Finance 10/14

Doing it Live-Beaten Down-Survival of the Fittest without Bail Out for the Smalls

Dec 8, 20202 min read

Doing it Live-Beaten Down-Survival of the Fittest without Bail Out for the Smalls

COVID has cratered the live event businesses from trade shows to music to pro sports. Online adaptions have done little to help the plight.

Retail Investors Outperforming the Professionals Since the Pandemic Bottom

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Nov 29, 20202 min read

Retail Investors Outperforming the Professionals Since the Pandemic Bottom

Retail investors invested heavily and by luck, by skill or a combination have beat the S&P500 index and stoggy fund managers since the dip.

Cities Need Ongoing Financial Safety Net

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Nov 25, 20201 min read

Cities Need Ongoing Financial Safety Net

With the pandemic resurgence & uncertainty about another stimulus the Federal Reserve municipal bond buying program should be extended.

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Nov 19, 20201 min read

Grain Demand May Lead to Higher Prices

Many factors have increased demand for corn, soybeans and wheat from America. Prices at the market may rise.

Electric Vehicles-"There's No Turning Back"

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Nov 18, 20202 min read

Electric Vehicles-"There's No Turning Back"

Biden's plan calls for reinvigorating $7.5K cash for buying an EV & for 500,000 charging stations on US roadways to alleviate range anxiety.

Business Recovery Hinges On Election Fallout, Next Stimulus & COVID Resurgence-Small BZ Hit Hardest

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Nov 12, 20202 min read

Business Recovery Hinges On Election Fallout, Next Stimulus & COVID Resurgence-Small BZ Hit Hardest

American business recovery hinges on the election fallout, next stimulus and COVID resurgence. Small firms struggle junk default to rise.

Russia Keeps Bank Roll in Hard Times-Low Oil Prices, Sanctions and COVID

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Nov 11, 20202 min read

Russia Keeps Bank Roll in Hard Times-Low Oil Prices, Sanctions and COVID

Putin has an big rainy day fund to weather risks but with oil prices down and COVID more people are suffering and too hungry to protest.

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Nov 7, 20202 min read

Apeel Slow Produce Spoilage

A new natural coating extends produce shelf life significantly reducing food waste, saving money and reducing greenhouse gases.

Get Paid As You Accrue-Creating Access to Cash Flow for Low-Wage Earners

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Nov 2, 20203 min read

Get Paid As You Accrue-Creating Access to Cash Flow for Low-Wage Earners

New ways providing cash-flow enabling low-wage earners to cover unexpected costs from pay they have already performed or low cost loans!!!

Economy Rebounding UnevenlyTargeted Lockdowns & More Stimulus Needed

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Oct 26, 20202 min read

Economy Rebounding UnevenlyTargeted Lockdowns & More Stimulus Needed

After the COVID shock the U.S. economy still lower but rising albeit unequally. Progress needs monetary stimulus & judicious COVID controls

Banks-Prepare for Loan Failures. Hybrids and Investment Banks fare better than Commercial

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Oct 24, 20202 min read

Banks-Prepare for Loan Failures. Hybrids and Investment Banks fare better than Commercial

Banks seem well prepared to deal with loan charge offs. Investment banks have profited in 2020, followed by hybrids. Commercial hit hard.

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Oct 22, 20201 min read

Flexible Workplace-Strongly Preferred

Most that can prefer flexible work from home or blending some home and some on-site. Benefits are many from childcare to productivity.

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Oct 21, 20201 min read

Outlook for Boeing & Airbus

Pandemic batters Boeing and Airbus as firms argue about tariffs. Boeing 737MAX delivers may begin early 2021 as Airbus ramps up A320 line.

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Oct 18, 20202 min read

NZ COVID Management Leads to Landslide

COVID Mgmt competency is rewarded with a landslide victory in NZ's election. The economy is battered. Work starts today to emerge stronger

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Oct 10, 20203 min read

Those With Career & the Hikikomori

Employment Ice Age in Japan potentially repeating itself as post-COVID fallout reduces job openings for new graduates.

What's Driving Increases in House Price?

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Oct 6, 20202 min read

What's Driving Increases in House Price?

Low mortgage rates, stimulus packages, urban flight to the suburbs and falling investment in new housing are fueling house price.

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Oct 3, 20202 min read

Am I Being Followed?

Private Investigators thrive using hybrid techniques needed today. Asset recovery of ill-begotten gains is a staple from all client types.

What's Trending in Fintech-Glimpse and a16z Help Andreessen Horowitz Report

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Sep 27, 20203 min read

What's Trending in Fintech-Glimpse and a16z Help Andreessen Horowitz Report

By studying a huge number of online search data one gets a sense of what's moving.Glimpse & a16z helped Andreessen Horowitz on COVID impact.

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Sep 13, 20203 min read

Wannabe Digital Payment King-Softbank

Softbank (WeWork, Uber) joins crowded field to be King of Digital Payments in Japan and beyond.

China Pushes Homegrown Chip-Making to Alleviate Reliance on America & Others

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Sep 11, 20202 min read

China Pushes Homegrown Chip-Making to Alleviate Reliance on America & Others

Facing increasing headwinds from the American government, China pushes Plan B to alleviate reliance on others for chipmaking.

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