The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) Released Monday: The LEI for the US increased 0.8 percent in March to 100.9 (2004=100), following a 0.5 percent increase in February and a 0.2 percent increase in January. The LEI rose sharply again, the third consecutive monthly increase” said Ataman Ozyildirim Economist at the Conference Board. “After [...]
I had the pleasure of attending a political fundraiser Tuesday at the Union Club in downtown Cleveland. I was privileged to meet Senator Rob Portman, former Governor George Voinovich and my state Senator John Eklund, among others. Consensus seems to be that the Republican party is broken and in need of repair in many areas. [...]
It is becoming increasingly clear that Congress will not act to stop the sequester spending cuts from taking place. The cuts will take place between March 1 and September 30, the last day of the government’s fiscal year. Split evenly between defense spending and spending for other discretionary programs: $85 billion dollars. I do not [...]