This is certainly obvious, but what would happen if non-stationary machines (robotic) were required to have Social Security numbers and pay…you know…income tax?We get into that along with some discussion of accounting rules about depreciation this morning.But first, let’s see how the president-elect has just basically put the whole U.S. State Department on probation, shall … Read More
We will dish up this morning’s Job numbers in a minute. But before we do that, let’s ask a theoretical question, shall we? Can the jobs picture be too good? Here’s the problem in dehydrated form: Too many job openings means everyone can find a job if they just get out and look for one. … Read More
Since I have most of the paper the F.C.C. has ever offered, like the Extra Class ham ticket, the old First Class Commercial ticket and the poor substitute General Radio Operator License, and since banging out 30 words a minute Morse really is fun, you’ll have to forgive me for offering some advice on the … Read More
I have been telling subscribers for, oh gosh, something like a year or longer, that we ought to have one more major blow-off in 2016 – with continuation into 2017 – before the market hits a new all-time high and from which we will plunge into the Depression to End Depressions. We have been working … Read More
Marketing 603 Lecture, huh? Well, seeing as you are still here, curious about this “crooked” stuff… Sorry to be a whiner here, but every so-often I get a little cranky and have to point things out about our dearly beloved internet that just isn’t being reported either by the MSM or the AltPress itself. Let’s … Read More
A number of readers have asked about Financial Planners. Do I know any good ones…and so on. This morning, we look at the problem of finding a good one and we give you some ideas to kick around during your search. Ultimately, though, the problem is that any kind of financial “planner” can only be … Read More
That’s a hot topic we will get into Wednesday for www.peoplenomics.com subscriber report tomorrow. But what we do have on hand is the latest Housing Price press release from Case-Shiller, S&P, et alia: NEW YORK, November 29, 2016 – S&P Dow Jones Indices today released the latest results for the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices, the … Read More
A number of my friends have pets that have died recently. And this weekend, our cat Zeus was attacked by a pack of wild dogs on the property. So with all the “pet events” in life, I thought it could be useful to talk about two things that are very much on our minds now. … Read More
Welcome back to Worriers Gulch. It’s a patch of land situated between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, inhabited by a few reasonable people and millions of savages and imbeciles. This is the gap widens between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Still, it remains interesting to see unfold. My personal expectation is that the market will pull back, … Read More
Reader Note: The kids from Denver are referred to by first initial only. D is for Dad, S is for Mom, A is for granddaughter and J is for grandson. I suppose you are wondering why I would write a column about our adventures around here this weekend. The answer is simple: I promised to … Read More
This being the weekend of shopping craziness, we look at how the looming battle between online retailers and conventional shopping mall operators could burst into anti-trust actions in 2017. Not only that, but as it happens, one of the major implosions of the Greater Depression will be the loss of assets formerly held as shares … Read More
The NYSE will close at 1 PM today (Eastern) to give brokers time off to spend all the money they made this year. Both the Dow and S&P are expected to open on the up side after topping the 19-thousand and 22-hundred levels, respectively, earlier in the week. What’s not clear is when the “normal” … Read More
The mentions have been slowly building. At first a story here, a mention there. Then, almost suddenly, it is BFM – Black Friday Morning. There are a couple of schools of thought, but the main thrust of things is the expectation that after all the (fake) drama of the election, people will get up off … Read More