Role, on the Long Distance round table, ben levisohn, carlton english and jack howe. The fed has been sometimes blamed for propping up the market, but it looks like fridays selloff may have been in part due to what the fed was saying and doing. Thats right. I think the fed made a mistake. They released the results of their a bank stress tests, and at first they looked just fine. The dividends were capped for the third quarter, but that wasnt much of a surprise. Normally the suspension of buybacks because no ones really buying back banks anymore, but they left a lot of uncertainty about future quarters. As investors looked at those numbers, they a really started to get a bit afraid of what it meant for bank stocks, and then they started to fall on friday. And it really isnt good for the market at this point or investors. Tech is about 27 of the s p 500 right now. If thats near dot. Com levels. Investors really need other choices besides tech, and they were starting to feel comfortable w
Crowded. The early presumptive choice for many, former Vice President joe biden, has seen his poll numbers slip. His campaign has been dogged by gaffes and lackluster debate performances, plus he continues to deal with questions about his involvement with you yard line. Ukraine. Senator Elizabeth Warren is facing real resistance especially from the democratic establishment over her plans more fullty trillion multitrillion dollar social programs. Senator Bernie Sanders too is plagued by worries about his europeanlike socialist proposals. And with south bend mayor Pete Buttigieg has made inroads especially in iowa, he remains in fourth place. Just last week former new york mayor Mike Bloomberg filed to be on the ballot in alabama and later addedded arkansas saying hes concerned a fading biden will mean the democrats will end up with someone far too liberal. And this week Deval Patrick announced that he was throwing his hat in the wing. He fears the current candidates wont be able to beat