Stock Market
One Good Ponzi Deserves Another
EconomyA turbulent history has taught Chinese leaders that not every problem has a solution and that too great an emphasis on total mastery over specific events could upset the harmony of the universe. Read More
First Gifts of the Holiday Season
Stock MarketI love these little people; and it is not a slight thing when they, who are so fresh from God, love us. Read More
The Buyback Debate
Stock MarketFor the Truth the Turkey is in Comparison a much more respectable Bird, and withal a true original Native of America… He is besides, though a little vain & silly, a Bird of Courage, and Read More
Jerome Knows His Lines
Stock MarketOf course, it earned little notice amid the noise emanating from Imperial Washington’s impeachment extravaganza. But Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before Congress this week, too. Here’s the money quote: The U.S. Read More
There He Goes Again…
Stock MarketIf you’re an active investor, it’s easy to be consumed by economic data. Makes some sense, though… As the economy oscillates between recessions and expansions, it stands that the stock market should follow. Read More
It Can’t Add Up
Stock MarketThe unemployment rate is at a 50-year low, 3.5%. The trailing 12-month Consumer Price Index less food and energy posted at 2.35% in September; that’s about as close to the Federal Reserve’s 2. Read More
A Step Towards Common Sense
Stock MarketIt’s the question of the day, the week, the month, the year, the entire damn era, submitted shortly before this morning’s open by Sven Henrich: “What is the true state of markets and the economy Read More
A Screaming Comes Across Their Screens
Stock Market“Price” today is being driven by a three-headed monster. There’s the mindless headline-reading algorithm. We have also the idiot day-trader. And, finally, it’s the momentum-riding speculator. It’s completely uncoupled from economic and financial fundamentals. Read More
