Corey L. Townsend


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MORNING THOUGHTS, EVALUATION, & ANALYSIS





MORNING T.E.A.



My Morning Thoughts, Evaluation, & Analysis is a brief summary of issues facing U.S. consumers, viewed in the broader context of the global economy, delivered every business day



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Let's Stay together!



The Coronavirus, aka COVID-19, is as nonpartisan as it gets. There have been Democrats, Republicans, and Independents infected by this virus. Democrats, Republicans, and Independents have died from exposure to this virus.


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Things are tough ... hang in there.



We are collectively experiencing something the likes of which most of us have never seen, an Economic Sudden Stop. But what the “insert your favorite expletive” is an Economic Sudden Stop?


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Merry New Year!



Welcome to the new Roaring Twenties! As we close the previous decade and embark upon a the next one, it is useful to reflect on the major theme of the past to guide us into the future. We started the previous decade coming out of a recession sparked by the worst financial crisis since the great depression. This trauma set the stage of the US economy for the 10 years that followed.


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YIPPIE KI YAY ... A CHRISTMAS STORY



It’s that time of year again … when family and friends come together and … debate whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie. Unfortunately, I cannot weigh in on that debate (I’ve never seen Die Hard), but I can say with confidence, the US economy is Hard to Kill (I have seen that one).


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Self-made



Last week the world’s youngest billionaire, Kylie Jenner, sold 51% of her beauty business, Kylie Cosmetics to fragrance and cosmetics company Coty, Inc ("Coty").


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Corey L. Townsend


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