Apr 7, 2026
The economy is sending mixed signals right now… Inflation is still hitting key areas like food and services. Oil prices are rising due to geopolitical tensions. And new risks are building in places most people aren’t paying attention to. In this episode of Cents of...
Apr 1, 2026
TRANSCRIPT Chapter 1: Introduction and market overview 0:02 2 seconds Hello everybody. Welcome to another episode of the sense of things and we keep going and going. So on today’s 0:11 11 seconds show, Ron has got some information on US inflation on...
Mar 20, 2026
TRANSCRIPT Chapter 1: Middle East conflict and oil supply concerns 0:00 Good morning folks. Welcome to another episode of the sense of things and another week. Lots of things going on, 0:08 8 seconds lots of things in the economy. We are still actively in conflict in...
Mar 16, 2026
TRANSCRIPT Chapter 1: Market volatility and oil price swings 0:02 2 seconds Good morning, folks. Welcome to another week on the sense of things with Jeff and Ron. This week, we got a lot of 0:09 9 seconds exciting stuff going on. Of course, we are still in the midst...
Mar 6, 2026
TRANSCRIPT Chapter 1: Introduction – Global conflict and market resilience 0:00 going. Hello everybody. Welcome to another week of the sense of things. We have a lot 0:08 8 seconds to talk about today. Since Ron and I went to bed on Thursday and put that last...
Feb 27, 2026
This week on Cents of Things, Jeff Kikel and Ron Lang cover: • Where global wealth is actually concentrated (top 20% vs. top 1%) • Why AI stocks may just be taking a breather • U.S. states that are larger than entire countries • The Supreme Court tariff ruling — what...
Feb 24, 2026
TRANSCRIPT Chapter 1: Welcome & What’s on Deck This Week (Earnings + Economic Data) 0:00 Good morning everyone. Welcome to another episode of the sense of things for this week. We’re right in the middle 0:07 7 seconds of February and working our way...
Feb 12, 2026
TRANSCRIPT In Episode 135 of Cents of Things, Jeff Kikel and Ron Lang break down a wide range of economic and market signals — from AI productivity gains to employment strength and a surprising inflation tool that may be telling a different story than the official CPI...
Feb 9, 2026
TRANSCRIPT In this episode of Cents of Things, Jeff Kikel and Ron Lang dig into the real numbers behind business survival, earnings strength, and key economic signals that markets are reacting to right now. 📊 Ron walks through: Business survival rates from year one...
Jan 30, 2026
TRANSCRIPT Episode Introduction 0:02 Hello everybody. Welcome to another 0:04 episode of the sense of things with Ron 0:07 and Jeff. On today’s show, Ron’s gonna 0:10 take us into the week in history once 0:12 again. He’s also got some stuff on 0:14...
