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From the Magazine: Column: Surprises galore in 2023
By now, forecasters have come to terms with the fact that nobody could have foreseen 2020. The pandemic disrupted every reliable statistic, leaving experts with nothing more than economic fairy dust to bring make sense out of policy and bring the year into control. But, going into our current year, we have all the indicative data to assess outcomes. Persistent inflation, rising interest rates, manufacturing backlog, slowing GDP — flashing signs all around. Easy peasy right? Not so fast. In reality, there is little agreement on anything except for the fact that we may be heading into a recession. We can’t even tell at this point if the contraction will…
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Column: Roger Penske moves closer to shot at winning Le Mans
DAYTONA Seaside, Fla. (AP) — Roger Penske thinks in targets, even when his to-do record is quite perfectly lined. The one hole in the Workforce Penske trophy case can only be stuffed by the 24 Several hours of Le Mans. Winning the most prestigious sports activities vehicle race in the entire world is on Penske’s bucket record as his 86th birthday draws close to. Very last 12 months was quite massive yr for “The Captain” as it opened with Austin Cindric’s victory in the Daytona 500 on Penske’s 85th birthday. Will Electric power received the IndyCar title and Joey Logano the NASCAR Cup Series title to mark the very first…
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Column: Hendrick checking off his own personal bucket list
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Hendrick Motorsports started out as All-Star Racing in a outdated shop with wooden-paneled partitions and just more than enough space for its 8 staff members. Rick Hendrick experienced cobbled together just ample dollars to start that unsponsored NASCAR team for the 1984 season. He experienced owned Town Chevrolet in Charlotte for just over 5 years, but racing was his initial appreciate, so he gave it a go as NASCAR’s growth began sprawling earlier its Southern borders. All-Star Racing almost went broke two months into its inaugural year ahead of a victory by Geoff Bodine — the third option driver! — saved the season and stored the…
