http://econintersect.com Non-Wordpress and B2evolution Feed en-us Copyright 2015, Econintersect LLC info@econintersect.com (John Lounsbury) stevenhansen@econintersect.com (Steven Hansen) http://econintersect.com/images/2013/2/51469489ztemp.PNG http://econintersect.com 88 33 Economic News for the Internet http://econintersect.com/pages/video_master.php?video=2021iTsfHjosDy8 <p style='text-align: center;'><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/video_master.php'><img class='alignnone' src='http://econintersect.com/rss/new_rss/pic_6.png' alt='' width='380' /></a></p>Illustrative Answers To The Question, What Would Happen If...? Fri, 27 Aug 2021 10:19:45 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108271601 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by Econintersect</em></p><p>After nearly 11 years of 24/7/365 operation, Global Economic Intersection co-founders Steven Hansen and John Lounsbury are retiring. The new owner, a global media company in London, is in the process of completing the set-up of Global Economic Intersection files in their system and publishing platform. The official website ownership transfer took place on 24 August.</p><p><img alt="cluttered.desk.pixabay.cluttered.1295494_640" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/79056952cluttered.desk.pixabay.cluttered.1295494_640.PNG" style="height:220px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108271601' >Read more ...</a></p> Fri, 27 Aug 2021 16:01:16 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108271525 <strong>In Israel, Less Than One-Third Of Delta Variant Deaths Are In The Unvaccinated</strong> <p>Written by Steven Hansen</p> <p><strong>The U.S. new cases 7-day rolling average are 8.7 % HIGHER</strong> than the 7-day rolling average one week ago and U.S. deaths due to coronavirus are now 35.4 % <strong>HIGHER </strong>than the rolling average one week ago. Today's posts include:</p> <ul> <li>U.S. Coronavirus New Cases are 170,722</li> <li>U.S. Coronavirus deaths are at 1,470</li> <li>The Supreme Court blocked President Biden's moratorium on evictions in a 6-3 ruling on Thursday.</li> <li>Fed chief signals support for the economy could begin to be pulled back this year if recovery stays strongly on track</li> <li>Israeli Study Shows Natural Immunity 13x More Effective Than Vaccines At Stopping Delta</li> <li>An antibody therapy that appears to neutralize all known SARS-CoV-2 strains, and other coronaviruses, was developed</li> <li>Biden says U.S. health officials are weighing Covid booster shots in 5 months, moving up third shot</li> <li>Almost half of the patients hospitalized with COVID-19 early in the pandemic had at least one lingering symptom a year after symptom onset</li> <li>A supply chain crunch that was meant to be temporary now looks like it will last well into next year as the surging delta variant upends factory production in Asia and disrupts shipping, posing more shocks to the world economy.</li> <li>Is another pandemic recession on the way? The next few weeks will tell</li> <li>100,000 more COVID deaths seen unless the US changes its ways</li> <li>&#8203;Contaminants in Moderna vaccines suspected to be metallic particles</li> <li>Plus Many More Headlines ...</li> </ul> <p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/04/68661963ztemp.png" style="height:136px; width:380px" /></p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108271525 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Fri, 27 Aug 2021 15:25:50 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/video_master.php?video=20217jDCUcaSl9A <p style='text-align: center;'><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/video_master.php'><img class='alignnone' src='http://econintersect.com/rss/new_rss/pic_5.png' alt='' width='380' /></a></p>Have you heard of anti-drone systems? They are systems built with the purpose of tracking and destroying rogue drones. They bring together science, technology, and engineering to create counter-drone and drone defense measures. These include everything from nets to birds of prey. In this video, we bring you these one-of-a-kind drone-destroying technologies and dare you not to be impressed. Fri, 27 Aug 2021 10:54:03 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108271032 <p><img alt="" src="/images/2013/7/88104912ztemp.png" style="float:right; height:69px; margin:6px; width:170px" /><em>Written by Steven Hansen</em></p> <p>ECRI's WLI Growth Index which forecasts economic growth six months forward continues to decline but remains in expansion. </p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108271032 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Fri, 27 Aug 2021 10:32:14 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108271026 <p><em>Written by Steven Hansen</em></p> <p>The final University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment for August came in at 70.3, little changed from the preliminary's 70.2, and significantly down from July's 81.2.</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2018/09/13010243ztemp.png" style="height:150px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:380px" /></p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108271026 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Fri, 27 Aug 2021 10:26:12 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108271020 <p><em>Written by Steven Hansen</em></p> <p>The data continues to be affected by the pandemic as comparisons are to the recovery period one year ago with inflation significantly impacting growth as it is now 4.2 %.,</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2018/09/81282462ztemp.png" style="height:160px; width:380px" /></p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108271020 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Fri, 27 Aug 2021 10:19:45 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108270546 <p><em>Written by Steven Hansen</em></p> <p>Week 33 of 2021 shows the same week <strong>total</strong> rail traffic (from the same week one year ago) slowed according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR) traffic data.</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2015/2/79292591ztemp.png" style="height:150px; width:380px" /></p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108270546 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Fri, 27 Aug 2021 05:46:40 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108270501 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from the St Louis Fed</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Nathan Jefferson, Associate Economist</p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented economic disruptions to the global economy, but the effects on consumer income and spending haven't been quite as straightforward as they may seem, especially in terms of tourism and travel.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/13078923ztemp.png" style="height:160px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108270501' >Read more ...</a></p> Fri, 27 Aug 2021 05:01:25 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108270459 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from the Atlanta Fed</em></p><p>A recent study by Feiveson et al. establishes the Federal Open Market Committee's interest in the distributional effects of monetary policy. The size and the composition of household income exhibit large variation over the life cycle, so it is likely that household exposures to monetary policy also depend on age. This post summarizes new research by Daisuke Ikeda and me that uses a life cycle model to measure the age profile of household exposures to monetary policy. In the model, a higher nominal interest rate increases the wealth and consumption of households between the ages of 60 and 80, but it reduces the wealth and consumption of younger working-age households and the oldest retirees. The former group also has the highest net worth, and it follows that net worth and consumption inequality increase in the model.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/93636839ztemp.png" style="height:160px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108270459' >Read more ...</a></p> Fri, 27 Aug 2021 04:59:52 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/infographics/infographic.php?post=202108270458 <p>An aging population can have far-reaching consequences on a country's economy. With this in mind, today's graphic looks at the age composition of the global population in 2020, based on the latest figures from the United Nations.</p><p><img src='http://econintersect.com/images/2021/06/62334914ztemp.png' ></p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/infographics/infographic.php?post=202108270458' >Read more ...</a></p> Fri, 27 Aug 2021 04:58:36 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108270333 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by Sig Silber</em><p><strong>HEADLINES - </strong></p><p><strong>- Slight Risk of severe thunderstorms over parts of the Northern High Plains/Northern Plains and over the Upper/Middle Mississippi Valley through Saturday morning</strong></p><p><strong>- Slight Risk of excessive rainfall over parts of the Upper/Middle Mississippi Valley/Upper Great Lakes and parts of the northern Mid-Atlantic through Saturday morning</strong></p><p><img alt="Continually LIVE" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/02/70198996LandingGraphicWeatherContinuallyLive.png" style="height:123px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108270333' >Read more ...</a></p> Fri, 27 Aug 2021 15:11:46 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/opinion/opinion.php?post=202107042223 <p><em>Written by Econintersect Guest</em></p> <p>-- this post authored by Chris Rhodes<strong>, </strong><em>Fresh-lands Environmental Actions</em></p> <p>The criticality of the global energy situation is emphasised by the release, on schedule (18-5-21), of the eagerly awaited 'Net Zero by 2050&quot; roadmap (NZE) from the International Energy Agency (IEA).</p> <p><img alt="earth.globe.flaming" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/07/73686895earth.globe.flaming.JPG" style="height:218px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:300px" /></p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/opinion/opinion.php?post=202107042223' >Read more ...</a></p> Fri, 27 Aug 2021 03:22:51 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108270210 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from The Conversation</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Sohel Rana and Sumit Ganguly, <em>Indiana University</em></p><p>Following the Taliban's rapid taking of power in what it describes as a reestablished "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan," fears of a certain kind of Islamist ideology being brought back have led a large number of Afghans to flee, or fear for their lives.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/827973692.png" style="height:150px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108270210' >Read more ...</a></p> Fri, 27 Aug 2021 02:10:08 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108270146 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by Sig Silber</em><p>We have tried to provide the most important information in as short a format as we could. This meant no regional reports and no NASS reports. We have provided the week crop progress report which has not changed much and continues to look pretty good. Clearly the reservoir situation is not good, especially Lake Powell. There is a lot more in the article and as usual we include the intermediate-term weather forecast. There is more from NOAA on the State of the Climate so you might want to read that. There is also an interesting energy report.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/17908363LandingGraphicforUPDATESEconomicImpacts.png" style="height:149px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108270146' >Read more ...</a></p> Fri, 27 Aug 2021 10:50:30 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108270102 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from Statista.com</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Katharina Buchholz</p><p>The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the reinstatement of the Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" policy, under which asylum seekers coming through the Southern U.S. border have to wait in Mexico - often in squalid conditions - for a decision on their asylum cases.</p><p><img src=" http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/92679717migrant.camp.mexico.at.us.border.caption.unsplash.photo.1624153760428.e5c9b0b706f1.JPG" style="width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108270102' >Read more ...</a></p> Fri, 27 Aug 2021 01:02:44 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108262203 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from The Conversation</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Zuleyha Keskin and Mehmet Ozalp, <em>Charles Sturt University</em></p><p>With the world still in shock over the Taliban's lightning-fast takeover of Afghanistan, Afghan people, especially women, wonder what kind of life awaits the nation.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/114681702.png" style="height:150px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108262203' >Read more ...</a></p> Thu, 26 Aug 2021 22:03:55 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108261525 <strong>Nitric Oxide Nasal Spray Reduces Covid-19 Viral Load By 95% Within 24 Hours</strong> <p>Written by Steven Hansen</p> <p><strong>The U.S. new cases 7-day rolling average are 8.1 % HIGHER</strong> than the 7-day rolling average one week ago and U.S. deaths due to coronavirus are now 44.0 % <strong>HIGHER </strong>than the rolling average one week ago. Today's posts include:</p> <ul> <li>U.S. Coronavirus New Cases are 170,722</li> <li>U.S. Coronavirus deaths are at 1,470</li> <li>WHO experts say window for discovering COVID-19 origins is 'rapidly closing'</li> <li>Why is the vaccination campaign so important to governments that they are increasing the pressure to such an extent?</li> <li>Real-World Study Links Pfizer Vax to High Risk of Myocarditis</li> <li>Covid: What's the best way to top up our immunity?</li> <li>US COVID-19 Vaccine Approval Is 'Seismic' Shift for Legality of Mandates</li> <li>Moderna wraps full FDA approval request of COVID-19 vaccine</li> <li>'Pandemic of the Unvaccinated?' Not Really, Advocate Says</li> <li>Associated Press ripped after Fauci touts monoclonal antibodies: 'Isn't this the thing Ron DeSantis promoted?'</li> <li>1 More Curve for Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Line, and Disney</li> <li>Plus Many More Headlines ...</li> </ul> <p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/04/68661963ztemp.png" style="height:136px; width:380px" /></p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108261525 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Thu, 26 Aug 2021 21:59:20 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108261118 <p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2015/3/31813701ztemp.png" style="height:150px; width:380px" /></p> <p>The four regional manufacturing surveys released to date for August are in expansion.</p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108261118 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Thu, 26 Aug 2021 11:18:42 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108261102 <p><em>Written by Steven Hansen</em></p> <p>The New York Fed's Weekly Leading Index (WLI) declined this past week. This index's trend is worsening based on the 13-week rolling average.</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/04/50837591ztemp.png" style="height:150px; width:380px" /></p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108261102 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Thu, 26 Aug 2021 11:02:00 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/video_master.php?video=2021XR7qRO4aIzY <p style='text-align: center;'><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/video_master.php'><img class='alignnone' src='http://econintersect.com/rss/new_rss/pic_4.png' alt='' width='380' /></a></p>The robots are coming. Elon Musk unveiled Tesla Bot during the company's AI Day and he urged the public not to be worried. 'It's intended to be friendly, ' Musk said. If Tesla Bot is doing your grocery shopping and cleaning your house, then what does that mean for the people who do those jobs now? Musk says it may mean that physical work will be optional in the future and a universal basic income will be needed to sustain those who opt out. Thu, 26 Aug 2021 10:57:41 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108260806 <p><em>Written by Steven Hansen</em></p> <p>The second estimate of second-quarter 2021 Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) marginally improved from 6.5 % to 6.6 %.</p> <p><img alt="" src="/images/2018/09/86324550ztemp.png" style="height:150px; width:380px" /></p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108260806 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Thu, 26 Aug 2021 08:06:36 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108260749 <img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/23783842ztemp.png" style="width:380px" /> <p>Market expectations for weekly initial unemployment claims (from Econoday) were 325 K to 362 K (consensus 340 K), and the Department of Labor reported 353,000 new claims. The more important (because of the volatility in the weekly reported claims and seasonality errors in adjusting the data) 4 week moving average moved from 378,000 (reported last week as 377,750) to 366,500</p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108260749 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Thu, 26 Aug 2021 07:49:24 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/infographics/infographic.php?post=202108260456 <p>Today's infographic uncovers the industries projected to see the fastest growth rates over the next decade.</p><p><img src='http://econintersect.com/images/2021/07/10548321ztemp.png' ></p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/infographics/infographic.php?post=202108260456' >Read more ...</a></p> Thu, 26 Aug 2021 04:56:00 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108260335 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by Sig Silber</em><p><strong>HEADLINES - </strong></p><p><strong>- Severe thunderstorms and the potential for flash flooding are forecast across portions of the Northern Plains and Midwest through Friday</strong></p><p><strong>- Uncomfortable and potentially dangerous heat continues throughout much of the central and eastern United States, as well as the Desert Southwest</strong></p><p><img alt="Continually LIVE" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/02/70198996LandingGraphicWeatherContinuallyLive.png" style="height:123px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108260335' >Read more ...</a></p> Thu, 26 Aug 2021 15:14:00 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108260316 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by John Lounsbury</em></p><p>This week we are repeating a video from last November that I consider one of the most important we have present on this website.. It addresses what Lars Syll has called a wonkish subject. Be that as it may, the concept is so important in financial and economic analysis, and so often abused, that it should be repeatedly studied until it is no longer wonkish, or until you become a wonk. If you pursue this recommendation you will have the tools to become a rich wonk, should you so chose.</p><p><img alt="ergodicity" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/97885509ergodicity.JPG" style="height:131px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108260316' >Read more ...</a></p> Fri, 27 Aug 2021 15:09:49 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108260042 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from Statista.com</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Felix Richter</p><p>Despite the fact that more than half of the U.S. population and more than 60 percent of U.S. adults have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the latest surge in COVID-19 infections has left its mark on businesses across the country.</p><p><img src=" http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/13318568restaurant.empty.caption.unsplash.photo.1555396273.367ea4eb4db5.JPG" style="width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108260042' >Read more ...</a></p> Thu, 26 Aug 2021 00:42:47 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108252214 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from The Conversation</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Gina Solomon, <em>University of California, San Francisco</em></p><p><em>On Aug. 18, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it will end use of chlorpyrifos - a pesticide associated with neurodevelopmental problems and impaired brain function in children - on all food products nationwide. </em></p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/283949902.png" style="height:150px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108252214' >Read more ...</a></p> Wed, 25 Aug 2021 22:14:43 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108251519 <strong>Samples from early Wuhan COVID patients were genetically modified Henipa, one of two types of virus sent from a Canadian lab</strong> <p>Written by Steven Hansen</p> <p><strong>The U.S. new cases 7-day rolling average are 8.3 % HIGHER</strong> than the 7-day rolling average one week ago and U.S. deaths due to coronavirus are now 60.3 % <strong>HIGHER </strong>than the rolling average one week ago. Today's posts include:</p> <ul> <li>U.S. Coronavirus New Cases are 150,004</li> <li>U.S. Coronavirus deaths are at 1,406</li> <li>Pfizer CEO says a vaccine-resistant coronavirus variant is likely to emerge</li> <li>New CDC studies point to waning immunity from vaccines</li> <li>While a natural infection may induce maturation of antibodies with broader activity than a vaccine does, a natural infection can also kill you</li> <li>ADE Is Still Not a Problem With COVID Vaccines</li> <li>Israel's Grim COVID Data Suggests Vaccines Alone Won't Stop Pandemic</li> <li>Vaccines are less protective against Delta infection but still reduce risk by two-thirds, CDC study shows</li> <li>Are We Jumping the Gun on COVID Boosters?</li> <li>J&amp;J Says A Booster Shot For Its Vaccine May Have Big Benefits</li> <li>COVID-19 hospitalizations 29 times more likely in unvaccinated individuals, CDC study suggests</li> <li>Biden receives 'inconclusive' intelligence report on COVID-19 origins</li> <li>Will pandemic disruptions jump-start productivity growth?</li> <li>Now that Pfizer's vaccine has full-FDA approval, will more companies announce mandates?</li> <li>COVID-19 Vaccines 66% Effective Against Delta Variant</li> <li>Pediatric Covid hospitalizations surge to highest on record in U.S. as doctors brace for more</li> <li>New Zealand: Delta strain like 'a whole new virus' as cases rise</li> <li>Plus Many More Headlines ...</li> </ul> <p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/04/68661963ztemp.png" style="height:136px; width:380px" /></p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108251519 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Wed, 25 Aug 2021 22:09:14 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108251339 <p><em><img alt="" src="/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/z-truck.jpg" style="float:right; margin:6px" />Written by Steven Hansen</em></p> <p>Headline data for the CASS Freight Index show that freight volumes show slowed month-over-month - and the year-over-year growth is 15.6 % (compared to the beginning of the recovery one year ago). In the opposite corner, the American Trucking Association (ATA) index declined but is in expansion year-over-year.</p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108251339 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Wed, 25 Aug 2021 13:39:41 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108251233 <p><img alt="" src="http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/fredgraph.png?graph_id=84779" style="height:228px; width:380px" /></p> <p>The year-over-year <strong>rate of growth</strong> of the majority of coincident indices marginally improved or was little changed relative to last month.</p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108251233 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Wed, 25 Aug 2021 12:33:29 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/video_master.php?video=2021cq81vNOWDwU <p style='text-align: center;'><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/video_master.php'><img class='alignnone' src='http://econintersect.com/rss/new_rss/pic_3.png' alt='' width='380' /></a></p>The Most Mind-Boggling Pics Confusing Perspectives Wed, 25 Aug 2021 11:08:51 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108250811 <p><em>Written by Steven Hansen</em></p> <p>The headlines say the durable goods new orders declined. Our analysis shows the rolling averages were little changed.</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2017/11/9878719ztemp.png" style="height:160px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:380px" />.</p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108250811 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Wed, 25 Aug 2021 08:11:18 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108250507 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from the International Monetary Fund</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Vybhavi Balasundharam and Leni Hunter</p><p>With virtually no international travel since March 2020, national airlines in the Pacific face mounting financial difficulties. For Pacific Island countries this shock is particularly severe given the weak financial condition of national carriers prior to the pandemic, the reliance of these countries on airline connectivity to support tourism, and limited fiscal space to provide ongoing or future financial support to these airlines.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/55183069ztemp.png" style="height:150px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108250507' >Read more ...</a></p> Wed, 25 Aug 2021 05:07:30 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108250505 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from the St Louis Fed</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Lowell R. Ricketts, Data Scientist, Institute for Economic Equity</p><p>The Great Recession, which occurred from December 2007 to June 2009, was marked by widespread wealth destruction, especially corporate equities and home equity - the latter marked by pronounced inequities by race and ethnicity. In stark contrast, average wealth outcomes among white, Black and Hispanic households hit record highs during the recovery from the COVID-19 recession, which occurred from February to April 2020.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/18352866ztemp.png" style="height:150px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108250505' >Read more ...</a></p> Wed, 25 Aug 2021 05:05:19 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/infographics/infographic.php?post=202108250503 <p>Today's inforgraphic is based on the Axios Harris Poll of a nationally representative sample of nearly 43,000 Americans to find out which 100 companies emerge as top of mind.</p><p><img src='http://econintersect.com/images/2021/07/3665536ztemp.png' ></p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/infographics/infographic.php?post=202108250503' >Read more ...</a></p> Wed, 25 Aug 2021 05:03:26 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108250306 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by Sig Silber</em><p><strong>HEADLINES - </strong></p><p><strong>- </strong>Isolated severe thunderstorms and the potential for flash flooding forecast across the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest on Thursday</p><p><strong>- </strong>Persistent heat and humidity continues throughout much of the central and eastern United States, while dangerously hot temperatures return to the Southwest</p><p><img alt="Continually LIVE" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/02/70198996LandingGraphicWeatherContinuallyLive.png" style="height:123px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108250306' >Read more ...</a></p> Wed, 25 Aug 2021 15:01:58 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108250235 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by Frank Li</em></p><p>Two examples of comparing President Biden with President Kennedy:</p><ol><li>Joe Biden is the 2nd Catholic president in US history after John F. Kennedy.</li><li>Ex-CIA chief says chaotic Afghanistan exit is Joe Biden's 'Bay of Pigs' moment.</li></ol><p> I like example 2 above so much that I want to probe it further dot-dot-dot </p><p><img alt="" src=" http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/images/2021/600_53540787BidenVsJFK2.png" style="height:135px; width:265px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108250235' >Read more ...</a></p> Thu, 26 Aug 2021 02:49:18 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108250223 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by Econintersect</em></p><p>Google Analytics has given <em>GEI</em> page read counts for each of the 250 most read articles on <em>Global Economic Intersection</em> for the week 15 August through 21 August, inclusive. The top ten are listed after the <strong>Read more &gt;&gt;</strong>jump.</p><p><img alt="home.page" src="https://d1lak6acrudc02.cloudfront.net/images/2015/7/22320758home.page.JPG" style="height:220px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108250223' >Read more ...</a></p> Wed, 25 Aug 2021 02:23:08 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108250219 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by Econintersect</em></p><p>We publish a report each week presenting a list of the articles <em>Google Analytics</em> reports as being the most read. Last week's report is here. We think that does not necessarily reflect how much "value" readers have obtained from what we publish. So we are offering a second listing that combines the number of readers for each article with the average amount of time spent reading by each.</p><p><img alt="woman.reading.computer.screen" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/02/10833919woman.reading.computer.screen.PNG" style="height:200px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:360px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108250219' >Read more ...</a></p> Wed, 25 Aug 2021 02:19:50 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108242357 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by rjs, MarketWatch 666</em></p><p>This is a collection of interesting news articles about the environment and related topics published last week. This is usually a Tuesday evening regular post at <em>GEI (but can be posted at other times</em>).</p><p><img alt="environment.protection" src="https://d1lak6acrudc02.cloudfront.net/images/2018/05/89994809environment.protection.PNG" style="height:220px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108242357' >Read more ...</a></p> Tue, 24 Aug 2021 23:57:36 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108242304 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from The Conversation</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Jennifer Girotto, <em>University of Connecticut</em></p><p>Thirty percent of unvaccinated American adults say they're waiting for the COVID-19 vaccines currently authorized for emergency use to be officially approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/259731982.png" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108242304' >Read more ...</a></p> Tue, 24 Aug 2021 23:04:31 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108241530 <strong>You aren't legally allowed to know which variant gave you COVID-19</strong> <p>Written by Steven Hansen</p> <p><strong>The U.S. new cases 7-day rolling average are 6.6 % HIGHER</strong> than the 7-day rolling average one week ago and U.S. deaths due to coronavirus are now 50.1 % <strong>HIGHER </strong>than the rolling average one week ago. Today's posts include:</p> <ul> <li>U.S. Coronavirus New Cases are 266,147</li> <li>U.S. Coronavirus deaths are at 1,359</li> <li>States Can't Block Federal Funds for School Districts That Mandate Masks</li> <li>You aren't legally allowed to know which variant gave you COVID-19</li> <li>Biden's misguided about-face on COVID testing puts us all at risk</li> <li>NIAID Director Anthony Fauci, MD, said that if most eligible people get vaccinated, the U.S. could get COVID-19 under control by spring of 2022</li> <li>CDC: Unvaccinated people are 29 times more likely to be hospitalized with Covid</li> <li>Which interventions can help prevent SARS-CoV-2's spread in schools?</li> <li>Breakthrough infections may be less transmissible, study suggests</li> <li>Antibodies Fade Faster After Vaccine vs Actual Infection</li> <li>Federal Judge Orders ICE to Test Detainees for COVID-19</li> <li>The shipping crisis is getting worse. Here's what that means for holiday shopping</li> <li>CDC adds 6 destinations to 'very high' Covid-19 travel risk list, including the Bahamas</li> <li>Fed's Jackson Hole shift shows Delta variant's ability to skew plans</li> <li>Australian Truck Drivers Vow To Block Every Major Highway In Radical Anti-Lockdown Strike</li> <li>Plus Many More Headlines ...</li> </ul> <p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/04/68661963ztemp.png" style="height:136px; width:380px" /></p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108241530 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Tue, 24 Aug 2021 23:00:03 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108241153 <p><em>Written by John Lounsbury and Steven Hansen</em></p> <p>The headlines say new home sales growth improved month-over-month. But when compared to last year, there was a significant decline in year-over-year growth.</p> <p><img alt="" src="/images/2018/09/98747221ztemp.png" style="margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:380px" /></p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108241153 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Tue, 24 Aug 2021 11:53:36 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108241137 <p><img alt="" src="/images/z richmond_man.PNG?v=1" style="width:380px" /></p> <p>Of the three regional Federal Reserve manufacturing surveys released to date, all are in expansion.</p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108241137 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Tue, 24 Aug 2021 11:37:36 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/video_master.php?video=2021Ic5Z7rv3Bfg <p style='text-align: center;'><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/video_master.php'><img class='alignnone' src='http://econintersect.com/rss/new_rss/pic_2.png' alt='' width='380' /></a></p>Dog and parrot are basically conjoined twins. But different mothers. Tue, 24 Aug 2021 10:16:26 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108240508 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from the Kansas Fed</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Didem Tuzemen</p><p>The labor force participation of prime-age individuals (age 25 to 54) in the United States declined dramatically at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and as of June 2021, the prime-age labor force participation rate remains well below its pre-pandemic level.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/69428698ztemp.png" style="height:150px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108240508' >Read more ...</a></p> Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:08:19 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/infographics/infographic.php?post=202108240506 <p>Just a handful of publicly-traded companies have managed to achieve $1 trillion or more in market capitalization - only six, to be precise.</p><p><img src='http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/51539960ztemp.png' ></p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/infographics/infographic.php?post=202108240506' >Read more ...</a></p> Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:06:31 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108240327 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by Sig Silber</em><p><strong>HEADLINES - </strong></p><p><strong>- Hot and humid throughout much of the central and eastern United States, with dangerous heat returning to the Southwest by Wednesday</strong></p><p><strong>- Scattered showers and a few severe thunderstorms possible from the northern and central Plains into the Midwest over the next few days</strong></p><p><img alt="Continually LIVE" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/02/70198996LandingGraphicWeatherContinuallyLive.png" style="height:123px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108240327' >Read more ...</a></p> Tue, 24 Aug 2021 15:06:56 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108240256 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from Statista.com</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Katharina Buchholz</p><p>A new study out of the UK has shown that the effectiveness of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is waning faster than others when up against a high viral load mutation of the coronavirus, like the Delta variant. The study comes at a time when several countries, among them prominent users and early adopters of the Pfizer vaccine like the U.S. and Israel, have announced they will be giving out third doses of coronavirus vaccines, so-called booster shots. Since both the U.S. and Israel have been experiencing a rise in new infections, the countries are hoping to increase immunity among those having received a coronavirus vaccine through the additional shot.</p><p><img src=" http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/61361652vaccination.caption.pexels.photo.3985170.jpeg" style="width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108240256' >Read more ...</a></p> Tue, 24 Aug 2021 02:56:11 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108232322 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by rjs, MarketWatch 666</em></p><p><img alt="oil.rig.01" src="https://d1lak6acrudc02.cloudfront.net/images/2018/05/63840066oil.rig.01.JPG" style="float:right; height:159px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:200px" />Here are some selected news articles from the week ended 21 August 2021. Part 2 is available here.</p><p>This is a feature at <em>Global Economic Intersection </em>every Monday evening or Tuesday morning.</p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108232322' >Read more ...</a></p> Mon, 23 Aug 2021 23:22:07 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108232319 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by rjs, MarketWatch 666</em></p><p><img alt="oil.rig.02" src="https://d1lak6acrudc02.cloudfront.net/images/2018/05/85215900oil.rig.02.JPG" style="float:left; height:130px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:200px" />Here are some more selected news articles for the week ending 21 August 2021. Go here for Part 1.</p><p>This is a feature at <em>Global Economic Intersection </em>every Monday evening or Tuesday morning.</p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108232319' >Read more ...</a></p> Mon, 23 Aug 2021 23:19:54 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108232141 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from The Conversation</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Hanif Sufizada, <em>University of Nebraska Omaha</em></p><p><em><strong>Editor's note</strong>: Afghan scholar Hanif Sufizada, who works at the Center for Afghanistan Studies at the University of Nebraska Omaha, got caught in Kabul during the chaos of the U.S. military pullout, when thousands of Afghans fled to the airport, seeking a way out of the country. </em></p><p><img alt="" src=" http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/753957622.png" style="height:150px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108232141' >Read more ...</a></p> Mon, 23 Aug 2021 21:41:47 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108231759 <p>Average gasoline prices fell 2.9 cents this past week following the previous week's rise of 0.3 cents.</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2019/07/41842196ztemp.png" style="height:180px; width:380px" /></p> <p><em>Average prices by region and a breakdown by grade follow after &quot;Read more....&quot;</em>.</p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108231759 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Mon, 23 Aug 2021 17:59:46 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108231524 <strong>Unvaccinated COVID-19 hospitalizations cost the U.S. health system billions of dollars</strong> <p>Written by Steven Hansen</p> <p><strong>The U.S. new cases 7-day rolling average are 14.4 % HIGHER</strong> than the 7-day rolling average one week ago and U.S. deaths due to coronavirus are now 52.5 % <strong>HIGHER </strong>than the rolling average one week ago. Today's posts include:</p> <ul> <li>U.S. Coronavirus New Cases are 40,573</li> <li>U.S. Coronavirus deaths are at 185</li> <li>States gripped by Delta variant face case surge with fewer health workers<br /> Issues with using private contractors to manage the vaccination campaigns<br /> Israel finds COVID-19 vaccine booster significantly lowers infection risk<br /> Dr. Scott Gottlieb says delta-fueled Covid surge in the South has peaked <br /> FDA warns people not to take veterinary Ivermectin to treat Covid-19<br /> Parents get coached on how to escape mask and vaccine rules<br /> Facebook says post that cast doubt on covid-19 vaccine was most popular on the platform from January through March<br /> Plus Many More Headlines ...<br /> </li> </ul> <p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/04/68661963ztemp.png" style="height:136px; width:380px" /></p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108231524 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Mon, 23 Aug 2021 19:01:23 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108231222 <p><em><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2015/2/19279236ztemp.png" style="float:right; margin-left:4px; margin-right:4px; width:170px" />Written by Steven Hansen</em></p> <p>The headline existing home sales grew relative to last month with the NAR stating &quot;<em> </em><em>Much of the home sale</em><em>s growth is still occurring in the upper-end markets, while the mid- to lower-tier areas aren't seeing as much growth because there are still too few starter homes available&quot;. </em></p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108231222 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Mon, 23 Aug 2021 15:42:17 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/video_master.php?video=2021vA90DdR8KRY <p style='text-align: center;'><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/video_master.php'><img class='alignnone' src='http://econintersect.com/rss/new_rss/pic_1.png' alt='' width='380' /></a></p>The primary design objective of the modern subs, is noise elimination. Noise can give off can give away the position of the sub. The noise is generally created by cavitation. When it comes to the designing of submarines, the blades are designed so that they are capable of creating thrust while keeping cavitation to a minimum. Older submarines could manage speeds of only 2 or 3 knots. Today's subs are able to achieve speeds of eight to ten knots while maintaining the same noise level. Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:47:05 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108230740 <p><em>Written by Steven Hansen</em></p> <p>The economy's rate of growth accelerated based on the Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) 3 month moving (3MA) average - and the economy is above the historical trend rate of growth.</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2017/11/24532045ztemp.png" style="height:160px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:380px" /></p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108230740 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Mon, 23 Aug 2021 07:40:52 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108230503 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from the St Louis Fed</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Serdar Birinci, Economist; and Aaron Amburgey, Research Associate</p><p>The unemployment rate, labor force participation rate and initial unemployment claims are all commonly cited indicators that economists use to diagnose labor market conditions. These indicators become especially useful during and after economic downturns, when we want to know how workers have been affected.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/34529201ztemp.png" style="height:169px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108230503' >Read more ...</a></p> Mon, 23 Aug 2021 05:03:40 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/infographics/infographic.php?post=202108230501 <p>Today's infographic is a high level look at Snapchat's 10-year history, including user growth and financials. Snapchat's wild ride from start-up to massive success is well documented, so we'll focus on key elements of story - product design, the Facebook rivalry - and look at how the company is doing today now that the hype surrounding the app has died down.</p><p><img src='http://econintersect.com/images/2021/07/58778345ztemp.png' ></p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/infographics/infographic.php?post=202108230501' >Read more ...</a></p> Mon, 23 Aug 2021 05:01:18 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108230340 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by Sig Silber</em><p><strong>HEADLINES - </strong></p><p><strong>- Tropical Depression Henri to linger across New England today and continue producing heavy rain that could result in numerous flash flood events</strong></p><p><strong>- Dangerous heat forecast across the Lower Mississippi Valley, with hot and humid weather expanding across much of the central and eastern United States as well</strong></p><p><strong>- Scattered showers and a few severe thunderstorms possible across the northern and central Plains into the Midwest over the next couple of days</strong></p><p><img alt="Continually LIVE" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/02/70198996LandingGraphicWeatherContinuallyLive.png" style="height:123px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108230340' >Read more ...</a></p> Mon, 23 Aug 2021 15:44:01 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108230141 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from Statista.com</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Felix Richter</p><p>With a record number of job openings, historically few layoffs and millions of Americans quitting their jobs voluntarily, the balance of power in the U.S. labor market appears to be shifting. As the economy recovers from its COVID slump and employers are looking to staff up, more and more workers are holding out for better, safer, or higher-paying jobs. In June, for the first time since the pandemic brought the U.S. economy to a standstill in the spring of 2020, the number of job openings exceeded the number of unemployed Americans, signaling excess demand in the labor market.</p><p><img src=" http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/93545496hiring.sign.JPG" style="width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108230141' >Read more ...</a></p> Mon, 23 Aug 2021 01:41:43 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108231238 <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>Written by Sig Silber</em></p><p>We published the NOAA Long-Term Forecast Part I on August 19, 2021. Tonight we compare the NOAA forecast for Alaska and CONUS with the JAMSTEC forecast. We show the maps side by side in a table with a summary. Obviously, the farther out you look, the less confidence you have in the forecasts and thus also the differences in the forecasts. Also provided are the JAMSTEC World Forecasts. They are worth looking at. JAMSTEC has sent us their forecast privately as their website is still not functional. What they have sent us includes a monthly forecast for each of the first three months so we are also able to compare the NOAA and JAMSTEC September forecasts this time. Surprisingly the amount of disagreement is pretty significant.</p><p><img alt="NOAA v. JAMSTEC" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2019/04/46407713LandingGraphicNOAAv.JAMSTEC.png" style="height:123px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108231238' >Read more ...</a></p> Tue, 24 Aug 2021 02:42:14 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108222358 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by rjs, MarketWatch 666</em></p><strong>July's retail sales, industrial production and new home construction; June's business inventories</strong><p>Major economic reports released this past week were the Retail Sales Report for July and the concurrent Business Sales and Inventories report for June, both from the Census bureau, the July report on Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization from the Fed, and the July report on New Residential Construction, also from the Census Bureau.</p><p><img alt="marketwatch.666" src="https://deiu5rk1ru8js.cloudfront.net/images/2018/05/76063451marketwatch.666.PNG" style="height:40px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108222358' >Read more ...</a></p> Sun, 22 Aug 2021 23:58:04 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108222115 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from The Conversation</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Jonathan Golob, <em>University of Michigan</em></p><p>The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officially recommended on Aug. 12 and Aug. 13, 2021, respectively, that people who are moderately to severely immunocompromised receive a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/180115502.png" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108222115' >Read more ...</a></p> Sun, 22 Aug 2021 21:15:32 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108220839 <strong>To do their job right, experts need to be apolitical. They need to provide as objective advice as they can when wearing their &quot;expert&quot; hats - It's Time To Purge The &quot;Experts&quot;.</strong> <p>Written by Steven Hansen</p> <p><strong>The U.S. new cases 7-day rolling average are 16.6 % HIGHER</strong> than the 7-day rolling average one week ago and U.S. deaths due to coronavirus are now 53.7 % <strong>HIGHER </strong>than the rolling average one week ago. Today's posts include:</p> <ul> <li>U.S. Coronavirus New Cases are 87,011</li> <li>U.S. Coronavirus deaths are at 469</li> <li>Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Simple steps for coexisting with the coronavirus</li> <li>Israeli data: How can efficacy vs. severe disease be strong when 60% of hospitalized are vaccinated?</li> <li>Pandemic upends norms around peer-reviewed studies</li> <li>Vaccine resistance in the military remains strong, a dilemma for Pentagon as mandate looms</li> <li>As some U.S. hospitals reach a breaking point in the face of the Delta variant, nursing is in crisis.</li> <li>Finding reliable masks online can be tricky. Here are tips that can help</li> <li>High Inflation Could Be Stickier Than Anticipated</li> <li>Plus Many More Headlines ...</li> </ul> <p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/04/68661963ztemp.png" style="height:136px; width:380px" /></p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108220839 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Sun, 22 Aug 2021 14:23:18 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/video_master.php?video=2021hueKtbqVbZA <p style='text-align: center;'><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/video_master.php'><img class='alignnone' src='http://econintersect.com/rss/new_rss/pic_8.png' alt='' width='380' /></a></p>Goodyear has three iconic airships in the U.S. and a fourth based in Europe. For AirVenture 2021, they had Wingfoot Three stationed at Oshkosh for the entire week, where AVweb's Paul Bertorelli spent a glorious half-day fooling around the airship and interviewing the crew. This video details how the blimps must be tended 24/7/365. You certainly can't tie it down and go home, even if it's in the hangar. Sun, 22 Aug 2021 07:41:10 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108220505 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from the San Francisco Fed</em></p><p>-- this post authored by John Fernald, Huiyu Li, and Mitchell Ochse</p><p>U.S. labor productivity has grown quickly during the pandemic compared with the past decade. However, this rapid pace is unlikely to be sustained. Similar to the Great Recession, the primary reasons for strong productivity growth now are cyclical effects that are likely to unwind as the economy continues to recover. For example, the number of workers has fallen, so capital per worker has risen - raising labor productivity in the short term. What effect the pandemic itself might have on productivity remains uncertain.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/33737251ztemp.png" style="height:150px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108220505' >Read more ...</a></p> Sun, 22 Aug 2021 05:05:36 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108220504 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from the International Monetary Fund</em></p><p>By Atish Rex Ghosh</p><p>Fifty years ago, the world changed. On August 15, 1971, US President Richard Nixon slammed shut the "gold window," suspending dollar convertibility. Although it was not Nixon's intention, this act effectively marked the end of the Bretton Woods system of fixed exchange rates.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/60952481ztemp.png" style="height:160px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108220504' >Read more ...</a></p> Sun, 22 Aug 2021 05:04:41 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108220503 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from the St Louis Fed</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Victoria Gregory, Economist, St. Louis Fed; Guido Menzio, Professor, New York University; and David Wiczer; Assistant Professor, Stony Brook University</p><p>Recessions do not affect every worker equally; the depth of the decline and the speed of recovery differ along a variety of observable dimensions such as sex, race, education and age.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/32961928ztemp.png" style="height:147px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108220503' >Read more ...</a></p> Sun, 22 Aug 2021 05:03:47 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108220502 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from the Richmond Fed</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Marios Karabarbounis</p><p>In this <em>Economic Brief</em>, we give an overview of the changes that have taken place in the unemployment insurance system during the last two severe economic episodes: the Great Recession and the COVID-19 pandemic. We discuss how unemployment benefits supported households' consumer spending and whether it slowed labor market recovery.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/74340678ztemp.png" style="height:149px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108220502' >Read more ...</a></p> Sun, 22 Aug 2021 05:02:43 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/infographics/infographic.php?post=202108220457 <p>Our planet supports approximately 8.7 million species, of which over a <strong>quarter</strong> live in water.</p><p>But humans can have a hard time comprehending numbers this big, so it can be difficult to really appreciate the breadth of this incredible diversity of life on Earth.</p><p>In order to fully grasp this scale, today's infographic breaks down the total composition of the living world, in terms of its biomass, and where we fit into this picture.</p><p><img src='http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/93132552ztemp.png' ></p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/infographics/infographic.php?post=202108220457' >Read more ...</a></p> Sun, 22 Aug 2021 04:57:18 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108220346 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by Sig Silber</em><p><strong>HEADLINES - </strong></p><p><strong>- Hurricane Henri to make landfall over Southern New England today and produce damaging winds, heavy rain, and dangerous storm surge across the region</strong></p><p><strong>- Isolated severe thunderstorms possible across parts of the Central and Northern Great Plains into the Mid-Missouri Valley today</strong></p><p><strong>- Oppressive heat found across the Lower Mississippi Valley and portions of the Southern Plains</strong></p><p><img alt="Continually LIVE" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/02/70198996LandingGraphicWeatherContinuallyLive.png" style="height:123px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108220346' >Read more ...</a></p> Sun, 22 Aug 2021 14:22:28 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108220323 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by rjs, MarketWatch 666</em></p><p>The news posted last week for the coronavirus 2019-nCoV (aka SARS-CoV-2), which produces COVID-19 disease, has been surveyed and some important articles are summarized here. The articles are more or less organized with general virus news and anecdotes first, then stories from around the US, followed by an increased number of items from other countries around the globe. Economic news related to COVID-19 is found here.</p><p><img alt="viruses" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/02/74988234viruses.PNG" style="height:220px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108220323' >Read more ...</a></p> Wed, 25 Aug 2021 02:32:44 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108220322 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by rjs, MarketWatch 666</em></p><p>News posted last week about economic effects related to the coronavirus 2019-nCoV (aka SARS-CoV-2), which produces COVID-19 disease, has been surveyed and some articles are summarized here. We cover the latest economic data, especially the prospects for an infrastructure bill, stimulus checks, government funding, the Fed, the latest employment data, housing market reports, mortgage delinquencies &amp; forbearance, travel, layoffs, lockdowns, and schools, as well as infrastructure and GDP. The bulk of the news is from the U.S., with a few more articles from overseas at the end. (Picture below is morning rush hour in downtown Chicago, 20 March 2020.) News items about epidemiology and other medical news for the virus are reported in a companion article.</p><p><img alt="downtown.chicago.2020.mar.21" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/04/60972298downtown.chicago.2020.mar.21.jpeg" style="height:214px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108220322' >Read more ...</a></p> Wed, 25 Aug 2021 02:31:00 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108220101 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from Statista.com</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Felix Richter</p><p>When Congress passed the American Rescue Plan in March, extending pandemic-related unemployment aid until Labor Day, millions of Americans breathed a sigh of relief. Back then, almost 14 million people depended on the emergency programs. And while the labor market situation has improved significantly since then, the new cut-off date is fast approaching, leaving millions in doubt of what is possibly their only income.</p><p><img src=" http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/26997992job.search.caption.pixabay.dreamjob4453054_640.JPG" style="width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108220101' >Read more ...</a></p> Sun, 22 Aug 2021 01:01:57 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108211911 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from The Conversation</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Paul Young, <em>Lancaster University</em></p><p>Spring 2060. In dark glasses, a wide sunhat and with what little exposed skin left caked in sun cream, a child stares at the woodland across from their house.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/69838972.png" style="height:150px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108211911' >Read more ...</a></p> Sat, 21 Aug 2021 19:11:39 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108211040 <strong>On The Other Hand, COVID Vaccines Linked to A Small Number Of Functional Neurological Disorders</strong> <p>Written by Steven Hansen</p> <p><strong>The U.S. new cases 7-day rolling average are 13.5 % HIGHER</strong> than the 7-day rolling average one week ago and U.S. deaths due to coronavirus are now 49.7 % <strong>HIGHER </strong>than the rolling average one week ago. Today's posts include:</p> <ul> <li>U.S. Coronavirus New Cases are 199,606</li> <li>U.S. Coronavirus deaths are at 1,532</li> <li>F.D.A. Aims for Full Approval of Pfizer Covid Vaccine on Monday.</li> <li>The WHO's Vaccine Misinformation</li> <li>Maker of Rapid Covid Tests Told Factory to Destroy Inventory</li> <li>A systematic review of in vitro studies evaluating the efficacy of mouth rinses on SARS-CoV-2</li> <li>CDC recommends travelers with high risk of Covid complications avoid cruises</li> <li>These Airlines Have Banned Fabric Face Masks on Planes</li> <li>Census numbers suggested 19 million white people disappeared from the US. Here's what really happened </li> <li>Flash recession could hit markets by the fall</li> </ul> <p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/04/68661963ztemp.png" style="height:136px; width:380px" /></p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108211040 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Sat, 21 Aug 2021 19:02:29 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/video_master.php?video=2021y1yIOEDEOWM <p style='text-align: center;'><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/video_master.php'><img class='alignnone' src='http://econintersect.com/rss/new_rss/pic_7.png' alt='' width='380' /></a></p>Times Nature Made People Go 'Well, That Sucks'! We are Happy Land. Every day is an exciting experience with vivid, humorous, failure, or happy emotions. We wish you would enjoy watching them. Sat, 21 Aug 2021 07:14:39 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108210511 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from Elliott Wave International</em></p><strong>"I believe that the market moves in whatever direction hurts the most participants"</strong><p>The U.S. stock market has been in an uptrend since March 2009 -- so, more than 12 years.</p><p>To add icing to the cake, there's this notable factoid (CNBC, August 16):</p><p>S&amp;P 500 doubles from its pandemic bottom, marking the fastest bull market rally since WWII</p><p>So, after such a historic run, one might think that many Wall Street analysts would say that it's time to take at least <em>some</em> chips off the table.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/28095613ztemp.png" style="height:180px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108210511' >Read more ...</a></p> Sat, 21 Aug 2021 05:11:53 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108210510 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from the International Monetary Fund</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Mariano Moszoro</p><p>For countries on the path to recovery, reviving economic activity is a major priority. And what better way to support a come-back than by creating jobs. Our new IMF staff research shows that when governments spend on infrastructure, they create many new jobs.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/71602178ztemp.png" style="height:170px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108210510' >Read more ...</a></p> Sat, 21 Aug 2021 05:10:57 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108210509 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from the Atlanta Fed</em></p><p>Data from the Current Population Survey tell us that, in the second quarter of 2019, 47.8 percent of those aged 55 and older said they didn't want a job because they were retired. By the second quarter of 2021, that share had risen more than 2 percentage points, to 49.9 percent, which is an increase of around 2 million retirees over what would have been expected if the retirement rate for those aged 55 and older had not changed.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/60035139ztemp.png" style="height:142px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108210509' >Read more ...</a></p> Sat, 21 Aug 2021 05:09:42 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108210508 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from Liberty Street Economics</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Ruchi Avtar, Rajashri Chakrabarti, and Maxim Pinkovskiy</p><p>A critical risk during the COVID-19 pandemic has been the possibility of the hospital system becoming overwhelmed. COVID-19 not only has killed nearly 2 percent of people with confirmed infections but causes many more who contract it to develop severe complications that are potentially fatal if not treated in an intensive care unit (ICU).</p><p><img alt="" src="https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/LSE_2021_icu-stress-racial-difference_chkrabarti_460.jpg?resize=460,288" style="height:238px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108210508' >Read more ...</a></p> Sat, 21 Aug 2021 05:08:21 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/infographics/infographic.php?post=202108210506 <p>Today's infographic shows America's infrastructure gap using research from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).</p><p><img src='http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/11469990ztemp.png' ></p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/infographics/infographic.php?post=202108210506' >Read more ...</a></p> Sat, 21 Aug 2021 05:06:12 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108210432 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by Sig Silber</em><p><strong>HEADLINES - </strong></p><p><strong>- Tropical Storm Henri to threaten portions of the Northeast and southern New England with dangerous storm surge, damaging winds, and heavy rain beginning as early as tonight</strong></p><p><strong>- Scattered flash flooding possible across parts of the Tennessee Valley and Southeast today</strong></p><p><strong>- Severe thunderstorms to potentially impact the northern/central Great Plains on Sunday</strong></p><p><img alt="Continually LIVE" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/02/70198996LandingGraphicWeatherContinuallyLive.png" style="height:123px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108210432' >Read more ...</a></p> Sat, 21 Aug 2021 14:33:39 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108210410 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by John Lounsbury</em></p><p>Treatment of Lyme Disease has been controversial for the past 30+ years. A group of doctors who treat the disease as a prinmary practice are at odds with the larger medical community and the CDC (Center for Disease Control). The major source of disagreement is whether Lyme Disease is a simple bacterial infection that can be successfully treated by a short course of an appropriate oral antibiotic or can it be a more persistant disease in some cases requiring extended periods of treatment.</p><p><img alt="lyme.pixabay.lyme.disease.4669319_960_720" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/17003215lyme.pixabay.lyme.disease.4669319_960_720.jpg" style="height:200px; width:300px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108210410' >Read more ...</a></p> Sat, 21 Aug 2021 14:32:14 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108210153 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by Sig Silber</em><p>There is no Part I this week. Tonight we have added here some key aspects that would have been in Part I and are presenting the full Part II report. For more details on the weather outlook, see last night's report: <strong>August 19, 2021: Part I, NOAA Four-Season Forecast - Uncertainty About La Nina</strong>.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/77212936LandingGraphicforUPDATESPartIIEconomicImpacts.png" style="height:149px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108210153' >Read more ...</a></p> Sun, 22 Aug 2021 01:18:36 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108210053 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from Statista.com</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Katharina Buchholz</p><p>While the CDC has stopped reporting breakthrough infections that do not end up in hospitalization, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services has recently started to publish the breakdown of new COVID-19 infections among vaccinated and unvaccinated people. While the numbers are just a snapshot of one state and one month, in this case July, they do give an impression of how infections, hospitalization and death rates differ between the vaccinated and the unvaccinated.</p><p><img src=" http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/36582773vaccination.caption.pexels.photo.3985170.jpeg" style="width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108210053' >Read more ...</a></p> Sat, 21 Aug 2021 00:53:55 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108202308 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from The Conversation</em></p><p>-- this post authored by John Quiggin, <em>The University of Queensland</em></p><p>The announcement by BHP, the world's second-largest mining company, that it will shift its oil and gas assets into a joint venture with Australian outfit Woodside is a clear indication the "Big Australian" is getting out of the carbon-based fuel industry.</p><p>BHP has also been offloading thermal coal assets. It sold its share in the Cerrejon coal mine in Colombia to Glencore (the world's biggest mining company) in June. It has written down the value of its Mt Arthur mine in Australia's Hunter Valley while it looks for a buyer.</p><p><img alt="no.planet.b.caption.lianlimycW4YxhrWHMunsplash" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/996050no.planet.b.caption.lianlimycW4YxhrWHMunsplash.JPG" style="height:180px; width:360px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108202308' >Read more ...</a></p> Fri, 20 Aug 2021 23:08:51 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108201529 <strong>A cocktail of long-acting antibodies administered intramuscularly as COVID-19 prevention cut the risk of developing symptomatic disease in a high-risk unvaccinated patient population.</strong> <p>Written by Steven Hansen</p> <p><strong>The U.S. new cases 7-day rolling average are 14.2 % HIGHER</strong> than the 7-day rolling average one week ago and U.S. deaths due to coronavirus are now 47.9 % <strong>HIGHER </strong>than the rolling average one week ago. Today's posts include:</p> <ul> <li>U.S. Coronavirus New Cases are 159,787</li> <li>U.S. Coronavirus deaths are at 1,734</li> <li>WHO to Launch Another COVID Origin Investigation, This Time With an Independent Panel</li> <li>World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was perhaps not as soft on China during the pandemic as was previously thought,</li> <li>72% of the two largest insurers in each state and DC (102 health plans) are no longer waiving patient cost sharing for COVID-19 treatment</li> <li>1 in 5 medical researchers reports pressure from funders to change study results</li> <li>Risk of household SARS-CoV-2 transmission may be equal among children and adults</li> <li>COVID-19 vaccines may trigger superimmunity in people who had SARS long ago</li> <li>A COVID-19 medical exemption is a little like having an emotional support python: In the vast majority of cases, it's unjustifiable, irresponsible, and needlessly dangerous.</li> <li>Plus Many More Headlines ...</li> </ul> <p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/04/68661963ztemp.png" style="height:136px; width:380px" /></p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108201529 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Fri, 20 Aug 2021 17:29:09 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108201117 <p><img alt="" src="/images/2013/7/88104912ztemp.png" style="float:right; height:69px; margin:6px; width:170px" /><em>Written by Steven Hansen</em></p> <p>ECRI's WLI Growth Index which forecasts economic growth six months forward again declined but remains in expansion. ECRI released their coincident and lagging indicators this week for July.</p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108201117 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Fri, 20 Aug 2021 14:53:43 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/video_master.php?video=2021AexHxFyo5XA <p style='text-align: center;'><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/video_master.php'><img class='alignnone' src='http://econintersect.com/rss/new_rss/pic_6.png' alt='' width='380' /></a></p>No one likes cleaning. It is a tiresome activity that takes up a lot of time and energy. But what if there was a better way to clean? What if robots could help clean? In this video, we introduce you to some impressive and extremely useful smart cleaning gadgets and home cleaning machines, and we dare you to resist the urge to buy them. Fri, 20 Aug 2021 10:37:57 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108200504 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from Challenger Gray and Christmas</em></p><p>As millions of teens contemplate returning to school this month, 451,000 picked up jobs in July, the lowest July total since 2018 when 307,000 teen jobs were added. Nearly 1.3 million teens found jobs this summer, down 41% from the 2.2 million who took jobs last summer using non-seasonally adjusted employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/17616378ztemp.png" style="height:157px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108200504' >Read more ...</a></p> Fri, 20 Aug 2021 05:04:47 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/infographics/infographic.php?post=202108200502 <p>Today's infographic is designed by mapmaker David Garcia, and it ranks the 100 largest islands found around the world by size.</p><p><img src='http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/80572341ztemp.png' ></p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/infographics/infographic.php?post=202108200502' >Read more ...</a></p> Fri, 20 Aug 2021 05:02:22 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108200401 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by Sig Silber</em><p><strong>HEADLINES - </strong></p><p><strong>- Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain possible from the Northern/Central Plains toward portions of the Upper Midwest today as a potent cold front swings through</strong></p><p><strong>- Slight Risk of Excessive Rainfall is in effect across parts of the Mid-Atlantic through Saturday morning</strong></p><p><strong>- Tropical Storm Henri is forecast to take a turn toward southern New England today with potential impacts starting as early as Saturday night</strong></p><p><img alt="Continually LIVE" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/02/70198996LandingGraphicWeatherContinuallyLive.png" style="height:123px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108200401' >Read more ...</a></p> Fri, 20 Aug 2021 14:56:36 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108200329 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by John Lounsbury</em></p><p>This week we have an excellent documentary film created nearly 35 years ago by Professor Mark Blaug, (1927-2011). The documentary presents a thorough review of Keynes by fans and critics. Presented in the film are interviews with Keynes biographer Robert Skidelsky, Friedrich Hayek, and Milton Friedman, among many others.</p><p><img alt="KeynesQ" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/44171996KeynesQ.jpg" style="height:213px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108200329' >Read more ...</a></p> Sat, 21 Aug 2021 19:12:24 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108204101 <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>Written by Sig Silber</em></p><p>This August 19, 2021, NOAA four-season forecast for CONUS and Alaska - including the Early Outlook for September, 2021 - covers a period that begins one month later than the forecast last month and extends one month longer. Also included is the updated three-month drought forecast. With this forecast we appear to have something like La Nina Conditions in Fall and possibly Winter. The level of confidence is not high on this, particularly the Winter aspect.</p><p><img alt="NOAA Four Season Forecast" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/09/20539307LandingGraphicforUPDATESNOAAFourSeasonForecast.png" style="height:136px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108204101' >Read more ...</a></p> Tue, 24 Aug 2021 02:43:32 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108200136 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by Econintersect Guest</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Amanda Michelle Gomez, <em>Kaiser Health News</em></p><p>Health departments nationwide scaled back their contact tracing in late spring or early summer when covid-19 cases started to decrease as vaccination efforts took center stage.</p><p>Then delta hit.</p><p><img alt="contact.tracing.app.caption.photo.1590488357944.a71ec5581dfe" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/35880018contact.tracing.app.caption.photo.1590488357944.a71ec5581dfe.JPG" style="height:204px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108200136' >Read more ...</a></p> Fri, 20 Aug 2021 01:36:02 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108200028 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from Statista.com</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Felix Richter</p><p>Thanks to generous government checks and the pandemic's stimulating effect on consumer demand for technology, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) is predicting 2021 to be another record year for the U.S. tech industry. In its latest bi-annual industry forecast, the CTA upgraded its sales forecast from earlier this year to $487 billion, a 7.5 percent jump from an already record-breaking 2020.</p><p><img src=" http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/26419007electronic.technology.unsplash.photo.1519389950473.47ba0277781c.jpg" style="height:200px; width:300px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108200028' >Read more ...</a></p> Fri, 20 Aug 2021 00:28:10 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108192204 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from The Conversation</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Stavros Karamperidis, <em>University of Plymouth</em></p><p>Ningbo-Zhousan may not exactly be a household name, but find something in your house made in China and it's quite likely it was delivered from there. Ningbo-Zhousan, which overlooks the East China Sea some 200km south of Shanghai, is China's second-busiest port, handling the equivalent of some 29 million 20-foot containers every year.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/393796362.png" style="height:150px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108192204' >Read more ...</a></p> Thu, 19 Aug 2021 22:04:19 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108191528 <strong>Those Pandemic Plastic Barriers Seen At Checkout Counters May Be Helping Spread COVID.</strong> <p>Written by Steven Hansen</p> <p><strong>The U.S. new cases 7-day rolling average are 13.4 % HIGHER</strong> than the 7-day rolling average one week ago and U.S. deaths due to coronavirus are now 46.6 % <strong>HIGHER </strong>than the rolling average one week ago. Today's posts include:</p> <ul> <li>U.S. Coronavirus New Cases are 144,297</li> <li>U.S. Coronavirus deaths are at 993</li> <li>Delayed Wuhan Report Adds Crucial Detail to Covid Origin Puzzle</li> <li>Is the Regeneron Treatment the Same As Getting a COVID Vaccine?</li> <li>The Science Supporting the U.S. Case for COVID Boosters</li> <li>Scientists blast U.S. push for Covid vaccine booster shots as premature, say data isn't compelling</li> <li>Small study suggests a mix-and-match COVID-19 booster produces robust antibody levels</li> <li>Convalescent Plasma Flops in High-Risk COVID Outpatients</li> <li>Costco shoppers say some stores are out of toilet paper and water, as evidence mounts that consumers may stockpile items amid the spread of the Delta variant</li> <li>How the pandemic changed abortion access</li> <li>Google, Apple and Samsung Gearing Up For Digital Vaccine Passport</li> <li>President Joe Biden revealed there may be about 15,000 Americans stuck in Afghanistan</li> <li>Plus Many More Headlines ...</li> </ul> <p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/04/68661963ztemp.png" style="height:136px; width:380px" /></p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108191528 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Thu, 19 Aug 2021 21:59:08 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108191127 <p><em>Written by Steven Hansen</em></p> <p>The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S increased by 0.9 percent in July to 116.0 (2016 = 100), following a 0.5 percent increase in June and a 1.2 percent increase in May. - and the authors say &quot;<em>The U.S. LEI registered another large gain in July, with all components contributing positively</em><em>&quot;.</em></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2017/11/23427633ztemp.png" style="height:160px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:380px" /></p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108191127 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Thu, 19 Aug 2021 14:44:50 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108191119 <p><em>Written by Steven Hansen</em></p> <p>The New York Fed's Weekly Leading Index (WLI) declined this past week. This index's trend is worsening based on the 13-week rolling average.</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/04/50837591ztemp.png" style="height:150px; width:380px" /></p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108191119 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Thu, 19 Aug 2021 11:19:31 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/video_master.php?video=2021L3JEceaXLE4 <p style='text-align: center;'><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/video_master.php'><img class='alignnone' src='http://econintersect.com/rss/new_rss/pic_5.png' alt='' width='380' /></a></p>Robots like Astrobee's Bumble on the International Space Station are designed to maintain to assist in the maintenance of spacecraft. Astrobee is a free-flying robot system that will help researchers test new technologies in zero gravity and perform routine work alongside astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Robots that can operate on their own in space, such as Astrobee, can be caretakers for NASA's lunar gateway and will play a significant part in NASA's future missions. Thu, 19 Aug 2021 10:44:05 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108190752 <p><em><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2015/2/81779094ztemp.png" style="float:right; margin-left:6px; margin-right:6px; width:170px" />Written by Steven Hansen</em></p> <p>The Philly Fed Business Outlook Survey again declined.</p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108190752 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Thu, 19 Aug 2021 07:52:41 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108190741 <img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/89068889ztemp.png" style="width:380px" /> <p>Market expectations for weekly initial unemployment claims (from Econoday) were 350 K to 395 K (consensus 360 K), and the Department of Labor reported 348,000 new claims. The more important (because of the volatility in the weekly reported claims and seasonality errors in adjusting the data) 4 week moving average moved from 396,750 (reported last week as 396,250) to 377,750 </p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108190741 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Thu, 19 Aug 2021 07:41:25 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/infographics/infographic.php?post=202108190505 <p>Today's infographic using data from the OECD anticipates when countries will economically recover from the global pandemic, based on getting back to pre-pandemic levels of GDP per capita.</p><p><img src='http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/90401004ztemp.png' ></p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/infographics/infographic.php?post=202108190505' >Read more ...</a></p> Thu, 19 Aug 2021 05:05:38 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108190455 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by Sig Silber</em><p><strong>HEADLINES - </strong></p><p><strong>- Heavy rain and possible flash flooding lingers today in the East as Post-Tropical Cyclone Fred moves offshore</strong></p><p><strong>- Severe thunderstorms and flash flooding are possible as a potent cold front moves through the north-central U.S. and the Intermountain West</strong></p><p><img alt="Continually LIVE" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/02/70198996LandingGraphicWeatherContinuallyLive.png" style="height:123px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108190455' >Read more ...</a></p> Thu, 19 Aug 2021 14:48:02 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108190445 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by Econintersect</em></p><p>Google Analytics has given <em>GEI</em> page read counts for each of the 250 most read articles on <em>Global Economic Intersection</em> for the week 08 August through 14 August, inclusive. The top ten are listed after the <strong>Read more &gt;&gt;</strong>jump.</p><p><img alt="home.page" src="https://d1lak6acrudc02.cloudfront.net/images/2015/7/22320758home.page.JPG" style="height:220px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108190445' >Read more ...</a></p> Thu, 19 Aug 2021 04:45:47 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108190444 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by Econintersect</em></p><p>We publish a report each week presenting a list of the articles <em>Google Analytics</em> reports as being the most read. Last week's report is here. We think that does not necessarily reflect how much "value" readers have obtained from what we publish. So we are offering a second listing that combines the number of readers for each article with the average amount of time spent reading by each.</p><p><img alt="woman.reading.computer.screen" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/02/10833919woman.reading.computer.screen.PNG" style="height:200px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:360px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108190444' >Read more ...</a></p> Thu, 19 Aug 2021 04:44:10 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/opinion/opinion.php?post=202108120207 <p><em>by Timothy Taylor, Conversable Economist</em></p> <p>There's a standard story about the underlying causes of the Great Recession of 2007-9. I'm sure I've told it myself a time or two. It starts with excessively easy lending for home mortgages - including the so-called 'sub-prime&quot; loans - aided and abetted by financial engineering that repackaged these loans as 'collateralized debt obligations&quot; and sold them to investors, including banks. The surge of mortgage lending helped to stimulate home prices to unrealistically large annual increases. But reality eventually catches up. Home prices drop from their unrealistic highs, borrowers are unable to repay their mortgages, the financial sector seizes up, and recession is unleashed.</p> <p><img alt="house.in.bubble.caption" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/42003483house.in.bubble.caption.JPG" style="height:198px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:360px" /></p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/opinion/opinion.php?post=202108120207' >Read more ...</a></p> Thu, 19 Aug 2021 04:42:07 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108190412 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from Statista.com</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Katharina Buchholz</p><p>According to the UNHCR, there were around 2.6 million Afghan refugees abroad at the end of 2020 that hadn't entered or completed asylum processes. A rundown of their locations gives an overview of where Afghans typically seek refuge. 85 percent of Afghan refugees can be found in Afghanistan's neighboring countries Iran and Pakistan, while Germany comes third with 148,000 - or around 5.5 percent - of Afghan refugees counted in late 2020.</p><p><img src=" http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/54376401afghan.refugee.camp.pakistan.caption.pixabay.shinkiari.81770_960_720.jpg" style="width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108190412' >Read more ...</a></p> Thu, 19 Aug 2021 04:12:14 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108190300 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from The Conversation</em></p><p>-- this post authored by James Brown, <em>Aston University</em></p><p>It might surprise you to learn that sugar consumption has actually been steadily decreasing since 2008. This could be happening for any number of reasons, including a shift in tastes and lifestyles, with the popularity of low-carbohydrate diets, like keto, increasing in the past decade.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/395003592.png" style="height:150px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108190300' >Read more ...</a></p> Thu, 19 Aug 2021 03:00:09 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108181522 <strong>Biden administration will require nursing homes get staff vaccinated or lose federal funds</strong> Written by Steven Hansen <p><strong>The U.S. new cases 7-day rolling average are 18.5 % HIGHER</strong> than the 7-day rolling average one week ago and U.S. deaths due to coronavirus are now 14.5 % <strong>HIGHER </strong>than the rolling average one week ago. Today's posts include:</p> <ul> <li>U.S. Coronavirus New Cases are 144,297</li> <li>U.S. Coronavirus deaths are at 993</li> <li>A new point of care coronavirus test produces faster and more sensitive results than conventional PCR tests</li> <li>Biden Poised to Repeat Mistakes that Led to COVID Pandemic, Biosecurity Experts Say</li> <li>Third COVID Vaccine Dose (Booster) Could Be the Last</li> <li>Early COVID data in a number of states hint at a rise in breakthrough infections</li> <li>Troubling CDC vaccine data convinced Biden team to back booster shots</li> <li>NIH director says new Israeli Covid data is building case for booster shots in the U.S.</li> <li>Vaccines remain 92% to 95% effective at preventing hospitalizations, New York state data shows</li> <li>Americans are spending $765 more a month than they did in 2020, survey finds</li> <li>California Sees Slowdown in New COVID Cases Three Weeks After New Restrictions</li> <li>Plus Many More Headlines ...<br /> </li> </ul> <p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/04/68661963ztemp.png" style="height:136px; width:380px" /></p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108181522 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Wed, 18 Aug 2021 20:15:03 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108181326 <p><img alt="Fed-sealSMALL" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2015/2/91967501ztemp.png" style="float:right; height:150px; margin:6px; width:150px" />-- this post authored by Steven Hansen</p> <p>The 28 July 2021 meeting statement presented the actions taken. This post covers the economic discussion during this FOMC meeting between the members. An interesting quote:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>... Many participants remarked upon risk-management considerations when contemplating how and when to make changes to the Committee's pace of asset purchases. Some participants suggested that it would be prudent for the Committee to prepare for starting to reduce its pace of asset purchases relatively soon, in light of the risk that the recent high inflation readings could prove to be more persistent than they had anticipated and because an earlier start to reducing asset purchases would most likely enable additions to securities holdings to be concluded before the Committee judged it appropriate to raise the federal funds rate. ...</strong></p> </blockquote> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108181326 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Wed, 18 Aug 2021 13:26:15 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/video_master.php?video=2021Q3q_31Sa8n4 <p style='text-align: center;'><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/video_master.php'><img class='alignnone' src='http://econintersect.com/rss/new_rss/pic_4.png' alt='' width='380' /></a></p>As record temperatures, massive wildfires, and annual 'storms of the century' rock communities around the world, one small island is pledging to do its part to fight the climate crisis. Tiny Rathlin Island, off the coast of Northern Ireland, says it will become carbon neutral by the end of the decade. Home to some 150 people, Rathlin is well-situated for its climate change initiative. It's only been on the electrical grid since 2007. Wed, 18 Aug 2021 10:34:25 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108180758 <p><em>Written by Steven Hansen</em></p> <p>Headline residential building permits and construction completions rate of growth slowed. The rolling averages also slowed for both permits and construction completions.</p> <p><img alt="" src="/images/2017/11/80088047ztemp.png" style="height:150px; width:380px" /></p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108180758 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Wed, 18 Aug 2021 07:58:39 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108180505 <p><em>Written by Steven Hansen</em></p> <p>The import container counts for the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach rate of growth continues in record territory. Exports are still having the worst year since 2006.</p> <p><img alt="" src="/images/2014/8/54950763ztemp.png" style="margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:380px" /></p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108180505 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Wed, 18 Aug 2021 05:05:05 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108180502 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from the International Monetary Fund</em></p><p>By Vitor Gaspar and Gita Gopinath</p><p>Differences in vaccine access and the ability to deploy policy support are creating a growing divergence between advanced economies from many emerging market and developing economies. Faced with high deficits and historic levels of debt, countries with limited access to financing are walking a fiscal tightrope between providing adequate support and preserving financial stability.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/39439121ztemp.png" style="height:170px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108180502' >Read more ...</a></p> Wed, 18 Aug 2021 05:02:51 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/infographics/infographic.php?post=202108180501 <p>Today's infographic used data from The Worldwide Speed Camera DataBase and other sources to figure out the number of speed cameras per 100km in every country. And we crunched the numbers to identify the city with the highest speed camera density in each country, too.</p><p><img src='http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/45997846ztemp.png' ></p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/infographics/infographic.php?post=202108180501' >Read more ...</a></p> Wed, 18 Aug 2021 05:01:07 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108180309 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by Sig Silber</em><p><strong>HEADLINES - </strong></p><p><strong>- Fred will bring a Moderate Risk of flash flooding as well as a Slight Risk of severe weather to parts of the East today</strong></p><p><strong>- Much cooler and wetter conditions are forecast for the West over the next couple of days</strong></p><p><img alt="Continually LIVE" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/02/70198996LandingGraphicWeatherContinuallyLive.png" style="height:123px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108180309' >Read more ...</a></p> Wed, 18 Aug 2021 15:13:59 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108180236 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by Frank Li</em></p><p>Although the Biden administration is still young, it looks worse and worse (Biden approval drops lowest of 7-month presidency after Taliban takeover). So, it&#39;s time to warn my fellow Americans about it, and there is no better way to do it than by comparing it with the Trump administration ...</p><p><img alt="" src=" http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/images/2021/600_47279930BidenVsTrump.png" style="height:168px; width:300px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108180236' >Read more ...</a></p> Wed, 18 Aug 2021 02:36:29 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108180134 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by Sig Silber</em><p>It was surprising to be informed that CONUS temperature in July was the 13th highest which is actually unexpectedly (to me) moderate and four days later be informed that it was the warmest month ever on a Global basis. So we thought it would be useful to provide some additional analysis of this information.</p><p><img alt="Weather Live all Week." src=" http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/53692483LandingGraphicforUPDATESSpecialReviewofJuly2021.png" style="height:132px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108180134' >Read more ...</a></p> Thu, 19 Aug 2021 04:36:51 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108180122 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from Statista.com</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Katharina Buchholz</p><p>The new wave of COVID-19 building up in the U.S. as the first after an extensive vaccination campaign has very different effects on the states. Data collected by The New York Times shows that three states - Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi - are seeing an outsized share of cases relative to their populations. All three states counted more than 100 new daily infections on average over the past seven days per 100,000 of their populations.</p><p><img src=" http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/55774424mask.woman.JPG" style="width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108180122' >Read more ...</a></p> Wed, 18 Aug 2021 01:22:45 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108172342 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by rjs, MarketWatch 666</em></p><p>This is a collection of interesting news articles about the environment and related topics published last week. This is usually a Tuesday evening regular post at <em>GEI (but can be posted at other times</em>).</p><p><img alt="environment.protection" src="https://d1lak6acrudc02.cloudfront.net/images/2018/05/89994809environment.protection.PNG" style="height:220px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108172342' >Read more ...</a></p> Tue, 17 Aug 2021 23:42:22 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108172138 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from The Conversation</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Sara de Jong, <em>University of York</em></p><p>As he described the rapidly unfolding events in Afghanistan on British radio, UK defence secretary Ben Wallace fought back tears when he conceded that some Afghan local staff "won't get back" before a full-scale evacuation is completed.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/2224822.png" style="height:150px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108172138' >Read more ...</a></p> Tue, 17 Aug 2021 21:38:58 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108171524 Written by Steven Hansen <p><strong>The U.S. new cases 7-day rolling average are 13.6 % HIGHER</strong> than the 7-day rolling average one week ago and U.S. deaths due to coronavirus are now 27.3 % <strong>HIGHER </strong>than the rolling average one week ago.</p> <p>Today's posts include:</p> <ul> <li>U.S. Coronavirus New Cases are 252,369</li> <li>U.S. Coronavirus deaths are at 1,016</li> <li>US to recommend COVID vaccine boosters at 8 months [this is not a revised vaccine to combat the variants - just a third shot]</li> <li>The Delta variant symptoms to look out for if you are fully vaccinated</li> <li>America is flying blind when it comes to the Delta variant</li> <li>'Tainted' Blood: Covid Skeptics Request Blood Transfusions From Unvaccinated Donors</li> <li>NIH scientists develop faster COVID-19 test</li> <li>New rapid test for understanding immunity against COVID-19 </li> <li>Study Finds Underuse of Dexamethasone in COVID Patients</li> <li>There's growing support within the Fed to announce the tapering of bond purchases in September</li> <li>CDC adds 4 destinations to 'very high' Covid-19 travel risk list</li> <li>'We are on fire': Five U.S. states set new records for Covid cases as hospitalizations rise</li> <li>Plus Many More Headlines ...</li> </ul> <p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/04/68661963ztemp.png" style="height:136px; width:380px" /></p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108171524 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Tue, 17 Aug 2021 21:31:51 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108171235 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from Elliott Wave International</em></p><p>On September 16th, Elliott Wave International launched the 5th installment of their highly reviewed course, "Trade Small, Win Often: The Dick Diamond Method of Trading for a Living."</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/18803803ztemp.png" style="height:160px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108171235' >Read more ...</a></p> Tue, 17 Aug 2021 12:35:15 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108171106 <p><em>Written by Steven Hansen</em></p> <p>Headlines say final business sales data (retail plus wholesale plus manufacturing) improved month-over-month. The rolling averages improved. Inventories are within normal ranges for times of economic expansion.</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2017/11/61390057ztemp.png" style="height:150px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:380px" /></p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108171106 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Tue, 17 Aug 2021 11:06:10 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/video_master.php?video=2021ORtRTgbStxs <p style='text-align: center;'><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/video_master.php'><img class='alignnone' src='http://econintersect.com/rss/new_rss/pic_3.png' alt='' width='380' /></a></p>Tamyra Mensah-Stock became an overnight sensation when she won the Olympic gold medal in women's wrestling. In her celebration, she pledged to buy her mom, Shonda Wells, a new food truck. Shonda has been barbecuing dinners in a barrel pit on wheels for years, and an upgrade was needed. Enter Cameron Davies, owner of the world's largest manufacturer of fancy food trucks. He teamed up with KTRK-TV in Houston to surprise Tamyra and Shonda with a super deluxe food truck. Tue, 17 Aug 2021 10:39:17 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108170837 <p><em>Written by Steven Hansen</em></p> <p>The headlines say seasonally adjusted Industrial Production (IP) improved month-over-month - and remains in expansion year-over-year due to comparison to the recovery period one year ago. Our analysis shows the three-month rolling average improvement slowed.</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2015/2/6834458ztemp.png" style="height:150px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:380px" /></p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108170837 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Tue, 17 Aug 2021 08:37:04 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108170742 <p><em>Written by Steven Hansen</em></p> <p>Retail sales slowed according to US Census headline data. The three-month rolling average declined. Year-over-Year growth also declined due to the comparison to reopening after the lockdown period one year ago.</p> <p>.<img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2017/11/40122165ztemp.png" style="height:150px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:380px" /></p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108170742 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Tue, 17 Aug 2021 07:42:43 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108170702 <p><em>from CoreLogic</em></p> <p>The Single-Family Rent Index (SFRI) shows a national rent increase of 7.5% year over year, up from a 1.4% year-over-year increase in June 2020.</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2019/09/99376775ztemp.png" style="height:160px; width:380px" /></p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108170702 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Tue, 17 Aug 2021 07:02:25 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/infographics/infographic.php?post=202108170457 <p>Today's infographic uses data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to highlight the average annual tech salaries in each state, compared to the average salary of other occupations. We'll also touch on the top-paying metro areas, and what type of tech jobs offer the highest compensation across the country.</p><p><img src='http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/87537690ztemp.png' ></p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/infographics/infographic.php?post=202108170457' >Read more ...</a></p> Tue, 17 Aug 2021 04:57:31 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108170323 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by Sig Silber</em><p><strong>HEADLINES - </strong></p><p><strong>- HIGH Risk of flash flooding in place today/tonight as Fred moves northward and spreads very heavy rainfall and potential for landslides to the Southern Appalachians</strong></p><p><strong>- Heavy rainfall and scattered flash floods are also possible across much of the eastern U.S. as tropical moisture streams north</strong></p><p><img alt="Continually LIVE" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/02/70198996LandingGraphicWeatherContinuallyLive.png" style="height:123px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108170323' >Read more ...</a></p> Tue, 17 Aug 2021 15:09:31 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108170233 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from Statista.com</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Katharina Buchholz</p><p>The takeover of the Taliban in Afghanistan has sent shock waves through the international community. Its swift and unobstructed nature gives off the impression that the insurgents were just waiting on the sidelines for the withdrawal of foreign troops. In fact, the reign of terror had continued in the country throughout the lengthy U.S. and NATO military deployments in the country, as seen in the Global Terrorism Index published annually by the Institute for Economics and Peace.</p><p><img src=" http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/12091489Mazare.sharif.afghanistan.caption.unsplash.photo.1602250752608.eb28f0a003cb.JPG" style="width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108170233' >Read more ...</a></p> Tue, 17 Aug 2021 15:05:01 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108170125 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from The Conversation</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Hanif Sufizada, <em>University of Nebraska Omaha</em></p><p><em>This article was published on Dec. 8, 2020.</em></p><p>The Taliban militants of Afghanistan have grown richer and more powerful since their fundamentalist Islamic regime was toppled by U.S. forces in 2001.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/45303782.png" style="height:150px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108170125' >Read more ...</a></p> Tue, 17 Aug 2021 01:25:00 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108162351 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by rjs, MarketWatch 666</em></p><p><img alt="oil.rig.01" src="https://d1lak6acrudc02.cloudfront.net/images/2018/05/63840066oil.rig.01.JPG" style="float:right; height:159px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:200px" />Here are some selected news articles from the week ended 15 August 2021. Part 2 is available here.</p><p>This is a feature at <em>Global Economic Intersection </em>every Monday evening or Tuesday morning.</p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108162351' >Read more ...</a></p> Mon, 16 Aug 2021 23:51:11 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108162350 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by rjs, MarketWatch 666</em></p><p><img alt="oil.rig.02" src="https://d1lak6acrudc02.cloudfront.net/images/2018/05/85215900oil.rig.02.JPG" style="float:left; height:130px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:200px" />Here are some more selected news articles for the week ending 15 August 2021. Go here for Part 1.</p><p>This is a feature at <em>Global Economic Intersection </em>every Monday evening or Tuesday morning.</p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108162350' >Read more ...</a></p> Mon, 16 Aug 2021 23:50:16 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108161803 <p>Average gasoline prices rose 0.3 cents this past week following the previous week's rise of 1.3 cents.</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2019/07/41842196ztemp.png" style="height:180px; width:380px" /></p> <p><em>Average prices by region and a breakdown by grade follow after &quot;Read more....&quot;</em>.</p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108161803 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Mon, 16 Aug 2021 18:03:13 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/opinion/opinion.php?post=202108120207 <p><em>by Timothy Taylor, Conversable Economist</em></p> <p>There's a standard story about the underlying causes of the Great Recession of 2007-9. I'm sure I've told it myself a time or two. It starts with excessively easy lending for home mortgages - including the so-called 'sub-prime&quot; loans - aided and abetted by financial engineering that repackaged these loans as 'collateralized debt obligations&quot; and sold them to investors, including banks. The surge of mortgage lending helped to stimulate home prices to unrealistically large annual increases. But reality eventually catches up. Home prices drop from their unrealistic highs, borrowers are unable to repay their mortgages, the financial sector seizes up, and recession is unleashed.</p> <p><img alt="house.in.bubble.caption" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/42003483house.in.bubble.caption.JPG" style="height:198px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:360px" /></p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/opinion/opinion.php?post=202108120207' >Read more ...</a></p> Mon, 16 Aug 2021 15:52:14 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108161524 <strong>Yes, Daily New COVID Cases Still Are Increasing But Should Begin To Decrease Around The End Of August By Extrapolating The Decline Of The Rate Of Growth</strong> <p>Written by Steven Hansen</p> <p><strong>The U.S. new cases 7-day rolling average are 18.5 % HIGHER</strong> than the 7-day rolling average one week ago and U.S. deaths due to coronavirus are now 28.3 % <strong>HIGHER </strong>than the rolling average one week ago. Today's posts include:</p> <ul> <li>U.S. Coronavirus New Cases are 43,818</li> <li>U.S. Coronavirus deaths are at 177</li> <li>Can the vaccinated develop long Covid?</li> <li>Iceland has been a vaccination success. Why is it seeing a coronavirus surge?</li> <li>How This Pandemic Will End.</li> <li>COVID-19 Hospitalizations for 30- to 39-Year-Olds Hit Record High</li> <li>Infection-enhancing anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies recognize both the original Wuhan/D614G strain and Delta variants. A potential risk for mass vaccination?</li> <li>Fauci Downplays New COVID-19 Vaccine Study</li> <li>Obtained SARS-CoV-2 immunity, naturally or via vaccination persists 12 months</li> <li>America's failure to pay workers time off undermines vaccine campaign, according to surveys, policy experts</li> <li>US Workplace Regulator Says Vaccinated Workers Should Wear Masks</li> <li>Plus Many More Headlines ...</li> </ul> <p>&#8203;<img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/04/68661963ztemp.png" style="height:136px; width:380px" /></p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108161524 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Mon, 16 Aug 2021 20:01:12 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/video_master.php?video=2021HgDB_I5NrV0 <p style='text-align: center;'><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/video_master.php'><img class='alignnone' src='http://econintersect.com/rss/new_rss/pic_2.png' alt='' width='380' /></a></p>What CAN'T this stuff be used for? Today we're talking about thirteen ways to make blue painters tape do more work for you in the shop. Mon, 16 Aug 2021 11:15:25 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108160745 <p><em>Written by Steven Hansen</em></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2015/2/34493744ztemp.png" style="float:right; margin:6px; width:170px" />The Empire State Manufacturing Survey index significantly declined but remained in expansion.</p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108160745 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Mon, 16 Aug 2021 07:45:57 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108160505 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from the San Francisco Fed</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Peter Lihn Jorgensen and Kevin J. Lansing</p><p>The link between <em>changes</em> in U.S. inflation and the output gap has weakened in recent decades. Over the same time, a positive link between the <em>level</em> of inflation and the output gap has emerged, reminiscent of the original 1958 version of the Phillips curve. This development is important because it indicates that structural changes in the economy have not eliminated the inflationary pressure of gap variables. Improved anchoring of people's expectations for inflation, which makes the expected inflation term in the Phillips curve more stable, can account for both observations.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/62183071ztemp.png" style="height:180px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108160505' >Read more ...</a></p> Fri, 20 Aug 2021 03:11:53 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108160503 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from the Dallas Fed</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Jesus Canas and Juliette Coia</p><p>Mexico's gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an annualized 6.1 percent in second quarter 2021, faster than first-quarter growth of 3.1 percent. In June, the consensus GDP growth forecast for 2021 (fourth quarter/fourth quarter), compiled by Banco de Mexico, increased from 3.5 percent to 4.0 percent.[ 1]</p><p><img alt="" src="https://d1lak6acrudc02.cloudfront.net/images/2017/02/20756361ztemp.png" style="height:167px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108160503' >Read more ...</a></p> Wed, 18 Aug 2021 02:18:50 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/infographics/infographic.php?post=202108160502 <p>Each country has different preferences for goods, and vehicles are no different. Consumers in a dense country might prefer smaller cars, while countries with wide expanses (and parking spots) open the way for larger trucks. Likewise, rugged terrain might call for vehicles that can adapt and scale quickly.</p><p><img src='http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/31357918ztemp.png' ></p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/infographics/infographic.php?post=202108160502' >Read more ...</a></p> Mon, 16 Aug 2021 05:02:22 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108160336 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by Sig Silber</em><p><strong>HEADLINES - </strong></p><p><strong>- Tropical Storm Fred is forecast to make landfall over the western Florida Panhandle today and bring heavy rain and flash flooding, gusty winds, and dangerous storm surge</strong></p><p><strong>- Heavy rainfall and flash flooding are expected along a slow-moving frontal system over the eastern Ohio Valley, Appalachians, and the Mid-Atlantic</strong></p><p><strong>- Oppressive heat, poor air quality, and fire weather concerns continue for parts of the West today before a notable cooldown Tuesday and Wednesday</strong></p><p><img alt="Continually LIVE" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/02/70198996LandingGraphicWeatherContinuallyLive.png" style="height:123px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108160336' >Read more ...</a></p> Mon, 16 Aug 2021 15:55:38 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108160206 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from Statista.com</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Katharina Buchholz</p><p>The number of white people in the U.S. has shrunk for the first time since the first census in 1790. According to yesterday's release of 2020 Census data, there were around 191.7 million white people in the U.S. last year, down from 196.8 million when the last census was taken in 2010.</p><p><img src=" http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/87362408white.man.pensive.caption.pexelsphoto8088246.jpeg" style="width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108160206' >Read more ...</a></p> Mon, 16 Aug 2021 02:06:43 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108152329 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by rjs, MarketWatch 666</em></p><strong>July's consumer and producer prices; June's JOLTS</strong><p>Major economic reports released this past week were the July Consumer Price Index, the July Producer Price Index, the July Import-Export Price Index, and the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) for June, all of which came from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. </p><p><img alt="marketwatch.666" src="https://deiu5rk1ru8js.cloudfront.net/images/2018/05/76063451marketwatch.666.PNG" style="height:40px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108152329' >Read more ...</a></p> Sun, 15 Aug 2021 23:29:43 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108152150 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from The Conversation</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Andrea Seielstad, <em>University of Dayton</em></p><p>Pop singer Britney Spears' quest to end the conservatorship that handed control over her finances and health care to her father demonstrates the double-edged sword of putting people under the legal care and control of another person.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/317729082.png" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108152150' >Read more ...</a></p> Sun, 15 Aug 2021 21:50:38 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108150836 <p>Written by Steven Hansen</p> <p><strong>The U.S. new cases 7-day rolling average are 19.5 % HIGHER</strong> than the 7-day rolling average one week ago and U.S. deaths due to coronavirus are now 29.5 % <strong>HIGHER </strong>than the rolling average one week ago.</p> <p>Today's posts include:</p> <ul> <li>U.S. Coronavirus New Cases are 50,068</li> <li>U.S. Coronavirus deaths are at 1,687</li> <li>How replication and recombination contribute to emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants</li> <li>What are the symptoms of delta variant in kids?</li> <li>India's Ivermectin Blackout</li> <li>Major study of Ivermectin, the anti-vaccine crowd's latest COVID drug, finds 'no effect whatsoever'</li> <li>In new documentary, WHO scientist says Chinese officials pressured investigation to drop lab-leak hypothesis</li> <li>South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem Defends Sturgis Rally, Fires Back at Fauci</li> <li>A Bill Has Been Introduced In Congress That Would Ban Tens Of Millions Of Americans From Flying</li> <li>Yet Again, The Media's COVID Narrative Doesn't Add Up</li> <li>New Covid variants 'would set us back a year', experts warn UK government</li> <li>How the delta variant took over the US</li> <li>3 signs another housing bubble is looming in the US</li> <li>Delta's surging and antibodies are waning: What to know about when we'll need COVID-19 booster shots </li> <li>5 COVID-19 Delta+ Deaths In Maharashtra, 66 Cases So Far, Many Vaccinated</li> </ul> <p>&#8203;<img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/04/68661963ztemp.png" style="height:136px; width:380px" /></p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108150836 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Sun, 15 Aug 2021 21:03:42 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/video_master.php?video=2021NAT40dWPlWs <p style='text-align: center;'><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/video_master.php'><img class='alignnone' src='http://econintersect.com/rss/new_rss/pic_1.png' alt='' width='380' /></a></p>Since urine formation occurs as the kidney filters the blood, the color of your urine is a great indicator of your body's internal health system. In this episode of Deep Dives, we discuss why urine is yellow, what color urine is good, and some causes for dark urine color. If you are experiencing an abnormal urine color, or you're simply curious about the possible state of your kidney and urinary tract health, tune in for this urinary tract system breakdown. Sun, 15 Aug 2021 06:45:07 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108150510 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from the Richmond Fed</em></p>Governments across the globe recently reached agreement in principle on measures to counter the tax avoidance strategies of multinational corporations<p>-- this post authored by John Mullin</p><p>Microsoft's Irish subsidiary "Microsoft Round Island One" made an astonishing $315 billion profit last year - an amount surpassing half of Ireland's GDP. The subsidiary was able to accomplish this without any employees other than its directors. Moreover, it did so without paying any corporate income taxes.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/24753238ztemp.png" style="height:150px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108150510' >Read more ...</a></p> Sun, 15 Aug 2021 05:10:45 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108150509 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from the St Louis Fed</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Lowell R. Ricketts, Data Scientist, Institute for Economic Equity; and Ana Hernflndez Kent, Senior Researcher, Institute for Economic Equity</p><p>Despite the U.S. economic recovery this past year, working parents continue to face the challenges of a disrupted labor market and the struggles of disrupted child care. The spread of the highly contagious delta variant of COVID-19 threatens to exacerbate longstanding disruptions.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/94177646ztemp.png" style="height:156px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108150509' >Read more ...</a></p> Sun, 15 Aug 2021 05:09:39 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108150508 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from the Richmond Fed</em></p><p>On April 29, Newark, N.J.-based AeroFarms broke ground on a new farm in Danville, Va. When it opens for business next year, it will be the largest farm of its kind in the world. Yet compared to the typical commercial farm, it will occupy a tiny amount of land - just over 3 acres. Rather than planting in sprawling outdoor fields, AeroFarms will grow its crops indoors.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/2176260ztemp.png" style="height:150px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108150508' >Read more ...</a></p> Sun, 15 Aug 2021 05:08:45 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108150507 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from the International Monetary Fund</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Davide Furceri, Michael Ganslmeier, and Jonathan D. Ostry</p><p>Few issues have sparked more attention than how to avoid environmental and human catastrophe from climate change. But even in the wake of massive public protests and an ambitious agenda since the 2015 Paris Agreement, governments are wary of the political costs of enacting climate mitigation policies.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/83496905ztemp.png" style="height:161px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108150507' >Read more ...</a></p> Sun, 15 Aug 2021 05:07:34 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/infographics/infographic.php?post=202108150505 <p>The vast majority of us aren't using paper maps to chart our course across the ocean anymore, so critics of the Mercator projection argue that the continued use of this style of map gives users a warped sense of the true size of countries - particularly in the case of the African continent. Mercator's map inadvertently also pumps up the sizes of Europe and North America. Visually speaking, Canada and Russia appear to take up approximately 25% of the Earth's surface, when in reality they occupy a mere 5%.</p><p><img src='http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/70875241ztemp.png' ></p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/infographics/infographic.php?post=202108150505' >Read more ...</a></p> Sun, 15 Aug 2021 05:05:50 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108150336 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by Sig Silber</em><p><strong>HEADLINES - </strong></p><p><strong>- Heavy rainfall and flash flooding are expected along a slow-moving frontal system in the eastern CONUS</strong></p><p><strong>- Fred will reform into a tropical storm and impact portions of Florida into the Southeast with heavy rain and gusty winds</strong></p><p><strong>- Another potentially record-breaking hot day for portions of the West, along with poor air quality and fire danger</strong></p><p><img alt="Continually LIVE" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/02/70198996LandingGraphicWeatherContinuallyLive.png" style="height:123px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108150336' >Read more ...</a></p> Sun, 15 Aug 2021 16:27:45 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108150324 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by rjs, MarketWatch 666</em></p><p>The news posted last week for the coronavirus 2019-nCoV (aka SARS-CoV-2), which produces COVID-19 disease, has been surveyed and some important articles are summarized here. The articles are more or less organized with general virus news and anecdotes first, then stories from around the US, followed by an increased number of items from other countries around the globe. Economic news related to COVID-19 is found here.</p><p><img alt="viruses" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/02/74988234viruses.PNG" style="height:220px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108150324' >Read more ...</a></p> Mon, 16 Aug 2021 02:17:07 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108150301 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by rjs, MarketWatch 666</em></p><p>News posted last week about economic effects related to the coronavirus 2019-nCoV (aka SARS-CoV-2), which produces COVID-19 disease, has been surveyed and some articles are summarized here. We cover the latest economic data, especially the prospects for an infrastructure bill, stimulus checks, government funding, the Fed, the latest employment data, housing market reports, mortgage delinquencies &amp; forbearance, travel, layoffs, lockdowns, and schools, as well as infrastructure and GDP. The bulk of the news is from the U.S., with a few more articles from overseas at the end. (Picture below is morning rush hour in downtown Chicago, 20 March 2020.) News items about epidemiology and other medical news for the virus are reported in a companion article.</p><p><img alt="downtown.chicago.2020.mar.21" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/04/60972298downtown.chicago.2020.mar.21.jpeg" style="height:214px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108150301' >Read more ...</a></p> Mon, 16 Aug 2021 02:16:19 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/opinion/opinion.php?post=202108110226 <p><em>Written by Econintersect Guest</em></p> <p>-- this post authored by Jag Bhalla, <em>Undark</em></p> <p>Did greed just save the day? That's what British Prime Minister Boris Johnson claimed recently. 'The reason we have the vaccine success,&quot; he said in a private call to Conservative members of Parliament, 'is because of capitalism, because of greed.&quot;</p> <p><img alt="boris.johnson.caption.pixabay.4523633_640" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/84347946boris.johnson.caption.pixabay.4523633_640.png" style="height:212px; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:380px" /></p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/opinion/opinion.php?post=202108110226' >Read more ...</a></p> Sun, 15 Aug 2021 02:45:37 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108150216 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from Statista.com</em></p><p>-- this post authored by Katharina Buchholz</p><p>Angela Merkel's reign is coming to an end after 16 years in office as the German chancellor. The 67-year-old is no longer the German conservative party's candidate to head a new government after the September 26 elections, the usual procedure for a chancellor completing a fourth term.</p><p><img src=" http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/9409991angela.merkel.wikipedia.JPG" style="width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108150216' >Read more ...</a></p> Sun, 15 Aug 2021 02:16:35 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108150139 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>Written by Sig Silber</em><p>This week we again follow the new format: In Part I we assess the recent, current and forecast weather situation; and in Part II we focus on impacts. In particular this week we have the NASS Executive Briefing which is always very informative.</p><p><img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/77212936LandingGraphicforUPDATESPartIIEconomicImpacts.png" style="height:149px; width:380px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/weather/weather.php?post=202108150139' >Read more ...</a></p> Tue, 17 Aug 2021 02:10:56 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108141914 <p style='padding-left: 30px;'><em>from The Conversation</em></p><p>-- this post authored by William Chittenden, <em>Texas State University</em></p><p><em><strong>Editor's note:</strong> A growing number of colleges and universities across the country are using money from the American Rescue Plan to clear their current and graduating students' debt. The American Rescue Plan was signed into law in March 2021 and allocated nearly $40 billion to the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III. Colleges and universities may use a portion of these funds to cover lost revenue, including unpaid student account debts. Here William Chittenden, an expert on debt in higher education, explains what this means for college students' futures.</em></p><p><img alt="trinity.washington.university.caption" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2021/08/68116391trinity.washington.university.caption.JPG" style="height:212px; width:385px" /></p><p><p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=202108141914' >Read more ...</a></p> Sat, 14 Aug 2021 19:14:18 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108141106 <p>Written by Steven Hansen</p> <p><strong>The U.S. new cases 7-day rolling average are 20.4 % HIGHER</strong> than the 7-day rolling average one week ago and U.S. deaths due to coronavirus are now 31.0 % <strong>HIGHER </strong>than the rolling average one week ago.</p> <p>Today's posts include:</p> <ul> <li>U.S. Coronavirus New Cases are 186,840</li> <li>U.S. Coronavirus deaths are at 1,089</li> <li>Who qualifies for a coronavirus booster shot? Why it's still unclear</li> <li>L452R mutations may have triggered the emergence of several COVID-19 variants</li> <li>'This is a very dangerous combination': New study says wildfire smoke linked to increased covid cases, deaths</li> <li>Why the coronavirus lab leak theory won't go away</li> <li>What do we know about the artemisia plant?</li> <li>COVID rules could be 'catalyst' for domestic 'terrorists'</li> <li>Can Cannabidiol Help Frontline Healthcare Workers?</li> <li>More military personnel deployed to enforce Sydney Covid restrictions as the entire state locks down</li> <li>20% of Americans believe at least one COVID conspiracy</li> <li>China's coronavirus success could see Hong Kong-style subsidized medical care in mainland, health expert says</li> </ul> <p>&#8203;<img alt="" src="http://econintersect.com/images/2020/04/68661963ztemp.png" style="height:136px; width:380px" /></p> <p> <p><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/releases/release.php?post=202108141106 ' >Read more ...</a></p> Sat, 14 Aug 2021 18:33:33 CDT http://econintersect.com/pages/video_master.php?video=2021YlqjfFEXsAc <p style='text-align: center;'><a href='http://econintersect.com/pages/video_master.php'><img class='alignnone' src='http://econintersect.com/rss/new_rss/pic_8.png' alt='' width='380' /></a></p>42 MOST POWERFUL &amp; RARE HISTORICAL PHOTOS (VOL. 41) Sat, 14 Aug 2021 08:08:42 CDT