Category Archives: Sports

Buster’s Date Night At The Movies…

Posted on April 25, 2018 by macromon

You have to be a San Francisco Giants fan to really appreciate this commercial. Too funny. Giants manager, Bruce Bochy, is known for having one of the largest cap sizes in Major League Baseball. With Houston, his nickname was “Headly,” due to his … Continue reading →

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Better Than Crypto

Posted on April 11, 2018 by macromon

The world’s hottest investment. Thank you, Japan.  The land of the rising Ohtani-San! World’s best investment. Thank you, Japan. The land of the rising Ohtani-San! https://t.co/hA1n8O4Efh — Gregor Samsa (@macromon) April 12, 2018  

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Opening Day…

Posted on March 29, 2018 by macromon

Seals Stadium, San Francisco 4/15/58 – First Major League pitch in California is delivered by Giants opening day pitcher Ruben Gomez to LA Dodgers batter Gino Cimoli. After 1957 season, both teams uprooted from NYC and moved to West Coast. … Continue reading →

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Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress

Posted on February 27, 2018 by macromon

February 27, 2018 Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress Chairman Jerome H. Powell Before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. Chairman Hensarling, Ranking Member Waters, and members of the Committee, I am pleased to … Continue reading →

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When Stock Prices Become A Social Movement

Posted on February 4, 2018 by macromon

Stock prices are likely to be among the prices that are relatively vulnerable to purely social movements because there is no accepted theory by which to understand the worth of stocks….investors have no model or at best a very incomplete … Continue reading →

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BEST SUPER BOWL Commercials Sneak Peek!

Posted on February 4, 2018 by macromon

Good stuff! Remember the dot.com Super Bowl ads during the 1990’s Nasdaq bubble?  Dot.coms  with no earnings and big burn rates would spend 70 percent (+/-) of their V.C. funding on Super Bowl ads to generate “eyeballs”?  Moreover,  their stock … Continue reading →

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Lionel Messi’s 100-Million-Euro Contract – Spiegel

Posted on January 13, 2018 by macromon

Betcha Messi glad he didn’t quit now! Lionel Messi’s new contracts with FC Barcelona exceed all limits. Two contracts that Messi signed with FC Barcelona on June 30, 2017 — an employment contract and one covering his marketing rights — … Continue reading →

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Dub “Start(me)up” Nation

Posted on August 24, 2017 by macromon

New cover of Bloomberg BusinessWeek.  Go Dubs!   Number three in 2017–18.   Money! About three years ago, in February 2014, Andre Iguodala spent an off-day during the NBA season at the offices of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz in Menlo Park, Calif. … Continue reading →

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A National Treasure Wins The ESPY Icon Award

Posted on July 15, 2017 by macromon

Here is actor, Bryan Cranston, presenting  Vin Scully with the ESPY Icon Award on Wednesday night.    Make sure to listen to Cranston’s  wonderful introduction.  It is nothing less than beautiful poetry. “Vin Scully’s narative of Sandy Koufax’s perfect game … Continue reading →

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The Pinball Wizards Romp!

Posted on June 13, 2017 by macromon

Just to understand what high expectations we have for the Golden State Warriors in the Bay Area,  I am a little deflated because the Dubs didn’t go 16-0 in the playoffs.   Tough to live up to those expectations, no?  But, … Continue reading →

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