Author Archives: april@madhedgefundtrader.com

A Well-Oiled Machine

If you’ve ever doubted that a 137-year-old blue-chip beast could still surprise Wall Street, take a look at Johnson & Johnson’s (JNJ) recent maneuvering. The company just turned in a surprisingly robust Q3 performance, with $24 billion in revenue and a raised full-year forecast. But forget the top-line cheerleading. What I’m watching is where this […]

Recollections Of A Marine

This being Veterans Day and the 250th Marine Corps birthday, I thought I’d bring back some old memories. As the son of a Marine who served on Guadalcanal in 1942, I had an unusual childhood. The memories all came flooding back to me as the HBO program, The Pacific. Every scene in the ten-hour series […]

High Water Mark For E-Travel Platform

Las Vegas tourism is facing a massive crisis of epic proportions as foreign tourists stay away. Domestic tourists are also avoiding the strip with $30 bottles of water and $60 bacon and egg dishes at the casino canteen. Who can blame them, right? After performing backflips when the world reopened, the global travel industry is […]

November 10, 2025

  (THE YEAR-END JOURNEY IS UPON US – BUCKLE UP & ENJOY THE RIDE)   November 10, 2025   Hello everyone   WEEK AHEAD CALENDAR Monday,10 Nov. No significant data scheduled. Earnings: Paramount, Skydance, Occidental Petroleum, Tyson Foods, Interpublic Group of Cos   Tuesday, Nov. 11 Veterans Day holiday, bond market closed 6:00 a.m. NFIB […]