Thursday, August 12, 2021

The Market -- August 12, 2021

The US markets: wow, wow, wow! Are all three major indices going to end up in the green? Interestingly, of the tickers I follow, BRK-B had the worse day but at the end of the day had clawed its "losses" back to only a negative 0.36% and then was up ever so slightly in after-hours trading.

Ten-year treasury yield: 1.361%.

WTI clawing its way back to $70; WTI closed at $69. Most blends traded in the red at the end of the day, but Louisiana Light was up 1.4%, up almost a buck, and trading over $70.

Yes, there it is, it looks like all three major US indices closed in the green; NASDAQ was the last to turn green and it was up 51 points at the close.

DIS: beats estimates and is up almost 6% after-hours. This is pretty amazing: up over $10 on a $190-stock.

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Family Reunion

Every day during the family reunion -- 28 folks on the lake -- we worked hard at having a stress-free / work-free "main" meal each day. 

The first day, the old standby: five large pizzas delivered. We had left-over slices three days later. Great snacks for some of the teenagers.

A catered pulled pork dinner on the second day was clearly the highlight of the week. It's hard to believe, but there we were, on the shore along a huge lake, and an in-town restaurant truck pulls up with a fully catered dinner.

But the best buy? Without question, five Costco rotisserie chickens. Costco continues to sell these chickens for $4.99 each. That's hard to believe: $25 for the main course to serve 28 people. Sides were from the previous day from the catered dinner: mac & cheese; baked beans; etc.


Photo: Costco, Kalispell, MT.

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