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Memo to self: link here. The original written text of The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett is in the public domain in the United States. The 1929 magazine serialization and the 1930 book version entered the public domain on January 1, 2025, and January 1, 2026, respectively. Duke University, public domain day, 2026. Dashiell Hammett, wiki. Copyright law: 50, 75. 90 years. The more times I watch The Maltese Falcon the more I enjoy it. Well cast (perfectly cast?).
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Back to the Here and Now
WTI: $84.11.
Shell:
Mid-day:
Poor timing? Leopold is broke, forced to sell his mother's house to cover margin. Link here.
Shay: single buyer of Situational Awareness's entire NBIS position after manager of Situational Awareness was forced to liquidate it this week. Link here. In the past year NBIS has made 270% and is up $43 today, up almost 30% today, trading at $191. One year ago it was trading for $51. Go figure.
AMD: up by more than 12% in early morning trading.
Link here.
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Disclaimer
Briefly:
I am
inappropriately exuberant about the Bakken and I am often well out front
of my headlights. I am often appropriately accused of hyperbole when it
comes to the Bakken.
I am inappropriately exuberant about the US economy and the US market.I am also inappropriately exuberant about all things Apple.See disclaimer. This is not an investment site. Disclaimer:
this is not an investment site. Do not make any investment, financial,
job, career, travel, or relationship decisions based on what you read
here or think you may have read here. All my posts are done quickly:
there will be content and typographical errors. If something appears wrong, it probably is. Feel free to fact check everything.
If anything on any of my
posts is important to you, go to the source. If/when I find
typographical / content errors, I will correct them. Reminder: I am inappropriately exuberant about the Bakken, US economy, and the US market.I am also inappropriately exuberant about all things Apple. And
now, Nvidia, also. I am also inappropriately exuberant about all things
Nvidia. Nvidia is a metonym for AI and/or the sixth industrial
revolution. I've
now added Broadcom to the disclaimer. I am also inappropriately
exuberant about all things Broadcom. Now, I've added Amazon. And QCOM.Longer version here.
