April 16, 2018 Archives

Week of April 16, 2018 Archives

RealClearMarkets Morning Edition

Monday, April 16

Trump's Tariffs Won't Cause Recession, They're About North Korea

Ken Fisher, USA

Amazon's Genius Reminds Us That As China Grows, So Will We

John Tamny, Forbes

Paul Ryan's Departure Signals the Twilight of Tax-Cutting GOP

Alex Shephard, TNR

Let's Be Real, Trump Inherited Trillion Dollar Deficits

Steve Moore, Washington Times

President Trump's Attack on Amazon Has Its Precedents

Zachary Karabell, Wired

Why Amazon's Alexa Is a Profound Revelation for the Blind

Ian Bogost, The Atlantic

Tax Dawdlers, It's the Last Minute. Here Are Filing Tips.

Ann Carrns, New York Times

Why Your Tax Return Must Be on Time - Even If You Can't Pay It

Christy Bieber, MF

South Dakota Asks SCOTUS to Circumvent Congress & the Market

George Will, NR

Retirement: More Americans Than Ever Have $1 Million or More

Paul Katzeff, IBD

The S&P 500 Faces Tougher Growth Comparisons In 2018

Michael Cannivet, Forbes

Donald Trump's Tweets Could Be Source of Dow's Volatility

Jonathon Trugman, NYP

Forget Facebook, the CFPB Is Our Real Privacy Scandal

Editorial, Investor's Business

Both Parties Have a Plan For the Debt: Do Nothing

Robert Samuelson, Washington Post

Tuesday, April 17

America's Economy Is Back, & the People Are Winning Big

Donald Trump, USA Today

No One's Talking About the New Tax Law

Jim Tankersley & Karl Russell, New York Times

Is Kudlow Willing To Tear Up The Old Economic Models? Let's Hope

Hoping Academia Will Do World Favor; Take Peter Navarro Back

John Tamny, RCM

Robots Ride to Rescue Where Workers Can't Be Found

Liz Alderman, New York Times

Policy Actions That Would Revitalize Wage Growth

Jay Shambaugh & Ryan Nunn, RCM

Much of the Negative Analysis of Rep. Paul Ryan Is Very Wrong

John Hart, Forbes

Rescissions: Crucial 1st Step to Controlling Spending

Ed Feulner, Washington Times

Big Index Funds Spend Your Money to Act 'Socially Conscious'

Nan Bauroth, RCM

Don't THINK Like A Millionaire, ACT Like A Billionaire

Barry Ritholtz, The Big Picture

Andrew Cuomo Has Dug New York Into Major Tax Trap

E.J. McMahon, New York Post

Chick-fil-A's Creepy Infiltration of New York City

Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker

The Future of College May Look Like the Future of Retail

Jeffrey Selingo, The Atlantic

How I Quit My High-Paying Job on Wall Street to Live My Obsession

Chris Scott, Fit

Wednesday, April 18

After April 17, Say Goodbye to the Old, Broken Tax Code

Rep. Kevin Brady, USA Today

The Trump Tax Cuts Still Unpopular. And That's a Crisis for Right

Eric Levitz, NYM

Trump Tax Cuts Are Crucial for 2018 Vote

Lewis Uhler & Peter Ferrara, Washington Times

As You Finish Your Taxes, Don't Forget Good Among the Awful

Sarah Vowell, NYT

Global 5G Technology Race Is On, and It's Not Looking Good

Steve Pociask, Forbes

Hyperloop Running Circles Around California's 'High Speed' Rail

Editorial, Investor's

Buffett's Not a Bond Fan, But They May Be Good for You

Carla Fried, New York Times

Don't Allow PR's Creditors To Grab All the Cash

Lachman, Setser & Weiss, New York Post

How GOP Food-Stamp Reforms Will Perpetuate Poverty

Sarah Jones, New Republic

Facebook Understands User Needs Better Than Congress Does

Ryan Khurana, NRO

They Should Have Left Starbucks When They Were Asked To

Readers, USA Today

Little Pink House Was Her Home, Until Government Said It Wasn't

Jeff Jacoby, JWR

The Rise, Reign, and Fall of W.P.P. Chief Exec Martin Sorrell

Ken Auletta, New Yorker

To Thrive In Poker, Understand Risk & Your Opponents

Johnny Kampis, The Spectator

Thursday, April 19

California's Greatest Economic Impact May Be Outside of CA

Conor Sen, Bloomberg

Hudson Yards: A Superhuman City Rises within Manhattan

Justin Davidson, NYM

To Get the Market Back on His Side, Trump Must Be Boring

Michael Cannivet, RCM

I'm a Farmer & Trump Voter. How He Can Keep My Support.

Casey Guernsey, Fortune

Steven Rattner's 5-Year Plans Aren't Even Fit for Cable

Jeff Harding, Independent Mind

Zuckerberg Has a Problem, And So Does His Industry

Mytheos Holt, The Spectator

Robot Conquers Hard Human Task: Assembling Ikea Furniture

Niraj Chokshi, NYT

Tax Day Exposes Delusions of 'Deficit Hawks' and Happy Talkers

John Tamny, RCM

GOP Tax Cuts: Are They Really Becoming Less Popular?

Editorial, Investor's Business

Is Hayek or Keynes the Spirit of this Age of Economic Policy?

Mark Hornshaw, FEE

'Little Pink House' Speaks Truth To Obnoxious Federal Power

George Will, Investor's

Big Finance, Not the Internet, Is Killing the News

Alex Shephard, The New Republic

"A Look Inside An Autism Friendly Workplace and Culture"

Michael Bernick, Forbes

Not So 'Fawlty' Towers: Hotel Bus. Makes a Comeback

Victoria & Todd Buchholz, RCM

Friday, April 20

Spasms Of Rage Over Imaginary Gender Pay Gap

Daniel Hannan, Washington Examiner

Why Has Trump Tax Cut Been Such a Political Fizzle?

Paul Krugman, New York Times

Despite Trump's Excellent De-Regulation, Regs Still Cost $1.9T

Editorial, Investor's

We Invite Disaster With Unregulated Offshore Oil Drilling

Terry Garcia, USA Today

Baby Boomers Are Putting Their Retirement at Risk

Maurie Backman, Motley Fool

Backdoor Roth IRA Offers Tax-Free Retirement Income Loophole

Paul Katzeff, IBD

Why You Should Hire a Financial Planner, Even If You're Not Rich

Lizz Schumer, NYT

The Great Risk to Prosperity Is Not Next Recession

Jeffrey Snider, RealClearMarkets

Domestic Factors Always & Everywhere Cause 'Trade Deficits'

Lee Hsien Loong, WP

Are Thatcher-Ite Financial Reforms Soon to Boost China?

John Micklethwait, BBW

California NIMBYs Kill Effort to Boost Housing Supply

Andrew Wilford, The Spectator

The Last Days Of Billionaire Banking Heir Matthew Mellon

Nathan Vardi, Forbes

Life & Business Lessons from Cornelius Vanderbilt

Quinn Connelly, RealClearMarkets

Southwest Air Emergency Is Evidence of a Complacent FAA, Airlines

Saturday, April 21

On Earth Day, You Shouldn't Feel Guilty About Your Plastic Trash

David Mastio, USA

The 'New Cuba' Is Sadly a Perpetuation of the 'Old Cuba'

Ana Quintana, The Atlantic

What To Know About Trump's 36-Year Forbes 400 Obsession

Randall Lane, Forbes

Congress Must Finish Trump's De-Regulation

Wayne Crews & Ryan Young, USA Today

Investors Face Uncertainty As Midterms Elections Approach

Ryan Vlastelica, MW

Why Stock Mkt. Buybacks Should Make Investors Nervous

Ryan Derousseau, Fortune

The Unspoken Factor In AMZN's Search For HQ2

Jonathan O'Connell, Washington Post

When a Chinese MBA Reads Hayek

Barry Brownstein, Foundation for Economic Education

This Is How Government Will Spend Your Taxes In 2018

Brian Riedl, New York Post

Greg Ip's Understanding of Trade Deficits is Fundamentally Flawed

Beyond SBUX: How Race Affects Customer Service

Fedlberg & Kim, New York Times

Who's Worried About Social Security? Pretty Much Everyone Is

Maurie Backman, MF