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Outplaying Big Banks; J.B. Hunt Bucks Up April 15, 2020 Great Stuff
Banks Can’t Dance Regular Great Stuff readers know that music underpins many of our pop culture references. But, try as I might, I couldn’t come up with a good banking song for today’s issue. Not even a jingle. The only banking-related pop culture reference that came to mind was the old 1970s Smith Barney commercial: […]
Relishing Relief: Fastenal Your Seatbelts April 14, 2020 Great Stuff
How Do You Spell Relief? And they’re off! The first (annual?) U.S. quarantined corporate earnings season kicked off this morning, and investors loved the red-hot rally action. It was 2% to 3% gains across the board as the market opened. Wall Street finally has concrete data on how the pandemic has affected American businesses. JPMorgan […]
Titanic Earnings; Choppy Sailing; Cinemas Failing April 13, 2020 Great Stuff
A Titanic Earnings Season The markets rallied sharply last week in anticipation that things are starting to get better. And, admittedly they are … where the pandemic is concerned. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the outbreak is finally stabilizing across the U.S. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute […]
This Bailout is for Wall Street … Not Main Street April 13, 2020 2020 Financial Crisis, Big Picture. Big Profits., U.S. Economy
[17-minute video] The stimulus coming from the Fed and Washington D.C. is like water: It takes the easiest path it can find. Thanks to 40 years of pro-Wall Street policies, the only parts of the emergency stimulus having an impact are those aimed at the financial sector. That’s setting us up for a repeat of the post-2008 scenario … On steroids.
5 Essential Stocks You Can’t Live Without April 10, 2020 American Investor Today
Investors are still taking risky bets on pandemic stocks. But there is a better way to play the demand for essential services. Anthony Planas shares why investing in a small group of stocks can be so profitable.






