Construction Spending Down 1.0% Year-over-year from the Census Bureau reported construction spending for both September and October. Average 50-something American is now worth $1.4 million. Average American is worth $2.1.

The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) remained below the 50 threshold with a score of 48.5 for December. Architecture firm billings declined every month of 2025 and have declined every. month except for three since October 2022. Construction Spending Down 1.0% Year-over-year from the Census Bureau reported construction spending for both September and October. Tariffs act as a Tax on consumers, lets consider the impact of these costs on inflation and consumer spending. We expect a substantial tax increase to cause some issues with hiring, but the haphazard, almost random way these were implemented was especially disruptive. We have not added any jobs since Liberation Day. Barry Ritholtz is the co-founder, chairman, and chief investment officer of Ritholz Wealth Management LLC. Russias foreign minister: Europe is governed by political pygmies. Europe ruled by ‘MOST DANGEROUS OF FOOLS in continent’ Russia’s Nebenzya: “Peace is more dangerous than war in Ukraine CNN host Don Lemon arrested after anti-ICE protests. The average 50-something American is now worth $1.4 million. The median wealth is quoted at the end of the article – 192k. One would think that a writer named Kirkegaard would have some qualms. Soren Kierkegaard evidently is no longer in the Danish school system. And the Danish post office. John Glenn was on Epstein jet, as reported in “Scams, Schemes, Ruthless Cons: The Untold Story of How Jeffrey Epstein Got Rich. Johnson predicts that a result of ill considered weaponization of the dollar for international geopolitical and economic leverage will end up producing massive hyperinflation in the US. Amazon has repeatedly defended its major bid for “Melania,” telling multiple news outlets it “licensed the film for one reason and one reason only — because we think customers are going to love it” The power of sycophancy is ever enduring. The 70,000 number is being officially accepted by the same people who accepted the 40,000 figure that never changed for years no matter how many people were killed. The 500,000 to 1,000,000 numbers are correct, but wont be officially acknowledged until there is a generational change. Tim Cook is working hard to make you switch to Linux ;) China has a real stranglehold on magnesium processing and supply. U.S. has no good backup plan if major overseas suppliers decide to stop selling prescription drugs or their raw ingredients here, Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) said Thursday. Japan-Korea Joint Investigation “TM (True Mother) Report” Unification Church Has Infiltrated the Liberal Democratic Party. The Fat Pipe Jan 23rd 2026: Trump at WEF, Exponential Growth, Gold, Silver, Commodities, and Whats Up With Claude? Median asking rent for 0-2 bedroom units fell for the 28th consecutive month on a year-over-year basis. The national median rent fell 0.8% in December, and now stands at $1,356. After four consecutive months of mild decline, occupancy fell to 94.8% in November. The typical U.S. asking rent fell 0.3% from October to $1,925. This was the second month of annual rent declines around that level. D. Graham Burnett traces a line between todays AI and the early 20th century “pursuit test” — an attention training system used to assess aviators and their response under pressure. Our uncanny and immersive cybernetic attention is a defining characteristic of the age. Our human attention — our ability to be with ourselves and with others, our ability. to receive the world with our minds and senses. The Miles Pursuitmeter was invented by the American psychologist Walter R. Miles (1885–1978) in the early 1920s. The early device pitted the subject “against” the actual experimenter (who controlled the amp-meter to which the subject had to respond) But the next generation of pursuit tests automated the stimulus, and thus set the human subject. The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Lilya 4-Ever (2002) Run Time: 1H 44M Plus Bonus Horror. Plastics News seeks nominations for 2026 CFO of the Year. This is a premium article that has been shared with you. Never miss a Peak update Subscribe about our team Opportunities Contact us.