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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: […] Relishing Relief: Fastenal Your Seatbelts
April 14, 2020 Great Stuff
How Do You Spell Relief? And they’re off! The first (annual?) U.S. quarantined corporate earnings season kicked off this morning, and investors loved the red-hot rally action. It was 2% to 3% gains across the board as the market opened. Wall Street finally has concrete data on how the pandemic has affected American businesses. JPMorgan […] Titanic Earnings; Choppy Sailing; Cinemas Failing
April 13, 2020 Great Stuff
A Titanic Earnings Season The markets rallied sharply last week in anticipation that things are starting to get better. And, admittedly they are … where the pandemic is concerned. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the outbreak is finally stabilizing across the U.S. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute […] 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. We’re Headed for a Double Bottom in The Stock Market
April 10, 2020 2020 Financial Crisis, Big Picture. Big Profits., U.S. Economy
[10-minute video] Stocks have recovered a lot of ground recently … but when headlines come out about the hit to GDP and manufacturing indexes, investors will panic again.