John Waggoner

Gosh, whatever could go wrong?

Banks, Bank Robbers and the FDIC A silly question that people ask too frequently is, “What good has the government ever done?” I’d start with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Why do we need the FDIC? In large part…

I have thoughts, sometimes.

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Conclave in the back yard.

My friend Flicker.

Cash-Strapped WeightWatchers Announces Butter Now Zero Points

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Chuck Jaffe interviews John Cole Scott, leading expert on closed-end funds. moneylifeshow.com

Personal income increased $92.0 billion (0.4 percent at a monthly rate) in December, according to estimates released today by the BEA. Disposable personal income (DPI)—personal income less personal current taxes—increased $79.7 billion (0.4 percent). t.co/7zGiUv96zB

What could possibly go wrong? Musk surrogates have sought access to the Treasury's sensitive payment systems.

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SPLG Subtly Earns Inflows Win as VOO, SPY Race Continues Smaller and cheaper than the biggest S&P 500 ETFs, SPLG quietly leads the pack in relative inflows this year.

SPLG ETF creeps up on Vanguard's VOO with an expense ratio that's just an eentsy-weentsy bit lower.

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December PCE lands at 2.6%, in line with expectations.

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The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.

We heard you like gift article links, so here's ours for the New York Times write-up on The Onion acquiring the Infowars website and trademark.

Never say we didn't give you anything! [New York Times] www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/b...

This is Raven the foxhound. If you put a fox on this feed, she will bark fiercely at you. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but she will. Oh, she will.