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Market Talk – September 9, 2024

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 175.72 points or -0.48% to 36,215.75 • Shanghai decreased 29.32 points or -1.06% to 2,736.49 • Hang Seng decreased 247.34 points or -1.42% to 17,196.96 • ASX 200 decreased 25.30 points or -0.32% to 7,988.10 • SENSEX increased 375.61 points […]

Market Talk – September 6, 2024

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 265.62 points or -0.72% to 36,391.47 • Shanghai decreased 22.51 points or -0.81% to 2,765.81 • Hang Seng closed • ASX 200 increased 31.00 points or 0.39% to 8,013.40 • SENSEX decreased 1,017.23 points or -1.24% to 81,183.93 • Nifty50 […]

Prisons Collaborate with the Private Sector – Free Labor

Slavery is alive and well in the United States. Two-thirds of US prisoners, 800,000 men and women, have jobs in federal and state prisons. While 80% of prisoners work to maintain the prison in terms of maintenance, a growing portion of prisoners hold jobs for private companies. Estimates that that these prisoners are producing at […]

Market Talk – September 5, 2024

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 390.52 points or -1.05% to 36,657.09 • Shanghai increased 4.04 points or 0.14% to 2,788.31 • Hang Seng decreased 13.04 points or -0.07% to 17,444.30 • ASX 200 increased 31.90 points or 0.40% to 7,982.40 • SENSEX decreased 151.48 points […]

Market Talk – September 4, 2024

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a negative day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 1,638.70 points or -4.24% to 37,047.61 • Shanghai decreased 18.70 points or -0.67% to 2,784.28 • Hang Seng decreased 194.15 points or -1.10% to 17,457.34 • ASX 200 decreased 152.70 points or -1.88% to 7,950.50 • SENSEX decreased 202.80 points […]

Your Comments

COMMENT #1: Your article on families dividing is foretold in the Bible. In Mathew 10 it states: “children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death.” REPLY #1: Well, I suppose that more or less confirms the discord unfolding as we head into 2032. COMMENT #2: All wars require funding. When Athens lost the […]

Market Talk – August 28, 2024

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 83.14 points or 0.22% to 38,371.76 • Shanghai decreased 11.30 points or -0.40% to 2,837.43 • Hang Seng decreased 182.22 points or -1.02% to 17,692.45 • ASX 200 increased 0.20 points or 0.00% to 8,071.40 • KOSPI increased 0.58 points […]

Property Taxes and Taxing You on Unrealized Gains

COMMENT: Hello Martin, they already “tax” the paper increase in property taxes. My tax bill went up 70% in the last two years. All I enjoy is an increases mortgage statement. I decided to fight it this time and from now on every year. After having looked into how they do come up with new assessments […]

Market Talk – August 26, 2024

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 254.05 points or -0.66% to 38,110.22 • Shanghai increased 1.15 points or 0.04% to 2,855.52 • Hang Seng increased 186.63 points or 1.06% to 17,798.73 • ASX 200 increased 60.60 points or 0.76% to 8,084.50 • KOSPI decreased 3.68 points […]

Beware September

Be mindful that we may see even gold make a high as we head into the first week of September. There appears to be disturbing signs in many markets as we head into the week of September 2nd. We have governments realizing that they are losing power, and as they do, they will get NASTY, […]