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Another Global Contagion?
Sept 20-24
Markets Sag On Evergrande's Potential Collapse
First, it was COVID19 wrecking economies around the globe, now…
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On Inflation
A Brief Essay on Inflation
Several weeks ago I promised you a more detailed briefing on inflation. This
issue is…
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Never Forget
September 8-11
Today, Saturday, September 11, 2021, marks the solemn 20th anniversary of the
terror attacks on the World Trade…
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Final Weeks of Summer
August 30 - September 3
Seven In A Row!
Recently, I noted how rare is a six-month stretch of positive…
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A Somber Week
August 23-27
Sadly, the situation in Kabul, Afghanistan, has gone from chaotic to tragic with
the cowardly attacks on August…
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Summer Doldrums
August 16-20
A Market Pause?
The stock market has posted positive returns for the last six months in a row.…
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Milestones
Week of August 9-13
A Couple of Anniversaries:
On August 12, 1981, IBM introduced the IBM 5150, better known as…
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Keeping It Simple
August 2-6
Friday's Jobs Report:
Today's jobs report (for July) was solid with almost a million…
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Shortest Recession Ever!
July 26 - 30
Shortest Recession Ever!
Check out this table from Compound Advisors:
The Covid induced recession of 2020…
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Energy, Inflation, Earnings & Blooms!
July 19 -23
More on Inflation:
Perhaps I've become a little obsessed with inflation but I'm…
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As Time Goes By...
July 12 - 16
Airline Travel:
The TSA provides a daily count of passengers passing through their security
checkpoints. Here&…
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As Time Goes By. . .
For the Week Ended July 9, 2021
The second half of 2021 has begun with quarterly earnings reports next up.…