Climate Change and Mitigation Policies
Teaching Public Affairs 200 “Contemporary public policy issues” this semester, we had the good fortune to have a guest lecture by Greg Nemet (my colleague at La Follette, and a…
Twitch Co-Founder Justin Kan Officially an Advisor and Investor for BR1
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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Apr 23-24)
Executive Summary Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that the CFP Board increased its annual recertification fee…
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/22/2022
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Bird Song of the Day This is Lyre Bird week at Naked Capitalism. Only nine minutes of lyrebird drama today. Amazingly, Vicki Powys, who recorded…
Yellen: Inflation May have Peaked
by Calculated Risk on 4/22/2022 01:54:00 PM According to Reuters, quoting Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen: She said inflation may have peaked in the United States, but cautioned that prices may…
Podcast links: the scale of compute
Fridays are all about podcast links here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at how to invest in a world of low expected…
A devil may care attitude?
A Pennsylvania school district has voted against a parent’s request to launch a satanic group’s After School Satan Club at an elementary school for students who want to participate in…
How a Recession Might — and Might Not — Happen
The U.S. economy is still very strong, with, for example, initial claims for unemployment insurance at their lowest point since 1969. Yet everyone is talking about recession. And the truth…
“Examining Resolution of Mortgage Forbearances and Delinquencies”
by Calculated Risk on 4/22/2022 10:45:00 AM Here is a new report from the Philly Fed: Examining Resolution of Mortgage Forbearances and Delinquencies – April 2022By our projections, 2.15 million…
Tucker Carlson Has a Cure for Declining Virility
A promo for an upcoming Fox show describes a testosterone “calamity” among American men, along with an unlikely treatment.Are you a man worried about your testosterone levels? Hoping to give…
Katy bar the door
Scotland, 1437. King James I had been sitting on the throne for just 12 years but virtually every moment of his reign was chaotic. Usurpers from within several branches of…
Liar’s Poker, 30 Years later
Every time I interview Michael Lewis, I learn something new. My excuse to chat this time was Season 3 of his podcast Against the Rules. In prepping for the interview,…
Some Home Buyers Turn to Alternative Financing as Other Options Dwindle
A new study found that even creditworthy shoppers may be unable to find traditional mortgages. But the arrangements often lack typical consumer protections.Millions of American home shoppers have taken on…
SFLMaven CEO Returning 300 Million Common Shares to Treasury
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Metallika. Inc Announces Integration of Blockchain to Mining of Natural Resources
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Journalist Gonzalo Lira Is Alive and So Is His Bucha Video
Many who were following events in Ukraine closely and were receptive to voices outside the mainstream started to follow Gonzalo Lira, a Chilean-American commentator who was in Kiev, then Kharkiv,…
Q1 GDP Forecasts: Around 1%
by Calculated Risk on 4/22/2022 08:15:00 AM The BEA is scheduled to release the advance estimate of Q1 GDP this coming Thursday, April 28th. The consensus estimate is for a…
Netflix and Churn
Welcome to the latest episode of The Compound & Friends, a new podcast from your favorite financial and investing commentators. This week, Ben Carlson, Will Hershey, and Downtown Josh Brown…
Netflix and Churn
Welcome to the latest episode of The Compound & Friends, a new podcast from your favorite financial and investing commentators. This week, Ben Carlson, Will Hershey, and Downtown Josh Brown…
There is No Pink Tax
The so-called pink tax is an alleged tendency for products consumed by women to be more expensive than similar products consumed by men. In 2015 NYC put out a study…
Links 4/22/2022
Lambert and I, and many readers, agree that Ukraine has prompted the worst informational environment ever. We hope readers will collaborate in mitigating the fog of war — both real…
10 Friday AM Reads
My end of week morning train WFH reads: • With the Pullback in IPOs, Shareholders in Private Companies Are Selling — And Prices Are Dropping With the rise of Forge…
The Russia-NATO Cyber War Is Escalating Fast
Fears are rising that the boundaries of the cyber war between Russia and NATO could soon spread beyond Europe. Eight cybersecurity authorities from the so-called “Five Eye” nations (United States,…
China vs. West: New World Disorder
Yves here. This interview with Canadian journalist Joanna Chiu takes a while to get going (the biographical section seems overlong) and the discussion of important issues, such as human rights…
Lotus Emira
A new mid-engine gasoline-powered ICE automobile should not be a big deal in 2022. However, the new Lotus Emira will be the last new gas-powered automobile coming from Lotus before…
As Europe Approves New Tech Laws, the U.S. Falls Further Behind
In just the last few years, Europe has seen a landmark law for online privacy take effect, approved sweeping regulations to curb the dominance of the tech giants and on…
E.U. Takes Aim at Social Media’s Harms With Landmark New Law
The Digital Services Act would force Meta, Google and others to combat misinformation and restrict certain online ads. How European officials will wield it remains to be seen.The European Union…
Climate Rallies Planned for White House and Across U.S.
‘Fight for Our Future’ rallies are planned Saturday for Washington, Atlanta, Phoenix and elsewhere as supporters say time is running out for ambitious climate action.WASHINGTON — Joe Biden was not…
The Energy Transition Has A Major Metals Problem
Yves here. We’ve run quite a few posts on the material requirements issues with green energy. Not only are many of them nasty to mine and dispose of, but building…
The Four-Quadrant Model of Real Estate Investing
By Dr. James M. Dahle, WCI Founder Too many real estate investors (and, really, investors of all types) approach investing as a collector rather than using a well-thought-out (and written)…
The doctrine of nuclear deterrence must evolve
That is the theme of my latest Bloomberg column, about 3x the normal length. Here is one excerpt: From the vantage point of 2022, it is clear that the norms…
Kraken Daily Market Report for April 21 2022
Overview Daily spot trading volume: $932.5 million, 30 day average spot: $827.3 million. Total futures notional: $283.7 million. The top five traded coins were, respectively, Tether (0%), Bitcoin (-2.1%), Ethereum…
A Cautionary Note About Home Prices
This note is intended to provide some perspective on what appears to be turning into an increasingly speculative fervor in residential real estate. I hope it provides some practical views…
Obama Calls for More Oversight of Social Media in Speech at Stanford
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Former President Barack Obama on Thursday called for greater regulatory oversight of the country’s social media giants, saying their power to curate the information that people…
How Green Is Your Metropolis?
Normally, a special election for California’s State Assembly wouldn’t have much national significance — especially not an election in San Francisco, a liberal, Democratic city that’s the opposite of a…
David Malcolm Understands What Makes a Successful Company
Featured image by f11photo David Malcolm, San Diego entrepreneur, understands what makes a successful company. For one thing, he says, a remarkable idea is not the key ingredient in the…
Letizia Battaglia, Photographer of Mafia Brutality, Dies at 87
Her images of victims on the streets of Palermo were stamped on the nation’s consciousness as she challenged the grip mobsters had on her native Sicily.ROME — Letizia Battaglia, a…
Fed's Powell: “50 basis points will be on the table for the May meeting”
by Calculated Risk on 4/21/2022 04:04:00 PM Fed Chair Powell delivered prepared remarks on The Global Economy At the International Monetary Fund Debate on the Global Economy today.Nick Timarios at…
Tips for Making Business Opportunities Happen for You
Featured image by ESB Professional Some people start a business because they have a great idea. Others want to own a business, but they aren’t sure how to go about…
How Much Faster Has American Inflation Been Compared to Euro Area Inflation?
Since the pandemic struck, 0.4 percentage points (headline), 0.7 percentage points (core). Here’s 3 month headline inflation annualized. Figure 1: Three month annualized inflation rates for US CPI (black), US…
2:00PM Water Cooler 4/21/2022
By Lambert Strether of Corrente Bird Song of the Day Patient readers, the Macaulay Library server’s embed functionality was gone where the woodbine twineth for a good part of yesterday;…
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