U.S. economy
Is U.S. economy now “non-performing without a net?
By Guest Post at August 6, 2011 | 12:11 am | 0 Comment
We are offering a compendium of observations on this tumultuous week. The jobs picture: 1. Today’s report happily smoothed out the trailing three months to an average of 72,000 new jobs per month. It was welcome, albeit that we are tracking at less than half the 150,000 jobs/month necessary to keep pace with population growth. Is the upward move for July more...
How to Revitalize America’s Entrepreneurial Leadership
By Martin at June 13, 2011 | 7:20 pm | 0 Comment
The innovation engine that powered the U.S. economy over the last century seems to be slowing down and dying, threatening not only local opportunities, but the economies all over the world. The $30 billion trade surplus in advanced technology products that America enjoyed just one decade ago has now become a $56 billion deficit. More and more people, like Henry R. more...