyder One sector of the economy that is acting as if we were already in the middle of a horrible recession is the auto industry. We just got … Read more
Consumer’s confidence in March rocketed to the highest level more than 16 years, according to data released Tuesday. America’s middle class, in particular, registered huge gains in confidence. www.breitbart.com/economics/2017/03/28/consumer-confidence-booms-highest-level-16-years/ Artemis … Read more
By Michael Snyder When debt grows much faster than GDP for an extended period of time, it is inevitable that a good portion of that debt will start to go … Read more
by Viraj Shah The latest report by the Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) shows that the number of Americans, aged 60 and more, with some type of student loan … Read more