Saturdays are all about longform links on Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s linkfest including a look at mass psychogenic illnesses.
Quote of the Day
"The Trump presidency suggests there’s too much conviction and not enough humility in our current culture."
(Brian Resnick)
Companies
- How Paypal ($PYPL) has remained relevant for so long. (bloomberg.com)
- Inside the dissent-free culture at Facebook ($FB). (cnbc.com)
Finance
- A profile of the dealmaker behind Oprah's Weight Watchers ($WTW) windfall. (forbes.com)
- Short-only managers are a rare breed, all the more so when they are run by a team of young, female managers. (institutionalinvestor.com)
Health
- Just how safe is marijuana? We really don't know. (newyorker.com)
- Is sunscreen the new margarine? (outsideonline.com)
Longform
- If the future is connected, maybe our children should use technology more? (qz.com)
- Are Millennials more prone to burnout that other generations? (buzzfeednews.com)
- Two Chicago neighborhoods: two very different outcomes. (chicagobusiness.com)
- The Robin Hood Foundation made its bones with big hedge fund donors. At present it is at a crossroads. (institutionalinvestor.com)
- The Havana 'sonic attack' demonstrates "mass psychogenic illness as the placebo effect in reverse." (vanityfair.com)
- Why even foodies love Popeye's fried chicken. (munchies.vice.com)
