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Job Unrest; Abbott Tests; Netflix’s Best
April 16, 2020 Great Stuff
You’ve Got a Friend in Me “So, no one told you life was gonna be this way … (insert clapping here).” Weekly jobless claims are in, dear reader, and I had to do a double take. Roughly 5.24 million Americans filed new unemployment claims last week, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Now, we’ve […] 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: […] Earnings Season Survival Guide
April 15, 2020 2020 Financial Crisis, Big Picture. Big Profits., U.S. Economy
[3-minute read] How you can evaluate an earnings season in a bear market unlike any we’ve ever experienced. Time to Stop Bailing Out Corporate America
April 14, 2020 2020 Financial Crisis, Big Picture. Big Profits., U.S. Economy
[4-minute read] Taxpayers have seen this movie before … reward poorly run large corporations with money from Washington in the belief they’ll invest in creating jobs. It doesn’t end well. 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 […]