WSJ: The SpaceX IPO

Appearing in yesterday’s Journal. I agree. The IPO (Initial Public Offering) went live a bit before noontime Friday. Everyone is happy – SpaceX got their $75 billion, the consortium of Investment Banks got $1 billion dollars in fees to split amongst themselves, many thousands of the 22,000 SpaceX employees became instant millionaires – a few … Read more

Why the stock market had a mini-melt down today

Two reasons – First Wednesday evening Broadcom (symbol AVGO) which has had great performance for 18 months issued their quarterly report regarding earnings, revenue, etc. Excellent numbers but they did not outperform the “whisper numbers” and since these stocks are priced for perfection it dropped 13% Thursday and another 8% today. However the stock is … Read more

Palantir CEO on their software integrating AI and the military

You should be able to see the four minute video (after the commercial! Sorry…) through the link below. Karp is careful to say things like “I read in the papers…” as he does not want to give up classified information. He is a former progressive democrat who woke up (pun) and is now a registered … Read more

Supreme Court 6-3 strikes down Trump tariffs

However it only effects the “emergency” tariffs. The 6-3 decision centers on tariffs imposed under an emergency powers law, including the sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs he levied on nearly every other country. It’s the first major piece of Trump’s broad agenda to come squarely before the nation’s highest court, which he helped shape with the appointments … Read more

“Japan’s Prime Minister, seeking closer US ties, wins landslide election victory.”

From the Wall Street Journal – The Prime Minister’s Liberal Democratic Party will have a majority on its own in a rebuke to Beijing. Ms. Takaichi comes out of the LDP’s conservative, pro-American wing. She favors more defense spending, which is urgently needed given China’s vast military buildup. So far she has managed President Trump’s … Read more