Paulitical Economy™
A snapshot of what’s going on in the world’s economy.
Paulitical Economy™
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Post 375: Why Xbox, Krispy Kreme and Socialism Struggle
Dogs in the U.K. go postal.A sad tale of beer in the U.K.Xbox console sales have been plummeting.And here come the layoffs.Demand from Krispy Kreme customers is softer than their donuts....
Post 374: The Real Story on Tariffs, Brexit, and U.S. Exceptionalism
The cigarette industry is seeing a slow but steady decline. And employment is falling.Also in the number of employees.Check your eggs.Nike’s customers are under continued pressure.As is Nike’s sh...
Post 373: Myths: Housing as Investment and The Maestro
More evidence that pizza sales are slowing with Domino’s just barely in positive territory in the U.S.Another look at wealth disparity in the U.S. and this time we focus on stocks and mutual funds.As you might expect, the ...
Post 372: Social Security Insolvency, Boomer Bailouts, and What the Bitcoin-to-Zero Argument Gets Wrong
After many quarters of negative U.S. sales growth, Yum! Brands decides to offload its Pizza Hut business.But Taco Bell is still ringing in strong sales growth.The Starbucks turnaround plan seems to be working.