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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 […]
Poll: How Often Do You Order Food Delivery? April 12, 2020 Winning Investor Daily With dine-in restaurants closed across the country, food delivery services such as Uber Eats, Grubhub and DoorDash are busier than ever.
Market FOMO Rising; Disney Plus Ultra April 9, 2020 Great Stuff Mr. FOMO Risin’ If you ever needed clear proof that the stock market does not represent the U.S. economy, today provided it. The U.S. Department of Labor announced that 6.6 million Americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week. The latest data bring the total of new claims to more than 16 million for the […]
Manic Markets, Sailing Saudis and Muddy Waters April 8, 2020 Great Stuff The Volatility Experience Manic depression is searching my soul. I know what I want, but I just don’t know. — Jimi Hendrix, “Manic Depression.” Did you see yesterday’s reversal? The market was up more than 3% across the board and then … pow! Total market reversal. Someone must’ve crossed the streams. Rather than panic about […]





