I’m not sure how new this is, but Ebay now has a “price trends” feature that allows you to track the prices of standard items over time for both completed “buy it now” purchases and “auction” sales.  The chart above … read more >

The chart above shows another comparison of the economies of North and South Korea, based on data from Angus Maddison.  Between 1950 and the early 1970s, real GDP per capita in South Korea was exactly the same as in North … read more >

Michigan Capitol Confidential — “Each Chevy Volt sold thus far may have as much as $250,000 in state and federal dollars in incentives behind it – a total of $3 billion altogether, according to an analysis by James Hohman, assistant … read more >

National Public Radio — “Costa Rica is Central America’s most stable democracy, a peaceful country that abolished its army in 1948 and now draws nearly a million U.S. tourists a year to its national parks and beaches. But it’s also … read more >

Washington, D.C.  – “Continuing the positive momentum of a nearly three point bump in October, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) reached its first positive mark since August (see red line in chart above). As a leading economic indicator of construction … read more >