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U.S. Bank Failures, 2001 – Present

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Bank failures since 2001, scaled by amount of assets in 2023 dollars. Bank Failures, 2001 – Present appeared first on The Big Picture. The post U.S.

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NAR: Pending Home Sales Decrease 6.3% in April; Down 2.5% YoY

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An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. "At The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI)* a forward-looking indicator of home sales based on contract signings dove 6.3% Year-over-year, pending transactions retracted by 2.5%. Despite an increase in housing inventory, we are not seeing higher home sales.

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NAR: Pending Home Sales Decrease 4.6% in January to an "All-time low"

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An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. "It (Last year's cyclical low point in July 2024 was revised from 70.2 Year-over-year, pending transactions declined 5.2%.

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“Sorry, Steve: Here’s Why Apple Stores Won’t Work”

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BusinessWeek , May 21, 2001 24 years to the day — May 21, 2001 — a Businessweek1 commentary explained why the newfangled Apple Stores were destined to fail. This pronouncement motivated subsequent blog posts (notably in 2005 and 2021 ) and a full chapter in “ How Not to Invest.” ” 3.

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Trends in Educational Attainment in the U.S. Labor Force

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Unfortunately, this data only goes back to 1992 and includes only three recessions (the stock / tech bust in 2001, and the housing bust/financial crisis, and the 2020 pandemic). The first graph shows the unemployment rate by four levels of education (all groups are 25 years and older) through June 2025. in June.

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Energy expenditures as a percentage of PCE

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As is the increase in energy prices during the 2001 through 2008 period. In general, energy expenditures as a percent of PCE has been trending down for decades. The huge spikes in energy prices during the oil crisis of 1973 and 1979 are obvious. In April 2025, energy expenditures were at 3.6% of PCE, down from 3.8% in June 2022.

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NAR: Pending Home Sales Increase 6.1% in March; Down 0.6% YoY

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An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001. The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI)* a forward-looking indicator of home sales based on contract signings augmented 6.1% Year-over-year, pending transactions lessened by 0.6%.

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