For those of you who remember, Bailey Savings & Loan might have gotten a lousy credit rating in today’s world causing a run on the bank due to Uncle Billy misplacing $8,000. On August 7th, Moody’s downgraded[i] the following banks and you can see what happened to their stock: Now in and of itself, that’s not a […]
The internet is full of myth and mystery – fact and fiction so you need to take your own grain of salt to this origin to “The Dog Days of Summer”: Ancient Greeks noticed that Sirus—which they dubbed the “dog star” as it is the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major—appears to rise alongside the […]
Being the World’s Reserve Currency – the US Dollar – has an outsized influence on global affairs. It’s what all the “other” countries hold in their central banks to make sure they can pay their global bills. If you’re buying wheat from Kansas, it’s obvious you’re paying in dollars…what’s not so obvious is that bottle of French […]
