Archive for January 10th, 2013

Travel time: Remember when it took 6 weeks to go from Chicago to NYC?

January 10, 2013

Trick question.

Of course not.  None of us were around in 1800 .

Cool chart below from FlowingData.com …. reporting Census Bureau data massaged by researchers at the Univ. of Nebraska.

With NYC pegged as the destination, the isolines show how long it took to get from wherever to NYC.

Chicago is on the 6-week isoline.

Ouch.

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The bigger question: why did it take so damn long?

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Promo: Is that burger grease on your book?

January 10, 2013

Here’s a promotion that’s likely to cause some commotion.

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The Telegraph reports that McDonald’s is about to become UK’s largest book distributor.

Say, what?

Yep.

Here are the details …

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Economy: Rays of optimism…

January 10, 2013

As loyal readers know, I’m a bear on the economy and the stock market.

That said, there are some indications that the economy’s water level is slowly rising … as evidenced in light vehicle sales (cars and small trucks) and housing starts.

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Source: JP Morgan Wealth Management

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So, why my pessimism?

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