Comments on: Insider: Looking Back on 2014 and Ahead to 2015 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/01/insider-looking-back-on-2014-and-ahead-to-2015/ Play More, Win More, Pay Less Tue, 18 Jan 2022 02:29:16 +0000 hourly 1 By: Corbin Hosler https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/01/insider-looking-back-on-2014-and-ahead-to-2015/#comment-333551 Sat, 03 Jan 2015 11:05:03 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=55174#comment-333551 In reply to PerfectDark64.

And gas is at the lowest levels in 5 years. Every 1 cent drop in oil adds 1 billion to the economy. And with the stock market/401ks doing better, people *feel* like they have more to spend.

Unemployment? It’s down like two points in the last year.

]]> By: PerfectDark64 https://www.quietspeculation.com/2015/01/insider-looking-back-on-2014-and-ahead-to-2015/#comment-332966 Sat, 03 Jan 2015 00:32:42 +0000 http://www.quietspeculation.com/?p=55174#comment-332966 I don’t know about your analysis at the end regarding the US economy resulting in greater purchasing of Magic. While the economy has been recovering, the unemployment rate is stagnant and the wages of the remaining workers are at the same 2008/2009 rate. The only real recovery has been in the stock market. Even Walmart is having problems as less people are able to afford anything beyond the essentials. I agree that if workers wages increase then we will see Magic flying off shelves as disposable income increases.

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