Since the price of energy has been going higher and higher, there are certain industries whose profit margins have been shrinking due to their reliance on fuel in their business. One company obviously in this category is American Airlines, which I’ve mentioned here many times (as well as on my tastytrade segment). The breakdown continues……..
Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
Just Kidding!
When I woke up at about 4:30, I wearily glanced at my iPad, and I saw futures were down pretty hard. Nice. I went back to sleep. An hour later I woke up for real, and saw everything was green. And what, pray tell, caused this nearly 30 point spike? None other than that weasel Steve Mnuchin, who – – as seems to be the habit of this administration – – walked back all the tough talk about China. The response was instant.
