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General in Full Retreat
Good Lord! Take a look at Dollar General (symbol DG). I don’t think I’ve ever seen a cleaner channel pattern in my life, and this thing has lost nearly 50% of its value as it has careened from top to bottom. I’ve never understood the success of this place. I’ve never been inside one, but I suspect it’s just about the most depressing place in the country.
Blubbering Over Losses
And Now the Senate
Many Slopers gathered last night to watch the House pass the debt ceiling bill, and the vote wasn’t even close. For all the bluster and hoo-ha, the vast majority of Congress voted for it, and now it moves on to the Senate. I daresay this thing is going to be law by Saturday. Good. I’m sick of hearing about it, and even sicker of writing about it.
This morning, some minor employment data came in, and jobs seem to be quite strong, with the employment change far more positive than anticipated.
Financial Sector Cancer
