Notes From All Over -- The Closed Market Edition -- TGIF -- Holy Mackerel -- December 4, 2020

Wow, watching "Fast Money" on CNBC these guys are trying way too hard. 

They're looking for "overseas" deals, for emerging markets. 

• What don't they like? LOL. 

Market, I assume lots of new records --

• Dow: up almost 1%, up 249 points -- wow, if only it could have eked out a 250-point surge;
• NASDAQ: up almost 100 points -- up 87 points;
• S&P 500: up almost 1%; up 32 points
• Dow/S&P 500: 8:1
• can you imagine the indices had AAPL been green instead of crashing, losing 0.56% during business hours; losing another massive 0.2% after-hours;
• meanwhile, thank goodness for OXY saving the market, up over 13% today

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. 

Let's see what the closing headlines are and what's missing:

• stocks reach all-time closing highs to end another record-setting week;
• the three major indices shook off a disappointing report on the labor market to end at record highs;
• "pretty grim picture" for economy after Christmas without new stimulus;
• notably missing: no mention of a "Santa Claus rally";

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Google Clamping Down

Google has updated their "storage" terms.

If anyone is using Google "storage," and hasn't visited their Google accounts in two years, Google has the right to delete that content. 

Doesn't affect me. I have no dog in that fight. But look at this: how much storage does Google provide for free?

• 10 GB
• 15 GB
• 25 GB
• 100 GB
  

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Home School / Remote Learning
What's Not To Like

This morning, remote learning at home. Sophia is actually working on a "tool" for teaching first graders how to code software.