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Quote of the Day
"Apple is a design company tasked with developing tools capable of improving people’s lives. Such a mission plays a critical role when figuring out how best to judge Apple."
(Neil Cybart)
Markets
- Overnight gaps are more prevalent than they were a few years ago. (mric.com)
- 30-year mortgage rates are once again below 4%. (reuters.com)
- German Bund yields hit a record (negative) low overnight. (finance.yahoo.com)
- Why corn prices are surging. (rcmalternatives.com)
Strategy
- It takes a fair amount of back and forth to get active equity mutual funds to outperform. (morningstar.com)
- Scenario analysis is not solely a mathematical exercise. (mrzepczynski.blogspot.com)
- Collecting is NOT investing. (themarketcyclist.com)
Crypto
Companies
- Amazon ($AMZN) could get into the wireless carrier game with Boost Mobile. (variety.com)
- FedEx ($FDX) is going to begin seven day a week package delivery. (wsj.com)
- Microsoft's ($MSFT) Bing is no longer a joke. (bloomberg.com)
Global
Well-being
- Happiness doesn't follow success. It's the other way around. (aeon.co)
- Well-being promotes career success in many ways. (fastcompany.com)
- Realistic goals provide a better sense of well-being. (sciencedaily.com)
Economy
- Look for Q2 GDP in the mid-1% range. (calculatedriskblog.com)
- Why threatening tariffs on your biggest trading partner is like shooting yourself in the foot. (thereformedbroker.com)
- Why single mothers are re-entering the workforce. (nytimes.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Podcast links: changing our minds. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Thursday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- How a book that changed how Phil Huber thinks about investing. (abnormalreturns.com)
- On the futility of topping off your gas tank. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Financial literacy vs. a fiduciary standard: which matters more? (abnormalreturns.com)
- How a genuine apology can keep a customer from jumping ship. (abnormalreturns.com)
