His Taiwanese friend, given what he says about her early years and the fact that she could not rely on her husband to boost her financial security, could have been one Walmart WMT pink slip away from being on the street, if she did not have a wealthy family as a social safety net. What’s more, she may also have been sending money home to her own family of origin. This is the stuff that the American Dream is made of, but first-generation immigrants also have language barriers that can restrict their work-lif ...

On Wall Street, the "Roaring 2020s" will continue in the year ahead. That's at least according veteran strategist Ed Yardeni, who wrote in a note to clients on Monday that he expects the S&P 500 to reach 7,700 by the end of next year. "The Roaring 2020s remains our base-case scenario. For 2026, we are raising our subjective odds of this prospect from 50% to 60%. We are less concerned about a meltup [or] meltdown scenario now, so we are lowering the odds of that from 30% to 20%. We are keeping our bearish ...

So, let's come home. I mean, the economy looks pretty good. Could be growing as much as 4%.I'm looking at some deflation, energy deflation, gasoline deflation, uh, agriculture, commodity deflation, uh, budget deficits seem to be coming down. Uh, even spending may be coming down. I mean, I know you've tweeting on this stuff.Things look pretty good at home, huh. >> Uh, Larry, Larry, things look great and they're good now. I I think 2026, 2027 are going to be great years because, you know, as you know, part of ...