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CoronaCoin? Maybe Not; Dropbox Like It’s Hot February 21, 2020 Great Stuff Friday Four Play: The “Crypto Goes Viral” Edition To paraphrase Dr. Ian Malcolm, “Capitalism, uh, finds a way.” If you’re not familiar with the great Dr. Ian Malcolm, he’s the chaos theory mathematician from 1993’s smash hit Jurassic Park. And the nifty little cryptocurrency I discovered this morning is nothing short of chaos. Say hello […]
The Fed Rolls On; Sticking Stamps.com February 20, 2020 Great Stuff In a Crisis, 3’s a Crowd Great news, everyone! The U.S. economy is fundamentally solid and the outlook “is a good picture,” at least according to Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida. The Fed’s vice chairman also touted the U.S.’s labor market — the strongest in 50 years — calling it a “huge positive.” Clarida […]
Maniacs on the Trading Floor; Tesla’s Not Shocking Anymore February 19, 2020 2020 Financial Crisis, Great Stuff Sucking the Marrow out of Wall Street Today, dear readers, we’re going to talk about mania — Wall Street’s mania. From Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) to Tesla Inc. (Nasdaq: TSLA), investors have pushed stock valuations to the breaking point and beyond. In fact, Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) recently declared that — […]
Apple Is the Canary; Buffett Goes Kroger-ing February 18, 2020 Great Stuff COVID-19: Greater Than Just Apple Oh man … what a weekend! (There ain’t no party like a Presidents Day party. Am I right?) But it wasn’t all George-cherry Jell-O shots and Abe appletinis… In this midst of consuming my executive branch libations, I was struck with a thought: What would it take for Wall Street […]
Walmart vs. Amazon: Clash of the E-Commerce Giants February 17, 2020 Currency, Stocks, Winning Investor Daily In today’s Market Insights, I discuss Walmart’s recent success with my friend and colleague Jeff Yastine … as well as the company’s ongoing battle with Amazon.