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thursday January 28 2021 First GME and AMC now Silver and silver miners. What, AOC and Ted Cruz agree in an issue, huh? The markets and government are voting for the hedge funds not the little guy who ran up GME via options. This is an authoritarian government, ruling by Exec Order rather than…
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Tuesday Sept 1 2020 Zooom revenue jumped 355% to $663.5 M beating estimaes of $5400M. Articles from the WSJ Companies cut back on MBA Job offers. This is in line with articles detailing schools cutting back MBA programs. Take away for students, My contention that certificate exams now displace graduate degrees. JC Penny not…
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Moday August31 2020 The attorney for JCP says the rescue is in the wings but then he is still billing for his services. As the talks stall and Kohls and Target appear to be doing at least okay, it is hard to see who would want to assume the $ 5 B in debt that…
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Monday Aug 24 2020 Katie Beal Brown created her own vbrand of hard seltzer – Ranch Water. A mash up of agave, lime juice, and flavoring to make a drink that tastes like Tequila. The website now lists three varieties. She was working in mareting in NYC but the family had roots in West Texas.…
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Friday Feb 7 2020 Dollar Surge Threatens Even Modest Energy Recovery Friday Feb 7, 2020 6 52 AM CST Liquefied natural gas is at the lowest price on record in Asia at $3 per million British thermal units BTUs. That is down from $20 six years ago. WSJ Friday Morning 2/7/20 Legendary Investor Jim Rogers…
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Weekend Oct 19 2019 Energy Prices Headed for November Low Excerpts from Energy Shares Decline Faster than Oil Prices WSJ Today Horrific, terrible, abysmal, the worst Growing consensus that the exploration and production business model just won’t ever work for investor in a $50-$5 a barrel world “I expect there will…
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Friday August 23, 2019 The Tariff War is not Working When President Trump casually announced that tariff trade wars were easy to win, we warned that would not be the case. After a stunning two year rally, the markets are now mired in verbal insults , mostly from our side. This morning China threatens…
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Tuesday Feb 19, 2019 Vaco Acquires Aventine Hill Partners –San Antonio’s Premier Advisory, Consulting and Executive Search Firm NASHVILLE, TN, Monday February 18, 2019 – Vaco, a global talent & solutions firm, announces the acquisition of Aventine Hill Partners (AHP), San Antonio’s premier advisory, consulting and executive search firm. The acquisition…
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Wednesday August 29, 2018 Tom Perez, Chair of the Democrat National Party, has declared that "socialism is the future of our Party!" This cartoon on the topic says it all. This blog is all about business, not the political science Dept.
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Wednesday March 7,2018 Exxon Chief Woods Struggles to Undo Predecessors Botched Ventures Chief Executive Darren Woods inherited a bunch of deals from his predecessor Rex Tillerson, now the U.S. secretary of state, which have since gone sour. This year Exxon took a write-off on over a billion dollars for walking away from some of Mr.…
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