Showing posts with label market. Show all posts
Showing posts with label market. Show all posts

Thursday, February 4, 2021

The Stock Market Distortion

Everybody is currently laughing their heads off over the morons that went short on stocks in amounts that are driving them towards bankruptcy. There will be no bailout, governments have learned that companies too incompetent to survive must die like the dinosaurs they are. The vacancy they leave behind will be quickly filled with young and vibrant companies. And it takes a part of the distortion out of stock markets.

Friday, January 29, 2021

Casino Wall Street

Humans are very good at camouflage. They hide drug addiction behind 'health products' from the pharmaceutical industry and 'keep pubs open' campaigns. They sell serial liars as politicians. They pretend that the stock market is not a gambling den. If you read anything on social media about GameStop recently, you'll know that that is a lie.

Monday, June 10, 2013

Brighton Craft Fair

Do you like flea markets? When going for a leisurely shopping browse, there is nothing more satisfying than a visit to good arts and crafts fairs. Combine meeting chatty strangers with window shopping as a sort of free therapy. With the occasional surprise find thrown in you’ll get all the excitement of a treasure hunt. Then bargain as if you were in the oriental bazaar. Who needs a holiday after that?