Friday, July 27, 2018

"Brain Gain: A Person Can Instantly Blossom into a Savant--and No One Knows Why"

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From Scientific American: Some people suddenly become accomplished artists or musicians with no previous interest or training. Is it poss...

"Amazon ad sales top $2 billion, its fastest-growing segment" (AMZN)

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This is becoming a nice little business in its own right. From AdAge: Amazon's advertising business continued its ascent last quarter...

I Am So Close To Going Full-On Luddite

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Daisy, Daisy...  First up, from Threat Post: Bugs in Samsung IoT Hub Leave Smart Home Open To Attack Researchers found 20 flaws in...

"Mattis Rejects Viral Australian Report On Impending US Iran Strikes"

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Well that's the last time we listen to the ABC. Following up on " Oil: Could Iran really close the Strait of Hormuz? (what if the ...

WARNING: Click the AMZN Link In Yesterday's "Peak Hipster: Nordic miniature shaving axe" At Your Own Risk

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All I wanted to do was check the link for:   Peak Hipster: Nordic miniature shaving axe I came to mock hipsters, not to praise them....

"Every major Wall Street analyst on the internet giant's earnings report" (AMZN)

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We'll be back with more about why we focused on the cloud stuff in yesterday's " Ahead of Amazon's Earnings: I've Looke...

"Twitter Shares Crash 17% After Users Drop, Company Warns More Declines Expected" (TWTR)

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Good. I'm starting to think Twitter is just another chance to look like a moron and quite honestly we all have more than enough of thos...

Oil: Could Iran really close the Strait of Hormuz? (what if the U.S. bombs Iranian nuke facilities?)

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From Deutsche-Welle: Iran's president has warned the US that he could close the Strait of Hormuz after Washington threatened to halt ...
Thursday, July 26, 2018

"Gold Bears Press Bets In Record Numbers"

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Noooooo... What we want is death by boredom, like that 1999 - 2002 period when Britain sold its gold: FinViz We've been babblin...

"Ten years left to redesign lithium-ion batteries"

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This time frame is not too restrictive. Tesla and their battery partner, Panasonic, have removed a lot of the cobalt (60%) from their batte...

Ahead of Amazon's Earnings: I've Looked at Clouds From Both Sides Now (AMZN; GOOG)

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One quick note on Facebook's horrendous guidance. Good. I know it whacks the stock and thus the indices of which it is a part, S&P...

"Peak Hipster: Nordic miniature shaving axe"

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We've passed the peak haven't we? Please tell me we've passed the peak, seeing faux lumberjacks in the city is still jarring ev...

Shipping: "Tankers—Is There Hope from Brazil"

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From Hellenic Shipping News, July 24: A potential recovery of Brazil’s crude exports could soon offer newfound hope for tanker owners. In...

"U.S. open to lifting sanctions off aluminum giant Rusal - Mnuchin"

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This is very odd, I thought the current U.S. administration loathed Deripaska. I know the oligarch gave up control but he still has "co...
Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Ho-hum, Space-X Lands Another Rocket Booster on Drone Ship After Successful Launch of 10 Satellites

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From Space.com: SpaceX Lands Rocket in Harshest Conditions to Date and Attempts to Catch Fairing SpaceX launched 10 Iridium satellites t...

San Francisco To Vote On Corporate Tax to Help Homeless

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Seattle did the same but reversed course on their "head tax" within a month after Amazon started making noises about leaving. F...

"Business students more likely to have a brain parasite spread by cats"

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From NewScientist, July 25: An analysis of students in the US has found that those who have a certain type of brain parasite are more lik...

"GRAINS-U.S. wheat futures jump as global harvest expectations fall"

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Following on yesterday's " As wheat harvest heads to parched north, Europe braces for more losses ". FinViz  543.00 up 3...

"Rural Mainstreet Economy Declines for July: More Than 3 of 5 Bankers Report Negatives from Trade Skirmishes"

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From Creighton University: July Survey Results at a Glance: * For a sixth straight month the overall index rose above growth neutral. *...

Some Stuff To Think About When Thinking About the Yield Curve

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From Barron's, July 24:  *** ... 1. The yield curve may not be signaling a weakening U.S. economy. While the short-end of the curve...