The Curb Economist is dedicated to producing economic analysis of the US economy using data and statistics from publicly traded companies.  As noted here, we do this because we have serious fundamental doubts about both the legitimacy and the quality of government provided data going forward.  

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Our name comes from the old, informal name for the American Stock Exchange before it moved indoors in 1921.  Prior to moving inside, "exchange" stock trading took place outside, literally on the "curb" on Broad St. in New York City, as the picture to the right shows.  Financial reporting requirements at this time were scarce, and market regulations in general were almost nonexistent.

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Today, our stock market trading and exchanges are no longer outside, and financial reporting requirements are thankfully much more robust.  Companies are now required to file both quarterly and annual reports with the SEC.  By using the SEC's EDGAR electronic reporting system, we can take the data from publicly traded company filings and use that data as inputs for making economic assessments for the US economy. Investors use this "hard" data to help them pick stocks, but we are using it as the inputs to provide a state of the union on the American economy.  Hence the name, The Curb Economist.  While we publish samples of our research periodically, for full access, please subscribe here.