THE ECONOMIST: Banking booboos!
The recent shenanigans in several banks stoked fears of another financial crisis similar to the Great Recession in 2008 or the meltdown of the...
THE ECONOMIST: The best investment
It goes without saying that education is extremely beneficial to individuals, the economy, and society. It brings lower unemployment and higher earnings. Options and...
THE ECONOMIST: Open for business
There has been a move afoot of late in Texas to reduce or eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies in settings such as...
THE ECONOMIST: This is NOT 2008!
Recent data regarding the state of the housing market is negative, with sales of existing homes falling to levels not seen since the aftermath...
THE ECONOMIST: Flying high
It’s been about three years since COVID-19 and measures taken to slow its spread brought the world to a screeching halt. One of the...
THE ECONOMIST: Girding the grid
The Texas power grid passed another test recently, when a winter storm covered much of the state in a sheet of ice. Although there...
THE ECONOMIST: Getting the gas
On December 23, the quantity of natural gas used in the United States set a new daily record. Consumption in the lower 48 states...
THE ECONOMIST: Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!
The 2022 employment numbers have just been released, and Texas set the pace by a significant margin. Over the year, nonfarm payroll employment increased...
THE ECONOMIST: Here we go again!
As the Treasury Department defines it, the “debt limit is the total amount of money that the United States government is authorized to borrow...
THE ECONOMIST: 30,000,000 Texans
The Texas population now tops 30 million according to recent estimates from the US Census Bureau. In fact, the state added 470,708 people (measured...