Notes: Kim Stanley Robinson’s New York 2140 speculates on a world that has succumbed to climate change and a 50 foot sea level rise. (Bloomberg)
Quote of the Day
"Yet alone among social companies, Snap is going all in on the image. And in a world where image is getting to be everything, that’s not a bad bet."
(Farhad Manjoo)
Markets
- The S&P 500 is way overbought. Is that a good thing? (thereformedbroker.com)
- How long will this bull market last? (theirrelevantinvestor.com)
Strategy
- These five factors have stood the test of time. (ft.com)
- When volatility IS a risk. (blog.cordantwealth.com)
- Why algorithms are a good substitute for humans. (ft.com)
- Why portfolio diversification matters for our emotions. (longboardfunds.com)
Offers
- The entire line of Amazon ($AMZN) Kindles are currently $20 off. (amazon.com)
- Michael Lewis' "The Undoing Project" is now under $10 for the Kindle. (amazon.com)
- Tax season is here. Get TurboTax Deluxe from Amazon. (amazon.com)
Companies
- Apple ($AAPL) is losing its place in American classrooms. (nytimes.com)
- Google's ($GOOGL) search results are getting worse. (daringfireball.net)
Global
- A look at the global oil demand downshift. (gregor.us)
- Swedes are overpaying their taxes to avoid negative interest rates. (ft.com)
Economy
- The February ADP private employment report was a huge upside surprise. (crossingwallstreet.com)
- The best predictor of inflation is past inflation. (fivethirtyeight.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Personal finance links: irrelevant benchmarks. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Tuesday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Research links: momentum crashes. (abnormalreturns.com)
- The low-vol effect: using arithmetic instead of econometrics. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Structural breaks and revolutionary inventions. (abnormalreturns.com)