Neal McCluskey Last month I wrote about creating an updated K‑12 productivity chart. The difficulty of any chart is balancing ease of understanding with accuracy and nuance, and that applies here. A major concern with the trial chart I produced was complication. It was not intuitive, especially using outcomes of high school seniors surpassing certain performance benchmarks. The goal was to ...

The market has been overvalued for some time but how overvalued is it? Today Carl brings his earnings chart to demonstrate how overvalued the market is right now. We have the final data for Q4 2024. The market continues to show high volatility but it did calm down somewhat Monday. Carl reviews the market charts you need to see going ...

In real estate investing, every deal has its moving parts. Leads flow in from different sources. Projects have deadlines and budgets. Closings require coordination. Teams need clear communication. And above all, investors need to make fast, informed decisions. Without a reliable system tying everything together, the business can quickly become overwhelming. That’s why many real estate professionals now turn to ...

El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele told President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Monday that he has 350 million Americans to ‘liberate’ by ending crime and terrorism in the United States.  ‘We know that you have a crime problem and a terrorism problem that you need help with. And we’re a small country, but we can help,’ Bukele said. ...

Poland’s foreign minister on Monday urged President Donald Trump to take steps to counter Russian President Vladimir Putin’s continued war in Ukraine following another deadly strike that killed 34, including two children, on Palm Sunday. ‘I just want to say how appalled I am by the latest spate of Russian attacks on Ukraine,’ Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told reporters ahead ...

While a court ordered the U.S. government to pursue ‘steps to facilitate the return’ of a Salvadoran man removed from the U.S. last month, the Justice Department asserted that federal courts do not have the authority to dictate to the executive branch how to handle foreign relations and that the order only requires removal of ‘domestic obstacles’ that would hinder ...

James A. Dorn Free market economist Leland Yeager. (Photo: X, Twitter) In 1954, the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation published a small book by Leland B. Yeager titled, Free Trade: America’s Opportunity. In it, he presents a concise but rigorous defense of free trade—both as a normative principle and a system that has a large net benefit to the world in terms of ...

Managing an Airbnb property in the UK can be a rewarding yet challenging endeavor. With the rise of short-term rentals, more property owners are turning to Airbnb as a viable source of income. However, running a successful Airbnb goes beyond simply listing a property—it requires strategic planning, compliance with local laws, and a commitment to providing an exceptional guest experience. ...

Once known primarily for pyramids and pharaohs, Egypt has quietly climbed the global hot list for executives who refuse to choose between profit and pleasure. Visitor numbers from the UK alone jumped 24 per cent last year, and a growing share of those travelers are arriving with a laptop in one hand and a snorkel in the other. As companies embrace flexible ...

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa – who’s served just 16 months after a 2023 snap election – is now projected to serve a full four-year term after Sunday’s contest.  Noboa, a 37-year-old heir to a fortune built on the banana trade, received 55.8% of the vote with more than 92% of ballots counted, according to Ecuador’s National Electoral Council. Leftist lawyer ...