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Sep 21, 20211 min read
Day Traders Buy The Dip After Monday's Fall
After Monday's big dip retail investors and day traders invested heavily in ETFs, Investment Banks and meme stocks

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Sep 20, 20212 min read
American Industry Still Strong
With so much news about the impact of globalization, one tends to forget the strength of American Industry now more IT than manufacturing.

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Sep 19, 20212 min read
A Blip or A Trend, The Question Remains the Same
Declines in the materials sector market-watchers worrying about the broader market but whether inflation is blip or trend underlies concerns

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Sep 15, 20212 min read
EVs Need Precious Metals-Cobalt from the Congo or from the CCZ, Or Use Alternatives?
EVs are on the fast track to replace internal combustion but precious minerals that are needed for batteries aren't easily mined in volume.

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Sep 13, 20213 min read
Cities Will Continue to Reallocate Street Parking for Other Uses Like Bike Lanes, And Dining Space.
Parking a boring topic has gained followers who believe that reducing parking requirements and raising rates benefits the community directly

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Sep 7, 20213 min read
Geographic Range of Farming is Rapidly Changing with Global Warming
Global warming is reducing crop yields in traditional growing areas and increasing some in the more northern geography. We must adapt.

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Sep 6, 20212 min read
FedEx Ground Routes for Sale $1.25M
Who new that FedEx ground routes can be bought and sold. Franchises with a term of three years go for $1.25M and reported have a 20% margin

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Sep 6, 20212 min read
Rents Going Up, Just Like Home Sales
Like home sales rental prices have been rising as inventory has been falling. The root causes are market and government driven.

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Aug 25, 20211 min read
The Majority of Companies Will Be Hybrid Workplaces-The Business Journal Survey
The COVID pandemic suddenly changed workspace requirements. 65% of employers now say working outside of the office space will be allowed.


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Aug 25, 20211 min read
Show Me The Money-Austin Zip Codes
The Austin Business Journal is famous for its lists of everything Austin. The current issue highlights the wealthiest Zip Codes in Austin.

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Aug 19, 20211 min read
Inflation Waning?
American consumer prices are trending lower and the Federal Reserve plan seems to be on track. Still focused price increases are expected.

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Aug 18, 20212 min read
Biotech Investing is Hot Yet Only One In Six Were Profitable in 2020
Investment in Biotech has outpaced the broader market and the success of Moderna has fueled another surge yet 5 of 6 firms lost $33B in 2020

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Aug 13, 20212 min read
U.S. Infrastructure Woes
Lagging investment for infrastructure is choking American Industry. The $550B bill in Congress will set spending to meet critical needs.

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Aug 5, 20213 min read
More Modern Monetary Theory Than Ever
Modern Monetary Theory got some traction with COVID as ample stimulus spending has the economy surging back but inflation raises concerns.


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Jul 28, 20211 min read
Foreclosure Protection and Forbearance Will End with Little Impact on Borrowers or on Home Inventory
Government protections for mortgage holders will end but with return to work & an up-market foreclosures are unlikely as prices rise further

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Jul 20, 20213 min read
Quantitative Easing-How To End Central Banks Buying Treasury Bonds without Damaging the Economy
Quantitative easing is a way that central banks provide capital to the economy in hard economic times to repay later.


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Jul 14, 20212 min read
Austin Housing Still Hot but Cooling?
Austin's housing market is still hot but possibly cooling. Median price of $305K in 2019 is now $567K and unlikely to fall.


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Jul 13, 20211 min read
On-The-Trail-To-Santiago, Orbigo to Astorga
Around Spain-On the trail to Santiago, from Orbigo to Astorga by Jim Maleta

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Jul 6, 20212 min read
China Crushes Ant In An Effort to Reign in Upstart FINTECH
The Chinese Communist Party lowered the boom on Fintech Giant Ant and others in an effort to keep the People's Bank of China in control.

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Jul 4, 20212 min read
July 5 Independence Day for NYC's Fast Food Workers-At-Will Employment Ends
At-will employment ends for NYC's fast food workers effective July 5th. Employee leaders look to get similar protections for all !!!
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