The Indicators of this year and next

Can the government stop you from cutting down your own tree? In many towns and cities these days, removing a tree now requires a permit. You might have to pay a fee, or promise to plant replacement trees. But sometimes, the city won't let you cut down the tree at all, even a tree ...  Show more

One specific type of affordable housing used to be popular in American cities, kept rents low, then nearly vanished. Is it time to reconsider boarding houses and single room occupancy units? If they lowered rents in cities, why did they go away? We have the history.Then, let’s ta ...  Show more

Markets braced themselves for Nvidia’s Q2 results yesterday with the top three indices all closing lower on the day. Nvidia then delivered results that beat expectations, but apparently not by enough and the stock fell more than 8% in after-hours trading. The impact was felt g ...

Happy Thanksgiving to our listeners in the United States. We have lots to be thankful for. I’m personally thankful for a long list of things. I’m thankful for my health, for my family, for having the privilege of working with great people. I’m grateful for friendship and for y ...

The EPA just set new rules that effectively require car companies to go 50% electric by 2030 — But the surprise winner of the electric car EV boom is tires. Stanley’s 40 ounce tumblers are viral with women, but now the company wants to expand to men — Ironic, because for 100 year ...  Show more

This week's inflation data releases have been favourably received by financial markets. After the UK, the US also released inflation figures that indicate further progress towards disinflation, paving the way for potential interest rate cuts beginning in September. The extent ...