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The US national debt recently crossed an ignoble threshold, exceeding gross domestic product (GDP) for the first time since World War II.

Malevolent Milestone | The Perryman Group The US national debt recently crossed an ignoble threshold, exceeding gross domestic product (GDP) for the first time since World War II. Budget deficits are high and accelerating, escalating debt levels rapidly despite a relatively strong economy.

The UAE leaving OPEC, would reduce OPEC’s overall market share and possibly encourage other countries to reevaluate their positions.

Cracks in the Cartel | The Perryman Group In 1960, five major oil producing countries (Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela) formed the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The idea was to coordinate production to stabilize prices, countering market power then held by large multinational oil companies. OPEC i...

Texas had several of the top MSAs in the country for population growth from July 2024 to July 2025.

Mega Metro Magnets | The Perryman Group People continue to come to Texas, and the state's largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) are where most of them are landing (almost 88% in the top four alone). I wrote about Texas population growth in a prior column when the state data was released, and the gist is that while the pace of expa...

Texas has changed dramatically over the last 25 years.

Twenty‑Five Years | The Perryman Group A profound transformation driven by technological advancements has occurred over the past 25 years, reshaping the economy. New industries and business models that were unimaginable a quarter-century ago have been unleashed, creating and redefining jobs at a rapid pace. Texas, in particular, has unde...

Higher oil prices clearly bring certain benefits to Texas but there are costs as well. The ultimate net effect will only be determined once the immediate and still volatile crisis has passed.

$100 Oil | The Perryman Group The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has sent oil prices surging, with West Texas Intermediate Crude prices up from below $60 a few months ago to above $100 on several recent days. In addition to disrupting Middle East production capacity, the conflict has brought the de facto closure of the Stra...