Upstaged

December 23, 2024 |Mark Ryan
Good afternoon – somebody took a bite out of the century, and next week, it’ll be a quarter gone! When did that… what the…? Well… Hmm... Wow. The Christmassy quote below, from a veteran Wall Street Journal opinion columnist, Peggy Noonan, reflects my...
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Prediction season is here

December 09, 2024 |Mark Ryan
Good afternoon, Our Global Insight for 2025 is now available. Since this is already a very extensive report, I won’t clutter it up with a bunch of local input today. But we’ve segmented it in such as way as you can a bite or two, nibble on a series of...
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Seriously, not literally

December 02, 2024 |Mark Ryan
Good afternoon, Some world trade leaders -- who shall remain unnamed -- remind me of that kid who literally picked up his soccer ball and went home after his team started losing. He ran home to his mom rather than face the music like a… real boy. The...
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