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Non-Tech : Kirk's Market Thoughts -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Sun Tzu who wrote (10864)	1/28/2021 7:33:58 PM
From: Kirk ©	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26800

Indeed. Except they break and will need regular replacement once students get used to them. Good thing about young kids for us chip investors is they are not careful if things were not bought out of their allowance money... Also, Apple saw a huge uptick for 5G phones plus laptops and tablets for remote learning. But yes, some stocks like HPQ are probably close to max sales growth. The "one who doesn't listen to me no matter how much success...." has a sell target for this a couple of bucks above the old high... where for me it isn't worth the worry to risk not selling above $25 when we could.... but we'll see. I'll lose either way!

To: Sun Tzu who wrote (10864)	1/28/2021 7:40:57 PM
From: Kirk ©	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 26800

Also, T-Mobile has a free upgrade Galaxy 20 something 5G upgrade plan for current customers with an S9 or higher. My GF has the S9 so we'll look into that. I'll probably have to pay $200 or so to upgrade my S8 but haven't looked into that. It SOUNDS like if they are giving away $1000 phones to keep us paying $60 a month for 2 years... there is another turf war coming or they hope to sell more data for more money once we have these phones. I think our "unlimited data" has morphed into 23GB 4G and then 3G for the remainder... That cutie pie doing the AT&T commercials says they have similar free 5G phone upgrade plans. T stock seems to indicate a price war coming....

To: Sun Tzu who wrote (10864)	2/2/2021 11:24:41 AM
From: Kirk ©	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26800

Is the government correct in telling companies they allowed to stay open that profit from closing competitors, specifically restaurants, how to pay their workers? When the government can select winners and losers, my brain from under a Socialist Cap says it might be better to tax some of those gains and use the money to support the businesses they shut down like the restaurants. My capitalist brain, that profited from owning more companies that benefited from the shutdowns than were hurt, would like to keep my gains, after paying taxes when I sell the shares of course. Hero Pay - To support the Long Beach Post... I clicked an ad on their site to "pay" for this free to read article. Kroger to close a Ralphs and Food 4 Less in Long Beach after city’s ‘hero pay’ mandate The Kroger Co. announced Monday it is closing two of its Long Beach grocery stores in response to the city’s recently adopted mandate requiring local grocers to pay employees an extra $4 per hour in “hero pay.” The national grocery giant is closing one of its Ralphs stores, located at 3380 N. Los Coyotes Diagonal, and one Food 4 Less store, located at 2185 E. South St. The permanent closures will happen April 17, the company said, adding that the stores were “long struggling” locations. “This misguided action by the Long Beach City Council oversteps the traditional bargaining process and applies to some, but not all, grocery workers in the city,” the company stated in its announcement. The city’s law affects companies with 300 or more workers nationally and more than 15 employees per store in Long Beach. It will remain in effect for at least 120 days. Kroger Ralphs Division spokesman John Votava said the closures will impact nearly 200 employees between both locations and may involve layoffs. “As always, we will do everything we can to take care of our associates,” Votava said in a text to the Post. “We may not be able to take care of every individual and it may result in layoffs.” The company has four other Ralphs stores and two Food 4 Less stores that will.... lbpost.com