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Persistent Overoptimism Three Ways: Truckers, Fed Economists, Manufacturers

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UPS Freight , the fifth-largest LTL, reported tonnage off 10 percent (matching the record decline reported in the 2009 3Q during the depth of the Great Recession) and shipments down 5 percent year over year (the worst drop since 2008 fourth quarter). Overoptimism 2008-2010 The SEP growth forecast for 2008 never turned negative.

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Google Chrome Approaching World Domination?

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I did a search for the term "browser war" and discovered this December 19, 2014 ZDNet article: Did the browser wars finally end in 2014? Google took over in 2008, introducing its Chrome browser, which caught up with Firefox by 2012. Google took over in 2008, introducing its Chrome browser, which caught up with Firefox by 2012.

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Reflections on 2013; What's Important, What's Not? What's Ahead?

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Had I suggested in 2007 that the Fed balance sheet expansion of $75 billion a month would have been considered "tightening" people would have thought I was nuts. Expect more on this in 2014. At long last, the Fed has finally started to taper. Here we are. It is a critical issue. Spain''s unemployment is a massive 26%.