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Stocks’ Bubble Bobble; Straight Outta Oxford; Nikola Now July 20, 2020 Great Stuff Bubble, Bubble Toil and Trouble I had a rather disturbing revelation this weekend, dear reader … one I haven’t had since the 2008 financial crisis. On Saturday, I was minding my own business, playing video games online to wind down from the week. You know, social distancing and all that. Nothing out of the usual. […]
The Fed Rolls On; Sticking Stamps.com February 20, 2020 Great Stuff In a Crisis, 3’s a Crowd Great news, everyone! The U.S. economy is fundamentally solid and the outlook “is a good picture,” at least according to Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida. The Fed’s vice chairman also touted the U.S.’s labor market — the strongest in 50 years — calling it a “huge positive.” Clarida […]
Spooktober Is a Scream as Markets Fall 3% in 2 Days October 2, 2019 Great Stuff Spooktober Starts With a Scream According to my daughters, October is “spooky time!” Given how this month started off, they are more right than they know. It’s only the second day of the month, and both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index are down roughly 3%. If that’s not spooky, I […]
The Fed’s Biggest Nightmare; Retail Gets Real; WeGiveUp October 1, 2019 Great Stuff Is the U.S. Economy Going Stag? I saw an ugly word pop up over the weekend. No, not that word … or that word, either. Seriously, you kiss your mother with that mouth? The word was “stagflation,” and it’s the word that the U.S. Federal Reserve fears most of all. Now, stagflation is traditionally defined […]
Traders Love the Choppy Markets April 18, 2018 Investing, Investment Opportunities We’ve seen more volatility in the market in the past two months than the two years before it combined. And whenever there’s a choppy market, traders typically will come out in full force.