Locator: 49905MEASLES.
Locator: 49905ANTIVAXXERS.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Measles Outbreak -- South Carolina -- Update -- It's Getting Worse -- February 3, 2026
WMT Hit 52-Week High -- February 3, 2026
Locator: 49904MARKET.
Apple: M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pro launch imminent. Link here.
Market today, February 3, 2026, at the close:
- WMT: closed at $127.71; up 3% today; hits a 52-week high; reminder: trades on the NASDAQ as a "tech" stock; P/E = 45.
- BRK-B: up $6.45 today; trading at $493.75;
- SCCO: up $22.64; up 12%; trading at $215, just shy of its all-time high;
- PLTR: the ring to the rule them all -- up $10 today; up 7%; trading at $158; 52-week high, $207.
- CAT: up 2%; up $12; trading at $703; hit a 52-week high of $710 before dropping back to $703 at the close.
It appears that traders are dividing tech stocks into two major groups
- those chasing cash;
- those not chasing cash.
Today: Dow -- 281 stocks hit 52-week highs at some point during the day -- link here -- including:
- BUD
- BWXT
- CAT
- EPD
- XOM
- MRK
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Disclaimer
Briefly
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 am also inappropriately exuberant about all things Broadcom. Longer version here.
Trump Vs Harvard -- The Stakes Have Just Been Raised -- Does This Man Ever Sleep? February 3, 2026
Locator: 49902LAW.
Axios: link here.
$10 billion or criminal investigation. Time for Harvard to get serious. Harvard will try to run out the clock. Trump has three more years as president.
One way or another. Link here.
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Twenty-One Republicans Voted Against Trump,
Voted With Schumer
Reps. Andy Biggs, R-AZ, Lauren Boebert, R-CO, Josh Brecheen, R-OK, Tim Burchett, R-TN, Eric Burlison, R-MO, Kat Cammack, R-FL., Eli Crane, R-AZ, Byron Donalds, R-FL, Randy Fine, R-FL, Brandon Gill, R-TX, Anna Paulina Luna, R-FL, Thomas Massie, R-KY, Cory Mills, R-FL, Andy Ogles, R-TN, Scott Perry, R-PA, Chip Roy, R-TX, David Schweikert, R-AZ, Keith Self, R-TX, Victoria Spartz, R-IN, Greg Steube, R-FL, and William Timmons, R-SC.
Republicans not supporting Trump -- it gets tedious.
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Southern California Vacation For Family Of Four
Two Adults; Two Children Under Age Of 12
$7,200. And worth every penny.
$300 x 24 months = $7,200.
$600 x 12 months = $7,200.
Air transportation, return.
Car rental.
Seaside accommodations, five days, five nights.
Two days at Legoland.
One day at San Diego Zoo.
Two days at the beach.
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The Book Page
The News: A User's Manual, Alain de Botton, c. 2014.
Author: also, How Proust Can Change Your Life.
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Movie Night
A Fish Called Wanda.
Five States Considering Eliminating Property Tax -- February 3, 2026
Locator: 49901TAXES.
Five states are considering elimination of the property tax.
Link here: https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/states-considering-eliminating-property-taxes-homeowners.
North Dakota leads the list. Followed by Georgia, Florida, Texas, and Indiana.
Two of those states don't have a state income tax either: Florida and Texas.
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