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Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: Energy Edition
June 14, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., News, Oil
You know what really gets my goat? Plenty of things, to be honest. But the goat-gettingest thing of all is deliberate, self-interested spin masquerading as “research” on critical issues. Energy is a case in point. Consumer Sentiment Crashes, Ulta Splashes & DocuSign Faxes
June 13, 2022 Great Stuff
It’s Times Like These… Great Ones, I was all ready to come into today like a new day rising … a brand-new sky to hang the stars upon tonight. I figured that after last week’s barrage of bad news and Wall Street’s accompanying sell-off, the markets would even out a bit. After all, most of […] The $3.96 Billion Margin Call
June 13, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Cryptocurrency, Economy, News
MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor was one of the biggest advocates of bitcoin as it rose and rose throughout 2020 and 2021. His software company started acquiring the cryptocurrency as a Treasury reserve asset, presuming it might be a more stable store of wealth than their dollar-based assets. It wasn’t, and now Michael Saylor is just a few bad trading days away from a $3.96 billion margin call. Simmer-Down Sunday: Apple Pay Later, But Who’s Buying?
June 12, 2022 Great Stuff
Buy Now, Pay … Never? Great Ones, we’ve talked enough about fear lately — some real legitimate terrors, like recessionary fears, supply chain worries and all that jazz. ‘Course, we’ve talked about some … how do we say this … less-than-usual fears, such as wading through a thrift shop’s sea of used Crocs and secondhand […] Etsy’s Poppin’ Tags Wall Street Style
June 11, 2022 Great Stuff
What’s The Deal With Thrift Shopping? Hey, Great Ones, can we go thrift shopping? What? What? What? What? You know … pop some tags? Only $20 in our pockets? Hunting through clothing racks looking for a come-up? Again … what? I’m talking about secondhand consignment stores. The ones that pile all the clothes other people […]