Category Archives: Water Cooler

Today’s Water Cooler: Tariffs, Texas primary, Howard Dean, consumer sentiment, “the story is changing,” West Virginia teacher’s strike

Today’s Water Cooler: Steel and aluminum tariffs, 2016 wave, Blue Dogs, guns, manufacturing, personal income, Apple, Uber, WV teachers, wages

Today’s Water Cooler: 2018 enthusiasm and party affiliation, Jennifer Palmieri, third parties, durable goods, trade in goods, Jerome Powell

Today’s Water Cooler: NAFTA, Kamala Harris, Schiff memo, Janus case, new homes, Dropbox, Medicare Extra, poverty, student debt, gut biome

By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Patient readers, I started today filled with good intentions, and then got a late start. I will add more material in a bit! –lambert UPDATE 2:52PM All done! Trade “China’s got a trade problem that can’t be solved by Belt and Road” [South China Morning Post]. “That’s Belt and Road […]

Today’s Water Cooler: Open thread.

Today’s Water Cooler: NAFTA, Oprah, Mueller indicts Russkis, Dem rigging, consumer sentiment, retail, Barnes and Noble, scale-free networks

Today’s Water Cooler: Tax reform, good Presidents, Missouri Democrats, industrial production, Maersk, Tesla, Mr. Market, food stampsToday’s Water Cooler: Tax reform, good Presidents, Annie Rice in St Louis, industrial production, Maersk, Tesla, Mr. Market, food stamps

Today’s Water Cooler: Gillibrand, Romney, Russian “meddling,” Adolph Reed, CPI, retail, cobalt, Deutsche Bank, stigma, debt, Valentine’s Day

Today’s Water Cooler: Sanders in Iowa, 2018 wave, moderate Republicans, focus groups. small business optimism, infrastructure, Facebook, memory

Today’s Water Cooler: Trade, Clinton, infrastructure, AirBnB, insider trading, Wells Fargo, VW, privatization of space, Bob Ross, debate