by admin | Apr 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
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 –...
by admin | Apr 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
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...
by admin | Apr 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
A sex worker talks to a man outside a hotel in the Geylang red light district in Singapore, February 8, 2013. Everyone has their little indulgences. For some, it’s their morning Starbucks fix or a $2000 handbag. For others, it’s hookers and blackjack.And...