Out of the destruction of the Post-World War economies, began the rise of the economists. Beginning in the United States, then going global, economists created new ideas about deficits, monetary...
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Out of the destruction of the Post-World War economies, began the rise of the economists. Beginning in the United States, then going global, economists created new ideas about deficits, monetary...
The transcript from this week’s MIB: Binyamin Appelbaum, NYT’s Fed Editor, is below. You can stream/download the full conversation, including the podcast extras on Apple iTunes, Overcast,...
Dave Nadig, managing director of ETF.com, stops by The Compound to discuss how fee-free trading is changing the investment landscape with Ritholtz Wealth Management Chairman and CIO, Barry...
My back-to-work, Rudy-free morning train reads: • Is the World Economy Sliding Into First Recession Since 2009? (Bloomberg) • Marijuana Madness Turns Into a Cannabis Crash (Wall Street Journal) •...
Source: World Economic Forum The annual Global Competitiveness Report has been released, and its chock full of great data and analysis: “Ten years on from the global financial crisis, the...
My easy like Sunday morning reads: • I’m an Ape, and I’m Also a Fish (Wired) • Trump wants China to help him win. China wants nothing to do with him. (Washington Post) • Record debt and inequality...
Check the financial pages. Entertainment CEOs make as much as anybody ruling the Fortune 500, even though their companies are oftentimes worth less and generate less cash flow. There’s a...
Our guest this week is Binyamin Appelbaum, the lead business and economics writer for the New York Times’ Editorial Board. He was part of a team at the Charlotte Observer in 2007 discussing the...
The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of Danish Blend Porto Rico coffee, grab a seat by the fire, and get ready for our longer form weekend reads: • Is Amazon Unstoppable? (New Yorker) see also...
Succinct Summations for the week ending October 11th 2019 Positives: 1. Partial agreement has brokered a truce in the trade war; “Skinny” Trade Deal appears to be within reach. 2. Jobless claims...
Ivy League Endowments Make the Same Old Mistakes Hedge funds and natural resources underperformed. New investments in private equity look no better. Bloomberg, October 9, 2019 The latest...
My end of week morning train reads: • Impact 50: How the Ultrarich are investing in the future (Forbes) • It Dominates Everything It Touches. But Can Amazon Compete With . . . Walmart?...
Dear Lord, what on earth is this behemoth? Its a Unimog — that stands for UNIversal-MOtor-Gerät and was manufactured by by Mercedes Benz. Speaking of emissions, this beast is powered by a...
The data series here from the New York Times is really amazing: You can pull up any metro region in the country, see if its emissions are increasing faster or slower than population. Its just a...