NASDAQ hits another all-time high.

U.S. stocks rallied on Tuesday with the Nasdaq pulling down a fresh record as optimism on the economy and trade outweighed concerns about a second wave of coronavirus cases. Big tech names including Apple, Amazon and Microsoft hit fresh records giving the Nasdaq its 21st record of the year. Ticker Security Last Change Change % I:COMP … Read more

SENATOR TOM COTTON AGAINST THE 1619 RIOTS:

We Can Give No Quarter to Mob Rule. “When you tear down statues of Washington and Grant, it’s not about the Civil War—it’s because you hate America.” Related, from Richard Fernandez. If Trump wreaked the kind of devastation on the blue zones that they’re cheerfully inflicting on themselves, it would be some sort of war crime. Instead … Read more

Due to Seattle’s unrest, billion-dollar investment firm moving to Phoenix

PHOENIX — Coronavirus pandemic or not, an investment advisory company is leaving the cultural unrest in Seattle and moving its headquarters to Phoenix’s Camelback Corridor. ” … The unrest that has taken place in the city of Seattle … there is really is not a downtown business community today,” Smead Capital Management, President and CEO … Read more

$AAPL – focus on privacy increasingly a differentiator

by street-guru In AAPL’s first ever virtual WWDC, one unifying theme that stands out is its growing commitment/emphasis on privacy. This is already reflected in several practices at the company: 1) minimizing data that Apple or anyone else collects; 2) a push for on-device intelligence; 3) transparency and user control over data that is collected. … Read more

VIDEO: President Trump: Multiple People Arrested for Attempting to Destroy Andrew Jackson Statue, Long Prison Sentences, Executive Order Soon

Numerous people arrested in D.C. for the disgraceful vandalism, in Lafayette Park, of the magnificent Statue of Andrew Jackson, in addition to the exterior defacing of St. John’s Church across the street. 10 years in prison under the Veteran’s Memorial Preservation Act. Beware! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 23, 2020

James O’Keefe… Facebook Insider records coworkers Anti-Trump content moderation practices; prepared to testify over FB political bias.

BREAKING: Facebook Insider records coworkers Anti-Trump content moderation practices; prepared to testify over FB political bias “If someone is wearing a MAGA hat I'm going to delete them for terrorism” – Lara Kontakos, Content Moderator#ExposeFacebook pic.twitter.com/qA83x3Cx5V — James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) June 23, 2020 Facebook Insider Zach McElroy: I Will Testify Before Congress About the Facebook … Read more

SEN. COTTON: The President saying he will enforce the law to prevent chaos is a violation of Twitter’s policy?

The President saying he will enforce the law to prevent chaos is a violation of Twitter's policy? pic.twitter.com/dInDXZ1FJO — Tom Cotton (@TomCottonAR) June 23, 2020 Repeal 230 (which platforms were never entitled to protection under ANYWAY, it was written for ISPs) or stfu. There will never be an “Autonomous Zone” in Washington, D.C., as long … Read more

Conservative Commentator Turns the Left’s Cancel Culture Campaign Against Itself

This guy is a genius. _____ How a Conservative Commentator Turned the Left’s Cancel Culture Campaign Against Itself Matt VespaMatt Vespa| @mvespa1|Posted: Jun 22, 2020 (townhall.com) – The left-wing mob is recharged and totally insane. They’re back on this cancel culture nonsense. They’re tearing down statues of historical figures they view as problematic. There is no … Read more

This. Is. Rich: WHO Director Warns World Leaders Not to ‘Politicize’ Wuhan Virus

by DCG Birds of a feather… After China lied about the Wuhan virus and WHO lied to protect them, this guy has some nerve making this statement. As reported by Time yesterday: “World leaders must not politicize the coronavirus pandemic but unite to fight it, the head of the World Health Organization warned Monday, reminding all that the pandemic … Read more

Fed Pushing on a String edition

#recession … #Fed Pushing on a String edition Now most companies are imitating Berkshire Hathaway and hoarding cash… get ready for #deflation! 📉 https://t.co/ZhiZBeq8sB — Invariant Perspective (@InvariantPersp1) June 23, 2020 https://twitter.com/Techs_Global/status/1275457358471270405  

Everything is expensive.

“Everything is expensive. 80% of the markets we track have a valuation in the upper quartile relative to the market’s history — the greatest percentage on record using data since the mid-1990s.” https://t.co/bpbMOxl2VR — Lisa Abramowicz (@lisaabramowicz1) June 23, 2020 Now we’re seeing no new lows on vix of nasdaq meanwhile apple and amazon go … Read more

Truly amazing! The #NASDAQ 100 Index is up almost 18% since the start of this year. FAANGM, also known as 24% of the $SPX, looking like they want to go parabolic…

Truly amazing! The #NASDAQ 100 Index is up almost 18% since the start of this year. #Covid19 pic.twitter.com/CzEw5H7Qaz — jeroen blokland (@jsblokland) June 23, 2020 #Value is collapsing vs #growth once again. pic.twitter.com/nNWLejbfPe — jeroen blokland (@jsblokland) June 23, 2020 $AAPL 371 – did cook announce i-covid vaccine? — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) June 23, 2020 Apple … Read more

CALIFORNIA REPORTS BIGGEST DAILY JUMP IN VIRUS CASES… ROYAL CARIBBEAN ANNOUNCES GLOBAL SUSPENSION OF CRUISING

**CALIFORNIA REPORTS BIGGEST DAILY JUMP IN VIRUS CASES — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) June 23, 2020 https://twitter.com/Fxhedgers/status/1275436108831023104 US 7-Day Average Of Coronavirus Cases Surges 30% From Week Ago – CNBC https://t.co/aOFwyWkV6Q — LiveSquawk (@LiveSquawk) June 23, 2020 https://twitter.com/anilvohra69/status/1275435820321697792

American Express (AXP) First Major US Payment Processor to Operate in China

by yunhaila Been following AXP for a while now, and some good gains on 1/21/2021 calls when AXP went from $100 to $114. Now AXP is back to under $100. I think if we get another red day, it’ll be good to go in again. Positions: AXP 125c 1/21/2021 Sources: https://www.investors.com/news/amex-china-card-payments-central-bank/ https://pulse2.com/american-express-nyse-axp-china/   Disclaimer: This … Read more

BULLARD: NOT SEEING RISK ON SCALE OF TECH BUBBLE OR MID-2000S

Leaving this right here… BTW, shares in $CSCO a real company with real revenues and profits collapsed in 2000-2002 pic.twitter.com/aY4b90ov60 — Bot Blocker 🕊️🇺🇦 (@siriuslybs) June 23, 2020 https://twitter.com/vixsquared/status/1275391981158633472 If you bought Disney in 1999 – which was a great company then – it would take 12 years to break even. $DIS another lesson — … Read more