The “Great Taking” explained. You feel took? LISTEN and learn.

by Michael E Dehn | Feb 21, 2026 | Banking and Finance, World economic impacts

Definition of the urban death spiral in REAL numbers in Chicago

by Michael E Dehn | Feb 18, 2026 | Banking and Finance, Chicago centric content, Real Estate moves of consequence

Chicago Office Sales 250 S. Wacker Drive ↓74%$23.8M vs $90M in 2011 175 W. Jackson Blvd ↓87% $41M vs $306M in 2018 600 W. Chicago Ave ↓82.5%$89M vs $510M in 2018 311 S. Wacker Drive ↓85%$45M vs $302M in 2014 200 S. Wacker Drive ↓68%$68M vs $215M in 2013 401 S.…...

Intrigue

by Michael E Dehn | Feb 16, 2026 | Banking and Finance, Media

https://nypost.com/2026/02/15/business/why-paramount-may-soon-pull-ahead-of-netflix-in-battle-for-warner-bros-discovery

Disasterous financial blue state urban death spiral big city “new normal” projection that certainly could be used as a blueprint for Chicago. Ominous

by Michael E Dehn | Feb 14, 2026 | Banking and Finance, consumer spending and sentiment, Democrat malfeasance of the highest order, Democrats are EXTINCT, Dismantling the DEEP STATE, Real Estate moves of consequence

https://www.kgw.com/article/money/report-portland-faces-new-normal-market-demand-office-recovery-stalls/283-062986c6-d28e-4236-ad20-a860048ccd0b

Earlier we stated AI will cause disruption in the short term job markets. What do we know?

by Michael E Dehn | Feb 12, 2026 | Banking and Finance, consumer spending and sentiment, Trade war impacts, World economic impacts

https://nypost.com/2026/02/11/opinion/new-jobs-report-blew-past-expectations-and-its-putting-doomers-to-shame

Bonds as the financial assassin

by Michael E Dehn | Feb 11, 2026 | Banking and Finance