Monday, July 30, 2018

Friday, July 27, 2018

CFL: Still Awaiting "Montreal Manziel" Appearance....

Facebook Debaucle; What Goes Up...Does Not Always Go Up

Many "investors" asked throughout the day as they turned on to their CP24 "news" source and discovered Facebook shares being hit hard.  As a result of a terrible quarter (yes "investors", publicly listed companies do this sort of thing four times a year, you have to keep an eye on it),  deteriorating guidance on future advertising revenues (this is how Facebook makes money "investors", not because everyone is just using it), and a realization that growth cannot last forever. 

No one hit harder than Zuckerberg himself - a US$16B hit on the day for him from reports I read earlier (seems a bit steep for a half trillion dollar company).  "Oh well, long term hold" I think he would say. 



Justin, oh Justin, Where Art Thou?

Personal day 5...and counting

From the National Post: "Alberta man legally changes sex for cheaper car insurance"...Discuss

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/alberta-man-legally-changes-sex-for-cheaper-car-insurance-i-didnt-feel-like-getting-screwed-over-any-more
  • Although there continues to be gender-based gaps and advantages, gender equality is the initiative today
  • Also, it is disallowed to debate or disagree with one's gender idenfication
  • Therefore, one may use gender identification for one's benefit
Discuss....