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"Is it normal for the POTUS to instruct a retail company (Walmart) to eat tariffs that he was responsible for?"
You know, I have/had the same question. I also wondered how many previous presidents had a throng of CEO's following them half way aroun…
"So, what happened if you sold a month ago?"
Oh if only everyone would have known that inner-circle, inside information that was passed out. I'll have to get me that Signal app.
"Experts say any such gift on a foreign government's behalf presents opportunities for surveilling, tracking or compromising communications of the president and anyone traveling with him. “
No worries at all! They have Signal to take care of that.
When I see your question @dily the first thing I take a look at (for better or worse) is the portfolio composition. The top 10 and sector composition at Fidelity and M* match pretty closely and didn't provide any pokes in the eye with a sharp stick …
Thanks for the reply @hank. So you constructed & maintain it, got it. I too own a number of CEF's just not in this format. I became interested back in the old FundAlarm days when a regular poster 'Ed' was all over them and he would toss them out…
@rforno - "This idiot is waging his trade 'war' in 90-day increments. If anything this kneejerk reaction is a good time to lighten up on anything you want to get rid of."
Did that this morning with a couple of laggards. Two wheels on this roller co…
@hank - So is this component CEF basket something that you assembled and manage or something that (I think you said) Fidelity manages for you? Who coordinates the buys/sells? What are you looking for from this CEF basket if RIO & FLO were parts …
"The recent elevation of Mr. Bessent, who is viewed as a pragmatist on trade, to lead the talks with China has also helped to calm markets."
Is this the same guy who couldn't tell congressman Pocan who pays tariffs? We're doomed. Maybe he could use…
From Barrons last night:
"By Sabrina Escobar | Thursday, May 8
Rocket Ship. Stocks jumped Thursday after President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with the U.K. just days before the U.S. is expected to begin negotiations with China.
The U.K. d…
By Jennifer Rubin, The Contrarian
"The economy is at the mercy of the least informed president in history"
Trump’s scattered brain creates havoc
From Paul Krugman:
"Why you shouldn’t get excited about his “deals”"
Will Trump Pretend to Fix What…
"So you let people go and you're looking for new people to fill the positions that they had experience in?"
Help me out here please, how is this efficient in any way, shape or form? What is the motivation other than to create fear or chaos? Some sy…
@Old_Joe - I thought that Kristi Noem was the dog shooter. Bondi does it too? And please, there's more brain matter in cow pies than there is in these two combined.
You don't need to be a lawyer to understand the constitution. Try reading it dumb ass or get your mommy to read it to you.
Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance - The Week Ahead
Heather Cox Richardson - Letters From an American
Yes, yes and more yes but all of little importance. What is important is that his flock of devotees swallow it hook, line and sinker no matter how ludicrous or insane.
I too read forecasts, mostly to learn the various pluses and minuses that shape how they think. No way could I cover that on my own.
No matter how good they are I don't see how any of them can handle todays 3-min tweets of change.
58,220 US casualties and 1,582 Americans remain MIA/POW to date. I won't ever be forgetting any of that. So difficult to believe that was over 50 years ago.
"Why is the freakin government even involved with corporate decisions like this."
Because it reveals them as the complete and utter fools they are. Their followers are convinced that other countries or folks will be paying those tariffs but certain…
