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“The Road to Hell is paved with good intentions,” says an old (Ure) family saying.  Further on it says “And it’s lined with idiots watching…”  Now, we’re thinking the Road routes through Florida. At issue are misleading headlines.  Like Florida bill would require bloggers who write about governor to register with the state | WFLA.  … Read More

This whole “Woke” thing is on the rocks.  But, sadly, not giving up without a fight. Case #1:  Lightfoot Out As we told subscribers:  “Woke Got Fired.”  As The Hill reports: The Memo: Lightfoot is latest Democrat to fall to anger over crime.  Nor will Lightfoot likely be the last.  We hear from people in Oregon, … Read More

Despite the upward bias in markets, we again may be the only people who can read, around here. S&P CORELOGIC CASE-SHILLER INDEX DECLINE CONTINUED IN DECEMBER NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 28, 2023: S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) today released the latest results for the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices. … Read More

We have been telling you for years:  If you are young, don’t expect to retire until at least 68 – and as of this morning it looks like the FRA (full retirement age) could be bumped to 70. Take a careful read of A bipartisan group of Senators is talking about raising the retirement age … Read More

Bipolar disorder is a great place to start.  Although, like gout, BPD does come with some benefits.  Like super creativity – depending on where you are in the cycle.  Over on the subscriber side, I’ve been working on the market BPD indicator.  Which as the preopen today was trying to tell us: On the subscriber … Read More

The ShopTalk Sunday column is about making things to eat.  But not just any things.  There’s the whole aspect of doing of things to perfection woven into the mix, too. Which leads directly to Tuesday’s disaster which rippled to within inches of becoming a $249 Chocolate Chip Cookie. However, many “Foodie” things are “cooking” here. 1- We will … Read More

When I checked early this morning, Crypto’s leader (BTC) was down into the $23,800 range.  Considering the high this week was over $25,000 three days ago; this was hardly encouraging news. The story out Thursday that got very little play was a joint statement by the Federal Reserve, Comptroller of the Currency, and FDIC.  Bottom … Read More

Although the new GDP (gross domestic product) report is out, I want to tell you why it’s a bad indicator in many ways.  All has to do with inflation. So, pretend you show up at a used car lot.  You need a beater for getting to work.  You spy some 20-year old import and the … Read More

Our “Monday on Tuesday” ponder is this matter of whether time is a pure notion, or one vastly misunderstood. I mean, conventional thinking is that time is relatively linear in how it works.  You go 5,280-feet in one minute and it’s a nice 60-(statute) miles-per-hour.  Over large spans of time, therefore, linearity seems to work. Scales … Read More

Now that I’ve rolled over 74-years-of-age, I have increased the daily dose of cynicism medicine.  Because, by God, Inquiring Minds Want to Know… As the Birthday Weekend wraps up we just throw all the so-called news in the blender and see what sticks. Markets are closed in the U.S. because they can. Crooked Border Biden … Read More

Actual progress around the Ure joint, even with the house guest this week.  Elaine’s son is an extremely useful fellow.  Having run something of a Home Handyman Service before going to work for the post office. Hard to explain to people sometimes, how useful (and valuable!) that wide range of “hands-on” work can be.  Seems … Read More

No.  We will not tell you here how to build a differential trading model, though on Peoplenomics.com for subscribers, sure. Instead, we will only give you the Big Picture based on early Futures prices today.  The grim news today is that IF the market closes at the early futures pricing, THEN we are increasingly likely … Read More