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Yes, here it is.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/17/politics/trump-watches-wyoming-invs/index.html
"...Now, the watchmaker's origins are in question after CNN tried to track down the company behind the devices. They aren't based in Switzerland, but thei…
Somewhere else around here, I've linked a CNN article pointing to a half-dead mailing address which Dr. Orange is using as a catch-all so that people can order "Swiss" Wyoming-domiciled watches and other do-dads attached to his name. If he were only…
I do not think I was thick skinned when I was unemployed a few years at a time or when I was employed for that matter. If I were thick skinned, perhaps, I would not have been as unemployed as I was. Once I decided I am not going to look for a job …
Yep. I added more last week. I am probably down about 5% in the current foray into this stock - third time in four years. I started the first time during Covid at near $100. I will hate to give back any profits I already took on BA stock. Each …
I will not argue that the jobs and inflation statistics are the least bit accurate--- except in comparison to themselves, month by month. Tariffs are stoopid. And I just early-voted for Jill Stein. The lesser of 3 evils. But in comparison to the Ora…
In Senegal:
https://cdn.britannica.com/38/5038-050-F7CFE2C9/Elevation-Africa.jpg
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nyc-bound-boeing-767-makes-224137827.html
Memories! Ravi Shankar. Oh, the connections: Concert For Bangladesh. After George died, there was the Concert For George. I saw the redux in the theater a couple of years ago. Norah Jones is Shankar's daughter. And Shankar's other daughter led some …
Whoever designed the feed, gets my thank you.
It wasn't always walled-off, the way it is now. Chip and David are responsible. They responded to specific requests and made it so. We could not do what we are doing here, without them. :)
18 Oct, '24:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2024-10-18/bloomberg-real-yield-10-18-2024-video
...Good idea for bond investors to extend duration, but not out to the far end.
Suggested: single-B Loans. "Not for upside, but for Carry."
no worries.
BTW, what is "Off-topic" forum?
That's the place to argue about the thickness of your auntie's moustache or the price of bacon in Macon. Or whether Arianna Grande does great musical impersonations. (She DOES!). ;)
@Crash,
Making me do more work?!
Your article says, "Net of interest earned on the government’s investments, the total was a record $882 billion." Consistent with the rounded $900B in my post.
"off-topic" forum? May be share a link so I can che…
@hank has mentioned that, after some robust economic numbers lately, the perceived, inevitable rate cut cycle might NOT continue as scheduled; "as scheduled" in most investors' minds, at least. I am starting to agree. Where's the neutral rate, if th…
(Transferred over from "Off-Topic" forum:)
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/18/us-deficit-tops-1point8-trillion-in-2024-as-interest-on-debt-surpasses-trillion-dollar-mark.html
Interest on the debt = more than $1T now.
"...the cost of that tariff is passed along to the consumer..."
Truth.
But that's a business decision, to do so. It's not a thing sent down from on high by the Prince Of Darkness, to be obeyed without thinking, without exception.
Boeing re-bought Spirit, right? Bring it under the same tent? Maybe that is still in the works, but pending? More control over things, that way. I was re-reading the Guardian excerpt. Sounds like at least two bad things continue to go on: Regulatory…
I'm 70. Officially OLD. Are not DODBX and HBLIX a bit more like each other, compared to WBALX? I just threw that one into the mix. And Morningstar doesn't always label and align things very well. I own WBALX. Performance-wise, HBLIX and WBALX are in…
Truth and Reality are just not his concern. And apparently about half the country doesn't care about it all, right along with him. I just can't fart loud enough.
No surprise there. Esper is totally negative on Trumpster, too. I hope the pre-election polls are proved wrong about how many voters are choosing the Orange Fascist. Really. Despair fills me, lately.
My own "dawgs" included ENIC and PSTL, but surely are not limited to those two. I'm sworn off REITS and RE funds. All we can do is to do our due diligence and research and then make a choice to pull the trigger, or NOT. (James Bond, to "Q:" "It's ha…
Figured I would bump this thread up so members will remember to trade!
Under the title, "Is the Two-Year-Old Bull Market 2 Legit 2 Quit?" Schwab provided an analysis of the current bull market from a historical perspective. I thought it was a good…
@Crash That's what I'm talking about ! Crash , do you have a wheel tax ?
What on earth??? Wheel tax. Seriously? Is that supposed to correspond with how much you pay on the toll road? Sounds nuts. As you know, we have no toll roads here.
But my wif…
I just used the offered scan. No guarantees, but thankfully there is nothing they could find that is worth noting. I use Malwarebytes on my Mac already. Reputable.
The good news is that starting in 2025, drug costs will be capped at $2,000, so exposure isn't unlimited.
Good to know! Great information. My Part D is a Wellcare Plan. Going to a ZERO premium in 2025. I use the plan for most of my oodles of 'script…
Fiat, bogus "sadistics" used as the measure by which the amount of the COLA gets decided. Imaginary reality on the part of the gummint. "Lies, damned lies, and statistics."
You don't know what you're talking about, and the evidentiary background fo…
At this point, I have chosen peace of mind with no medical bills over lowest cost.
As I said, as I get older, one thing less to worry about in my life might be worth the extra $372 a year.
Same here. That amounts to the current combined amount I co…
+1.
...And I would call this nothing more than a glitch, but in my State, the "hover" feature does not work on the map, for our Maui County. Kauai, yes. Honolulu, yes. Hawaii County ("The Big Island",) yes.
