Friday, December 29, 2017

"US Dollar Has Worst Year since 2003, Defying the Fed"

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The U.S. Dollar Index (see below) over the last year: FinViz 91.87, down .43 on the day. From Wolf Street:   Where will it go from ...

"Welcome @elonmusk to Chile, the Saudi Arabia of lithium, a potential 'solar country' and a leader of world economic freedom."

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That's José Piñera Echenique, former Chilean Minister of Mining, former Minister of Labor and Social Security still pushing product: ...

Robot Brickmasons, a Robotic Bricklaying Stock and Travel Tip Critiques

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The construction biz went through its energy revolution when machines replaced animal and human muscle power but has been rather stagnant si...

A Real Risk: "Too Much Tech" - The Growing Peril Of Passive Investing

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There are two steps in passive investing. First, buy an index. Usually accomplished via an exchange traded fund. Second, rebalance.  It...

Possibly The Funniest (Profitable) Stock Recommendation of All Time (PSON)

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Paul Murphy now heads up the Financial Times' FT Investigations but can still be seen at FT Alphaville from time to time. Originally p...
Thursday, December 28, 2017

Asteroid YZ4, Which Was NOT Spotted by NASA until Christmas Day, Just Flew Past Earth

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WTH? It flew by closer than the orbit of the moon, and though only the size of a bus it would wreck your day should it land on your head. ...

"Are we heading towards a singularity of crime?"

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From Philosophical Disquisitions: On the 8th August 1963, a gang of fifteen men boarded the Royal Mail train heading from London to Glasg...

"Can a Single Volcano Cool the Earth?"

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Yes. And if it should be in the tropics rather than one of the Russian or Alaskan 'cano's, the effect is magnified. Had the Iceland...

"Beware the Cresting Wave of Emerging Market Debt"

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"Emerging market speculation tends to appear at a juncture in the economic cycle when  declining yields on domestic bonds combine w...

Testing Universal Basic Income In Scotland

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From Futurism: A New Trial in Scotland May Bring Universal Basic Income to Life  Universal Basic Income Lands in Scotland People livin...

Following Trump's Executive Order on Critical Minerals the Interior Department Begins First Ever National Survey of Same

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First up, from Platts, December 21: Trump signs executive order to ensure US's critical minerals supply US President Donald Trump si...

Transferring Wealth to the Rich Makes the Whole Pie Bigger

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A repost from December 2012. Original post: But not as fast as transfers to the poor. From Asymptosis: In a recent post I built a mod...

Atlanta Fed GDPNow: Latest Forecast: 2.8 Percent (New York Fed 3.9%)

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From the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: The growth rate of real gross domestic product (GDP) is a key indicator of economic activity, b...

For Sale: Big House, Rome

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From HOTR: €30 Million Mansion In Rome, Italy   Rear Exterior LOCATION: Rome, Italy SQUARE FOOTAGE: 20,989 BEDROOMS & BATHROO...

How Markets in Europe Opened Up as Guild Monopolies Declined in the Sixteenth Century

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From the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business' ProMarket: Markets don’t function well if they are ridden with fricti...