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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 […]
Facebook’s Altered Reality Glasses; Breaking up With FedEx September 18, 2019 Great Stuff Just Rolled Into the Shop Ever have one of those moments driving your car where things just don’t feel right? A slight pull to the side, an engine stutter, a weird hitch while shifting gears … and then everything goes back to normal. There’s no engine light, but you have a feeling that orange beacon […]
Dark Phoenix Torches Disney’s Earnings, But Investors Can’t See the Endgame August 7, 2019 Great Stuff Dark Phoenix Torches Walt Disney The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) is known for gobbling up franchises. When Disney consumed both Marvel and Star Wars, there was much gnashing of teeth from both respective fanbases. But the results have been stellar … if you ignore Solo: A Star Wars Story. (Seriously, you had plenty of […]
The Trade War Truce Rally: AMD, Apple, Nvidia and Oil? July 1, 2019 Great Stuff Today’s G-20 rally is no surprise. There was no way President Donald Trump was coming out of the G-20 meeting without a win — one way or another. And he certainly got a win. I’m not talking about the pause in the trade war — that was a given. It fits Trump’s M.O. to a […]
The Real Question for the $63 Billion AbbVie-Allergan Acquisition June 25, 2019 Great Stuff I know my brain doesn’t work quite right. I wouldn’t be writing Great Stuff if it did. Today, I’m left with a burning question on AbbVie’s $63 billion cash and stock acquisition of Allergan. It’s not about the viability of the combined company. Both AbbVie Inc. (NYSE: ABBV) and Allergan PLC (NYSE: AGN) face serious […]





