Watchdog on Wall Street with Chris Markowski

I feel like a cross between Sisyphus and Cassandra. The latest on the Crypto fallout. Regulators can do absolutely nothing. The one and only way to protect yourself is… The latest from the swamp dwellers in Washington. Pelosi steps down. The cult of DJT. Fed’s Bullard offers us the definition of insanity. Homes sales tank. Ray Dalio on China. No beer at the World Cup. Mnuchin gets it right on oil price caps. Musk is crazy like a fox…the latest on Twitter. Cop 27 virtue signaling.

Economic and earnings news and your portfolio. Crypto contagion. They need to put a biohazard label on the thing The world’s second oldest profession…Get rich quick con-artists. Crypto fraud and liberal porn. More fraud spotted in terms of front running. NYT puff piece. Personal CFO. Work ethic.

Today’s dose of economic news. Barry Sternlicht from Starwood gets it. The Planet of the Apes ending is not the way to go. The Federal Reserve is doing it wrong…again. John J. Ray says this is the worst he has ever seen. If Democracy dies…move. People don’t fully comprehend how scary that Ukraine/Russia/Poland situation is. The UK falls further. Starbucks strike…take your talents elsewhere.

Retail/Industrial production/Homebuilder confidence data. Supply chain stupidity. Free but fair trade. Energy woes. Earnings from Target, Lowes and TJMax. Crypto drama rolls on. It's not a commodity! More exchanges on thin ice. Ernest Stavro Blofeld gives a speech at the G20. Where is James Bond?

Biden-Xi meeting. Supply chain stupidity. Free but fair trade. Trust…but verify. Crypto fraud and liberal porn. More fraud spotted in terms of front running. NYT puff piece. Huge solar bankruptcy. Russian oil exports and EU ban. Office space cliff. Amazon layoffs. Walgreens…Do what we tell you! If you don’t you must be racist. Another hit to Biden’s student loan give-a-way.

FTX held only 900 million in assets vs. $10 Billion in liabilities. The cover of the WSJ looks like Page Six. Up to $2 billion…You are not getting your money back. Miranda Davis piece. Regulations?? Republican reboot? Josh Hawley gets it. Leadership questions. Who will step up? Fix the problem, not the blame. Student loan debt transfer blocked. At least we are not the UK. EV conversation.

Stock market and the inflation break. Is it really a break? Crypto contagion. They need to put a biohazard label on the thing. What happened at FTX. It is now spreading elsewhere. World’s most poisonous snake…Trump. Amazon cutting costs. Student loan forgiveness halted. Record taxes collected. The European economy is in shambles. China “eases” Covid restrictions.

CPI numbers Inflation and your portfolio. In search of recession. Investing vs. speculating. What is value? The lessons of Benjamin Graham. There is a right way and a wrong way of doing things. CRYPTOPLOSION! Retirement worries. Retirement fears are growing. Inflation is seen as a big setback for retirement savings. Increased contributions for next year. Most people need a retirement reality check. Choose your own adventure…Don’t touch the money! (Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.) Republicans need a reboot. Everything I needed to know about politics I learned in the 6th grade.

Inflation coming down. What the core should be. The Fed is like a weatherman giving you yesterday's forecast. Crypto drama rolls on. Kessler piece on Crypto. Another nail in the coffin. Smart money…not so smart. Winnie the pooh and the honey pot. SEC does their best Pontius Pilate impersonation. More election fallout

Much like the 2004 Yankees. What Americans felt mattered most. Donald Trump is poisonous. I love the Sunshine State! DeSantis is the future. Don’t touch the money! (Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.) Republicans need a reboot. FedEx and Maersk point to further economic deterioration. Disney numbers are terrible. More layoffs. Cryptoplosion! EV reality.