The Limerick of Finance for 06/30/24

Tech startups now chasing AI

Investor interest is quite high

It's the latest hot craze

Bending tech in new ways

Making avatars you'll want to buy

The Limerick of Finance for 01/28/24

Red Sea shipping is no longer safe

Houthi rebels seek targets to strafe

Ships must take longer route

Rising costs will break out

Feel the pinch as your wallet will chafe

The Limerick of Finance for 12/31/23

Economy glowing red hot

Stock market keeps rising a lot

We finished the year

No recession is near

Growth forecasts hit right on the dot

Another Limerick of Finance for 12/25/22

Markets will soon end the year

With open trades still yet to clear

Adding up all the gains

Takes a whole lot of brains

Closing bells are all we need to hear

The Limerick of Finance for 12/25/22

There may be a Santa Claus rally

Adding gains to the annual tally

Jolly laughs all around

Trading desks hear that sound

Markets due to climb out of a valley

The Limerick of Finance for 06/27/21

Meme stocks have been on a big rise

Such trades are not meant to be wise

Betting on wild rebounds

Is harder than it sounds

Dumb gamblers will get a surprise

The Limerick of Finance for 04/18/21

Dogecoin had a wild gain

With no expectation of pain

At the end of the day

All these suckers did play

Some gamblers do not have a brain

The Limerick of Finance for 03/28/21

Degenerates like to day trade

With Redditors who don't get paid

WallStreetBets is all wrong

Whether they're short or long

Their readers are going to get played

The Limerick of Finance for 11/02/16

Broadcom has a plan for Brocade
Seeking data hardware it has made
The back end of networks
Where a merger adds perks
Have to see if buyer overpaid

The Limerick of Finance for 02/14/16

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank won't move
Headquarters is set in its groove
It's safer to stay
Where there's no bribe to pay
Global bankers have nothing to prove

The Limerick of Finance for 02/07/16

Wells Fargo's big mortgage fraud due
Resolved after folks went to sue
Now they're clear for new scams
Ignore credit exams
Underwriters must still get a clue

The Limerick of Finance for 01/31/16

Chinese copycats steal at will
Cheap knock-offs still give them a thrill
They make a quick buck
Counting only on luck
Cashing in on some grey market bill

The Limerick of Finance for 01/24/16

Twitter shake-up comes into our view
Different leaders must bring something new
Independence at stake
User growth hit a brake
Radical change is long overdue

The Limerick of Finance for 01/17/16

Davos gathering is on edge
Market turmoil is harder to hedge
Some elites are in shock
Populists broke the lock
Long-held notions are tossed off the ledge

The Limerick of Finance for 01/03/16

Hedge fund strategies don't compute
They are complex excuses to loot
Fancy math is a waste
Trading done with such haste
All such managers should get the boot

The Limerick of Finance for 12/27/15

Small refineries once had it made
Easy finance meant midstream got paid
Now the landscape is bleak
Oil pricing remains weak
Now it's cheaper to split every grade

The Limerick of Finance for 12/20/15

Brent crude prices testing new low
Strong dollar puts on a good show
Traders can't find price floor
Oil exporters pump more
Production still has room to grow

The Limerick of Finance for 12/13/15

Yahoo may have problems with its sale
Tax penalties turn buyers pale
Spinning off the wrong part
Forcing proxy fight start
Core Web assets are all that can scale

The Limerick of Finance for 12/06/15

Universal income coming soon
Finland first to see if it's a boon
Getting paid just to live
No real effort to give
Take the check and then sleep until noon

The Limerick of Finance for 11/29/15

Cyber Monday is looking so good
Shoppers prefer online neighborhood
Retail sales pitches shift
Discount changes are swift
Stores would all sell online if they could