The Barnburners were one of two competing factions in the New York State Democratic Party in the middle of the 19th century. John Russell Bartlett, in his 1848 Dictionary of Americanisms, provided a lengthy quote from the New York Tribune, which explained that the name was “in allusion to the story of an old Dutchman who relieved himself of rats by burning his barns which they infested.” In this case, the Barnburners were so determined to get rid of systemic abuses that they were willing to destroy the system itself. We do not know to what particular class the new epithet of “Barn burners” is intended to be applied, but it strikes us as highly characteristic of those who trample upon the rights of citizens and the laws of the land. —Public Ledger [Philadelphia, PA], 17 April 1840 Peace - happy if you got a piece of that.
Interesting that we can't climb above last week's high. Watch closely here and be careful. Trend remains up.
Nvidia earnings next Wednesday, this is all AI pushing everything up, imho. The results are likely to be good, but ***how good*** (and guidance) will be the key.