“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. Weekly Jobless Claims down Week over Week Yet Again Stocks up Friday of last week Dow Down week over week The Dow […]

“What you stay focused on will grow.” – Roy T. Bennett Weekly Jobless Claims down Week over Week Yet Again Initial claims for jobless benefits totaled 385,000 last week, better than the 390,000 estimate. (See Chart) The fifth straight weekly decrease in claims was led by Texas and Florida.  They could decline further as Republican […]

“Example is not the main thing in influencing others, it is the only thing.” – Albert Schweitzer Weekly Jobless Claims Down Week Over Week a New Pandemic Low Stocks up Friday of last week and up week over week The Dow closed higher on Friday of last week, up +64.81 (+0.19%) points closing out the […]

Here we go again, it is almost hurricane season! We’re likely going to see an above-average hurricane season in the Atlantic this year, according to the latest forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

We think it is about time the umbilical cord is cut and people start to get back to work and there should be no need to pay people to stay at home anymore – let’s quit spending, start working to our fullest extent and let’s roll America.

Total North American rail volumes were up 25.8% yoy in week 17 resulting in qtd volumes that are up 25.2% yoy

Total North American rail volumes were up 24.8% year over year in week 16 resulting in qtd that are up 25.0% yoy

DAPL is running out of options. In last week’s rail report we gave the status of the battle that rages on for the shutdown of the operating 570,000 barrel per pipeline that The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe who claims #DAPL could threaten its water supply wants the pipeline shut down now. Here is the latest and greatest:

“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” ― Marcus Aurelius Jobs Update The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits tumbled last week to 576,000, a post-COVID-19 low and a sign that layoffs are easing as the economy recovers from the pandemic recession.  The Labor […]

Looking at the broader U.S. economy, the leading indicators continue (see PFL economic indicators below) to improve as vaccine distribution has accelerated and more re-opening has occurred or is incurring.