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Rick Ackerman’s daily market commentary — blunt, specific, and free of Wall Street spin. Browse the full archive below.

September 21, 2025

‘Oil and Water’

” I’m in San Francisco, taking a break from Florida’s unbearable heat, but also from my weekly commentaries. Writing regularly about the impending collapse of the stock market, Trump hubris and the fatally diseased, fake economy had become drudgery, and so, at least for the time being, I am focusing on more upbeat fare. Recently, […]

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September 14, 2025

‘Guise’

I’m in San Francisco, taking a break from Florida’s insufferable summer heat, but also from my weekly commentaries. Writing regularly about the impending collapse of the stock market, Wall Street hubris and the fatally diseased economy had grown boring and depressing, and so, at least for the time being, I will be substituting more entertaining […]

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August 31, 2025

A Holiday Note

I am on holiday for a short while, far from Florida’s disabling seasonal heat and enjoying what so far has been the coolest, foggiest summer anyone who lives in San Francisco can remember. This is a busman’s holiday, since I am updating the actionable ‘touts’ on this page 24/7 and have been fully engaged in […]

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August 24, 2025

Your Editor Is Taking a Breather

I will be on holiday for a short while, far from Florida’s disabling seasonal heat and eager to enjoy what so far has been the coolest, foggiest summer anyone who lives in San Francisco can remember. This will be a busman’s holiday, since I plan to update the actionable ‘touts’ on this page 24/7 and […]

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August 17, 2025

Trump Must Outrun the Inevitable Bear Market

Trump looks like a hero now, but he could become a goat when the bull market ends. He campaigned as the man who would make America great again, and no one should doubt the sincerity of this quest or his commitment to returning the nation to its core values. To judge from his accomplishments so […]

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August 10, 2025

AAPL Back Again as an Engine of Illusory Wealth

You’ve got to hand it to DaBoyz for reviving Apple as a ‘wealth’-effect dynamo. The company couldn’t innovate its way out of a wet paper bag, and it doesn’t even have a horse in the AI race. And yet, the stock recently lurched back to life, emulating those two bull-market superstars, Microsoft and Nvidia. Indeed, […]

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August 3, 2025

Enjoy Tariff Hubris While It Lasts

The stock market is priced for perfection in a grotesquely imperfect world. Trump provided a fleeting respite by showing us how the Art of the Deal works in trade negotiations. Fox News rightly rubbed the legacy media’s face in his success while the President took a half-dozen victory laps to muted global applause. This may […]

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July 27, 2025

AI Profits Nowhere in Sight

Although the biggest players in the tech world have sunk trillions of dollars into AI research and development, none of them has made a dime. Will they ever? That’s a reasonable question, considering no one really knows how AI will reshape the economic world, other than eliminating many millions of jobs. The investment frenzy continues […]

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July 20, 2025

Is Obama About to Get His Comeuppance?

The stock market continues to waft higher with the riskless predictability of loaded dice. DaBoyz have trained their firepower on just a few high-flyers, chiefly Microsoft and Nvidia, in order to squeeze the broad averages skyward with an absolute minimum of capital. I’ve explained here before in exhaustive detail how this carnival midway trick is […]

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July 13, 2025

AI Story Gooses Stocks into the Ozone

Nvidia became the world’s first $4 trillion company last week, leapfrogging Microsoft, Tesla, Google and every other company struggling to stay in the AI game.  Our money is on Musk to compete the hardest. He is Nvidia’s biggest customer for their most powerful chips, which sell for as much as $200,000. Musk has been buying […]

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June 29, 2025

The Huge AI Story May Not Be Quite Huge Enough

The S&Ps and Nasdaq hit record highs last week, a surreal milestone that only the Wall Street toadies at Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal who fabricate the news could take seriously.  These are the same folks who bestowed the name ‘Magnificent Seven’ on a bunch of high-flying stocks whose short-squeeze histrionics qualify them for […]

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