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.
Trump Tariff Outcome?

Does the Trump bear market bring the S&P 500 Index down to 4000? Does it result in a drop of S&P earnings (2025–2026) down to the $200–$220 range?
DT 2.0 Tariffs

I asked expert David Blond why Trump and Co. selected a bizarre and discredited approach to create its trade deficit formula.