Tag: stock-market
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The Basis Of Basis
Basis is something, that in the mortgage world is usually followed by the word point. We all know what a basis point is. 1/100 of 1 percent. If you don’t know that, then you ought to call up your brokerage, and make arrangements to surrender your mortgage license. But, basis can mean many thing to…
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Forced To The Margin
Phew ! What a week we saw in the markets. Weeks like this are only rivalled by a couple times in history such as the COVID 19 meltdown in 2020 meltdown, the GFR in 2008 and the tech wreck in 2001. It is something when we see global indexes plunge by double digit amounts in…
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DeepSeek Causes Deep Shit
What a way to start a week off!!! Wowsers, is it about to get interesting. After all the crap yesterday between the US and Columbia, I thought it would be pretty hard to top all of that – but that took a back seat to the overnight announcement from China. Let’s take a Deep Dive…
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Working Off the Bezzle
To most of you, the term ‘ bezzle’ is a word you have probably not heard of. If you have heard of it, you may think I am referring to a part of a watch called the bezzle, but I assure you I have little interest in keeping time. Bezzle is a very interesting concept, and…
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Potpourri
What a better way to start off 2024 than some random fire points that truly complement my ADD? While the world celebrated the turning of the calendar, a lot has been going on. Ahoy Mate!! As I mentioned in a post a little over a week ago, pirates are back at it. 4 Houthi rebel boats attempted…
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