Mar 19
What’s next with the Budget Resolution, Debt Ceiling, and Sequester? Well, the situation is enough to make your head spin. My best advice is to hold on, take two aspirin, and send me your comments in the morning. Read more
As the clock ticked past 11:59 and Friday, March 1 turned into Saturday, March 2, the much-discussed sequestration went into effect. Did markets shudder at this lack of a last-minute deal? Not really – in fact, all three major U.S. markets (DJIA, S&P 500, and NASDAQ) closed up on Friday. So, how much of an impact will this roughly US$1 trillion in cuts have on the economy? Not as much as you might think. Read more
I got a very strange, but exciting, email today. It appears to be an email from my future self. It seems to come from sometime in late 2013, but gives some insight into a possible positive future. Here it is:
Bob, Happy Halloween and greetings from the future. It’s me, Bob Baur…you! The iPhone has been acting strangely. Maybe something to do with the solar maximum that’s going on? Had an icon pop up that I’d never seen before that said “Send Message to the Past.” Some new app, I suppose. Isn’t technology wonderful? Anyway, I figured I’d take a couple minutes to type out a message and let you know what’s coming up on the whole federal budget thing. Read more
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