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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.
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 […]
Tangled Market Morgans; Therapy in the Lap of Luxury April 6, 2020 Great Stuff A Tale of 2 Morgans It is the best of times; it is the worst of times. We’re living in both an age of wisdom and an age of foolishness. And while this weekend’s coronavirus news helped lift expectations for the spring of hope … we’re likely headed toward a winter of despair. Dickens? On […]
Jobs Vs. Corona; Drinking Constellations; Tesla Celebrations April 3, 2020 Great Stuff Friday Four Play: The “Come on Get Happy” Edition It’s Friday, and everyone knows you gotta get down on Friday. You know, you’ve gotta be fresh? Gotta go downstairs … have a bowl of cereal? (With all the good music you reference, Mr. Great Stuff … Rebecca Black? Why? Just … why?) Yeah … about […]
6.6 Million Job Cuts; Luckin Nuts; Zoom’s a Klutz April 2, 2020 Great Stuff Thanks, I Hate Record-Setting Years Anyone else tired of records? I’m not talking about vinyl. My vinyl collection is one of the few things keeping me sane during this quarantine (The White Album, Led Zeppelin IV, Ziggy Stardust, Dark Side of the Moon, Facelift, Paul’s Boutique, World Domination … it gets more eccentric as the […]






