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I’m a writer. I have written professionally since I was fifteen years old. Given my peculiar interest in comedians, I find it interesting that the men in that field often start off very young as well, such as Gilbert Gottfried and the surprisingly talented Bobcat Goldthwait.
I started writing for national magazines when I was a kid, and I wrote my first published book at sixteen, to be followed by a couple dozen more.
The closely watched monthly CPI data is out, and the big news is that in spite of the tariffs, inflation has – – for the 5th month in a row – – come in lower than expectations. Thus, equities are once again, on the whole, at lifetime highs.
Apparently, it’s all about the CPI at this point. I will point out that, for the past four months, the number has come in BELOW expectations. Tomorrow’s expectation, for what it’s worth, is 0.3%.
