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Altria, Philip Morris, British Tobacco: Wacky Tabakky stock shenanigans

High-yielding but relatively benign tobacco stocks like Altria, Philip Morris International and British Tobacco get whacked Thursday.

Spooked and confused: US stocks and bonds lost in the Wall St. funhouse

This week, US stocks and bonds look spooked and confused. Halloween, anyone? September and October are not much fun for investors.

Sears Roebuck & Co. closes its last store in home state Illinois

HOFFMAN ESTATES (IL) – Sears unravels another link in its national chain of stores closing the last store in its home state of Illinois. Located at the Woodfield Mall in Schaumberg, the store opened up in 1969 when the mall was the largest store under one roof. As of September 17, 2021, there are only ...

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Quadruple Witching Friday: Stocks slipping, Fed embarrassed

The madness surrounding today's Quadruple Witching Friday hits markets already observing a Fed embarrassed by its shady individual trades.

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Friday head fake on Wall Street as Dow stocks tank for 5th day in a row

After a positive Friday head fake, bulls watched Dow (Dow Jones Industrial) stocks tank for the fifth miserable day in a row.

Thursday market action reveals US stocks flirting with a major decline

A major decline often happens in September or October. Thursday market action reveals that US stocks might be ready for an epic nosedive.

Tuesday trading action, stocks get pummeled, Plunge Protection Team

Tuesday trading action finds US stocks nervously seeking direction

Tuesday trading action thus far finds stocks nervously seeking direction. We're still busy looking for answers as industrials plunge.

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Dazed and Confused: US stocks wander under Biden Administration

Dazed and confused US stocks hardly know where we’re going next under a shadowy Biden Administration. What's an investor to do?

Taper Tantrum Redux? Fed hints at tapering bond buying. Stocks puke

In an instant replay of the Obama Era’s original Taper Tantrum, negative Fed hints crush stocks, causing massive investor coronaries.

Biden ineptitude, Covid nonsense, retail sales continue to hit US stocks

Biden ineptitude, ongoing Covid nonsense, poor July retail sales numbers and continuing fear of the Fed clobbered US stocks.

Covid propaganda continues to damage stocks. Any relief on the horizon?

The media / CDC Covid propaganda complex continues to take a toll on stocks by raising fears of another economy-shattering lockdown.

Jeffersonianism, Covid terrorism, Lambda Variant

Lambda on the horizon? Covid terrorism whacks US stocks, then retreats

Covid terrorism continues to roil US stocks. The latest horror story involves the all-new, guaranteed-more-deadly Lambda Variant.

Death Spiral States update: Where the takers outnumber the makers

ILLINOIS: Almost ten years ago the term “Death Spiral States” began to get tossed around so investors could avoid hot spots around the nation where their money could be at risk. Forbes magazine was one of those resources that identified 11 states of our nation to avoid buying such things as real estate or bonds. ...