…. . . Recent Quartz article on Private Label and Brand name. Private-label brands are having a moment in 2024, and it’s no coincidence that some of the biggest winners…

…economic forecasting has almost no value one year out, the forecast of an economic pundit having a margin of error of +/-4.6%! Specifically with regard to 2007, while (he says,…

by cactus Forbes and the “Self-Made” Label I’m kinda busy these days, but this topic is small pet peeve of mine: what the heck is up with Forbes and the…

…have to submit articles.” Off-label use of drugs is big business. According to The Wall Street Journal, “[FDA] is stepping into a high-stakes business issue, because off-label uses of prescription…

…unreasonable cases, but if it is reasonable that the off-label use of the drug might have caused the damage, then the encouraged off-label use would lead to an assumption of…

…I can safely and for sure tell you that food labeling is approved by the USDA and or the FDA. A small change in a label or packaging such as…

by Cactusman (Dan here…not so heavy post) The Simpsons’ Predictive Powers Demonstrate the Limits of Forecasting The long-running TV show The Simpsons is attracting much attention for some of its…

…the horizon. So the method below can be used by anyone for recession forecasting. 1.) I get a blank circular flow sheet ready for inputting data. Link to graph #1….

Mark Thoma quotes Forecasting the Great Recession: DSGE vs. Blue Chip, by Marco Del Negro, Daniel Herbst, and Frank Schorfheide, Liberty Street: Coincidentally commenter Luis Enrique asked me what I…

…lot of assets in order to pay for imports. Is the government actually forecasting that Japan an China will finance the U.S. trade deficit for the next ten years? I…