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Beyond Capital. Karl Marx, in Capital, focused on capital and the capitalist class that is its embodiment. It is the endless accumulation of capital, its causes and consequences, that are central to Marx’s analysis. In taking this approach, Marx tended to obscure not only the centrality of capital’s “immanent drive” and “constant tendency” to divide the working class but also the political economy of the working class (“social production controlled by social foresight”). In Between Capitalism and Community, Lebowitz demonstrates that capitalism contains within itself element...

Michael Lebowitz deepens the arguments he made in his award-winning book, Beyond Capital. Whereas Karl Marx, in Capital, focused on capital and the capitalist…

The Fed Is Juicing Stocks It makes for a great headline, but the Fed is not the cause of this rally. Every dollar the Fed has pumped into the economy is spoken for, and it is not in equities. The truth is a lot more boring and scary than the conspiracy theory. After explaining how the Fed is not culpable for rising stock prices, the author ends the article with the following challenge:  “So please, I invite anyone to explain to me, like I was a 5-year-old, what exactly is the mechanism that explains “the Fed is juicing the market,” when we know exactly where all the Fed’s money is, a...

As we start moving into the last two weeks of the trading year, investors everywhere are hopeful that “Santa Claus" will visit The actual Wall Street saying is that “If Santa Claus should fail to call, bears may come to Broad & Wall." The Santa Claus Rally, also known as the December effect, is a term for more frequent than average stock market gains as the year winds down. However, as is always the case with data, average returns are sometimes different than reality. Please share this article - Go to very top of page, right hand side, for social media buttons.

“Santa Claus” will visit  The actual Wall Street saying is that  “If Santa Claus should fail to call, bears may come to Broad & Wall.” The Santa Claus Rally, also known as the December effect, is a term for more frequent than average stock market gains as the year winds down. However, as is always the case with data, average returns are sometimes different than reality. Stock Trader’s Almanac explored why end-of-year trading has a directional tendency. The Santa Claus indicator is pretty simple. It looks at market performance over a seven day trading period – the last five tra...