Archive for February 2010
Obama’s Over-Under Holds Positive
Amazing, but true: Despite vicious attacks on business and banking, President Obama landed on the right side of the Tens: Dow over 10,000 and Unemployment under 10%. Exciting news: The Dow crossed above 10,000 Friday. Usually, that kind of move gets a headline somewhere. It was a big deal when it happened last year, for…
Read MoreWashington Money Funnel
The definition of tainted money: It tain’t yours, and it tain’t mine. This one was obvious before the Presidential swearing in. I wish I had the research staff to track it all down. It would be great fun. Somebody with more time and more resources will, one day, sort out the larceny going on in…
Read MoreA Stop Along The Way
Still looking for a way to send money to Chicago, Obama names Wisconsin and Florida for high-speed rail projects. I missed it, originally. I wrote about President Obama’s odd high-speed rail system announcement serving that great Tampa to Orlando corridor, and I missed it. This guy is so good.
Read MoreBrighter Prospects for U.S. Engineers
Investors are betting Engineering and Construction will improve. Are lagging stimulus projects ready to surface? I’ve had a hard time figuring out how to convert one of the biggest statistics in employment into something we can actually use. I came close last year, but I got faked out.
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