The Fed reported that September industrial production was down. Rapeport tells us that “US industrial production fell for the first time in more than a year last month.”
Entries Tagged as 'Mammon Among Friends'
The bottom of the trough
April 8th, 2009
Dr. Harris believes that the recession is at its lowest point and the economy will begin to pick up. He also warns that employment will not be joining the rally for awhile.
Misty watercolor memories
March 24th, 2009
Dr. Harris remembers a time, not so long ago, when $100 Billion was a scary number.
Counting the cost
March 3rd, 2009
How much does it cost to allow a home foreclosure? How much does it cost to prevent them?
Thoughts on helping Africa
February 25th, 2009
Rethinking how help can best be given. Kiva gets another plug.
Connect the dots
January 23rd, 2009
John the Baptist, Abraham Lincoln and Wall Street. It’s either an answer for Carnack or Dr. Harris has a post on banks being forced to deal with reality.
What drives capitalism?
January 12th, 2009
Is it greed or is it something else? Dr. Harris does not believe it is greed.
Raw stuff
December 30th, 2008
It’s soo sexy when just a little is revealed. But sometimes you need to drop the veil to enjoy true intimacy.
Misery, meet company
December 18th, 2008
China is not the self-sustaining economic powerhouse it appeared to be. And that’s not good.
It’s great to be young and buying stocks
November 28th, 2008
When the stock market goes down that means stock prices go down. For “investors with long term horizons” its a good thing. For the rest of us? Not so much.
Bad news and not-so-bad news
October 6th, 2008
One way to measure the status of the economy is by what we consider good news. Dr. Harris has some “good news.”
Bi-partisan feeding trough
October 2nd, 2008
Dr. Harris teaches econimics at Friends University (home of Wichita’s only college football team.) While others were denying problems in the american economy he said we were already in a recession, starting sometime last year. Now he points at some things that make you go hmmmmm.
Looking for a little post-lunch economic good news?
September 29th, 2008
Don’t look here. “Unavoidable” and “recession” are two of the four words in the headline. Dr. Harris concurs.
Well done banking?
September 27th, 2008
Is there a pony buried in the manure? Dr. Harris points to one bank leader who seems to do things right.
Cue the video
August 12th, 2008
Dr. Harris has linked to a video of Newt Gingrich suggesting three ways to lower gas prices and Dr. Harris wants to know what you think of the suggestions.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: the $5 trillion scandal
August 7th, 2008
Dr. Malcom Harris Sr. blogs his opinions on economics at Mammon Among Friends. Recently he provided the Eagle with some thoughts on the mortgage mess and a look deeper into the steaming pile of refuse.
