Vice Index Predicts a Sober Holiday Season

Vice Index Predicts a Sober Holiday Season

Looks like it’s not going to be such a hot holiday season for liquor companies, casinos, and prostitutes – at least according to the latest reading of the “Vice Index.” The index – a concoction from SouthBay Research’s Andrew Zatlin measures actual spending levels –...
POST RECESSION BLUES

POST RECESSION BLUES

The US economy is facing payback today for the 2009-10 scramble to jump-start the economy. And there is now an urgent need to create demand, says SouthBay’s Andrew Zatlin. “Putting aside dogmatic discussions about the nature of recessions, the reality in...