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When I was his age, preparing for marriage filled a lot of my time. Harry Styles, however, is on a much different trajectory than I was then.  His musical career started in 2010 when he showed up on the British music competition series The X Factor.   Eventually, he was teamed up with One Direction, one of the best-selling boy bands in history.

When I learned to drive, I was taught two techniques help stop a car in a hurry: down shifting and pumping the brakes.  It required an understanding of when to use the two together and also the finesse to pull it off efficiently.  If I’m being honest, I don’t know if I could do it anymore.  It’s been decades since I’ve owned a car with a manual transmissio

Markets continued their turbulent ways this week.  One might put the blame on three retail companies which announced earnings that were all weaker than expected.  This matters because they are bellwethers of consumption and therefore the economy, an economy which Atlas believes is becoming Overtaken By Events.

For those that don’t know, I have a senior golden retriever.  She came to us with a great name, Penny Lane, becoming my favorite dog (and I’ve been lucky to have some good ones in my life).  She’s slowing down a bit more this year, but still has lots of energy.  For instance, I spent Mother’s Day weekend at my brother's place in Corona, CA.  Penny

Shhhhhh…Did you hear that?  Policy changes are afoot globally.  Central banks around the world are quickly pivoting their positions on the global economy.  It started Wednesday with America’s Federal Reserve.  But then the Bank of England (BOE) got in on it yesterday.  After years of supporting economic output by creating money, they are starting to reverse

Our economy is hardly flying on one engine, but the international radio distress signal seems appropriate.  Why?  May is right around the corner, and the Federal Reserve will likely begin tightening its monetary policy during the period.  On Wednesday, the central bank unveiled its plan to shrink their balance sheet.

“Slap” seems to be an early contender for 2022’s theme of the year.  Even the most casual reader of news knows of the slap heard around the world at this year’s Academy Awards.  Atlas doesn’t condone violence, but one must acknowledge it left one of the most impressive comedians in the modern era relatively speechless.  A consummate professional, Chr