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The Shifting Debt $ »

It isn’t so much that Americans are any more or less in debt than they were before but the nature of that debt is changing and this has implications going…

May 15 2013 / No Comment / Read More »
Wall St

Is the Stock Market Killing M&A Activity? $ »

One of the metrics that typically will spike just before aggressive economic recovery is the merger and acquisition sector. Many analysts will use M&A as a barometer for robust recovery.…

May 10 2013 / No Comment / Read More »
Top Stories

Texas Tornados and Grapefruit Size Hail $ »

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Texas lost 6 people yesterday to as many as ten tornados that touched down – one being more than a…

May 17 2013 / No Comment / Read More »

Germany Trying New Device for Secure Online Deliveries $ »

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Deutsche Post (the German Post Office) is a primary rival to UPS and FedEx throughout much of Europe – and…

May 17 2013 / No Comment / Read More »

Carload Report and Economic Recovery – a Mixed Bag Still $ »

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We’ve written a lot about the weekly AAR carload report and the extensive studies conducted by many large analytical firms…

May 17 2013 / No Comment / Read More »

Gasoline Prices on the Rise $ »

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Despite a general drop in crude oil prices, the price at the pump for gasoline is rising. The Energy Information…

May 17 2013 / No Comment / Read More »

Breaking News

  • RT @paulvigna: Now we know why Washington can't get anything done; we've got politicians trying to solve Jedi problems with Vulcan logic.
  • RT @AP: BREAKING: Mich. Gov. Rick Snyder declares financial emergency in Detroit; state oversight possible. #breakingnews
  • RT @wmwitkowski: Obama: "Jedi mind meld"?!?! Faux pas, Mr. President! Thou shalt not mix Star Wars/Star Trek metaphors! #jedimindmeld
  • Commerce Dept says without 22% cut in Defense Spending and weak inventory building, Q4 GDP would have grown 3%. @carlquintanilla @sequester
Raw Materials

Global Steel Prices Continue to Dip $ »

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This isn’t a perfect science, but one can take a look at the global composite carbon steel price index and see what’s happening to the broadest measure of industrial metals demand.…

May 8 2013 / No Comment / Read More »

Wheat Crop “Worsens” $ »

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The USDA issued a preliminary report on the wheat crop condition in the United States. The report showed that the quality and condition of the wheat crop has worsened as a cold snap is hitting the Midwest. Conditions in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas have worsened…

May 1 2013 / No Comment / Read More »

Brent Settling Downward $ »

RegGas

Brent North Sea Crude continues to fall, nearing the $100 per barrel mark. That seems like a significant drop, and it is. But we wanted to put it into perspective for you. The chart at right from CNBC shows the price of the Brent contract…

Apr 17 2013 / No Comment / Read More »
Geopolitics

North Korea Update $ »

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The events in Boston have trumped most news from around the world, but events continue to make headlines in Asia. The latest situation with North…

Apr 17 2013 / No Comment / Read More »
Supply Chain railweek17

Anecdotes that May Shipment Volumes are Improving $

Listening to a number of analyst conference calls and listening to friends in the transportation sector, we are getting some anecdotes that May volumes could be improving across the board. These sources all point out that…

May 8 2013 / Read More »
Environment Alvin

Tropical Storm Alvin Will Become First Hurricane $

We are just showing you this as a primer for the upcoming hurricane season. But, we have our first tropical storm of the year and it is expected to become our first hurricane. Alvin is currently…

May 17 2013 / Read More »
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Can Social Media Start the Next War? $

Take thousands of young folks, throw in a smart public relations mind with a vendetta against the United States, add in the ability to rile up foreign anti-American sentiment, and you get the makings for a…

May 15 2013 / Read More »
Special Interest health insurance

Is Insurance the New “Conscience”? $

CONSIDER THIS:  Let me explain my thought here. Health care insurance could start to put some restrictions on coverage or the premium the insured would pay based on one’s BMI as we discussed in Tuesday’s brief.…

May 17 2013 / Read More »
Economic Estimate EconEst

National/Global Economic Security Estimate (2013)

The link below will open a PDF of our latest National Economic Security Estimate, a monthly publication that looks at key economic trends for the month ahead.…

Apr 5 2013 / Read More »
Chris' Journal ChrisKuehl2

Where is Chris Kuehl Speaking Next?

5/2/2013 Omaha, NE 5/3/13 Palm Springs, CA 5/9/13 Boston 5/13/13 Leavenworth, KS 5/15/13 DesMoines, IA…

Feb 8 2013 / Read More »
Falcon Report Falcon Report II

Falcon Reports

A Falcon Report is a breaking event that creates additional business risk.  Below are the events that we considered Falcon Report status.…

Aug 3 2012 / Read More »
Black Owl Black Owl Report

Black Owl Report

Focuses on events (that, if they happen) would significantly change the business operating risk environment.…

Feb 24 2012 / Read More »

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