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What Happened to Our Leaders?

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering the Kennedys’ Call Wikipedia President-Elect Biden is 78 years old, and will be the oldest President in our history when he is sworn in. He continues to uphold the recent age levels of POTUS set by Donald Trump (74), … Continue reading →

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What Civil War?

Posted on December 17, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering the Kennedys’ Call Texas, 17 other red state Attorneys General, and 126 Republican House members tried to keep President Trump in power after January 20 by breaking election laws and ignoring the United States Constitution. But the Supreme Court, … Continue reading →

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Unemployment Report Shows Economic Toll From COVID-19

Posted on December 4, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly MarketWatch Economists have been asking what if we have a ‘double-dip’ recession; i.e., should the US economy return to negative growth in the fourth quarter or Q1 of 2021? The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) unemployment report … Continue reading →

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Ending Our Economic Civil War—Part II

Posted on December 2, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering the Kennedys’ Call MarketWatch President-Elect Joe Biden can call a truce from the ongoing Red vs. Blue states economic civil war with just announced picks of his economics team, including Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary and the economic advisors. … Continue reading →

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End of the Age of Narcissism–Part II?

Posted on October 28, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering the Kennedys’ Call USAToday South Dakota’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally this August was notable for the estimated 450,000 attending during the COVID-19 pandemic. It happened in spite of the almost unanimous warnings given by public health officials that it could … Continue reading →

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The Housing Boom Continues

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner Calculated Risk Total existing-home sales, https://www.nar.realtor/existing-home-sales, including single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, rose 9.4 percent from August to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 6.54 million in September. The housing boom continues in the middle of the coronavirus … Continue reading →

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Back to a ‘V’-Shaped Recovery?

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly FREDcontinuedclaims Richard Clarida, No.2 official at the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday that the U.S. recession begun in March with the coronavirus pandemic may already be over. “This recession was by far the deepest one in postwar … Continue reading →

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Booming Home Sales Create Housing Shortage

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner Booming Realtors’ existing-home sales are showing there is a very severe housing shortage with record sales and a record low housing inventory. Santa Barbara Realtor Jim Witmer said the demand for Santa Barbara homes is huge and … Continue reading →

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Is the Age of Narcissism About to End?

Posted on October 10, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Answering the Kennedys’ Call Are we nearing the end of what historians and psychologists have called the Age of Narcissism, an era that has spawned populist governments and closed borders, the breakup of traditional families and communities, and the election … Continue reading →

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Unemployment Declines, Modest Hiring

Posted on October 2, 2020 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly MarketWatch The economy regained 661,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate fell for the fifth month in a row to 7.9 percent, the government said Friday. It’s the smallest advance since a recovery began in May, with August … Continue reading →

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