Archive for August 3rd, 2013

Some Recession Talk

Could this guy be right? 1.Inventories — unsold goods — contributed 0.41 percentage points. Final sales rose by just 1.29%. The inventory accumulation will be a drag on future growth. 2. Q1 ’13 growth was revised down from 1.8% to 1.1% (with final sales just 0.17% — virtually flat). The lower Q1 ’13 base (1.8 […]

Randoms From The Past Week

Herewith a few things this week which made me scratch my head or just sigh. Car Dealerships Tesla has famously attempted to end run the traditional automobile sales channel by selling its cars directly to the public via the Internet and local showrooms as opposed to utilizing car dealerships. Given Tesla’s current pop culture status […]