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Quote of the Day
"People should let machines do what they do best, count and repeat.
People should let people do what they do best, ask questions."
(Mike Dariano)
Chart of the Day

Tesla ($TSLA) is no longer the biggest US automaker by market cap. (via @bespokeinvest)
Markets
Strategy
- The stock market exists to surprise us all. (theirrelevantinvestor.com)
- A comprehensive look at bond performance during stock market corrections. (movement.capital)
IPOs
- Some Uber drivers are going to get a cash bonus on the completion of the company's IPO. (markets.businessinsider.com)
- Slack ($SK) is hackable. (motherboard.vice.com)
Finance
- Some questions leading up to the Berkshire Hathaway ($BRK.A) annual shareholders meeting. (barrons.com)
- Turbotax does not want you to find the free version of their product. (propublica.org)
Distraction
- Airpods are the new do-not-disturb sign at work. (theatlantic.com)
- Distraction is not a new problem. (aeon.co)
Economy
- A quick recap of the ten biggest economic questions of 2019, Q1 edition. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- When will interest rates note the pick up economic growth? (scottgrannis.blogspot.com)
- How an aging population has affected US growth. (minneapolisfed.org)
- 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 this week on the site. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Saturday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Longform links: you are not your job. (abnormalreturns.com)