Tariffs, Trade, and the Coming Recession
To understand the mess that the Trump tariffs rollout, math errors, bombastic threats, and chaos have caused, you need only put yourself in the position of a merchant in America.
Canada and Cannabis
Canada is way ahead of the US in the cannabis industry.
Putin — or Putler? Readers Respond.
The question for Americans to ponder is about how Trump negotiates. Trying to bully a courageous resistance only emboldens Putin.
Putin — or Is It Putler?
Is Putin interested in negotiating peace with Ukraine? What are the Trump’s administration’s blind spots where Putin’s motives are concerned?
Tougher Times for City, County Budgets
Tariff-induced volatility impacts bonds issued by various companies, governments, the federal government, state and local governments.
Stock Options and Trader Oasis
What strategies do options traders use? How does an options trader know what to buy or sell and at what price to do it?
George Robertson on the “Trump Show”
Robertson concludes, “Trump must reboot and take up Congress as a full partner in all his agenda.”
Trump’s Math Gaffes
There are two errors. He didn’t make them. He did read them aloud to the entire world.
“Yippy”
Did Trump pause tariffs announced on April 4 because people were “getting a little bit yippy” or because miscalculations spelled disaster?
Tariffs — Damn the Torpedoes!
On April 4, Jack Farley and I discussed the Trump 2.0 tariffs in depth, and I held nothing back.