by Thomas J. Powell | Apr 20, 2018 | Economics
The public market used to be the only playground for big businesses with huge, ambitious goals. Founder’s like Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter’s Jack Dorsey took their somewhat unlikely businesses to the public market as recently as 2012 and 2013,...
by Thomas J. Powell | Apr 17, 2018 | Economics
On this tax day, some states are feeling the pinch more than others. How does your state fare in terms of state income tax rates? Here’s a quick glance at the highs and lows. For a full list of all 50 states, visit here. And understandably, since 2009, the...
by Thomas J. Powell | Mar 6, 2018 | Economics, Oil & Gas
In January, I wrote an article called USA: Global Oil King? In this article I briefly discussed a turnaround in U.S. oil and gas over the past few years. Not so much a turnaround helping prices again reach $100 oil, but a turnaround in which the U.S. climbs the ranks...
by Thomas J. Powell | Jan 30, 2018 | Economics, Investing, Oil & Gas
Picture this: It’s 2014, going into 2015. The U.S. is more than 5 years removed from The Great Recession, but we are all still feeling the squeeze. China is experiencing an economic slowdown. OPEC nations are pumping oil and gas as if they were in a race no one else...
by Thomas J. Powell | Dec 26, 2017 | Economics, Uncategorized
Texas is a lot of things to a lot of people, but not many would argue that it’s the country’s leader in intellectual capital–most would reserve that title for New York or California. However, because of new provisions in the recently passed tax bill, states like...
by Thomas J. Powell | Nov 14, 2017 | Economics, Investing, Oil & Gas, Uncategorized
Whether or not some or all of the Trump Administration’s proposed tax plan will be instated remains to be seen (and markets continue to hold their breath). Trump plans to visit Capitol Hill this week to speak with House GOP re: the proposed tax bill. For now, we can...
