Fast Talk with Vickey Wachtel

10/31/2024

No corporate greed going on here!!!

Amazon shares took a hit after the company released its second-quarter report in July, as its quarterly sales and outlook missed expectations. Since then, shares have largely recovered to their level before the report, leaving them about 24% higher for the year so far at $187.83 as of Friday's close.

Analysts expect Amazon's third-quarter revenue to come in at $157.24 billion, up from the prior quarter and year-ago period. However, profits are projected to fall sequentially to $12.32 billion as expenses climb, despite rising roughly 25% year-over-year.
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Amazon. "Amazon.com Announces Third Quarter Results."

Analyst Estimates for Q3 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2023
Revenue $157.24 billion $147.98 billion $143.08 billion
Earnings Per Share $1.15 $1.26 94 cents
Net Income $12.32 billion $13.49 billion $9.88 billion

10/31/2024

No...there is no ccorp greed going on...

Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2024 third quarter ended June 29, 2024. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $85.8 billion, up 5 percent year over year, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $1.40, up 11 percent year over year.

10/31/2024

Your invisible limiting beliefs, are only invisible when you live within their limits; when you keep on doing what you've always been doing.
So push yourself. Dare yourself to think bigger, to reach, and to behave as if a dream or two of yours has already manifested. Then invisible limiting beliefs will pop out of the woodwork, as if painted florescent orange, loaded to the teeth with logic, imploring you to turn around and go back to safety!
Do something, do it today, something you wouldn't normally do. Like maybe… take off early from work… or go for a walk in the rain … or write to an old friend.
Aha! Did you just see a couple of 'em?!

The Universe

TUT.com

10/30/2024

People who do all they can, with what they've got, from where they are, no matter how puny their actions, how tiny their steps, or how futile it may seem, simply have more fun… and move more mountains.
Coffee, tea, or a brand-new Bentley?

The Universe

10/29/2024

https://www.project2025.org/

If you haven't read this... DO IT NOW!!!! If you do not want to read it...Why!!! You have the oblicagtion to make sure you are aware of what is happening in this country as a citizen....

Presidential Transition Project The 2025 Presidential Transition Project paves the way for an effective conservative Administration based on four pillars.

10/28/2024

Steering much.....
The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times are no longer doing something Jessica Alba and Hulk Hogan have already done—endorse a candidate for President of the United States.

The change in tradition for the two esteemed newspapers was ordered by each outlet’s billionaire owner—Jeff Bezos of WaPo and Patrick Soon-Shiong of the LA Times told their respective editorial departments to kill opinion pieces set to endorse Democratic nominee Kamala Harris over the GOP’s nominee, Donald Trump. (WaPo CEO William Lewis said he killed the endorsement, not Bezos.)

10/27/2024

What the hell to pass interference in a row and not called

10/26/2024

“I formally apologize as president of United States of America for what we did,” Biden said. The government’s removal of children from their Native American community for boarding schools “will always be a significant mark of shame, a blot on American history. For too long, this all happened with virtually no public attention, not written about in our history books, not taught in our schools.”
At least 973 Native American children died in the U.S. government’s abusive boarding school system over a 150-year period that ended in 1969, according to an Interior Department investigation that called for a U.S. government apology. Per AP

10/26/2024

I find it amazing that those I have a real affection for are the same that have shown they care about this country. Like a 5th sense, I knew before.

10/25/2024

Do you think we should have term limits in the House and Senate?? Well, some have signed a Pledge to Co-Sponsor and vote for term limits.... 3 terms for the House or 6 years... 2 terms for the Senate or 12 years.... That's not my idea of limits...is it Yours???

“I pledge that as a member of Congress I will cosponsor and vote for the U.S. Term Limits Amendment of three (3) House terms and two (2) Senate terms and no longer limit. This is not a pledge to self-limit.”

Below is a complimentary list of lawmakers and candidates who are strongly committed to implementing term limits on Congress. To find if a lawmaker or candidate in your district supports term limits, please use this searchable, sortable, filterable list of all active 2024 candidates (state and congr...

10/23/2024

WTF.... according th WSJ
Elon Musk is handing out $1 million checks to swing-state voters. On Saturday, the world’s richest person and founder of America PAC in support of former President Trump said he’s offering a $1 million daily prize through Election Day to a registered swing-state voter who signs a petition supporting the First and Second Amendments. This highly unusual strategy has split election law experts on whether it constitutes an unlawful incentive to unregistered voters.

10/15/2024

Nearly one-quarter of prospective first-time homebuyers say they are waiting until after the election to purchase a home. Additionally, homeowners are more likely to believe Trump is the best candidate for keeping home values high versus Harris, according to a Redfin survey fielded last month...
The ony time it is of real value for the prices to be high is when you are selling... as long as there are buyers acccepting the high rate... The real problem for everyone else is...the higher the value, the higher the taxes and insurance... why would anyone want their home value to stay high now?????