Today's Tids Issue 5,575
There's just so much stuff :
It has felt like summer doldrums have hit Wall Street. But this week's Earnings reports may reveal the biggest message yet. Where are we, really? Around now I usually say wait til after Labor Day. But This Week it feels different.
Jack Thompson was the most famous stock trader on Wall Street. His funds had made money, in good markets and bad, for decades. Finally ready to retire, he was going to reveal his secrets in an exclusive interview. "What are your tricks?" Asked the reporter. "I've got only one secret. Years ago I noticed that nearly all stocks have just a tiny uptick at exactly 12 o'clock." "Really?" Replied the reporter. "Yes, it actually doesn't matter what stock you buy." Jack continued. "Any stock?" Asked the incredulous reporter. "Yes, all stocks have a brief one second uptick at noon. My whole secret is to\ buy stocks, any and all stocks, at precisely 12 o'clock and then sell them precisely one second later." That is how he became known as Jack of all trades, master of noon.
Microsoft word is always upgrading, just for me they say. Then I spend a week or so trying to find my regular handy tools now made more useful by the technocrats if you find them again. The idea that what was good isn't, is common today. If they would only give clues, it could be fun looking.
Public relations campaigns are probably the most powerful force in America today. They can change traditions, and cultural norms, and get people to stand in line for something they neevr knew they wanted.
The Question”
Name the ten Musical Greats who can't actually sing.
The Headlines:
--Wake Up and Wait Day on Wall Street; Powell to Speak Tomorrow; Microsoft hits on Top and Bottom-Line Numbers, Azure Cloud Expectation Miss Sends Stock Tumbling 6%; Starbucks Brews Weak Earnings Again, Declining Sales Becoming the New Trend
--China, Russia and Iran Hiring US Citizens to Issue Statements to Muck Up US Elections In their Favor.
--NY Judges Rules Taht Wayne LaPierre Cannot Be associated with the NRA for Ten Years; Ruling result of Financial Mismanagement.
--Repubs Fighting Battle to Reclaim Vance's Credibility; Some Are Saying DT Should Rethink VP.
The key to managing technology is the restart button... or better yet the electrical plug.
Pirates always carry a bar of soap so just in case they must walk the plank they can wash up on shore! Oops. That’s the problem with clean jokes.
I can determine the heat/mugginess factor outside by how long it takes for my morning diet soda while Tidsing to get warm.
Folksy old Jeff Bridges is leading fundraising movement called, “White Dudes for Kamala Harris.” What a bunch of crap. There are a lot of black men who aren't voting for Kamala because they don't believe in what she brings to America. Leadership is not about black or white, celebrity dude.
Two cows are taking a bath. One says: "hey, can you pass me the soap please?" To which the other cow starts screaming: "Aaaargh, a talking cow!"
A new CEO was hired to take over a struggling company. The CEO who was stepping down met with him privately and presented him with three numbered envelopes. “Open these if you run into serious trouble,” he said. Well, three months later sales and profits were still way down and the new CEO was catching a lot of heat. He began to panic but then he remembered the envelopes. He went to his drawer and took out the first envelope. The message read, “Blame your predecessor.” The new CEO called a press conference and explained that the previous CEO had left him with a real mess and it was taking a bit longer to clean it up than expected, but everything was on the right track. Satisfied with his comments, the press – and Wall Street – responded positively. Another quarter went by and the company continued to struggle. Having learned from his previous experience, the CEO quickly opened the second envelope. The message read, “Reorganize.” So he fired key people, consolidated divisions and cut costs everywhere he could. This he did and Wall Street, and the press, applauded his efforts. Three months passed and the company was still short on sales and profits. The CEO would have to figure out how to get through another tough earnings call. The CEO went to his office, closed the door and opened the third envelope. The message said, “Prepare three envelopes.”
The Microsoft earnings report could slow market enthusiasm for a while. It was about lackluster AI progress. AI has been the over-the-top driver of the Nasdaq with trickle down to the S&P for three months. And Starbucks filing yet and another month of declining revenue could mean that another cultural determining generation is about to emerge. Regardless of what generation is called, what they want will be where the next industry phenomena is at.
The Answer:
Number one nis Jennifer Lopez followed by Neil Young, Tom Waits, Paula Abdoul, Bob Dylan, Florence Foster Jenkins, Leonard Cohen, Dave Mustaine, Macy Grey and Elvis Costello. Taylor Swift is #16. Two renown non singers who made two big Broadway shows great were Rex Harrison in My Fair Lady and Robert Preston in Music Man. It’s really about internment and charisma. And moving hearts and emotions. Check out Louis Armstrong. Just so to know, I really can't sing, so don't ask me to a Karaoke Party.
A nice little piece of music by a Non singer that works pretty dar nwell:
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