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Quote of the Day
"The real talent that’s evolved over the last decade in the tech community is not mastery of technology, business models, or building cultures of creativity. Instead, tech’s genius is fostering the unfettered belief that they are "making the world a better place."
(Scott Galloway)
Markets
- Historically fast starts to the market year lead to additional gains by year-end. (fat-pitch.blogspot.com)
- Markets would be predictable if it weren't for people. (project-syndicate.org)
Companies
- Americans love their pets. There has to be an opportunity in there somewhere... (barrons.com)
- Breaking down visually how the tech giants make their money. (visualcapitalist.com)
- What it will take for the Apple ($AAPL) Card to be a hit. (tomsguide.com)
- If you've lost Costco ($COST), you've lost America: the case against Roundup. (bigthink.com)
Finance
Funds
- The scandal isn't ETF taxation, it's mutual fund taxation. (etf.com)
- Here are the winners of the 2018 ETF.com Awards. (etf.com)
Economy
- Eight things to consider about the prospects for a recession. (koyfin.com)
- Why the US unemployment rate may be systematically understated. (econbrowser.com)
- A succinct summary of the week's economic events. (ritholtz.com)
- The economic schedule for the coming week. (calculatedriskblog.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Top clicks last week on the site. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Saturday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Longform links: ruined memories. (abnormalreturns.com)