Bubble players are fascinated with anomalies like GameStop and Bitcoin. (BTC $31,565 at click time.) But eventually – as the notion of “bubblehood” seeps into the public mind – such deviations from what used to be normal regress to historical means. Did you see where Reddit co-founder calls GameStop frenzy a ‘bottom-up revolution,’ shifting power to … Read More
Today, hardcore economics with a side of woo-woo. Futures were down hard ahead of the Fed rate pronouncement this afternoon. Won’t mince words here except to remind all readers that we are in a period of extreme risk when we look at how the run from 2009 to now has paralleled the 1921 to 1929 … Read More
On track to be up 10% for CY 2020 at this rate. The press release scoop: S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index Shows Annual Home Price Gains Climbed to 9.5% in November YEAR-OVER-YEAR The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported a 9.5% annual gain in November, up … Read More
A toot’s day benediction from Mr. Tired and Cranky who has been up all night working. We have been telling anyone who will listen that a lot of “us plain taxpayers” are mighty pissed that the clown posse on Capitol Pill can’t seem to get their heads out of their butts when spending OUR money. … Read More
We keep trying to “keep it short” but there are so many “moving pieces” in the world today that it could be difficult. Picking up where we left off with Peoplenomics Saturday, we face the specter of what we’ve penciled in as “World War Everywhere.” The big contexts are: How the U.S. will cope with Covid. … Read More
With 72 ahead for me in a few short weeks, and with Elaine tuning up for hip surgeries, we continue to enjoy all the adventures we can in life. But life is indeed changing and all around us. Especially in the Shop. I’ve told you before about my concerns with America becoming a third-rate place … Read More
We declare World War 3 underway. And the Battlespace is Everywhere. If you have a device, you are on the battlefield. Evidence is mounting that America is under attack from within – and without. It’s a digital war and the A.I. goon squads are under development. This is warfare not fought by the “usual suspects” … Read More
Credit here to my younger sister (I have an older one, too) for putting the time and energy into compiling a Ure Family Cookbook, a while back. Though somewhat recent, since it was in “digital times.” There are two kitchenary delights today (besides my compulsive hitting the “Deals” tab on Amazon to find power tools … Read More
Although much over-hype accompanied the coronation of Joe-To-Save-Us this week, the stock futures were becoming skeptical by early Friday. With good reason. Some of the tech sector high-flyers – like Tesla – were showing down 1.3 percent in the pre-opening. And worst of all, the Federal Reserve Money Stocks confessional (H.6) could be seen as … Read More
Columns lately have been a little on the namby-pamby side. But, now that the dust is settling in D.C. as another load of dirt comes in, two issues scream. Trump Saved Crooked Media The first is the pending lack of “news” in America. Depending on where you consume your daily dose of hypnotic repetition, the … Read More
By far, the most popular book I’ve ever written has been “How to Live on $10,000 a Year, Or Less…” Issued first back in 2005. Thing is, I haven’t updated the book since 2013. That was the 4th edition. I reckon it’s time to update it again. Thinking – and facts on the ground have … Read More
This is a little complicated – future directed – and certainly not an optimistic outlook for the period ahead. But, it’s something to think about. So we will approach it stepwise this morning beginning with Futures pricing… Market prices are a function of several variables, as everyone knows, so it’s useful on a “Monday on … Read More
Story that has been heavily played – on sites like Drudge – is under the headline “Misinformation dropped dramatically the week after Twitter banned Trump” when it appeared in the Stamford Advocate. The source of the story, however, is the Washington Post, which, if you haven’t noticed doesn’t blame Trump for everything. It’s just I can’t remember much they haven’t blamed … Read More