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11 Sep 2015 Our Down and Dirty on the World Economy

Posted at 14:13h in The Friday Brief by Sam Bass Jr.

A couple of days ago a friend and client suggested we were just too darned upbeat in our economic briefs. He was right. We do indeed try to see the positive aspects of the economy, leaving the the doom & gloom and the sensational to the ad-selling media.

28 Aug 2015 Fortress America?

Posted at 11:57h in The Friday Brief by Sam Bass Jr.

Can the US economy continue to plow ahead against global headwinds of the slowing economies of China, Europe and the developing world? Can it withstand the rapid devaluation of the oil industry and commodity prices? And most important of all, can it remain healthy during a period of rising interest rates?