Month: March 2020

I’m writing this piece early in the morning on Tuesday, Mar. 31, before the stock market opens.

Over the past five business days, the S&P 500 has rebounded magnificently. On Monday, Mar. 23, it closed at 2,237.40. Yesterday, it closed at 2,626.04.

I am conflicted about the market’s recent upward trajectory, and in this piece I explore why.

Continue reading “What to Make of the Recent Positive Movement in the Stock Market”

The first time I saw Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas was the summer after my freshman year of college, when I took an introductory film studies course. That was the same class that introduced me to Woody Allen’s Annie Hall.

In retrospect, that was a fucking great course.

Continue reading “What Do the Buyback Stipulations in the $2 Trillion Stimulus Package Mean for the Stock Market?”

I’m no expert in physics, but according to some guy named … checking Wikipedia … some guy named Albert Einstein, space and time are basically versions of each other.

Is that wrong? … checking Wikipedia … you know, I don’t know. Space and time might be versions of each other. That doesn’t sound totally incorrect.

Again, I’m no expert in physics. I’m not a physician.

Continue reading “What Can We Learn From China’s Coronavirus Economic Recovery?”

I wouldn’t say that the 2011 film Margin Call is actually a great movie, but it’s one that has somehow stuck in my mind since I first saw it.

Based on the events of the 2008 financial crisis, Margin Call seems especially relevant as we move further into a coronavirus-induced recession.

Continue reading “Rewatching Margin Call During the Coronavirus Crisis”