08/05/2020
Today John Tamny, Forbes The whole world is watching, Americans. We deserve neither TikTok nor the very Chinese people who, if we're honest, are trying to be like Americans used to be. |
Kara Swisher, New York Times Microsoft wants to buy the Chinese app, and the administration needs to get out of the way. |
Brian Doherty, Reason.com The tech billionaire and his contrarian circle are developing new nationalist visions for America's future. |
Mario Lopez, The Examiner President Trump has repeatedly referenced the dangers of socialism, both in speeches and on Twitter. Florida, a state critical to the president's reelection, is home to hundreds of thousands of Cuban, Venezuelan, Central American, and other expats and their loved ones who know all too well how socialism destroys families, businesses, and entire countries. |
Paul La Monica, CNN It's a Kodak moment for investor insanity on Wall Street -- and the enormous run-up in Eastman Kodak's stock is yet another example of the current market frothiness. |
Brett Arends, MarketWatch There?s a pretty straightforward answer, actually |
Josh Barro, NYM The COVID-19 pandemic may be ravaging the movie industry, but it's also presenting opportunities to think outside the box office, like Disney's plan to release its $200 million live-action "Mulan" remake to Disney+ subscribers â?" for an extra $30. |
Douglas McIntyre, 24/7 Wall St. Apple may not add another director for several years. It already has a group that serves it well as a multinational company that needs strong relationships overseas and people with extensive research and development backgrounds. |
Rich Karlgaard, Forbes Sandy Koufax, the greatest left-handed pitcher in major league baseball history, was a bust the first half of his pro career. Then he bloomed. So can we all. |
Eric Peters, The American Spectator There is good news and there is bad news. The bad news is that unless Corona Fever passes soon â?"... |
Jonathan Chanis, RCM The recent Securities and Exchange Commission decision curbing proxy voting power is a victory for shareholders. The Department of Labor (DOL) should reinforce and expand this victory by passing its proposed amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and it should include its own limits on proxy voting. The misuse of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing strategies, including through proxy actions, and the self-interest of some fund managers is forcing the DOL to act to safeguard the interest of ERISA participants. The proposed... |
Newt Gingrich & Claire Christensen, The Hill China is unquestionably the most aggressive in using its export credit agencies to advance its geopolitical goals, says EXIM. |
Brian Wesbury & Robert Stein, First Trust Advisors |
Jerry Bowyer, Vident Financial |
Richard Moody, Regions Bank |
T.J. Troutner, Equius Partners |
Brad McMillan, Commonwealth Financial Network |
Jerry Bowyer, Vident Financial |
Tim Worstall, Washington Examiner How do we get out of this? We know how we got into it, but solving our problems is what concerns us now. The answer to economic questions is probably just to stop closing things down. Where the world has been doing exactly that, the economies have opened up again. |
Jessica Menton, USA Today Christopher Bolei is worried about how he’ll make ends meet now that the $600 federal unemployment benefit is cut off. In March, Bolei, 63, who lives in San Rafael, California, was laid off from his job as a maintenance supervisor at a startup that manages real estate properties. After falling behind on rent, he fears he’ll get evicted as rent moratoriums expire. |
Joyce Klein, The Hill Borrowing is a routine part of a business's life cycle, but harmful loans doesn't have to be. |
Therese Poletti, MW President's use of CFIUS to demand spinoff of TikTok appears legal, but no rules say he can command a cut like in his beloved real-estate industry |
Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times Banks have tightened standards, becoming more choosy about their borrowers and asking a lot of questions. |
Debbie Carlson, U.S. News & World Report THE CLASSIC RETIREE portfolio mix of low-risk, fixed-income products that return reliable income is all but over – especially in the era of low interest rates. RELATED CONTENT Safe Investment Options Right Now And now, with the Federal Reserve signaling that interest rates will remain low for a very long time, retirees will have to consider a different portfolio mix if they want their retirement holdings to keep up with inflation and produce income. |
Anneken Tappe, CNN The new school year is just around the corner and parents and teachers are fretting about returning to the classroom during the pandemic. Economists are worried, too, because a lack of childcare could damage America's recovery. |
Charles Duhigg, Slate You don't need to be the most aggressive person in the room to win. |
Douglas A. McIntyre, 24/7 Wall. Lord & Tayor and Tailored Brands just filed for bankruptcy, adding two to the number of traditional retailers that could not make it financially this year. |
Adam Brandon, RCM Recently, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden took to the stage in Dunmore, Pennsylvania to outline his plan for economic recovery. While the policies he was peddling were nearly identical to the relatively moderate framework he outlined in 2019, the tone of his announcement was quite different. He wrapped his message in the all too familiar language of the progressive left, calling for an end to “shareholder capitalism,” saying “the idea that the only responsibility a corporation has is to shareholders is an absolute farce.” Does Biden really trust... |
Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments |
Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments |
Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments |
Fisher Investments Editorial Staff, Fisher Investments |
Kristen McConnell, The Atlantic Schools are essential to the functioning of our society, and that makes teachers essential workers. |
Rusty Guinn, Epsilon Theory There is a threat to capitalism and the rule of law but it isn't in the streets of Portland. |
Om Malik, On my Om The marriage of Microsoft and TikTok seems so bizarre that I couldn't help but be reminded of another such bizarre Union â?" late actress Anna Nicole Smith and her billionaire octogenarian husb? |
Macromon, Global Macro Monitor The gold move has been astounding but not surprising. In our book, the main driver of gold is the perception of the central bank's commitment to maintaining the purchasing power of its fiat currency. Unless the Fed panics and begins to shut down the digital printing press, gold is moving much higher. The chart below? |
Howard Lindzon, Howard Lindzon You may not like it, but 2009 was the beginning of ‘Disruption Is Good’. COVID-19 only accelerated the importance of this new mantra to great founders, employees and investors. |
Ironman, Political Calculations After four months of the coronavirus recession, July 2020 saw significant improvements for dividend paying firms in the U.S. stock market. |
Jon C. Ogg, 24/7 Wall Street All those investors who were buying into the hype that Kodak will be a major player in making materials for generic drugs with a big government loan are being reminded just how chasing news pops in companies with a tarnished past can be. |
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