Oct 25 2009

Top 10 States make up 55 Percent of United States GDP. 6 of the top 10 States have Unemployment Rates over 10 Percent.

It should come as no surprise that the economic production of each state is not evenly divided.  There are many variables including population, industrial base, and regional specialties.  With this deep recession it is important to get an understanding of how things are divided in the United States.  It is easy to get into the […]

Oct 14 2009

Stag-Inflation: Japanese Employment Trends in the United States: Part-time, Dispatched, and Contracted Workers. A Decline in the American Consumer Standard of Living. Why the U.S. is not Japan and This is Not Good News.

There have been many comparisons between the lost decade experienced in Japan after the Heisei bubble boom and the current real estate bubble in the United States.  On the surface, superficially things may appear the same.  Japan had a technology led bubble that sent the Nikkei to record heights only to have a bust.  We […]

Sep 28 2009

The Long Lost City of Detroit: The Economic and Financial Pain of Motor City. How Detroit went from 1.8 Million to 912,000 Residents. 28.9 Percent Unemployment.

There is no other city in the United States that highlights the Achilles Heel of the current financial crisis like Detroit Michigan.  Detroit Michigan had a booming population from 1870 to 1950.  In 1870 Detroit had 79,577 residents and in 1950 Detroit had a stunning 1.8 million.  The massive boom came with the growth of […]

Feb 22 2008

Sharper Image out of Focus in Current Economy

Sharper Image, the high end uber gadget seller, recently filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11. Another sign that the times are now changing as reported by the New York Times:

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