Despite everything happening in the financial markets and geopolitics, the biggest news this past week, in my opinion, was the Democratic mayoral primary in New York (the City). Given the overwhelming majority the Democrats have in…
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To listen to the full episode, click here. Episode Summary: In this episode of Trading Perspectives, John Norris and Sam Clement explore the surprising outcome of New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, where 33-year-old Zohran Mamdani…
One of my favorite movies is Groundhog Day. Laughingly, I have seen it over and over again. However, as clever as I perceive the movie to be, actually having to relive the same day countless times…
Listen to the full episode, here. John Norris (00:30):Well, hello again, everybody. This is John Norris with Trading Perspectives. As always, we have our good friend Sam Clement. Sam, say hello. Sam Clement (00:36):John, how are…
As everyone in the entire world knows by now, or should, Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo last night. Hey, wait a second. That isn’t right. No. Last night, Israel…
Not surprisingly, I have recently fielded a fair number of questions about the President’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB). In full disclosure, I have not read the entire bill nor do I intend to do…
To listen to the full episode, click here. John Norris (00:30):Well, hello again, everybody. This is John Norris with Trading Perspectives. As always, we have our good friend Sam Clement. Sam, say hello. Sam Clement (00:36):Hey…
This past Saturday night, my wife and I went out with a couple of our friends. They had paid for my birthday dinner a few weeks prior. So, it was our turn to repay the favor…
Listen to the full episode, here. Summary: This is a conversation between John Norris and Sam Clement, discussing recent events and policies related to the Trump administration, including: [00:31] The court ruling against the administration’s tariffs [11:06]…
A couple of weeks ago, my wife gave me an iPhone 14 Plus for my birthday. This was to replace the iPhone 8 I had been using since December 2017. You read that right. The smartphone…