Slope of Hope Blog Posts

Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.

Split a Cab?

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Ride sharing companies are extraordinary success stories, and there’s little wonder why: it’s the perfect app for mobile devices, and who among us doesn’t need a ride from time to time? But the progress, so far, of the two big firms is quite different.

One the one hand, there is the gigantic UBER. Its chart is a complete dud, however. It seems to have reached a state of equilibrium swiftly, and it is just grinding along with diminishing interest.

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Indefatigable

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It seems to me the likelihood of the sun rising in the east and setting in the west is probably beneath the likelihood of Microsoft going up after every earnings report. MSFT is the big earnings report after the close today, and although I have no position, and I certainly wouldn’t bet against it, it sure would be interesting if they sprinkled some disappointment in this utterly phony market of ours.

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