Dominance and abuse by "big tech?" I am sure that a committee will be able to get to the bottom of this. I get Apple being listed as "big tech" but a 1% drop is hardly a "plummet." Just my opinion, of course. The SEC is investigating Siemens, Philips, and General Electric for allegedly using local middlemen to negotiate bribes with Chinese government and hospital officials to sell medical equipment. Perhaps the local middlemen were negotiating bribes for themselves? The SEC will figure it out. No worries there. Walmart is taking a previously announced college-education perk and extending it to high school students, amid hopes of retaining more young talent with degrees in fields related to technology. This is a wonderful opportunity and am hoping more companies do/are doing similar things. $WMT Royal Dutch Shell has outlined plans to increase spending and dividends after 2020 in a show of confidence by the energy company despite an uncertain outlook for oil and gas prices. Long $RDSB and like the news! $RDS.A, Royal Dutch Shell PLC Royal Dutch Shell / H1 Tesla has just launched a new wireless phone charger for the Model 3 center console. Model 3 comes with a wired docking system to charge smartphones in the center console, but many owners have opted for different alternatives due to the advent of wireless charging capability in many flagship phones today. The price? $125. One nickle at a time, so it seems. No OTA available to update the Model 3 to charge wireless? Got it. $TSLA ended yesterday at $178.97. A far cry from $420. Hedge fund owner Edward Lampert has reached a roughly $21 million deal that would bring Sears Hometown stores under the same corporate umbrella as Sears and Kmart. Where is the update on Mr. Lampert not wanting to honor his agreement on the pensions? Starting Monday, the U.S. government is making what’s widely described as the biggest change in a generation to the inner workings of the roughly $4.4 trillion market in mortgage-backed securities issued by the country’s two housing market giants. Long $FNMA and $FMCC and can't wait for the US government to get out of their businesses. $FMCC, FREDDIE MAC / H1 Futures up slightly. Not enough to put on the shades today, but better than being down. Bitcoin down almost 7% and not a mention. Let's share the bad along with the good when it comes to Bitcoin.notes via deer creekvols