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Fear Did Not Win on September 11, 2001
September 11, 2019 Great Stuff
Fear Did Not Win I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing on this day 18 year ago. It’s one of those memories that’s forever burned in my brain … like January 28, 1986. On September 11, 2001, I was working as an inventory database specialist at a small manufacturing plant in […] JPMorgan’s Steaming Cup of Volfefe to Measure Trump Tweets
September 9, 2019 Great Stuff
JPMorgan’s Steaming Cup of Volfefe It was only a matter of time. President Donald Trump’s tweets have become a market force all on their own. So, it was only natural for some industrious soul to find a way to index the impact of those tweets. Enter JPMorgan’s Volfefe Index — a Great Stuff-worthy mashup of […] Chinese Tariffs & Trump Tweets Whipsaw the Stock Market
August 23, 2019 Great Stuff
Friday Four Play: Jerome Powell Says “As You Wish” … Almost Fans of The Princess Bride know that the biggest classic blunder is getting involved in a land war in Asia. The second is betting against a Sicilian when death is on the line. After the events of this morning, I think we really must […] The Fed Gives In, but Not Enough for Wall Street
July 31, 2019 Great Stuff
Wall Street Needs a Bigger Pacifier Do any of you have kids? I have two. That period around age 3 to 4 is just hell. They ask for everything under the sun and cry when they don’t get it — or even when they do get it. That is the perfect analogy for Wall Street […] Capital One Hacked, Beyond Meat Butchered
July 30, 2019 Great Stuff
Look Kids, Big Ben … Parliament! Summer vacation is in full swing on Wall Street. Just be sure to check your wallet, especially if it’s a Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF) wallet. Unfortunately, it’s a Griswold family vacation … and investors are stuck on a roundabout. Both the Dow and the S&P 500 have […]