Today's Headlines

Bloomberg:            Biden Aides See Warning Signs in Black, Latino Turnout So Far. Biden, Obama Reunited for Final Campaign Push in M...

31/10/20: Gold Coins Market is Still Hedging Residual Covid Risk

Sales of the U.S. Mint gold coins have moderated off their pandemic highs, but remain elevated by historical standards, especially controlli...

Reflections on Editing from the Podhoretz Clan, Father and Son

The Journal of Economic Perspectives , where I have worked as Managing Editor since 1986, is in many ways quite different from Commentary m...

Some 12-Grader Education Inequalities by Race

One of the most concerning US racial inequalities is the one embodied in K-12 academic preparation, which often sets the stage for additiona...

The COVID-19 Pandemic and its Impact on the Mental Health of Americans

Return of the Tontine?

I first learned about tontine contracts as a child reading from Agatha Christie mysteries, like 4.50 From Paddington and The Pale Horse . A...

Thursday Watch

Evening Headlines Bloomberg:    Boris Johnson Pressured on Fresh Lockdown as Virus at ‘Critical Stage’. Germany, France Impose Strict...

Stocks Falling Substantially into Afternoon on Biden Presidency/Tax Hike Fears, Virus Shutdown Worries, Oil Decline, Energy/Transport Sector Weakness

Broad Equity Market Tone: Advance/Decline Line: Substantially Lower Sector Performance: Almost Every Sector Declining Volume: Above...