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Chart: According to Non Seasonally Adjusted Data 1 Million Workers Lost their Jobs Since Nov

Posted by Mark Motive on February 4, 2012 Charts No Responses »

Feb 042012

The battle between seasonally-adjusted and non seasonally-adjusted rages on. I am skeptical of the adjustments made by the BLS, but must admit that this year’s seasonal decline is far tamer than in previous years.

Chart: Eurozone Unemployment Hits High

Posted by Mark Motive on February 1, 2012 Charts No Responses »

Feb 012012

Case-Shiller: Worst Performing Real Estate Markets Across US

Posted by Mark Motive on February 1, 2012 Charts, Real Estate No Responses »

Feb 012012

Another bad year for real estate in many major cities across America.

…and here’s the time-series for the 10-city composite:

US Banks Most Exposed to European Debt

Posted by Mark Motive on January 19, 2012 Charts No Responses »

Jan 192012

Source: WSJ. Click image for article.

How Much Does it Cost to Become President

Posted by Mark Motive on January 18, 2012 Images, Society 1 Response »

Jan 182012

This is a ridiculous amount of money. No wonder so many people are fooled repeatedly by sweet talk and false promises.

Cost of Presidency

Greenland Ice is Growing Darker

Posted by Mark Motive on January 16, 2012 Images 3 Responses »

Jan 162012

Chart: Unemployment Across Europe Continues to Rise

Posted by Mark Motive on January 14, 2012 Charts No Responses »

Jan 142012

Which Countries Emit the Most Greenhouse Gas?

Posted by Mark Motive on January 9, 2012 Charts, Green No Responses »

Jan 092012

No, this isn’t a commentary on variations in diet…

- Observe how European countries emit far less than Canada or the US. This is because Europe wasn’t built for the automobile.
- Also observe how the biggest per capita polluters are the countries closest to the largest oil reserves. Unsustainable luxuries in a harsh environment (e.g. air conditioned indoor ski hills) don’t help.

Chart Story: Destruction of America's Middle Class

Posted by Mark Motive on January 2, 2012 Charts, Mark's Blog No Responses »

Jan 022012

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Chart: ECRI Negative Since August 19th

Posted by Mark Motive on December 31, 2011 Charts No Responses »

Dec 312011

According to this, the US economy is still headed towards recession sometime in the first half of 2012. Keep in mind this is a leading indicator, so coincident and lagging indicators won’t necessarily confirm what the ECRI index is telling us.

What makes this so compelling is that ECRI’s Lakshman Achuthan correctly identified the false positive that occured in 2010, but is now confirming the current reading. Watch the interview with Achuthan below.

Debt to GDP ratios: UK = 900%, Japan = 600%, Europe = 500%, US = 300%.

Posted by Mark Motive on December 19, 2011 Charts No Responses »

Dec 192011

Click chart for full testimony

4 Charts of RIMM's Demise

Posted by Mark Motive on December 17, 2011 Charts No Responses »

Dec 172011

Research In Motion Stock Chart

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Research In Motion Price / Sales Ratio Chart

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Chart: Euro Debt Breakdown

Posted by Mark Motive on December 17, 2011 Charts No Responses »

Dec 172011

Nothing new here…just a pie chart showing that Italy alone could take down the Euro-zone:

2012: A Big Year for EU Debt Rollovers

Posted by Mark Motive on December 12, 2011 Charts, Economics No Responses »

Dec 122011

“Don’t worry, she’ll hold together… You hear me, baby? Hold together!”
―Han Solo, talking about the Millennium Falcon

Charts: Job Openings, Hiring, Quits, Layoffs

Posted by Mark Motive on December 12, 2011 Charts, Economics, Society 3 Responses »

Dec 122011

Job Openings: steady upward trend

Hires: Not keeping pace with job postings. Are employers fishing around for good deals but not finding them?

Quits: Employees are steadily feeling more comfortable quitting their jobs. Perhaps they’re seeing the rise in job postings?

Layoffs: Layoffs are below trend. With both layoffs and hiring at fairly low levels, one could argue the US economy has found its equilibrium employment rate, given current conditions.

Owning Beats Renting in 13 US Cities

Posted by Mark Motive on December 7, 2011 Charts, Real Estate No Responses »

Dec 072011

It appears like certain real estate markets across America have reached a point at which prices are supported by rents.

Chart: As Austerity Rises, So Does Social Unrest

Posted by Mark Motive on December 7, 2011 Charts 3 Responses »

Dec 072011

Common sense, but nice to see it recorded. Click on the image to download the RiskMap report 2012: Protest, legitimacy and political risk report.

Big Parts of America are STILL Seeing Large Real Estate Declines

Posted by Mark Motive on November 30, 2011 Charts No Responses »

Nov 302011

Chart: Household Debt Payments as Percent of Household Income

Posted by Mark Motive on November 12, 2011 Charts, Mark's Blog, Personal Finance No Responses »

Nov 122011

Higher savings rates coupled with strategic mortgage defaults and consumer debt reorganizations have brought the debt payments to income ratio close to 1980 and 1994 levels. The lower this ratio goes the stronger the financial footing of the average American. A couple more years of this trend and we could actually have a consumer that is in good financial shape.