John Waggoner
johnwaggoner1.bsky.social
John Waggoner
@johnwaggoner1.bsky.social
Personal finance journalist. Friend of the American people. johnmwaggoner.wordpress.com
Conclave in the back yard.
February 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM
My friend Flicker.
January 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Cash-Strapped WeightWatchers Announces Butter Now Zero Points

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https://theonion.com/cash-strapped-weightwatchers-announces-butter-now-zero-points/
t.co
January 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Chuck Jaffe interviews John Cole Scott, leading expert on closed-end funds. moneylifeshow.com
Money Life with Chuck Jaffe
moneylifeshow.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Personal income increased $92.0 billion (0.4 percent at a monthly rate) in December, according to estimates released today by the BEA. Disposable personal income (DPI)—personal income less personal current taxes—increased $79.7 billion (0.4 percent). t.co/7zGiUv96zB
https://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2025/01/personal-income-increased-04-in.html
t.co
January 31, 2025 at 3:26 PM
What could possibly go wrong? Musk surrogates have sought access to the Treasury's sensitive payment systems.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/01/31/elon-musk-treasury-department-payment-systems/
t.co
January 31, 2025 at 3:25 PM
SPLG ETF creeps up on Vanguard's VOO with an expense ratio that's just an eentsy-weentsy bit lower.

www.etf.com/sections/new...
SPLG Subtly Earns Inflows Win as VOO, SPY Race Continues
Smaller and cheaper than the biggest S&P 500 ETFs, SPLG quietly leads the pack in relative inflows this year.
www.etf.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM
December PCE lands at 2.6%, in line with expectations.

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https://www.morningstar.com/economy/december-pce-report-pce-inflation-index-up-26-line-with-expectations?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=linkshare&utm_source=link
t.co
January 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Reposted by John Waggoner
We heard you like gift article links, so here's ours for the New York Times write-up on The Onion acquiring the Infowars website and trademark.

Never say we didn't give you anything! [New York Times] www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/b...
The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy
The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2024 at 3:33 PM
This is Raven the foxhound. If you put a fox on this feed, she will bark fiercely at you. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but she will. Oh, she will.
November 14, 2024 at 3:44 PM