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By Mike Larson On June 3, 202004:00 PM Eastern
The year 2020 is one for the record books.
Indeed, even the most macabre author of dystopian fiction would have been hard-pressed to conjure up the events we’ve seen so far — and the year isn’t...
By Sean Brodrick On June 2, 202006:30 AM Eastern
When fear and panic are in the air, you rush to protect your loved ones. And God forbid your kids don’t have enough toilet paper to wipe their lovable behinds.
Source: Forbes
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By Mike Larson On May 27, 202004:29 PM Eastern
Will opening up the economy lead to a second wave of infections and shutdowns? Or is the worst of the COVID-19 outbreak behind us?
Will the nature of business investment and consumer spending be...
By Sean Brodrick On May 21, 202004:34 AM Eastern
The most bullish thing happening in oil right now is taking place far out at sea, hidden from the eyes of most investors.
That seaborne event I’m talking about is the realization of storage for...
Figure 1. 3-month Treasury yields.
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
For most of this year and last, you’d have been lucky to earn a stingy 1.5% interest yield on the average...
By Sean Brodrick On April 30, 202008:18 AM Eastern
The Great Toilet Paper Shortage™ seems to be ebbing. As recently as April 12, a whopping 73% of U.S. grocery stores had no toilet paper on their shelves, according to Reuters data. More recently,...
By Jon D. Markman On April 27, 202001:10 PM Eastern
The curve is flattening. The shutdown phase of the COVID-19 pandemic is almost over. The next step, testing, is being queued up.
On Friday, President Trump signed a $484 billion extension to the...
By Sean Brodrick On April 16, 202007:45 AM Eastern
Now, did you read the news today?
They say the danger has gone away
But I can see the fire’s still alight
They’re burning into the night.
Oh, Superman, where are you now?
When every...
By Sean Brodrick On April 14, 202005:30 AM Eastern
COVID-19 has infected a mind-boggling 185 countries so far. Even the remote Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan is reporting cases.
Heck, the micro-state of San Marino has the highest infection and...
By Jon D. Markman On April 6, 202001:00 PM Eastern
The COVID-19 crisis is pushing supply chains and logistics networks to their limits. Something has to give soon.
On Friday, Amazon.com (AMZN) signed an agreement with the Canadian government to...