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Bezos’ Saudi Blunder; NFLX Buffers; NIO Chunders
January 22, 2020 Great Stuff
Phishing With Princes “This is soooo funny! Like and share to see what happens!” Few things in the English language get my blood boiling more than phrases like these. They come in emails, on Facebook posts, in direct messages and through texts. What’s even more infuriating is that people I know send this stuff to […] China Goes Viral; Tesla Hits the Accelerator; Roku Waxes Brazil
January 21, 2020 Great Stuff
Down With the Sickness I hope you have some snacks and a comfy chair ready … the Senate impeachment trials begin today! We all know that this trial will be a great big nothing-burger, and Wall Street is treating it thusly. I mean, 20 Republicans would have to vote against their party for anything to […] More Roaring Bears; Netflix Puts on Airs; Apple Doesn’t Care
January 17, 2020 Great Stuff
Friday Four Play: The “Big FAANG-y Teeth” Edition Before we get started today, I want to remind you that Great Stuff will be closed on Monday, January 20. It’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and the market is closed. I’ll be enjoying my day off, and I suggest you do the same! With the pleasantries […] Netflix Catches the Golden Snub
January 7, 2020 Great Stuff
Hollywood’s Irrelevant Awards So, the Golden Globes happened this weekend … and nobody cared. Granted, the award show happened in the middle of the U.S.-Iran escalation, so not many people were paying attention anyway. But now that the situation with Iran is starting to die down a bit on Wall Street … nope. No one […] Boeing’s New Digs; China Seeks Pigs
December 23, 2019 Great Stuff
It’s Time to Pig Out on China Forget the bull market … it’s time to look at the pig market! Starting in January, China is cutting import tariffs on more than 850 products. Those products will range from avocados (Do the Chinese do avocado toast too?) to semiconductors to pork. Diving into a few key […]