In the wake of the federal budget battle of 2012, the U.S. Geological Survey commissioned an extensive search for the so-called “fiscal cliff”. After a six-year, $10 million effort, the agency formally ended the quest, officially acknowledging it found no evidence of the existence of the geological formation. The fiscal cliff isn’t real “No way […]
Read More U.S. Geological Survey Terminates Search for Fiscal CliffAccompanying Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders on his nursing home rally tour, The Lucky Rock sat down with the Democratic Socialist to talk about a wide range of issues. Topics covered included his 2020 campaign strategy, his fitness for office, fellow presidential candidates, and income inequality. Noteworthy during the exclusive one-on-one conversation was the fact that […]
Read More The Lucky Rock’s Exclusive Interview with Senator Bernie SandersPresident Trump took to the Rose Garden Thursday and announced his plan to combat foreign intervention in American elections. Addressing a coterie of reporters, he proposed assembling a blue ribbon panel of technology leaders, to be chaired by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. “We’re going to ask Tim Apple, Bill Microsoft and Mark Facebook to join […]
Read More Trump Proposes Technology Panel of Tim Apple, Bill Microsoft and Mark FacebookCan the yield curve predict the future of the economy? The short answer to the title question is yes. The long answer ends with a resounding maybe. If economics were simple, Ben Stein wouldn’t be a nerd’s paragon of mathematical virtue, a former game show host and this guy: The yield curve is a representation of interest […]
Read More Interest Rates and the Economy: Real Yields Have CurvesWhen Seattle’s new NHL team hits the ice in 2021, it will have perhaps the most unusual name in professional sports. In lieu of rumored favorites like Totems, Emeralds, Rainiers, Sockeyes, or Kraken, the franchise will go an entirely different direction. “We’re picking a name that we feel represents the region — warts and all,” […]
Read More Seattle’s New NHL Team to Be Named ‘Sneeze’
