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April job statistics came out and unemployment hovers around 4.2%. But another group who analyzes employment says unemployment is actually around 24.2%. This other group are measuring the “functionally unemployed”. What accounts for the discrepancy between the group and the Bureau of Labor? Well, the group LISEP (Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity) includes in…
“Your brain processes visuals 60,000x faster than text.” Have you heard or read something similar to the quote listed above? I’m sure you have seen some variations of it. This popped up when I was working on a presentation/carousel on the advantages visualizations have over text. There is a post that I did here to…
Most of the news today shows the inexorable spread of AI throughout businesses. We have these AI agents that are beginning to operate at the enterprise level which means a potential of replacing employees. It’s just a steady drip drip drip of those news. But last week I saw something different. I don’t know if…
I think I read somewhere that this tornado season has been the most destructive since in over 10 years. Yesterday there has been some really destructive nighttime ones hitting Kentucky. Nighttime are the worst since people are in bed and often don’t hear the warning. Friday 5/16/2025 was the nighttime hitting Kentucky and I think…
In finance, we are usually reporting what has already happened. The financial results are usually lagging indicators. But typically we want to be aware of leading indicators so that we can pounce on opportunities or head off disasters. Which is why we want operational or economic data upstream of the reporting results. Shipping information as…
The latest predictions for 2025 summer/fall season are that the hurricane season will be above average but not as intense as last year. One article has 125% above average. So, I guess it will be a little bit better than last year but still dreadful. However, one of the article appears contradictory: on one hand,…