Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
If it bleeds…it leads. That’s the mantra driving local news reporting, one that really distorts what’s ACTUALLY happening – which is in most cities crime has dropped – a lot. That includes violent crime. According to the highly-regarded Council on … Continue reading Good news Friday – Crime is down!
Read More...The best possible news hit the wires yesterday – there won’t be a government shutdown next week. The House – in a bipartisan vote – passed a continuing resolution (aka CR) to keep current funding levels in place till early … Continue reading Good news Friday…
Read More...With all the craziness in the world, its easy to miss some of the good things that are happening…stuff that makes life just a little better. The gubmint is actually making progress…on those incredibly annoying junk fees. Overdraft and other … Continue reading Good news Friday!!
Read More...After a holiday hiatus, time to get back to covering some of the good news out there… Big news – the US economy grew by almost 5 percent in Q3 2023…a rather stunning performance. Growth was expected to slow to … Continue reading Good news Friday!
Read More...About to head home after two weeks in Southeast Asia…off the grid for much of it. Here’s the good stuff that happened whilst I was floating down the Mekong River. Wages are up… and have been rising steadily for the … Continue reading Good news…Monday. Rising wages + Lower inflation = Higher portfolios
Read More...In what can only be described as excellent news, inflation is down to 3.2%. Further good news – ahead of the heavy Thanksgiving travel week fuel prices are continuing to drop… in 11 states average prices are below $3 a gallon. … Continue reading Good news Friday, inflation is deflating
Read More...Sometimes the experts get it wrong – really wrong. Which can be very good news indeed. Exhibit 1 – Surprising many economists, the “soft landing” – reducing inflation WITHOUT super high unemployment – is real. A key indicator shows the … Continue reading Good news Friday – unemployment and wages are up…inflation is DOWN!
Read More...Here’s some of the good stuff happening these days… The number of workers with paid sick leave has jumped…lowest-wage workers’ access to paid sick leave has nearly doubled from 20% to 39% since 2010 – driven by more states enacting … Continue reading Good news Friday…paid sick leave. more $ for home care workers, bye yellow pill bottles, and a NEW THING!
Read More...Good news Monday starts with this from the Economist, a beacon of objectivity (reformatted for clarity): a steady stream of better-than-expected data has left analysts scrambling to lift their forecasts. New orders for manufacturing firms reached their highest in nine months … Continue reading Good news Monday – a growing economy, higher wages for workers, and care for the homeless
Read More...Old coal-fired electric plants are being converted to manufacturing, residential, office, and recreational uses. These are massive undertakings involving dismantling giant buildings; taking down crumbling smokestacks; removing hundreds of tons of asbestos; shredding hundreds of tons of steel, copper and … Continue reading more good jobs = more premium and more claims
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