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Washington Makes It Rain; Invest in Biotech Again?
March 18, 2020 2020 Financial Crisis, Great Stuff
Time to Make It Rain Everybody’s talking about recession, depression, regression, correction, mass infection, elections… All Great Stuff is saying is “chill the freak out.” We’ve gone from no worry at all … to recession concerns … to full-blown depression fears in less than two weeks. It’s so bad that economists and analysts are already […] Fed on the Run; Apple Stunned; Airlines Plunge
March 16, 2020 Great Stuff
When the Fed Hits the Fan… Anyone else feel like they’re stuck in a time loop? This morning, U.S. futures trading halted after hitting a down-limit loss of 5% … again. Then, immediately after the markets opened for regular trading, stocks plunged 8% to trigger another halt … again. This fresh round of Wall Street […] Travel Bans and Broken Circuit Breakers
March 12, 2020 2020 Financial Crisis, Great Stuff
Rolling in the Deep Double the circuit breakers, double the fun? For the second time this week, trading halted on Wall Street — both in futures trading and during the regular session. Welcome to the bear market. Sparking the chaos this time around was President Trump’s less-than-reassuring and confusing response to the growing COVID-19 threat. […] Fed Sells Sanctuary; A Flash in the Pan
March 2, 2020 Great Stuff
The Fed Sells Sanctuary “Oh, the heads that turn make my back burn.” — The Cult, She Sells Sanctuary As the coronavirus began to spread in the U.S. over the weekend, we got our first look at just how economically devastating the disease can be … in China. In fact, Chinese manufacturing all but evaporated […] Trump Touts Containment; Investors Ain’t Having It
February 27, 2020 2020 Financial Crisis, Great Stuff
Going to California There was an attempt last night to assuage growing coronavirus fears in the U.S. But that attempt went over like a lead balloon. Following the fifth consecutive drop in U.S. markets, President Donald Trump expressed a whole lotta love for the nation. Trump assured everyone: “Because of all we’ve done the risk […]