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Outplaying Big Banks; J.B. Hunt Bucks Up
April 15, 2020 Great Stuff
Banks Can’t Dance Regular Great Stuff readers know that music underpins many of our pop culture references. But, try as I might, I couldn’t come up with a good banking song for today’s issue. Not even a jingle. The only banking-related pop culture reference that came to mind was the old 1970s Smith Barney commercial: […] Market FOMO Rising; Disney Plus Ultra
April 9, 2020 Great Stuff
Mr. FOMO Risin’ If you ever needed clear proof that the stock market does not represent the U.S. economy, today provided it. The U.S. Department of Labor announced that 6.6 million Americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week. The latest data bring the total of new claims to more than 16 million for the […] Econ Disaster; Tobacco Grows Vaccines Faster?
April 1, 2020 Great Stuff
Would You Like to Know More? Are you doing your part, citizen? Yesterday, the White House laid it all on the line. By staying the course on social distancing, we can do more than create a thousand points of light … We can save 2.2 million Americans. That’s 2 million dreams for the world we’re […] Viable Vaccines and Yesterday’s Dreams
March 30, 2020 Great Stuff
There’s an Ordinary World… Somehow I have to find. And as I try to make my way to the ordinary world, I will learn to survive. I hope you like spending time with your family, ‘cause we’re in for another month of social distancing. As part of his regular COVID-19 briefing to the American people, […] No. 1 In Infections; Pot for Profit; Crapping Out in China
March 27, 2020 Great Stuff
Friday Four Play: The “WE’RE NO. 1!” Edition Are we having fun yet? Thousand-point swings in the Dow used to send investors panicking and running through the streets. Now? Meh. Been there, done that. This week, the Dow posted its biggest three-day gain since 1931. All the major financial publications crowed about it. “We’re back […]