I awoke this morning about 2:30 AM from a dream that was quite troubling. As you know, I occasionally have dreams that are of a precognitive nature, the most spectacular of which was an exact hit published 18-hours before the fact of the offshore oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. The one overnight involved … Read More
Things are going from bad to worse when we look at the future of the Internet, as we have been doing since I wrote my book Broken Web. The problem was underscored in Monday’s column when I explained how Texas Governor Greg Abbott went “consumer-direct” in his signing of the new Texas law that forbids … Read More
Not much of a Monday morning, when comes down to it. A few words about the French election in the Coping section since it’s more opinion than “straight news.” (Unlike some, we do try to differentiate a bit…) Other than getting the lawnmower out today the rest of this week will be about as non-exciting … Read More
While living in the internet-driven “now” it’s a paradox, indeed to read about long-form television. Yet here we have again how CBS is reporting on the evolution of “slow TV” on YouTube. There are lots of reasons for it – and some of them are worth a bit of deep thinking because they tell us … Read More
Today we tackle on of the simplest of all questions in the world of investing: Which is more important in the pursuit of becoming “rich?” a) Having a big pile of money when young, or… b) Having a plan for modest returns over a very long timeframe? If you can look up from texting for … Read More
What is possibly MORE important than even this morning’s job numbers – which we will get to in a sec.? The answer is the Federal Reserve standing on the brakes of easy money and shortly this should result in move of interest rates up and perhaps a decline in stocks. What I’m about to show … Read More
Everyone – at least those in the fracking lands – knows that a landman (land-man, no ess) – is the person who goes out and negotiates land leases for oil and gas outfits. But a landsman (with the ess) is a different critter and one of the few places I’ve seen signs for such folks … Read More
Although stocks were on hold for the middle of this week, we expect to see a return to bullishness to end the week now based on the latest data. As you know, the ADP Hiring report for April showed a gain of 177,ooo jobs. But wait till you read the Challenger job cuts report just … Read More
There was a very important piece in Peoplenomics Wednesday that I’d draw your attention to: ” Home Runs -About Them Borders: Two notables: First is a DoJ report that says one in four in the federal iron bar hotels was born NOT HERE. ” (continues) One of our brighter readers sent in a great comment … Read More
Pretend for a moment it was the housing top in 2007 or the bubble top in 1929. Would you have the balls (and economic justification) to sell your home, rent for a while, and then buy a much nicer home? The question is not so simple, turns out. First, though, a few news snips including … Read More
Yeah…sounds a bit Americentric and dramatic, and long too, but I always try to “call ’em like we sees ’em” around here. Our Global Aggregate Index is up a mere 124 points for the week so far, and as we have explained the index to subscribers to our premium www.peoplenomics.com service, there is only just so … Read More
Short texts equals shallow thoughts. If any at all. More often, it’s a regurge of another short/shallow/mostly-useless “claim” from elsewhere. And yes, I mean it seriously. SMS is “short message service(s)” and its other name is texting. But there are some warning signs ahead that we have – as a Nation – taken a dangerous … Read More
There are only a couple of stories to concern yourself with today: One being this is May Day so some of the Global Markets are closed. Second is that the Fed meeting starts tomorrow and will announce (more’n likely) no change of rates at their Wednesday afternoon report. In places as diverse as Finland, France, … Read More