You are correct that the Fed is not directly buying stocks... yet. But the fed is buying corporate bond ETF’s when they have ZERO authority to do so. The fed is actually using BlackRock as their “broker” to purchase the ETF’s. Even if the fed does not go so far as to outright purchase individual stocks they are…

Okay. I mistakenly believed I was amongst informed, educated adults who know that Chuck Yeager was the first person confirmed to have broken the sound barrier in the Bell X-1. You know what? I’ll just let wikipedia spell it out...

I could live a thousand years and never be 1/100th as cool. Only one man can lay claim to breaking the sound barrier and living to tell the tale.

It’s over. Hertz just filed with no deal in place.

You’re 100% correct that the most recent BK’s were inevitable. The problem is there are a ton of companies who were doing great last year and are hanging on for dear life right now. The fed will keep holding it together because they have no choice. My biggest worry is that they are not going to buoy the consumer…

Warning: This is going to be lengthy. If you don’t care to hear why the US economy is on the edge of an actual depression don’t read this.

I am hoping you’re not American. The US is the 2nd largest auto market in the world but we account for a huge amount of global profits.

Most sports leagues just need to admit the obvious and announce that they will likely have to cancel their seasons. I am a die hard football fan and PSL owner. I already had to cough up my season ticket balance and I’m pretty sure I will not be attending any games in 2020. I want my footbaw so bad I’m re-watching the…

You’re not wrong about Frontier sales. Nissan managed to offload 72k of them to buyers looking for ez financing and a solid pickup. But the year-over-sales were down 9% in a segment that was up 22%.

Exactly. I’ve said it before and I will beat this horse until Nissan either replaces the completely uncompetitive Frontier or files for bankruptcy. The fact that Nissan hasn’t replaced the Frontier in 16 years shows that they are not serious about the North American market. Look what they give to the rest of the…

Hey, you take that back! The VQ is one of the best engines ever produced. Nissan is like the Japanese version of GM. They got too big and believed their own hype for far too long. They kept merely ‘updating’ models while paying top execs undeserved bonuses. But along the way they built some amazing cars (Godzilla,…

I briefly considered either a 370Z or gasp, an Infiniti G37S. Then I saw a lowered 370Z with a faux carbon fiber hood and giant spoiler near my office. And I remembered if I was gonna go full pre-midlife crisis this car exists...

Thank you for posting this. I too would have had no idea it existed without Jeremy & Friends. The car wash scene is a classic...

“And again, when you have 15 people, and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero, that’s a pretty good job we’ve done.”

I feel like I’m in a safe space so I’ll come out and say it... I like vans. Big ones, little ones, weird ones. I took a class trip to the UK in high school (‘97) and kinda fell in love with the Ford Transit. It was my first trip across the pond (it sounds pretentious even when written) and I couldn’t stop checking out…

Yes, more of THIS. Great post Erin. This is why I Jalopnik.

Bingo

I’d have bought a Jack Nicklaus edition Gloria. But I’m a sucker for b-pillarless rides. You’re spot on with the Japanese near obsession with Americana in the 80's and 90's. I was in Tokyo in 2014 and I was shocked by the amount of ‘American Inspired’ kitsch there.

I wholeheartedly agree with you. Everyone is losing their minds whether they are directly affected by the virus or not. I have seen some of the best and worst parts of humanity in the last 30 days.

You might be right that this is overblown. But what if you’re wrong? We’ve seen what this virus can do in a month. If you’re wrong a few hundred thousand people die because we wanted our ‘freedom’ back. What do we tell those families? Sorry but the economy is more important. This economy is going to be shit for 18-22…