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Trade War Part 2: Interest-Rate Cut Boogaloo June 5, 2019 Great Stuff The U.S.-China trade war has entered phase 2. The first phase was hiking tariffs and trying to see who would blink first. But neither side blinked. In fact, China called the U.S. on tariffs and backed out of trade negotiations in May amid some pretty strong rhetoric. Now, with both countries feeling the tariff effects, […]
Apple’s Rotten Truth June 4, 2019 Great Stuff Apple Inc.’s (Nasdaq: AAPL) iTunes is dead. The iconic music software that helped drive iPod and iPhone sales is on the way out. Eighteen is such a young age to go. *Sniff* But it is a necessary death. iPhone sales have tanked for the past two quarters. Consumers just don’t see the point in paying more […]
The FTC Investigates Big Tech Companies Google and Amazon June 3, 2019 Great Stuff Big Tech and the government … they see your every move. Now these two juggernauts of information are going head-to-head in classic trust-busting fashion. The Wall Street Journal reported over the weekend that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched two investigations into Alphabet Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) — aka Google — for antitrust violations. Separately, The Washington Post said […]

The Lord of the Bling May 23, 2019 Great Stuff Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) employees tried to pull their best Gandalf the White yesterday, but Saruman — I mean, Jeff Bezos — wasn’t having it. Almost 8,000 Amazon employees signed a letter requesting that the company take immediate and serious steps toward curbing its environmental impact. The letter was to be given to Bezos at […]