Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Belfast Is the European City Most At Risk Of Terror Attack

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For what it's worth, three cities, Luhansk (46) and Donetsk (56) in Ukraine, and Grozy (54) in Russia, rank higher than Belfast but RT d...

Meet Zoox, the Robo-Taxi Start-up Taking on Google and Uber" (GOOG)

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From IEEE Spectrum: Exclusive details and images of the stealthy startup’s experimental vehicle   The original Zoox concept. You wa...

Signposts: Movie Producer/Developer Expects Spec Home to Fetch $500 Million

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From Bloomberg:   California Dreaming: Record $500 Million Tag on L.A. Home Rendering of Niami's under-construction mansion in L...

"First Solar shares down 6% after downgrade"

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We've been asked "Why the lack of solar posts". Right now it's a tough space for portfolio investments, maybe a turn at t...

Oil: WTI Crude Prices Are Plunging (Again)

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It's all about the buck. The spot dollar index is up 1.33% at 97.29, the euro is down to 1.0885. NYMEX front month (Jul.) $58.46 down $...

As We Approach the Start Of Hurricane Season: Wunderblog's Summer Weather Watch

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My M.D. great-aunts were bemused by meteorologists who introduced themselves as Doctor. On the other hand, when arriving at some function t...

Which of These Historic Castles Has a Better Modern Staircase?

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The general rule, if you expect swordplay, is to have all turns, spirals etc. go to the left as seen from below. Because ~90% of the popula...

Notes From the 2015 London Value Investor's Conference

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From Market Folly: London Value Investor Conference Notes 2015: Woodford, Ruffer, Brandes & More Neil Woodford – Woodford Investme...

When Bots Collude: Can Algorithms Form Price Fixing Cartels?

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From The New Yorker April 25, 2015: On the day after Easter this year, an online poster retailer named David Topkins became the first e...
Monday, May 25, 2015

Memorial Day 2015

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Fort Snelling National Cemetary "...that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the...
Sunday, May 24, 2015

Evans-Pritchard: "HSBC fears world recession with no lifeboats left"

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Duh. As mentioned in our intro to 2013's " Bracing for the Next U.S. Recession ": The big fear for policymakers is a reces...

"Who owns London’s most expensive mansion?"

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From The New Yorker: House of Secrets Witanhurst, London’s largest private house, was built between 1913 and 1920 on an eleven-acre ...

Swiss Mis(take?): Goats, Skiing, Chocolate and The Tallest Hotel In The World

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From Drexel University's The Smart Set: The Tower In a spa town in the Swiss Alps, you'll find snow-capped mountains, chocolate,...
Friday, May 22, 2015

The U.S. House Of Representatives Just Passed An Asteroid Mining Bill

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From the Washington Post's The Switch blog: For as long as we've existed, humans have looked up at the stars — and wondered.  What...

For Sale: Long Island House Previously Owned By Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald

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From Curbed: F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald's Prohibition-Era Long Island Pad Asks $3.8M Location: Great Neck, New York Price: ...

"If you want people to believe your research, write it in Baskerville font?"

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From Chris Blattman: We have entered a new, unexpected landscape. Truth is not typeface dependent, but a typeface can subtly influence us...

Reinsurance: Warren Buffett Is Pissed That You Kids Are Playing In His Sandbox (BRK)

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For the first time in years we didn't present the liveblogs of BRK's annual meeting a few weeks ago. It seems that everyone is doin...
Thursday, May 21, 2015

Finance Behemoths Don't Like Volatility And Want To Regulate It Away

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Volatility is great if you are halfway good at what you are doing. On the other hand, incumbents love to use regulation to entrench their p...

Which Came First, The Chicken Shortage or the Egg Shortage?

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From Bloomberg:   Are We Headed for an Egg Shortage? Joe Greco, who’s been churning out cookies and cakes for 27 years, usually uses ab...

Deflation: 3D Printed Houses For $5000

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From ZeroHedge: Chinese Firm Reveals World's First 3D-Printed Five Story Apartment Building While China's stock market continues...