Looking Backwards Looking Forwards at CTPC: Is Twitter a place of censorship? What is really behind of the tension between Disney and Desantis? How did a public vote in Arizona make billionaires upset? Is it wise to invest in Japan, for chipmakers for instance? Is it wise for UK to announce a ban on Russian …
I again want to discuss where we are precisely in G. Michael Hopf’s quote and how we got here. We are in the last stanza for sure. This should help us understand the debt ceiling. There is a famous scene in Sergio Leone’s gangster epic Once Upon a Time in America where one of the …
This week’s Looking Backwards Looking Forwards show is bringing you takeaways on Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, Biden’s election promises, golfer disqualifying himself, buying fractional shares in pro athletes, South Africa accused of supplying weapons to Russia, and the Ukrainian grain deal deadline. Looking Backwards Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting Biden wants airlines to cover the cancellations …
Our takeaways from the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting which was held on Saturday, May 6th. What did the two wise men, Warren Buffet and Charlie Munger tell us? “You only have to do a few things right in your life so long as you don’t do too many wrong.” Warren Buffett I’ve been critical of …
On this week’s Looking Backwards Looking Forward show we are discussing Ford’s loss in its EV division, Debt Ceiling chaos, US jobs report, FDIC making big banks pay higher fees (therefore actually making average American to pay for the deposits of the rich?), unexpected bipartisan team pushing ban on congressional stock trading, and what Apple …
“You got pigeon shit in your eyes? You’re pathetic, you know that. You’re a disgrace to your profession.” Well, the funny part of that exchange in the 1984 basketball movie Hoosiers was that Coach Dale played by Gene Hackman was trying to get kicked out of that game. He even told the ref as much. …
In this week’s Looking Backwards we are talking about the tension between China and Philippines in the South China Sea, Samsung’s preference between Google and Bing, and whether the Moderna CEO is the COVID winner. We are then Looking Forwards to the European Union’s fate in eastern Europe, high inflation, low growth in the US, …
This week’s Bygone Relics show is reminding us about the panic of 1893. Are there similarities to the current situation? Let’s find out. I recently had the good fortune to take a vacation which included a couple connecting flights. I booked through one airline and was able to select my seats and I had the …
This week’s LBLF show is bringing you Sudan’s conflict, Myanmar’s civil war, South America’s Amazon, India’s assassination, Brazil’s politics, and Canada’s government involvement. Looking Backwards Conflict in Sudan The civil war in Myanmar MercadoLibre adding 13000 jobs Looking Forwards Shooting of India’s godfather live on TV Brazil’s Lula seeking closer ties with China Volkswagen’s Canada …
In this week’s Bygone Relics show, we continue digging into the partnerships between the government and the private enterprises. While doing so, we are also drawing a comparison between Elon Musk and John D. Rockefeller. In our previous post, we discussed the silent partner Tesla and Apple have: the government. You have Tesla growing their …