Fun varies. Some go hiking or surfing or cuisine dining or shopping .... whatever you wish, if you had the time, money and will. I once golfed on Saturdays, mostly at the Ala Wai Golf Course. However, I just went to West Loch this week. Note that the Rainbow Shower Trees are in bloom. I yesterday bought an Apple 13" Macbook Air Starlight because my travel computer had some minor problems. I did not realize that it was 7 years old! I had them transfer my files, and they called me today to pick my new portable up. Cost? $1150. Had lunch at Assaggio's Ristorante Italiano, an escalator down from the Apple Store at the Ala Moana Shopping Center. Ordered a bowl of Pasta e Fagioli, Antipasto and Ossobuco, with a Peroni beer. The bread here is wonderful. So in addition to picking up my new portable computer, what else will I do this weekend? Mostly watch TV. I almost always fix the alcoholic drink identified with the Triple Crown of th...
Criticize Donald Trump all you want, but the stock market keeps breaking all-time highs . Yesterday the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 875 points, or 1.73%, to 51,562. Well, actually, the Dow dropped today. But Monday? Why the stock market is doing so well is kind of a mystery. There are no sure signs of greater peace in Iran and Lebanon. Initial jobless claims unexpectedly rose 6.1%, first quarter productivity was revised sharply lower and corporate layoffs jumped 11% in May to 97,000. 40% coming from AI expansion. But I did ask Google AI, did the stock market rise when Donald Trump was president from 2016 to 2020? True, the stock market experienced significant growth during the 2016 to 2020 timeframe of the Donald Trump administration . During his first full term from January 2017 to January 2021, the S&P 500 generated a total return of over (67%). [ 1 , 2 ] I further inquired about his current term. Since the 2024 presidential election, the U.S. stock marke...