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Panic Shopping; Tesla Goes Big in China December 20, 2019 Great Stuff Friday Four Play: The “Panic Shopping” Edition (Did a friend forward you this email? If so, you owe them big-time! Seriously, this is Great Stuff. We don’t take that title lightly. After you’ve thanked your friend profusely, why not sign up for yourself today? It’s mostly painless. I promise.) So, you’ve got all your holiday […]
Impeachment Melt-Up; Maxing out With Micron December 19, 2019 Great Stuff Ain’t That a Peach I’ve been hesitant to wade into the impeachment waters … for obvious reasons. I don’t like politics. I mean, I do … but I don’t like mixing them with investing advice unless it’s absolutely necessary. I’m putting a toe in the impeachment pond today because the U.S. House of Representatives voted […]
Trade Winds Blow Cold; Karuna Matata; Boeing Under Pressure November 18, 2019 Great Stuff Chinese Sweater Weather Welcome to Monday! It’s a cold Monday too … and I’m not just talking about the weather. The U.S.-China trade war front has grown cold as well. Last week’s enthusiasm over a “phase one” trade deal all but died after President Trump signaled that he didn’t approve tariff rollbacks as part of […]
The Repo Man Is Coming; Snap’s Back; Comcast’s “Free” Flex October 23, 2019 Great Stuff The Repo-Rate Man Is Coming Did you think we were done talking about the Federal Reserve and repo rates? (I’ll bet you wished we were.) About one month ago, the financial media were filled with stories about a “mini” crisis involving overnight lending rates, bank liquidity and the Fed’s reserve rates for financial institutions. Yeah […]
Gold Goes Digital; Tesla’s Asleep at the Wheel September 10, 2019 Great Stuff Gold Goes Digital Move over, Jed Clampett. Black gold — Texas tea — is so yesterday. Gold is going digital. Cryptocurrency issuer Paxos just announced the launch of PAX Gold, a regulated gold stablecoin. For the newly initiated in cryptocurrency, a stablecoin is a cryptocurrency backed by a “stable” asset or basket of assets, such […]