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I travel a little bit, so it was with great interest that I read, “The Department of Transportation… will soon require airlines to quickly refund passengers if they cancel, delay, or make significant changes to flights.” “A book hit my head, and I have only my shelf to blame.” Odd things happen all the time. Someone puts their cup on the ground, leans over to pick it up, and hits their head on the counter and gets a concussion. If I was rich, I’d have someone pick it up for me. What does $65 million get you near Miami? Rob Branthover points out that th...

At the TMBA’s Secondary Conference in Houston a topic is obviously interest rates and the economy… And the fact that the nation’s interest payment expense now exceeds our defense expense! It’s also a fact that Texas’ business climate is very friendly for companies. The #1 state in the nation for residential lending, California, not so much. Overheard here in the hallway: “California is a blue state wrapped up in red tape.” That said, permit process aside, California gets a lot of flak for its high cost of living, but that is for income tax rathe...

The data show resilience in the labor market while manufacturing struggles.

(Wednesday market open) Welcome to Fed Day. Major indexes clawed back into the green in premarket trading, boosted by falling crude oil prices and lower Treasury yields. But trading might lack direction in the hours leading up to the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates if historic trends hold.

(Wednesday market open) Investors hoping for a rebound this week from a rough first half of August had to tap the brakes Tuesday as disappointing earnings from big retailers combined with bank rating downgrades to dampen the market mood.