Jobs Data Vapor Lock; Shopify Shocks; Gamers Game AmokMay 6, 2020by Joseph HargettGreat StuffThe Market Gods Are Crazy Any Great Stuff readers home-schooling kids right now? It’s quite the experience, let me tell you. New math? Pshaw … I’ve done things with fractions and limits in the past week that would turn you white. Yes, Mr. Great Stuff, we get it. Math is hard. But what about the […]
Wall Street’s Chinese Fire Drill; Roku Upgraded; Fitbit Leaves ChinaOctober 9, 2019by Joseph HargettGreat StuffWall Street’s Chinese Fire Drill The needle on the “Trade War Cycle” moved again this morning. After yesterday’s heavy sell-off on trade fears, did you really expect anything less? The major market indexes are up just shy of 1% as of this writing. Traders are reportedly rallying around news that China will accept a partial […]
Video Game Makers Game You Through MicrotransactionsDecember 10, 2018by Joseph HargettTechnologyAs regular readers know, I’m an old-school gamer. My first video game system was an Atari 2600, with Combat!, Pitfall, Q-Bert … even the much maligned E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial game. But gaming has changed considerably since the days of the Atari 2600. No longer do you just buy a video game and play it at […]