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Quote of the Day
"A better answer to “tune out the noise” is to compartmentalize it. It’s okay to be aware of what’s happening today, it’s probably not wise to act on it."
(Michael Batnick)
Markets
- What typically happens after a $VIX spike? (thereformedbroker.com)
- Changes in consumer sentiment tell us nothing about the stock market going forward. (cxoadvisory.com)
- The best analysts will soon be out on their own, not on Wall Street. (scheplick.com)
Strategy
- Howard Marks aims to make as few mistakes as possible investing. (novelinvestor.com)
- Why you should find excitement outside of your investment portfolio. (ritholtz.com)
Companies
- How Snap ($SNAP) has turned its ad business around. (cnbc.com)
- Sunday delivery for UPS ($UPS) and Fedex ($FDX) sounds a bit like a cluster. (wsj.com)
- Retail and the 'experience economy' are becoming intertwined. (fastcompany.com)
Trading
- The NYSE is rolling out a crucial stock trading upgrade. (wsj.com)
- Another firms wants to jump into the commission-free options trading space. (pitchbook.com)
Private equity
- Big pension funds are cutting their expectations for PE returns. (pionline.com)
- YTD 2019, nearly 40% of M&A is being done by private equity. (pitchbook.com)
- This will not end well...community banks can now investing private equity funds. (institutionalinvestor.com)
Work
- Is more data actually making for worse customer service? (wsj.com)
- Will the four-day workweek take hold in Europe? (hbr.org)
- Why it's difficult to take an actual vacation. (slate.com)
Economy
- The Chinese yuan was allowed to weaken past 7-to-1 against the dollar for the first time ever in offshore markets and the first time in more than 10 years in its onshore market. (axios.com)
- The July ISM Non-manufacturing index was down to 53.7%. (calculatedriskblog.com)
Earlier on Abnormal Returns
- Adviser links: professional advisers. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Monthly ESG links: the heavy lifting. (abnormalreturns.com)
- What you missed in our Sunday linkfest. (abnormalreturns.com)
- Top clicks last week on the site. (abnormalreturns.com)
