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Technically, we're still in NATO. Rubio drove that home. The Prez is not so convinced about its usefulness. Meanwhile, since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Europe is decoupling from Russian gas and oil. But the current US regime is a loose cann…
Policy implications: this guy is coasting and hiding. I nibbled on just a few more shares I bought last week when the price was right. Otherwise, I am hiding. It feels like exile.
Your love is like a see-saw.
...And now, 90 day delay. What will happen next? Who knows? Does Donald even know? Clearly, there is not any plan at all. Fly by the seat of your pants. Throw the dice.
Insane. Except when it comes to helping himself to what's on the table and making sure his tong partners get more than their fair share. By the way, did anyone else notice? The Emperor's not wearing any clothes.
Cramer on what to own in this dicey tariff-environment.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/11/jim-cramer-explains-the-best-way-to-pick-stocks-right-now.html
Look for companies with not much business exposure overseas, he says. But here's my confirmation…
Further reputational damage: the Danes. Canadians, as we all already know, are pissed off, too. More than likely, that is the case in a great many places. Canadians are not buying American, refusing to travel and spend money here. I wonder if Doug F…
A perhaps unlikely option came to mind: Against my better judgment, here's a list of Israel Bond rates. Purchase with US dollars, interest paid in US dollars. Unless they've moved, HQ is in NJ. They have never defaulted. If you're looking for not b…
It pleases his daddy, Vlad. Options? I'm out of Junk. Don't like to trade often. Hiding in MMkt, and added to WCPNX. But look what happened today: Junk UP, I.G. DOWN. Harumph. My own portfolio's yield is down from over 4% to a bit over 2%. Two stock…
The Orange Lard-Bomb has the attention span and intellectual capability of a dead orange ferret. Chief Executive? More like an impulsive schoolboy clown. There IS NO PLAN. And it was all ill-conceived to start with.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/C…
No tariff on Russia. That point has been made. I do believe Ireland is missing from the list, too. Curious. At any rate, the method for computing each nation's tariff charged by the USA is... um.... f***ed.
(Is he not dead yet?) Glad to see Markets pop. But the volatility is insane. My former junk bond money is hiding in the MMkt. I'm not moving it outa there anytime soon.
@FD1000,
How can forum participants take you seriously when you repeatedly reference Fox News drivel?
Do you realize the reverse is true too when you guys posts lib sources which are the majority of old type media.
That's similar to saying most u…
They always say a bully needs a punch in the face to stop being a bully. China ups the tariff war. Could China be giving the punch in the face the bully needs?
He'll never admit anything or back down; he'll create a pretext (like everything else…
Right. Circular circle-jerk. Create the fraud you intend to stop. Goddam that Goldstein! It's all his fault. I saw a great sign at the demonstration on Saturday: "Make Orwell Fiction Again."
"...It's hard to argue that the analogy is NOT appropriate as McCarthy is widely regarded as one of the most powerful US Senators of all-time and his initiatives gripped the party and nation for years!"
Your analogy IS appropriate. I was adding an …
Optimistically, at some point the tariff war will end…either via Congressional action or otherwise.
So….it makes sense to compile a buy-list. It’s funny, over the last year or so I established via Schwab a number of alerts for positions I would rea…
However, in 1983, the Supreme Court—contrary to what the authors of the National Emergencies Act expected and intended—ruled that any such resolution would itself be subject to veto by the president. And it takes a two-thirds majority in both houses…
I was distressed after waking up this morning to see the Green in the indexes had turned into a sea of RED. Stinky poopy. Schwab is completing my 2-step trade today, leaving my Junk behind and buying WCPNX and SWVXX.
I'm watching closely. Are the d…
Guys, your back-and-forth has also been addressed in the very first reply, by @Old_Joe.
"...Second- I strongly suggest that you move your post out of the Off-Topic section, which is not primarily meant for financial questions and discussions. I su…
I follow this website religiously but I only occasionally post
remarkably dumb questions. My question now is what do I do with the non-equity part of my portfolio. I increased that to 70% after Trump inauguration, but I am still not doing very we…
Uncle Joe McCarthy was a bag full of assholes, true. But he was just a single Senator, not the Chief Executive. Yes, it's true, a lotta "geniuses" backed him up, for a long time.
It will take a lot of time for us to recover, eventually. But even …
