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Orange Clown. His integrity and intelligence are pulp. "Should have made a deal." But some things are more important than MONEY, more important than profit and the bottom line.
...And this is to say nothing of foreign policy. I think Joe's was close to a disaster. But Trump has zero inkling that (for example) peace negotiations must include both parties to the conflict. He thinks he is the King, and he is acting like it. D…
msf: His point, as I take it, is that the numbers, though accurate are misunderstood. So things are worse than people get from the numbers reading them simplistically. True enough. But then he goes and does the same thing by simplistically presentin…
Reinvesting divvy from ET. The limit Order price has not been reached yet.
EDIT TO ADD: new shares added at $19.99. Indices are seriously down, this morning.
I broke my own rule by buying into BLX in Panama.
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (the Bank) is a specialized multinational bank. The Bank is established to support the financing of trade and economic integration in Latin America a…
Re: chicken eggs: a cause of unhealthy high cholesterol in the blood? I do consume a goodly share. My statin pill works well to counter any ill effects. But eggs do offer us protein, too.
@Crash: "Also, the newfangled yardstick that he and his team designed gives a much better, more accurate look at the Big Picture."
I agree that the measures he takes aim at can for sure be critiqued (like I said about U-3), and that he's right that…
That particular contribution from @Mark and the article included in the link are certainly NOT off-topic. Surely, that stuff is relevant to the overall investing environment. Anyhow, it was reposted by OJ. I've offered my two cents in both spots. Th…
I found the article to be insightful and clear. The author's own career pedigree lends weight to what he's explaining. Also, the newfangled yardstick that he and his team designed gives a much better, more accurate look at the Big Picture. I suppose…
I think we've all suspected that the statistics (sadistics!) were misleading or incomplete. Ludwig expertly, starkly, clearly and utterly exposes the flaws. AND he's devised an alternative "measuring stick" by which to report economic realities on t…
”We've heard over and over, do not let the political environment sway your investing decisions.”
@Crash - That’s probably great advice for 80-90% of investors - mostly younger and employed - who research shows are usually better off letting it ride…
I am preoccupied in the direction that the USA is heading in. It used to be that the dollar was the currency that the whole world used for transactions. Now, I am thinking that it will lose value as the country, presided over by a madman, seems to w…
We've heard over and over, do not let the political environment sway your investing decisions. I'd say that used to be good advice. But we are a long way from a normal situation, in which Dems and Reps disagreed about policy. The rift started at lea…
14 Feb, 2025:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2025-02-14/bloomberg-real-yield-02-14-2025-video
Sticky inflation, FED will not be cutting rates. Maybe 10-year at 5% this year...Powell: "we are close, but not there," with regard to inflation. …
+1.
The "herd." And how easily they are swayed. Is that very fact not an indictment of the educational system? In my friend's wife's school district, she is flat-out not ALLOWED to flunk a student. Jaypers crud.
Coup d'etat. If you can't see it, that's because you don't WANT to see it.
They are blind guides. And if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
@hondo This IS the OFF-TOPIC forum. Politics IS off-topic, on an investing site. Say what you want to; just quit trolling people. It's childish garbage.
This @hondo trolling people needs to be stopped. Just leave, hondo. Many years ago, there was a dork trolling me, here. It's never a good and proper thing to do. There seems to be no getting through to the Orange Kool-Aid imbibers, though.
"Off Topic" might ostensibly include everything from Apples to Zoos. You're manufacturing an issue. You mean "off-topic" should not be really off-topic? ORK.
Re: Birmingham:
"Sen. Katie Britt, an Alabama Republican who serves on the Appropriations Committee, was among the first to speak out in favor of a “targeted approach” to reducing government waste. The University of Alabama at Birmingham has said t…
Romanian (NATO and EU member) election canceled by the country's Supreme Court. Russian interference. President just resigned, even as the country prepares for a "make-up" election.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3w805xjg1xo
And "J-a-D" comes …
