EARNINGS EXCELLENCE

With limited government data, 25Q3 corporate earnings are receiving outsized attention. Of the 304 Fortune 500 firms reporting so far, 83% have topped analysts’ earnings estimates, and by a wide margin. These results are especially positive given recent...

SPLISH SPLASH

The Friday File: While some may try a cannonball or belly flop, there’s science to help make the biggest splash. At the Manu World Champs tournament in New Zealand, the winner made a splash 33.1 feet high. Enter the water butt-first with your body bent at the...

RETIREMENT RATIO

The average age of the US population is 40. In 1970, it was 28, in 1980 it was 30, and in 2020 it was 38. When your workforce stagnates while your retiree population explodes, problems ensue. Currently, there are slightly over two people in the prime working-age labor...