I live in the USA and I am concerned about the future. I created this blog to share my thoughts on the economy and anything else that might catch my attention.
Schedule for Week of December 22, 2024
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Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!
The key economic report this week is November New Home Sales.
*----- Monday, December 23rd -----*
8:30 AM: *Chicago Fe...
Dr. Strange Move or How I Learned to Love the Bill
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After a couple of years of disinflation, the Fed changed directions and
started lowering rates. By most measures, the economy had been humming
along near a...
NVIDIA Revisited
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On August 26, 2023, 5 days before it a new closing hi at 493.55, I wrote a
critical post about NVDA - the stock, not the company. After that, the
stoc...
Stay away from popular tech stocks, part II
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Last August, I wrote a blog post arguing that largest technology and
internet companies -- Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft -- would
never grow i...
So, Where Have I Been?
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Well, of course, I have been where I am!
It's been a good few years away from this blog. I do miss some folks
terrible, and I sort of miss things financial...
Those Whom The Gods Wish To Destroy ...
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they first make mad. Still true!!!
*(Note: this post, and probably several others to follow, are actually
about the US dollar and relative currency trends....
It’s one thing to be a bozo on your own time, but as soon as you drag someone else into your incompetence, you should do the right thing and leave a note on your victim’s windshield.
I suggest, "We just stimulated the global economy! Congratulations!"
Defense? Who needs a defense? This is an economic miracle! We've all been there and we need to keep doing it. You know, smashing into stationary vehicles and then fleeing the scene. It can really add to GDP if we all do our part!
Repair labor bills? Cha-ching!
Repair shop employment? Cha-ching!
Repair part bills? Cha-ching!
Part manufacturer employment? Cha-ching!
Traffic ticket government revenue? Cha-ching!
Traffic enforcement employment? Cha-ching!
Reporter employment? Cha-ching!
Google (YouTube) shareholder profits? Cha-ching!
Real prosperity, baby. That's what I'm talking about. Or not. Your call.
That's nothing: you should see the standard of driving in Australia.
My wife was once so frustrated by the incompetence of an Australian driver in a carpark that she said "Maybe you can't drive, madam, but I can." Then she realised that they both had their windows open. Oops!
My girlfriend was driving down the street near our house here in the USA. A car came out of the parking lot and T-boned her. Just drove right into the side of her car. Hit dead center, and with force.
When the police showed up, the woman told them, and I quote, "I good citizen." Didn't stop her from getting a ticket though.
I really don't like perpetuating stereotypes, but "I good citizen" has become an ongoing joke in this household. Sometimes you just have to laugh (especially since the damage to my girlfriend's car was extensive).
Who drives out of a parking lot directly into the side of a car? How can that even happen? I mean really, my girlfriend's car must have entirely filled her field of view just before impact. It seems like one of the most preventable accidents known to man.
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Or just break a window.
That's nothing: you should see the standard of driving in Australia.
My wife was once so frustrated by the incompetence of an Australian driver in a carpark that she said "Maybe you can't drive, madam, but I can." Then she realised that they both had their windows open. Oops!
Joseph Constable,
The breaking of windows is an exclusive offer for our platinum card members only. ;)
dearieme,
Asia might give you a run for the money.
My girlfriend was driving down the street near our house here in the USA. A car came out of the parking lot and T-boned her. Just drove right into the side of her car. Hit dead center, and with force.
When the police showed up, the woman told them, and I quote, "I good citizen." Didn't stop her from getting a ticket though.
I really don't like perpetuating stereotypes, but "I good citizen" has become an ongoing joke in this household. Sometimes you just have to laugh (especially since the damage to my girlfriend's car was extensive).
Who drives out of a parking lot directly into the side of a car? How can that even happen? I mean really, my girlfriend's car must have entirely filled her field of view just before impact. It seems like one of the most preventable accidents known to man.
We have lived in Queensland so I know exactly what you mean.
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