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Back to SearchWeak Data Sinks Dollar But Floats Stocks Ep. 268
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More weak economic data today sent the U.S. stock market to record highs; at least the Dow and the S&P hit new records. NASDAQ not quite, bu…
8 years, 8 months ago
Market Ringing Lots of Bells:Ep. 267
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There are market indicators of a major top as illustrated by the Blue Apron IPO, as it represents the failure of a very weak company attempt…
8 years, 8 months ago
Another Weak Jobs Report Portrayed as Strong – Ep. 266
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There wasn't much of a market reaction to this Nonfarm Payroll report; the dollar index was only up .2% on the day. It closed up flat on the…
8 years, 8 months ago
What It Means To Be An American – Ep. 265
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One of the key differences between Americans and citizens of other countries is that in most nations of the world, individuals gradually won…
8 years, 8 months ago
Dependence Day. Americans Celebrate Free Stuff, Not Freedom – Ep. 264
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Independence Day is a great American holiday, but it fills me with joy and sadness. I love to commemorate what America was, and the whole id…
8 years, 8 months ago
Blue Apron: All That’s Missing is the Sock Puppet – Ep. 263
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Blue Apron Holdings IPO
The Blue Apron Holdings IPO today is reminiscent of the dot com boom. The market is saying the 5-year old company i…
8 years, 8 months ago
Republican Replacement Won’t Fix ObamaCare – Ep. 262
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Once again the solution doesn't work. As with the Democrats' solution, the penalties are too low. In both the House and the Senate, trying…
8 years, 8 months ago
Senate Plan Makes ObamaCare Worse – Ep. 261
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Let the SS ObamaCare Ship Sink
The Republicans in the Senate finally unveiled their version of ObamaCare Repeal & Replace. It's very heavy …
8 years, 9 months ago
All Tax Cuts Are Temporary – Ep. 260
Summary: Every tax cut is temporary. Ryan's premise that we can't get the stimulus we need without a permanent tax cut is complete nonsense. Congres…
8 years, 9 months ago
Government, Not Amazon Putting Cashiers Out of Work – Ep. 259
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Amazon Buys Whole Foods
The Dow was up today; mainly on the surprise announcement that Amazon, the king of on-line retailing, is buying Whol…
8 years, 9 months ago