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Visualizing the Federal Shutdown In One Chart [Live Infographic]
This dashboard shows the effects of the current Federal Government shutdown. The stats at the top are updated live based on average figures multiplied by the time since the shutdown began. To get a sense of the overall situation, the treemap graphic shows which federal employees are still at work, and which
Dow Jones Industrials Still Trading Above Key Support Levels
This week, the Dow Industrials bounced-off its 200-day moving average and technical traders relaxed a little. Earlier in the week, a number of U.S. stock indexes briefly slipped below their 50-day averages. Despite the Shut-Down, they have bullishly regained those support lines. A key example took place in the Dow Industrials. The chart shows the
Here Are Some Links for Your Weekend Reading
The new red line hurting our government … Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting. Lighter Links: Get Your Team To Fail More – and why that is a good thing. (Harvard Business Review) U.S. Says Iran Hacked Navy Computers. (Wall Street Journal) That Time
Why the Markets Are Not Showing Much Fear ...
With the government shut down and the debt ceiling looming, one could argue that the U.S. economy may be on the edge of a crisis. But the stock market is not reflecting this. During periods of crisis and high stock market volatility, correlations among stocks increase. In other words, stocks move up and
Here Are Some Links for Your Weekend Reading
Funny cartoon by Nate Beeler. Error: The Government has stopped responding. Too bad it's not just a cartoon. Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting. Lighter Links: 59% Think U.S. More Exceptional Than Other Nations. (RasmussenReports) We are #1: 60% of Porn Websites Are Hosted
Here Are Some Links for Your Weekend Reading
If Obamacare had a warning label, besides potentially shutting-down the government … Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting. Lighter Links: Slow Ideas. Some innovations spread fast. How do you speed the ones that don't? (NewYorker) Please Ignore the Man in the White Coat