The Trump administartion's use of tariffs and the resultant effect they had on our financial markets was the news topper this week. Talk about volitility! Way down like a roller coaster's first drop and then back up like a rocket. Who knows where it will end up? Many countries are coming to the bargaining table - but not the Chinese. It's going to be a knock-down drag-out with them.
Doge trundles on. If you want an interesting read, go to doge.gov and start scrolling. They publish everything they find and do.
Big gate at the movie theaters last weekend. "A Working Man" last week's leader, fell to second - by a mile. The leader this week was "A Minecraft Movie". I assume all the video-gamers got off the couch and went to the movies. It grossed over $160M as it played in over 4,000 theaters. The surprise of the week came in third "The Chosen - Last Supper part 2". It was just behind "A Working Man" while only playing in just over 2,000 theaters.
Extreme rains brought flash floods and flooding to the Ohio Valley. Many Cincinnati streets were closed because of high water. Much of the Midwest and South suffered similar problems.
The price of crude oil dropped to its lowest level since 2021. Plan your driving vacation.
President Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week and announced his administration will have driect talks with Iran this coming week.
A firm called All About Cookies surveyed Americans and determined that the average person has 1,000 unread e-mails in their computer/phone system.
Your taxes are due this week!
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