Dana Johnson
Dana Johnson
Dana Johnsonis an American writer and Associate Professor at the University of Southern California. Honors include the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction, and being named a nominee for the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award. Her writing has appeared in Callaloo, The Iowa Review, and elsewhere...
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This reminds me of the famous Sherlock Holmes mystery, where the dog that didn't bark was the key. It was what Greenspan didn't say more than what he did say that got the market excited. People were ready to hear a more upbeat reading on the economy than he gave.
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I wouldn't guess it will look real great.
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There's no question the Michigan economy and Detroit metro economy have been lagging because of continued exposure to the auto sector.
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Affordability has deteriorated over the past year because consumers are buying more expensive cars, financing a larger portion of those purchases and paying higher interest rates on car loans.
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This is a crystal clear indication that the labor markets are very healthy and it reinforces the notion that the economy is growing in a healthy, sustainable way.
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Deflation is not a risk the Fed should take, ... If you ask me, should they ease, yes they should.
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A reasonable estimate is that an infant loses 1-2 IQ points per month and sustains predictable losses in growth as well as motor and language development between 4 and 24 months of age while living in an institutional environment.
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Apparel prices have been trending down for years, thanks in part to downward pressure on import prices.
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This deal gives GM a better shot at returning to profitability and generating bonuses for line workers and their salaried workers. What we should all be rooting for, no matter where we work, is that the Michigan-based auto sector becomes more competitive and more profitable.
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We did have a stumble. It was related a lot to the hurricanes, and it's very clear that the economy is bouncing back nicely in the first quarter.
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The reality is that many other people working in the auto industry are going to be asked to make painful adjustments, too, and a lot of people are going to say it's not worth it.
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I was really encouraged to see the rebound in activity in June and July. The local economy looks much healthier this summer than it did this past spring. However, a clear up-trend is not yet in place and probably will be slow to develop given the punishing level of energy prices and the prospect of more consolidation in the auto industry.
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I'm looking for an unexciting kind of year; not unlike the one we're just ending.
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Campus climate is getting better, but it can always be improved,