Consumer
A Very Unfinished Recession, For Most Americans
by Wolf Richter • • Comments Off on A Very Unfinished Recession, For Most Americans
Statistically speaking, the Fed’s heroic actions conquered the Great Recession years ago.The economy has been growing at a measurable clip, statistically speaking, with the unemployment rate inching lower over the years, though again, that’s just statistically speaking. But most Americans, struggling to make ends meet in the real economy far from the hoopla, hype, and buzz of Wall Street or Silicon Valley, have a more accurate answer.
Spiffy Hotel Rooms For The 85 Richest Folks Who Own As Much As Poorest Half Of Humanity
by Wolf Richter • • Comments Off on Spiffy Hotel Rooms For The 85 Richest Folks Who Own As Much As Poorest Half Of Humanity
The Magic for Our Hapless Renters
by Wolf Richter • • Comments Off on The Magic for Our Hapless Renters
So This Isn’t Exactly A Rosy Outlook For 2014, Or Something
by Wolf Richter • • Comments Off on So This Isn’t Exactly A Rosy Outlook For 2014, Or Something
The Multi-Pronged Mortgage Debacle Next Year (So Long, “Housing Recovery”)
by Wolf Richter • • Comments Off on The Multi-Pronged Mortgage Debacle Next Year (So Long, “Housing Recovery”)
Strung-out Consumers, Desperate Retailers, Crummy Sales
by Wolf Richter • • Comments Off on Strung-out Consumers, Desperate Retailers, Crummy Sales
How Much Is My Private Data Worth? (Google Just Offered Me Money)
by Wolf Richter • • Comments Off on How Much Is My Private Data Worth? (Google Just Offered Me Money)
Coming Soon: Corporate Tools To Hollow Out National Sovereignty
by Wolf Richter • • Comments Off on Coming Soon: Corporate Tools To Hollow Out National Sovereignty
Now “trade agreements” are negotiated behind sealed doors, without public oversight, beyond the reach of Congress. The text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership is secret, but some sections were leaked. It deals with trade only on the margins. Corporate interests dominate. It mocks democracy, establishes kangaroo courts, and taxpayers are on the hook.