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The Fed’s Video Game Stock Market
June 2, 2020 2020 Financial Crisis, Big Picture. Big Profits., Stocks, U.S. Economy
[5-minute read] Investing your hard-earned dollars in a stock market divorced from reality is a dangerous game. There are gains to be made, but the difficulty level could get a lot harder. S&P Sneetches Say Stocks Shift the Same
May 28, 2020 Great Stuff
Star-Belly Sneetches Today, we’re taking a trip back to childhood to discuss a famous Dr. Seuss story: The Sneetches. (Actually, we’re talking about the correlation of S&P 500 stocks … but you’ll see where I’m going with this shortly.) You see, Star-Belly Sneetches have stars on their bellies and Plain-Belly Sneetches have none. Then Sylvester […] Dow 25,000? Get Real; Robinhood’s Most Wanted … Is Carnival?
May 27, 2020 Great Stuff
Enema of the State I’m in a mood today, dear reader, so let this be a warning that a rant is incoming. First, let’s start out with today’s astonishing development that sparked this Great Stuff mood. The Dow Jones Industrial Average topped 25,000 today — the culmination of a 35% rush off its March lows. […] The Worst May Be Over, but We Haven’t Felt This Recession Yet
May 27, 2020 2020 Financial Crisis, American Investor Today, U.S. Economy
(4-minute read) Investors and consumers are feeling good. But that optimism is misplaced, as John Ross will explain today. Vaccine Dreams: Moderna, Sorrento and Novavax
May 18, 2020 Great Stuff
Damn the Torpedoes! The U.S. economy’s got something. We both know it, but we don’t talk too much about it. Ain’t no real big secret all the same. Somehow, we get around it. Listen, it don’t really matter to Wall Street. Investors believe what they want to believe. And what Wall Street believes right now […]