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Shaking my head. Supremely un-surprised. But PLEASE make it stop. Clowns, liars and jokers are running this gummint. I need to vomit. Again. The Orange, evil porker evades any accountability, in the meantime. As ever.
Yessir! I've looked at DHL, too. But I don't wanna have tax removed before I see my dividend. That's what the Norwegian Tax Authority did when I owned Norsk Hydro. A great company, been around forever. NHYDY ticker, OTC in USA. A 25% haircut. I sold…
Yessir! I've looked at DHL, too. But I don't wanna have tax removed before I see my dividend. That's what the Norwegian Tax Authority did when I owned Norsk Hydro. A great company, been around forever. NHYDY ticker, OTC in USA. A 25% haircut. I sold…
I think the "woke" agenda has alienated a great many of those who are disaffected away from the Dem Party--- regardless of anything else, be it wages, cost of living, etc. "Gender -fluid?" You gotta be kidding me, they say. It's visceral with them, …
The country is ideologically split. Ignorant and racist white males---many of them--- resent losing pride of place. So, they're engaging in a backlash. Criminal Doctor Orange feeds them the pap they want to hear. He's of the same ilk. Ignorant women…
@yugo.
BLX and FBP.
I was not necessarily looking for LatAm banks, but these two looked good when I was shopping and investigating. I insist on getting a dividend of at least 3% due to the higher risk in single stocks as opposed to mutual funds. My…
Bandi Lee and the others are quite correct.
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250212863/thedangerouscaseofdonaldtrump/
https://bandylee.com/books/
Of particular interest to me:
https://app.thebookpatch.com/BookStore/profile-of-a-nation-trumps-min…
WIKI: ...(B)ig business developed an increasingly close partnership with the Italian Fascist and German Nazi governments after they took power. Business leaders supported the government's political and military goals. In exchange, the government pur…
26% in US Junk here. The rest of my bonds are all over the quality spectrum. Is Puerto Rico "EM?" Or overseas, foreign? Two of my three single stocks are in LatAm. The other is HQ'd in Panama City. That particular bank just issued a pile of new d…
We are in the midst of an ongoing dissolution in this country. And everyone who voted for an Orange felon is complicit. Evil, (Congressional Repugnants) or just can't see past their own noses.
Dumps only interest in the Ukraine was when he was trying to take advantage of Zelensky for Ukraine's mineral rights. Dump has no compassion and no ability to relate.
But sure, give that man a Nobel Peace prize. He keeps insisting he deserves…
Powell went along with Yellen, that inflation is transitory, remember? Since then, to my mind, he and the rest of the rate-setters have regained a great deal of credibility. Stand pat, I say.
Yes, he thinks of anything and everything in terms of the benjamins, that is all. Public service???? What's THAT? It does not compute for him. It's like:
2+2=fish. (Stole a line from "The Big Short.")
Dancing around the fact that Ukraine is not yet in NATO?
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/17/trump-putin-steve-witkoff-ukraine-security-guarantees.html
Be VERY suspicious of this... Putin cannot be trusted any more than the Orange Farce.
From A.I.: The "top of the credit cycle" refers to the peak phase of the credit cycle, characterized by the most expansive credit conditions. During this phase, interest rates are typically low, lending requirements are relaxed, and the availability…
Guilty as charged but it's a struggle to break the habit of caring for family members at my own expense. To be fair they don't ask for anything but it is satisfying to assist them when I know they are struggling. I do try to find a balance as best a…
15 August, '25:
What WILL the FED do in September? Inflation remains hot. Some are calling the situation, "stagflation Light."
Where is the neutral rate, then? KELSEY BERRO: at the moment, rates are modestly restrictive, at 4,25-4,5%. KATHY JONES: …
I jumped through it. I appreciate his notion of "Investcom" stages akin to the military's "Defcon" stages, even though it's impossible to time it all just right. Trying to time a top or bottom, or a top or bottom in terms of investor sentiment, can'…
Allies need to get serious re: aid to Ukraine, need to give Zelenskyy enough to WIN, not just to survive, barely. That goes for the US and Europe and whoever else. Putin's got the manpower, but he's not afraid to waste it. "Cannon fodder." The Allie…
Always playing both ends off the middle here. We will celebrate surviving 25 years together in 2026. Married, even! A big deal expensive trip is in the offing. Stashing cash in MMkt to grow it and keep it away from the ravages of the Stock Market. O…
.....Well, well, well. My Junk has held up pretty well of late, even though it's supposed to be more tied to equity performance than Investment Grade paper. My stocks--- both in funds and single stocks, have been on a roller coaster from earlier thi…
It’s in the 90s here in Michigan. We wear enough to “cover the basics”. Some of the outdoor “views” are great right now. :)
Yes, bird watching makes the time go by pretty quickly. My favorite spot is Kailua Beach. Excellent, and not wall-to-wall pe…
