Earn What You Spend

Just how bad were those jobs numbers?  Really bad, it turns out. 

Clusterstock takes a look at why they are, in fact, much worse than we think.  

Calculated Risk shows the real story behind the data: 8 million part-time workers. 

And Kyle asks whether the data in the BLS is manipulated.  (His answer is an emphatic no - the data is there for you to see!)

A few days ago the WSJ asked whether Manhattan real estate prices will finally fall.  It is only a matter of time, it seems.  As a corollary, the Curious Capitalist looks at this question nationwide using price-rent ratios.

Lastly - the Sunday Business is the best part of the weekend NYTimes, in my opinion, and I loved this article about McDonald’s.