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In the early 1980s, I unwittingly stumbled onto one of the biggest high-tech battles in business history. One which involved the largest legal payout ever awarded in a California lawsuit and sent a member of the Forbes 400 fleeing to a tiny island in the Marianas to hide from the tax man. And all I was trying to do was find a publisher for my computer games.
Like most equities, Nordstrom (JWN) has had a very strong run since stocks bottomed on August 15th. In that short span of time, it has ascended nearly 40%.
There are times on Slope that I’m so prolific that I have to hold back on publishing new posts in order to avoid the “drinking from the fire-hose” feeling for my readers. Other times, like now, when I either don’t feel like writing or am writing something so time-consuming that I ignore everything else. At the moment, both apply.
But I need to throw something out there, so I’ll just say that the thorn in my side is right here, with KBE:
