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.
Curiously Weak Tariffs
In recent days, the market has become an increasingly tense place, much like a well-crafted Halloween terror house in which you never know at what moment some creature is going to come bursting out of the wall to scare the hell out of you. It might be during market hours, or after hours, or during the weekend. There’s just no telling anymore what’s next and when it’s going to happen.
The monster news that was loudly teased by the President is, evidently, some kind of trade deal with the United Kingdom. I’m not sure how crammed the shelves in your house are filled with British goods, but the fact that the United States exports are more to the U.K. than we import is absolutely no surprise.
Ga-Ga for Gazillionaires
Hats off in particular to Sheryl Sandberg, who in spite of being out of the corporate scene for years still is weirdly beloved by millions all over the world.
